# Ground Floor
**Ground Floor** is an American television sitcom created by [Bill Lawrence](https://www.edgepedia.org/bill-lawrence-tv-producer) and Greg Malins that aired on TBS from November 14, 2013, to February 10, 2015[1](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/ground-floor/comment-page-1/). The series centers on Brody Moyer ([Skylar Astin](https://www.edgepedia.org/skylar-astin)), an ambitious young banker who has a one-night stand with Jennifer Miller (Briga Heelan), only to discover she works in the maintenance department of the same San Francisco office building[1](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/ground-floor/comment-page-1/). [John C. McGinley](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-c-mcginley) plays Remington Stewart Mansfield, Brody's boss and the head of Remington Trust[1](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/ground-floor/comment-page-1/).
The premise has been described as a workplace take on *Romeo & Juliet*, with the feuding sides being not rival families but two groups of workers on different floors of the same building: the executives on the top floor and the maintenance staff on the ground floor[2](https://www.backstage.com/resources/detail/productionlisting/ground-floor-82883/). One reviewer placed the show in the lineage of mismatched-couple sitcoms such as *Dharma & Greg*[3](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv-review-tbs-ground-floor-153045220.html).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Created by | Bill Lawrence and Greg Malins[1](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/ground-floor/comment-page-1/) |
| Network and run | TBS, November 14, 2013 – February 10, 2015[1](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/ground-floor/comment-page-1/) |
| Seasons and episodes | Two seasons, 20 half-hour episodes[1](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/ground-floor/comment-page-1/) |
| Main cast | Skylar Astin, Briga Heelan, John C. McGinley, Rory Scovel, Rene Gube, James Earl, Alexis Knapp[1](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/ground-floor/comment-page-1/) |
| Season 1 reception | 73% Tomatometer (15 reviews); 93–94% audience score[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/ground_floor) |
| Season 2 reception | 0.6 rating in the 18–49 demographic, 1.47 million viewers[5](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/ground-floor-sitcom-cancelled-by-tbs-after-two-seasons-35626/) |
| Production companies | Warner Horizon Television and Doozer Productions[6](https://www.c21media.net/news/tbs-gets-off-at-ground-floor/) |
| Critical aggregate | Metascore 63 on Metacritic, generally favorable[7](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/ground-floor/critic-reviews/) |
## Premise and characters
Brody Moyer is an [Ivy League](https://www.edgepedia.org/ivy-league)-educated, driven perfectionist at a San Francisco investment firm, being groomed to follow in the footsteps of his boss[1](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/ground-floor/comment-page-1/). After an office-party hookup, he learns that Jennifer Miller, the woman he spent the night with, runs the ground-floor support and maintenance team for his building[1](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/ground-floor/comment-page-1/).
The central tension is the class divide between the two floors. Mansfield warns Brody against the relationship; Jenny's coworkers mock her for sleeping with "one of those soulless upstairs guys," and Brody's banker colleagues disapprove[8](https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2013/11/14/Ground-Floor-fails-to-get-off-the-ground-tV-review/stories/201311140053).
The supporting cast includes [Rory Scovel](https://www.edgepedia.org/rory-scovel) as Mark "Harvard" Shrake, the ground-floor IT guy whose nickname comes from being the only one downstairs who went to college (community college)[1](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/ground-floor/comment-page-1/); Rene Gube as Mike "Threepeat" Wen, Brody's best friend upstairs[1](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/ground-floor/comment-page-1/); James Earl as Derrick Dupree, who manages office supplies[1](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/ground-floor/comment-page-1/); and [Alexis Knapp](https://www.edgepedia.org/alexis-knapp) as Tori[1](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/ground-floor/comment-page-1/). Emily Heller joined in season two as Lindsay, a business-school hire who works upstairs[9](https://tvtango.com/series/ground_floor).
## Production
Bill Lawrence created the series with Greg Malins; Lawrence's prior credits include *[Scrubs](https://www.edgepedia.org/scrubs-tv-series)*, *Spin City*, and *Cougar Town*, and Malins worked on *2 Broke Girls* and *How I Met Your Mother*[10](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-xpm-2013-may-10-la-et-st-tbs-bill-lawrence-comedy-ground-floor-20130510-story.html). Lawrence had previously moved *Cougar Town* to TBS from ABC, making *Ground Floor* his first original series for the network[10](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-xpm-2013-may-10-la-et-st-tbs-bill-lawrence-comedy-ground-floor-20130510-story.html).
The show was a traditional multi-camera production with a laugh track, in contrast to the single-camera workplace comedies gaining prominence at the time[8](https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2013/11/14/Ground-Floor-fails-to-get-off-the-ground-tV-review/stories/201311140053).
## Reception
Season one scored 73% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer from 15 reviews, with an audience score of 93 to 94 percent[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/ground_floor). The critics consensus reads: "At times, the laugh track is distracting, but the talented cast in Ground Floor makes the most of the script and delivers first-rate jokes with an underlying vulnerability"[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/ground_floor). Matt Roush of TV Guide called it "the best original comedy TBS has yet produced"[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/ground_floor).
Metacritic gave season one a Metascore of 63, indicating generally favorable reviews[7](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/ground-floor/critic-reviews/).
Some critics were harsher. The [San Francisco Chronicle](https://www.edgepedia.org/san-francisco-chronicle)'s David Wiegand called it "the worst show of the fall season" and criticized the laugh track[11](https://www.sfgate.com/tv/article/Ground-Floor-review-worst-fall-show-4978715.php). The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Rob Owen noted that the laugh track felt mismatched to the material[8](https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2013/11/14/Ground-Floor-fails-to-get-off-the-ground-tV-review/stories/201311140053).
## Ratings and cancellation
The November 14, 2013, debut drew a 1.3 rating with 2.65 million viewers at 10 p.m., though the 10:31 p.m. airing fell to a 1.1 with 2.28 million, a debut trade coverage described as disappointing[12](https://headlineplanet.com/home/2013/11/16/tbs-ground-floor-premieres-disappointing-ratings/amp/).
Season two averaged a 0.6 rating in the 18–49 demographic with 1.47 million viewers, roughly on par with season one but not enough for a renewal[5](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/ground-floor-sitcom-cancelled-by-tbs-after-two-seasons-35626/). TBS confirmed in February 2015 that it would not order a third season[6](https://www.c21media.net/news/tbs-gets-off-at-ground-floor/). The final episode aired February 10, 2015[1](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/ground-floor/comment-page-1/).
The cancellation came amid a shift in TBS's programming direction under Kevin Reilly, who became chief creative officer at Turner Entertainment and pushed the network toward a bolder, more digitally driven slate targeting a younger audience[6](https://www.c21media.net/news/tbs-gets-off-at-ground-floor/). With the cancellation, TBS had finished clearing its existing comedy slate: *Men at Work* and *Sullivan & Son* had already been canceled and *Cougar Town* was in its final season[5](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/ground-floor-sitcom-cancelled-by-tbs-after-two-seasons-35626/).
## Availability
The series is not on subscription streaming in the United States, though it can be rented or purchased on the Apple TV Store[13](https://searchott.com/series/ground-floor).
## References
1. [Ground Floor on TBS, TV Series Finale](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/ground-floor/comment-page-1/)
2. [Ground Floor – Production Listing, Backstage](https://www.backstage.com/resources/detail/productionlisting/ground-floor-82883/)
3. [TV Review: TBS' 'Ground Floor', Brian Lowry, Yahoo Entertainment](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv-review-tbs-ground-floor-153045220.html)
4. [Ground Floor, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/ground_floor)
5. [Ground Floor: Sitcom Cancelled by TBS After Two Seasons, TV Series Finale](https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/ground-floor-sitcom-cancelled-by-tbs-after-two-seasons-35626/)
6. [TBS gets off at Ground Floor, C21Media](https://www.c21media.net/news/tbs-gets-off-at-ground-floor/)
7. [Ground Floor critic reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/ground-floor/critic-reviews/)
8. [TV review: 'Ground Floor' fails to get off the ground, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2013/11/14/Ground-Floor-fails-to-get-off-the-ground-tV-review/stories/201311140053)
9. [Ground Floor, TV Tango](https://tvtango.com/series/ground_floor)
10. [TBS picks up Bill Lawrence comedy 'Ground Floor', Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-xpm-2013-may-10-la-et-st-tbs-bill-lawrence-comedy-ground-floor-20130510-story.html)
11. ['Ground Floor' review: worst fall show, San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate](https://www.sfgate.com/tv/article/Ground-Floor-review-worst-fall-show-4978715.php)
12. [TBS' 'Ground Floor' Premieres to Disappointing Ratings, Headline Planet](https://headlineplanet.com/home/2013/11/16/tbs-ground-floor-premieres-disappointing-ratings/amp/)
13. [Ground Floor (2013) – where to watch online, SearchOTT](https://searchott.com/series/ground-floor)
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