Ground Floor

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Season 1
  • Network: TBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 14, 2013
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 32
  3. Negative: 2 out of 32

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  1. KendrickLamar
    Nov 15, 2013
    10
    Haven't laughed this much during a sitcom since the Friends days. Glad to see Bill Lawrence is at it again. Great cast and clever writing set this apart from the rest of the pack. Keep up the good "work".
  2. gnyethescienceg
    Dec 5, 2013
    10
    Best sitcom TBS has put out, it has just enough dark humor not to push any boundaries and just make you laugh, unlike Sullivan & Son. The writers make the usually annoying Romeo and Juliet-style romance work well, and Rory Scovel plays an interesting antagonist "Harvard," basically an odd, sarcastic, hilariously unsuccessful version of Tybalt. Sitcoms are having it rough these days, soBest sitcom TBS has put out, it has just enough dark humor not to push any boundaries and just make you laugh, unlike Sullivan & Son. The writers make the usually annoying Romeo and Juliet-style romance work well, and Rory Scovel plays an interesting antagonist "Harvard," basically an odd, sarcastic, hilariously unsuccessful version of Tybalt. Sitcoms are having it rough these days, so adding a guaranteed-funny veteran actor like John C. McGinley was a wise move.… Expand
  3. norwegiandud
    Jan 3, 2014
    10
    This is my new favorite program and i don't say that easy. I just love the whole concept and the actors blended together its a perfect match. usually there is someone you just don't like in a series but i cant fine one in this one. The relationship between Brody and Jennifer is just so hot and by that i mean Jennifer is so hot my computer almost burn up! JK. but the relation ship betweenThis is my new favorite program and i don't say that easy. I just love the whole concept and the actors blended together its a perfect match. usually there is someone you just don't like in a series but i cant fine one in this one. The relationship between Brody and Jennifer is just so hot and by that i mean Jennifer is so hot my computer almost burn up! JK. but the relation ship between those two are just amazing, how they sing and get this like sexual chemistry kinda and just all in all are just an epic combination. but also the relationship between all the other characters how they interact whit each other is just something you don't really get all the time in all tv-shows. So to sum it up even tho i am a scumbag that watches the show free on the internet bc i live in Norway where the show hasn't aired on television yet. I believe this show is one of the best i have ever seen.… Expand
  4. brianscwhitaker
    Nov 14, 2013
    10
    Excellent new sitcom on TBS. Has an excellent cast and writers. The Rory Skylar dynamic is brilliant. This will be Rory Scovel's coming out party for sure.
  5. martinex
    Apr 12, 2014
    4
    Formulaic BS. TBS has made a habit of shoveling out sitcoms reminiscent of the worst of 1980s (Sullivan & Son, Men at Work, insert any Tyler Perry sitcom). Pass!
  6. alex2542
    Dec 19, 2013
    7
    It's OKAY. Some of these guys writing reviews are claiming laugh out loud funny, I think it's a little better for a chuckle. I don't know my favorite sitcoms are the ones that feel a bit more real than this but I still watch every week cause I still manage to enjoy myself as I watch. One of the better TBS sitcoms in a while, but I still feel the network could stand to model future showsIt's OKAY. Some of these guys writing reviews are claiming laugh out loud funny, I think it's a little better for a chuckle. I don't know my favorite sitcoms are the ones that feel a bit more real than this but I still watch every week cause I still manage to enjoy myself as I watch. One of the better TBS sitcoms in a while, but I still feel the network could stand to model future shows after sitcoms like How I Met Your Mother, The Goldbergs, Modern Family, etc. This show is enjoyable to watch but it feels like it's been done before.… Expand
  7. kyler32291
    Nov 15, 2013
    10
    It's a show from Bill Lawrence and co-stars John C. McGinley so it's no surprise that the show is pretty damn funny. (Scrubs was amazing). Not many sitcoms can be this good this early on. The chemistry between the stars is pitch perfect(ha), the writing is sharp as a whip, and its just so much fun to watch. HATE the laugh track but its not as synthetic sounding as with most other programs.It's a show from Bill Lawrence and co-stars John C. McGinley so it's no surprise that the show is pretty damn funny. (Scrubs was amazing). Not many sitcoms can be this good this early on. The chemistry between the stars is pitch perfect(ha), the writing is sharp as a whip, and its just so much fun to watch. HATE the laugh track but its not as synthetic sounding as with most other programs. This. Is. The. One. To. Watch. Very funny … Expand
  8. Smee
    Dec 20, 2013
    6
    Positive start and good enough casting and nice little plot with few jokes in it.This is the only decent comedy show came out in recent fall.Show has plenty of potential to be good one and looking forward to it
  9. NotchFilter
    Nov 18, 2013
    6
    Good with the possibility of becoming very good or excellent. I've seen the first two episodes so far. The inter-character relationships have been well-developed. Mr. McGinley is in a role that seems tailor-made for him.

    The show has a hint of IT Crowd in it, but I don't consider that to be a bad thing. I would have given the show a solid 7 in my rating if it were not for that    Good with the possibility of becoming very good or excellent. I've seen the first two episodes so far. The inter-character relationships have been well-developed. Mr. McGinley is in a role that seems tailor-made for him.

    The show has a hint of IT Crowd in it, but I don't consider that to be a bad thing.

    I would have given the show a solid 7 in my rating if it were not for that horribly intrusive laugh track. This show is well-written and well-acted. A live audience would be a big benefit over that awful laugh track.    … Expand
  10. ejwwilliams
    Nov 21, 2013
    7
    One reason and one reason only to watch this show, Alexis Knapp. I'm midway through the third episode.If she isn't on my screen soon, see ya! I'm kind of just kidding. Seriously though,the show is pretty good.
  11. rafingal23
    Aug 26, 2014
    7
    Honestly, in my opinion, the show is not as funny as Brooklyn Nine Nine but it still provides humour to the audience. It explains that even though the two main characters work in the same buildings they are in two different worlds. Interesting plot, thus far.

Awards & Rankings

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#99 Best TV Season of 2013
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#78 Most Discussed TV Season of 2013

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Nov 15, 2013
    70
    When the jokes are hit and miss, McGinley and Scovel can easily salvage them. While the chemistry between Astin and Heelan isn't really palpable, both characters grow on you after a couple of episodes and everybody else in the cast also manages to elevate the material whenever it falters.
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  2. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Nov 14, 2013
    70
    It's the best original comedy TBS has yet produced--which may not be saying much, but given the mostly lousy track record among broadcast sitcoms this fall, it's hardly bargain basement.
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  3. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Nov 14, 2013
    40
    Most of the young, relatively untested actors in Ground Floor are not nearly as talented at creating endearing characters; in the first two episodes the characters are mostly just ciphers.
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