Ground Floor is an American sitcom created by Bill Lawrence and Greg Malins, that aired from November 14, 2013, through February 10, 2015, on TBS. The series stars Skylar Astin, Briga Heelan, Rory Scovel and John C. McGinley, and followed Brody, a successful banker who falls for Jenny, an intelligent maintenance supervisor, who works in the same building. Following earlier reports, the show was announced to have been officially cancelled on February 13, 2015, despite positive reviews.
Synopsis
Ground Floor follows Brody, a young and successful banker at Remington Trust, who after a one-night stand with Jenny discovers that she works in Maintenance for his building. From here, they deal with their growing feelings for each other, much to the annoyance of their co-workers, while trying to find a balance between their vastly differing work environments.
placed a pilot order for Ground Floor on February 21, 2013. The series was created by Bill Lawrence and Greg Malins, with Lawrence serving as executive producer alongside Jeff Astrof and Jeff Ingold, and the production companiesWarner Bros. Television and Doozer. Casting announcements began in February 2013, with John C. McGinley first cast as Mr. Mansfield, the boss. Skylar Astin and Briga Heelan then joined the cast in the two lead roles, with Astin playing Brody, a Harvard graduate and money manager who falls for Heelan's Jennifer, an intelligent maintenance worker. The next actors cast in the series were Rene Gube and James Earl, with Gube cast in the role of Threepeat, a money manager; and Earl playing the role of Derrick, a laid-back guy who works with Jennifer on the ground floor. Rory Scovel then joined the series as Harvard, a classic know-it-all who harbors an oft demonstrated crush on his ground-floor co-worker Jennifer. Alexis Knapp was the last actor cast in the series as Tori, a sexy co-worker of Jennifer's who hits the clubs at night and catches up on her sleep at work. Knapp and Astin have previously worked together in the comedyPitch Perfect. On May 10, 2013, TBS placed a series order on Ground Floor, which premiered on November 14, 2013. On March 6, 2014, TBS announced the second season renewal of Ground Floor that would consist of ten episodes and premiere December 9, 2014.
Prior to its second season renewal, the first season averaged 1.8 million viewers in Live + 7 delivery, including 1.1 million adults 18-49 and 575,000 adults 18–34.
