Fox’s ‘The Grinder’ Names Ben Wexler New Showrunner

Ben Wexler has joined Fox’s Rob Lowe comedy “The Grinder” as the series’ new showrunner.

Wexler previously had overseen the FX comedy “The Comedians.” Wexler’s joining “The Grinder” is part of a new overall deal with studio 20th Century Fox Television.

Former executive producer Greg Malins departed the series in August. Malins had been brought in to guide the series created by Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul, who executive produce with Nicholas Stoller and Jake Kasdan.

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The series stars Lowe as an actor who plays a lawyer on TV. He returns to his hometown to work in his family law firm with his brother, who is played by Fred Savage.

“The Grinder” is one of two new comedies on Fox this fall, along with “Grandfathered,” with which it is paired on Tuesday nights.

The series is set to premiere Sept. 29 at 8:30 p.m. ET, following the John Stamos comedy.

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Malins’ departure was part of a late-summer wave of showrunner departures that saw Andrew Dettman exit NBC’s “Chicago Med,” Jennifer Schuur and Josh Reims exit ABC’s “The Catch,” and Cynthia Cidre exit ABC’s “Blood & Oil.”