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Benched

2014 · 1 season, 12 episodes · canceled

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Seasons and episodes Benched

Season scores: TMDB, out of 10.

Season 1

2014 · 12 episodes · 7.0/10

Still: Pilot1. Pilot7.5/10

Corporate lawyer Nina Whitley has given up a lot in her climb to the top. However, when she's passed over for a promotion and her former fiance gets engaged to another woman, Nina has an epic meltdown.

Still: Downsizing2. Downsizing7.5/10

Nina attends a gala honoring public defenders; however, her former colleagues are unimpressed.

Still: Hooked & Booked3. Hooked & Booked7.5/10

Phil tricks Nina into believing that all of the public defenders voluntarily go to jail to better understand their clients. She learns what lengths she'll go to be a part of the gang.

Still: Sell It4. Sell It9.0/10

Nina discovers that she needs a refresher on influencing jurors and winning friends. Phil and Trent have to deal with a curmudgeonly judge.

Still: Shark, Actually5. Shark, Actually7.5/10

Nina is concerned that she is being played by a private defense lawyer assigned to help her. Phil attempts to impress a pretty stenographer.

Still: Rights and Wrongs6. Rights and Wrongs7.0/10

Nina must accept that losing cases to Trent is a fact of life. Carlos gives up smoking, which worries the rest of the gang.

Still: Curry Favor7. Curry Favor3.3/10

Nina makes friends with a spunky forensics analyst who takes the concept of loyalty a bit too seriously. Carlos gets worrisome glimpse into Phil's life.

Still: Diamond Is a Girl's Worst Friend8. Diamond Is a Girl's Worst Friend

Nina is assigned one of Phil's former defendants and lands herself in a bet with Phil. Meanwhile, Phil and Carlos decide to teach Micah a lesson.

Still: A New Development9. A New Development

Nina discovers the D.A.'s plans to arrest the city's homeless and faces a crisis of conscience.

Still: Solitary Refinement10. Solitary Refinement

An old friend asks Nina to set her up with Phil, a female judge takes a liking to Carlos, and Nina goes on an ill-fated date of her own.

Still: Campaign Contributions11. Campaign Contributions

Phil is on the shortlist for Public Defender of the Year; Trent brings a young boy to court.

Still: Brief Encounters12. Brief Encounters

Nina faces a difficult choice after reuniting with Trent; Phil examines his own relationships.

Season summaries1 season, 12 episodes

Season 1

2014 · 12 episodes · TMDB 7.0

Episodes run about 26 min. Last episode: December 30, 2014

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What is it about? Benched

Nina is a dedicated, career driven corporate attorney who has a very public nervous breakdown after getting passed up for an expected promotion and now finds herself working as a public defender. Her personal and professional worlds are turned upside down when she joins the ranks of the legal world’s underdogs and very quickly realizes that the law isn't quite as fair as she once thought.

Genre: comedy. Themes: lawyer, sitcom.

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Poster: Benched
First episode
October 28, 2014
Last episode
December 30, 2014
Status
canceled
Network
USA Network
Country
United States
Original language
English
Rating
TV-14
Studios
The Mark Gordon Company, ABC Signature Studios

Frequently asked questions

How many seasons does Benched have?

1 season, 12 episodes. The last episode aired December 30, 2014.

Who’s in Benched?

Eliza Coupe, Jay Harrington, Carter MacIntyre, Oscar Nuñez, Jolene Purdy, Gary Anthony Williams, Lynne Marie Stewart, Molly Shannon, Jim Rash, and Nat Faxon. Created by Damon Jones and Michaela Watkins.

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