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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
1. 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.
2. Downsizing7.5/10
Nina attends a gala honoring public defenders; however, her former colleagues are unimpressed.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. A New Development
Nina discovers the D.A.'s plans to arrest the city's homeless and faces a crisis of conscience.
10. 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.
11. Campaign Contributions
Phil is on the shortlist for Public Defender of the Year; Trent brings a young boy to court.
12. 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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6.9/1025 votes
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.
Cast and crew Benched
AllCreators
- Created byDamon Jones
- Created byMichaela Watkins
- CinematographyGiovani Lampassi
- EditingLeland Sexton
- NetworkUSA Network
Full cast86 cast members across all seasons
Cast:
- Eliza Coupe · Nina · 12 ep.
- Jay Harrington · Phil · 12 ep.
- Carter MacIntyre · Trent · 12 ep.
- Oscar Nuñez · Carlos · 12 ep.
- Jolene Purdy · Micah · 12 ep.
- Gary Anthony Williams · Geoffrey · 3 ep.
- Lynne Marie Stewart · Annie · 1 ep.
- Molly Shannon · Judge Conner · 1 ep.
- Jim Rash · Hatbrim Tony · 1 ep.
- Nat Faxon · Harold · 1 ep.
- Cedric Yarbrough · Morris · 4 ep.
- Catherine Reitman · Debbie · 2 ep.
- Mehcad Brooks · George Grumbeigh Jr. · 1 ep.
- Deon Cole · Diamond · 1 ep.
- Erinn Hayes · Francine · 1 ep.
- Albert Tsai · Walter · 1 ep.
- Chris Parnell · Mitch · 1 ep.
- Bart McCarthy · Professor Sacks · 1 ep.
- Yvette Nicole Brown · Donna · 1 ep.
- Fred Melamed · Judge Don Nelson · 5 ep.
- Maria Bamford · Cheryl · 8 ep.
- Peter Spruyt · Boring Larry · 8 ep.
- Jack McGee · Burt · 4 ep.
- Laird Macintosh · Alexander · 1 ep.
- Chris Fogleman · Workman #1 · 1 ep.
- Jim Cashman · Keith · 1 ep.
- Michelle Noh · Blythe · 1 ep.
- Minerva García · Ynes Gutierrez · 1 ep.
- Casey Smith · John · 1 ep.
- David Fernandez Jr. · Tatted-Up Cholo · 1 ep.
- Helen Duffy · DeSilva (Wino) · 1 ep.
- Erick Chavarria · Hector · 1 ep.
- Adam Mendoza · County Jail Inmate · 1 ep.
- Elena Varela · Public Defender · 1 ep.
- Bre Blair · Maria · 1 ep.
- Chasty Ballesteros · Whispers · 1 ep.
- Matt Miller · Blue Blood · 1 ep.
- Jason Zahodnik · Rich the Waiter · 1 ep.
- Lynn Wactor · Baby Jones · 1 ep.
- Eileen Grubba · Feather · 1 ep.
Crew:
- Kristan Andrews · Production Design
- Wendy O'Brien · Casting
- Jane Ruhm · Costume Design
- Leland Sexton · Editor
- Lawrence A. Maddox · Editor
- Michaela Watkins · Writer
- Damon Jones · Writer
- Tristram Shapeero · Director
- Eric Appel · Director
- Claire Scanlon · Director
- Victor Nelli, Jr. · Director
- Michael McDonald · Director
- Andy Berman · Writer
- Lindsey Shockley · Writer
- Giovani Lampassi · Director of Photography
- Kris Fuller · Costume Design
- John Enbom · Director
- Michael Fresco · Director
- Joanna Calo · Writer
- Jessica Conrad · Writer
- Ben Smith · Writer
- Jim Cashman · Writer
- John Enbom · Writer
- Scott Hanscom · Writer
- Ariana Berkowitz · Writer
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Details 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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