Benched

2014 · Canceled · 1 season · 12 episodes · Comedy · United States

Creator Damon Jones, Michaela Watkins · Channel USA Network · Starring Eliza Coupe, Jay Harrington, Carter MacIntyre

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.
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12 episodes · October 2014 – December 2014
  1. Episode 1: 1. PilotOctober 28, 2014
    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. Episode 2: 2. DownsizingNovember 4, 2014
    Nina attends a gala honoring public defenders; however, her former colleagues are unimpressed.
  3. Episode 3: 3. Hooked & BookedNovember 11, 2014
    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. Episode 4: 4. Sell ItNovember 18, 2014
    Nina discovers that she needs a refresher on influencing jurors and winning friends. Phil and Trent have to deal with a curmudgeonly judge.
  5. Episode 5: 5. Shark, ActuallyNovember 25, 2014
    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. Episode 6: 6. Rights and WrongsDecember 2, 2014
    Nina must accept that losing cases to Trent is a fact of life. Carlos gives up smoking, which worries the rest of the gang.
Show 6 more episodes
  1. Episode 7: 7. Curry FavorDecember 9, 2014
    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.
  2. Episode 8: 8. Diamond Is a Girl's Worst FriendDecember 16, 2014
    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.
  3. Episode 9: 9. A New DevelopmentDecember 23, 2014
    Nina discovers the D.A.'s plans to arrest the city's homeless and faces a crisis of conscience.
  4. Episode 10: 10. Solitary RefinementDecember 23, 2014
    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.
  5. Episode 11: 11. Campaign ContributionsDecember 30, 2014
    Phil is on the shortlist for Public Defender of the Year; Trent brings a young boy to court.
  6. Episode 12: 12. Brief EncountersDecember 30, 2014
    Nina faces a difficult choice after reuniting with Trent; Phil examines his own relationships.

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EPISODE LENGTH
22 minutes
FIRST AIRED
October 28, 2014
LAST AIRED
December 30, 2014
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
The Mark Gordon Company, ABC Signature Studios

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