Benched

Ended Tuesday / 7:00pm USA Network 25 min.
A single-camera courtroom comedy that focuses on Nina, a dedicated, career-driven corporate attorney who has a very public nervous breakdown after getting passed up for an expected promotion, and 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. Nina's new colleague is Phil, a tall, dark and handsome, if not a little scruffy, public defender and avid gambler.

Season 1

12 Episodes

Brief Encounters 1x12
After secretly reuniting with Trent, Nina must make some hard choices. Meanwhile, Phil must look at his own relationships when Morris calls him out for being glib.
Dec 30 2014
Campaign Contributions 1x11
Phil is on the shortlist for Public Defender of the Year; Trent brings a young boy to court.
Dec 30 2014
Solitary Refinement 1x10
An old friend asks Nina to set her up with Phil; Nina goes on an ill-fated double date.
Dec 23 2014
A New Development 1x09
Nina discovers that Trent and the district attorney's office are involved in a plot.
Dec 23 2014
Diamond Is a Girl's Worst Friend 1x08
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.
Dec 16 2014
Curry Favor 1x07
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.
Dec 09 2014
Rights and Wrongs 1x06
Nina must accept that losing cases to Trent is a fact of life; Carlos gives up smoking, which worries the rest of the gang.
Dec 02 2014
Shark, Actually 1x05
Nina worries that she is being played; a stenographer rejects Phil's advances.
Nov 25 2014
Sell It 1x04
Nina realizes she may need help influencing jurors; Phil and Trent face off.
Nov 18 2014
Hooked & Booked 1x03
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.
Nov 11 2014
Downsizing 1x02
Nina attends a gala honoring public defenders; however, her former colleagues are unimpressed.
Nov 04 2014
Pilot 1x01
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.
Oct 28 2014