Benched

October. 28,2014      TV-14
Rating:
7.1
Trailer Synopsis

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.

Seasons & Episode

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Seasons 1 : 2014

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12 Episode

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Episode 1 - Pilot
October. 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.

Episode 2 - Downsizing
November. 04,2014

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

Episode 3 - Hooked & Booked
November. 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.

Episode 4 - Sell It
November. 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.

Episode 5 - Shark, Actually
November. 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.

Episode 6 - Rights and Wrongs
December. 02,2014

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

Episode 7 - Curry Favor
December. 09,2014

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.

Episode 8 - Diamond Is a Girl's Worst Friend
December. 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.

Episode 9 - A New Development
December. 23,2014

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

Episode 10 - Solitary Refinement
December. 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.

Episode 11 - Campaign Contributions
December. 30,2014

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

Episode 12 - Brief Encounters
December. 30,2014

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

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