Benched

Season 1

2014 · 12 episodes · 7.0/10

Episodes

1. 

   1. Pilot

   28 Oct 2014 · 7.5/10

   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. 

   2. Downsizing

   4 Nov 2014 · 7.5/10

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

3. 

   3. Hooked & Booked

   11 Nov 2014 · 7.5/10

   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. 

   4. Sell It

   18 Nov 2014 · 9.0/10

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

5. 

   5. Shark, Actually

   25 Nov 2014 · 7.5/10

   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. 

   6. Rights and Wrongs

   2 Dec 2014 · 7.0/10

   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. 

   7. Curry Favor

   9 Dec 2014 · 3.3/10

   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. 

   8. Diamond Is a Girl's Worst Friend

   16 Dec 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.

9. 

   9. A New Development

   23 Dec 2014

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

10. 

    10. Solitary Refinement

    23 Dec 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.

11. 

    11. Campaign Contributions

    30 Dec 2014

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

12. 

    12. Brief Encounters

    30 Dec 2014

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