Benched

Season

2014

USA

7.1

TV-14

A corporate lawyer who loses her career, her status, and her fiance takes a job at the only place that will hire her: the Public Defender's office.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Pilot

In the series premiere, after losing her boyfriend and her high-powered job as an attorney all on one day, Nina finds that the only job available to her is at the Public Defender's office. She quickly realizes that the system is more screwed up than her own crazy personal life.

S1 • E2

Downsizing

Hoping to be accepted back into the corporate world, Nina gives a speech, but it goes awry; the gang struggles to fit in.

S1 • E3

Hooked & Booked

Phil tricks Nina into believing that public defenders voluntarily go to jail; Phil and Boring Larry take Carlos out for a night on the town.

S1 • E4

Sell It

Nina realizes she may need help influencing jurors; Phil and Trent face off in front of a grumpy judge.

S1 • E5

Shark, Actually

Nina is worried she is being played by a private defense lawyer assigned to her case; Phil tries to impress a cute stenographer.

S1 • E6

Rights & Wrongs

Nina is forced to compromise when her refusal to lose cases to Trent begins to clog up the court system; Carlos quits smoking.

S1 • E7

Curry Favor

Nina finds a new friend in a forensics analyst; Nina's new friend takes the meaning of loyalty too far; Carlos is forced to stay with Phil for a few days.