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One Screwed Up System

Benched Aired From October 28, 2014 - December 30, 2014 On USA

About Benched
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.

Cast

Real Name	Character Name
Eliza Coupe	Nina Whitley
Jay Harrington	Phil Quinlan
Oscar Nuñez	Carlos
Carter MacIntyre	Trent Barber
Jolene Purdy	Micah
Maria Bamford	Cheryl

Source: IMDB

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Episode 1x01: Pilot (Oct/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 fiancé gets engaged to another woman, Nina has an epic meltdown.

Episode 1x02: Downsizing (Nov/14/2014)
Nina gives a speech she hopes will get her back into the corporate world.

Episode 1x03: Hooked & Booked (Nov/11/2014)
Phil tricks Nina into thinking that public defenders volunteer to go to jail.

Episode 1x04: Sell It (Nov/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 1x05: Shark, Actually (Nov/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 1x06: Rights & Wrongs (Dec/02/2014)
Nina has to accept that losing cases to Trent is going to happen. Carlos decides to stop smoking, which worries the rest of the group.

Episode 1x07: Curry Favor (Dec/09/2014)
Nina becomes friends with a forensics analyst who takes the concept of loyalty a little too far.

Episode 1x08: Diamond Is a Girl's Worst Friend (Dec/16/2014)
Nina makes a bet when she is assigned one of Phil's former defendants; Micah criticizes Phil's and Carlos' behavior in court.

Episode 1x09: A New Development (Dec/23/2014)
Nina discovers that Trent and the district attorney's office are involved in a plot to arrest the city's homeless; Cheryl turns to Nina for help.

Episode 1x10: Solitary Refinement (Dec/23/2014)
An old friend asks Nina to set her up with Phil; Nina goes on an ill-fated double date; a female judge begins paying attention to Carlos.

Episode 1x11: Campaign Contributions (Dec/30/2014)
Nina insists on helping Phil win an award; Trent brings his 10-year-old "little brother" to court for one week.

Episode 1x12: Brief Encounters (Dec/30/2014)
Nina must make some hard choices after secretly reuniting with Trent; Morris calls out Phil for being glib.

Source: TVRage