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[09/25/17 - 11:28 PM]
Development Update: Monday, September 25
Updates include: Armando Iannucci brings "Avenue 5" to HBO; Tyler Posey signs onto MTV's "Scream"; and R.J. Fried to run Showtime's animated Trump White House project.
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[07/13/16 - 04:32 AM]
ABC Transforms Its Streaming App With Digital Originals, Full Seasons of Classic TV Shows, an All-New Look and Feel, and Additional Livestream Markets
Highlights include seven original digital short-form series, full seasons of 38 "throwback" shows, and a redesigned user interface exclusively for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple TV that improves discovery and navigation.
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[02/24/16 - 11:48 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, February 24
Updates include: HBO shelves Steve McQueen's drama "Codes of Conduct"; Adam Pally to lead FOX's "Making History"; and K.J. Apa, Luke Perry among the latest bound for The CW's "Riverdale."
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[09/28/15 - 11:24 PM]
Development Update: Monday, September 28
Updates include: NBC orders nine back-up scripts for "Blindspot"; Utkarsh Ambudkar to lead "Eat Pray Thug" for FOX; and Minka Kelly is bound for Hulu's "The Path."
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[07/20/15 - 11:43 PM]
Development Update: Monday, July 20
Updates include: Adult Swim pulls the plug on "China, IL"; Lucy Lawless dismisses rumors of a "Xena: Warrior Princess" revival at NBC; and Aurora Perrineau joins the cast of ABC's "Blood & Oil."
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[01/14/15 - 08:04 PM]
USA Cancels "Benched" After One Season
Michaela Watkins and Damon Jones co-created the half-hour for the ABC Signature-based The Mark Gordon Company.
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[09/22/14 - 09:14 AM]
USA Network to Premiere Original Comedy Series "Benched" on Tuesday, October 28th
Eliza Coupe stars in the single-camera comedy about a high-powered corporate lawyer's fall from grace into the rough-and-tumble world of the public defenders.
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[06/03/14 - 11:39 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, June 3
Updates include: Brian Dennehy on track to join Amazon's "Cocked"; Alexis Carra cast in ABC Family's "Recovery Road"; and Richard Kind first to board Amazon's "Red Oaks."
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[02/27/14 - 11:33 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, February 27
Updates include: Gina Rodriguez is "Jane the Virgin" for The CW; Tommy Dewey to lead "Mission Control" for NBC; and Joe Pantoliano to spend "More Time with Family" over at CBS.
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[02/21/14 - 05:14 AM]
Jolene Purdy Joins New USA Network Comedy Series "Benched"
She joins previously announced Eliza Coupe ("Happy Endings"), Jay Harrington ("Better off Ted") and Oscar Nunez ("The Office").
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[02/12/14 - 11:31 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, February 12
Updates include: Cristin Milioti is the first to board NBC's "A to Z"; FOX gives series order to Will Forte's "Last Man on Earth"; and Jonathan Ryland is NBC's "Lifesaver."
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[01/24/14 - 09:41 AM]
USA Network Picks-Up Half Hour Original Comedy Series "Benched"
Eliza Coupe ("Happy Endings") and Jay Harrington ("Better Off Ted") star in the project, the first series out of ABC Signature, the boutique division of ABC Studios.
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[10/23/13 - 11:21 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, October 23
Updates include: Eliza Coupe to get "Benched" at USA; Kathryn Prescott to lead MTV's "Finding Carter"; and Keenen Ivory Wayans to pen comedy pilot for ABC.
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[05/17/12 - 10:16 AM]
USA Expands Comedy, Drama and Reality Programming Slates
Plus: the cable channel will begin its off-network run of "Modern Family" in Fall 2013.
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| BENCHED (USA)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
10/28/14
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12/30/14
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STATUS:
canceled/ended (2014-2015 season) |
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season |
SEASON(S):
1 (12 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air) |
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
confirmed as canceled on 1/14/15 |
DESCRIPTION:
(from USA's press release, September 2014) Courtroom drama is no laughing matter... until now! USA Network's new original half hour comedy BENCHED will premiere Tuesday, October 28th (10:30-11 p.m. ET/PT) immediately following USA's laugh-out-loud reality hit CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST. BENCHED, starring Eliza Coupe ("Happy Endings"), is a single-camera comedy about a high-powered corporate lawyer's fall from grace into the rough-and-tumble world of the public defenders. BENCHED from ABC Signature Studio, stars Coupe as Nina Whitley, a distinguished corporate lawyer who has given up everything in her climb to the top. However, when she's hit with her ex-fiancé's engagement announcement and learns that she hasn't made partner at her high power firm, Nina snaps -- breaking vases and burning bridges. Now that Nina is shunned from the corporate world, the only place she can get a job is at the Public Defender's office: home to the underfunded, understaffed, overworked, "if you can't afford a lawyer, one will be provided... " lawyers. In addition to her new clients, Nina must learn to connect with her co-workers, including the roguish Phil (Jay Harrington, "Better Off Ted"), the idealistic Carlos (Oscar Nunez, "The Office"), the useless empathetic Cheryl (Maria Bamford, "Adventure Time") and the dedicated intern Micah (Jolene Purdy, "Under the Dome"). If that didn't sound tough enough for Nina, she'll also be going head-to-head with her ex-fiancé, Trent, (Carter MacIntyre, "Drop Dead Diva") the rising star of the District Attorney's office. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Eliza Coupe as Nina
· Jay Harrington as Phil
· Jolene Purdy as Micah
· Oscar Nunez as Carlos
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Andrea Shay as EP
· Damon Jones as CRTR/EP
· John Enbom as EP
· Mark Gordon as EP
· Michael Fresco as DIR (Pilot)
· Michaela Watkins as CRTR/EP
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GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· ABC Signature
· Mark Gordon Company, The
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