What are the best episodes of Benched?

The best rated episodes of Benched are: Rights and Wrongs - S1E6 rated 7.7, Brief Encounters - S1E12 rated 7.7, Solitary Refinement - S1E10 rated 7.6, Hooked & Booked - S1E3 rated 7.6

What are the worst episodes of Benched?

The lowest rated episodes of Benched are: Downsizing - S1E2 rated 7.3, Campaign Contributions - S1E11 rated 7.3, A New Development - S1E9 rated 7.3, Diamond Is a Girl's Worst Friend - S1E8 rated 7.4

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Oct 2014 - Dec 2014

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Best Episodes of Benched

Rights and Wrongs
S1 Ep6
7.7
2nd Dec 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.
Brief Encounters
S1 Ep12
7.7
30th Dec 2014
Nina faces a difficult choice after reuniting with Trent; Phil examines his own relationships.
Solitary Refinement
S1 Ep10
7.6
23rd 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.
Hooked & Booked
S1 Ep3
7.6
11th Nov 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.

Worst Episodes of Benched

Downsizing
S1 Ep2
7.3
4th Nov 2014
Nina attends a gala honoring public defenders; however, her former colleagues are unimpressed.
Campaign Contributions
S1 Ep11
7.3
30th Dec 2014
Phil is on the shortlist for Public Defender of the Year; Trent brings a young boy to court.
A New Development
S1 Ep9
7.3
23rd Dec 2014
Nina discovers the D.A.'s plans to arrest the city's homeless and faces a crisis of conscience.
Diamond Is a Girl's Worst Friend
S1 Ep8
7.4
16th 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.

Benched Episode Guide

Pilot
S1 Ep1
7.4
28th Oct 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.
Downsizing
S1 Ep2
7.3
4th Nov 2014
Nina attends a gala honoring public defenders; however, her former colleagues are unimpressed.
Hooked & Booked
S1 Ep3
7.6
11th Nov 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.
Sell It
S1 Ep4
7.4
18th Nov 2014
Nina discovers that she needs a refresher on influencing jurors and winning friends. Phil and Trent have to deal with a curmudgeonly judge.
Shark, Actually
S1 Ep5
7.5
25th Nov 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.
Rights and Wrongs
S1 Ep6
7.7
2nd Dec 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.
Curry Favor
S1 Ep7
7.5
9th Dec 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.
Diamond Is a Girl's Worst Friend
S1 Ep8
7.4
16th 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.
A New Development
S1 Ep9
7.3
23rd Dec 2014
Nina discovers the D.A.'s plans to arrest the city's homeless and faces a crisis of conscience.
Solitary Refinement
S1 Ep10
7.6
23rd 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.
Campaign Contributions
S1 Ep11
7.3
30th Dec 2014
Phil is on the shortlist for Public Defender of the Year; Trent brings a young boy to court.
Brief Encounters
S1 Ep12
7.7
30th Dec 2014
Nina faces a difficult choice after reuniting with Trent; Phil examines his own relationships.

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.