The scripted dramas on USA Network have all been way down in the ratings this year. How will their Benched sitcom perform? Will it be a winner? Cancelled or renewed for a second season? Stay tuned.
On Benched, a high-powered corporate lawyer (Eliza Coupe) experiences a fall from grace and lands in the rough and tumble world of public defenders. The series also stars Jay Harrington, Oscar Nunez, Maria Bamford, Jolene Purdy, and Carter MacIntyre.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
1/15 update: USA has cancelled Benched after one season.
Final season averages: 0.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.54 million total viewers.
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Note: These ratings are collected by the Nielsen company and are the final national numbers. These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings and are reported on by most other outlets. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you like the Benched TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
please renew love the show!!!
Absolutely LOVE the show, and hope that it will be renewed…………the net has done almost nothing to promote it and I am working word of mouth like mad.
Please, please, please renew!! I love this show. Every single character is funny. I can’t wait to see more.
Great show wife and I love it
Love this comedy! Eliza is so talented and hilarious along with the supporting cast! Please don’t cancel this smart, fun show!!
Plzz renew the show. It is awesome!!
saw the show from the beginning, please keep it on the air.
love it, funny. original.
Best show ever! I Laugh from beginning to the end. It leaves you guessing. USA would be a fool to not renew this show! I love it!!!
I LOVE this show, and so does my family. We love the characters, the witty repartee, all of it. The actors’ tone and mannerisms are unbelievable, some of the best I’ve ever seen. I wish more people would watch it, because I don’t want it to go off the air! I look forward to it all week. Hey, USA- don’t bench Benched!
It’s smart, it’s funny, the leads have great chemistry, the supporting cast makes for a terrific ensemble. We laugh all the way through, and hope that they renew it.
I LOVE this show. Coupe and Harrington are great foils for each other. I don’the think you need to be familiar with “the law” to enjoy the show — just enjoy the characters, their situations…
Praying Benched keeps going! Love love this show–renew!!!
Love, Love, Love this show. My favorite new show of the 2014 fall season. Wish it had been at a time that would’ve given it a better chance…along with being an hour long. Hope they consider giving it a chance for a season two. Should’ve been promoted better, too.
looks like benched is a gonner. oh well. USA is not doing that good anymore. they need to retool.
Benched is great fun, but it may not draw younger viewers. I am remembering my legal services days of 1970. I consider it the best thing on TV, right now.