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?
Bring it back!! we love the show!
Bring it back!! we love the show!
It was such a nice show – I sooo related with Nina Whitley and you morons had to axe it?
Excellent show ,but shows too late. Bring it back. Intelligent comedy.
Love love Benched!!! So smart and hilarious. We’re sick of stupid comedies with cheap laughs. Eliza is one of the great female comedic actresses! Please please reconsider! !!
So true. I watch episode one all the time. Its downloaded on my phone. Please come back.
I am so angry! My family LOVED Benched and it’s the first sitcom my husband has liked in years! I am seriously depressed about its cancelation!
USA your stupid. My whole family watched that show and loved it. WE may stop watching USA all together now. SERIOUSLY. Bring it back for another season. See how it does. Most people don’t even notice a series until the second season. For real
Please renew!!! Love this show!
LOVE THIS SHOW!!!! VERY FUNNY!!! Great writing & a fantastic cast! PLEASE RENEW….
RENEW!!!!! Great show, very funny& a great cast!!!!
One of the funniest comedies on the air. Tough time slot…mid hour and late. If this show received more promotion its ratings would skyrocket. Too few people know about the show and it’s far better than the sitcoms on the major networks. If USA doesn’t renew, hopefully, a major network will have the sense to pick it up and run it on their network. It would be a shame to see it end here.
Love the show. Very funny. Good story line.
Hope they bring it back, it’s a fresh look at the criminal justice system, but poorly promoted. Love the lead, and the writers have managed to create a great mini-world for us to enjoy, with smart funny dialogue and intriguing cases. The short format of the show means that each scene really packs a punch, it’s courtroom haiku.
Give us more!!!
Really enjoyable, light comedy with a very engaging cast-hoping they bring it back!
LOVE this show- I just happened upon it- they should have promoted more- reminds me of The Office meets Night Court- very witty and funny.