Benched (TV) Series on USA Network about a high-powered corporate lawyer’s fall from grace into the rough and tumble world of public defenders, premiering on Oct. 28, 2014, and ending Dec. 30, 2014. Stars Eliza Coupe (Nina Whitley), Jay Harrington (Phil), Oscar Nunez (Carlos), Maria Bamford (Cheryl), Jolene Purdy (Micah), Carter MacIntyre (Trent). From ABC Signature, a division of ABC Studios.