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USA Picks Up Eliza Coupe Comedy Benched

USA has picked up the half-hour comedy Benched, the network announced Friday. The legal sitcom stars Happy Endings' Eliza Coupe as Nina, a corporate attorney who is forced to become a public defender after a very public breakdown. Better Off Ted's Jay Harrington plays Nina's colleague Phil, a scruffy public defender and avid gambler.

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USA has picked up the half-hour comedy Benched, the network announced Friday.

The legal sitcom stars Happy EndingsEliza Coupe as Nina, a corporate attorney who is forced to become a public defender after a very public breakdown. Better Off Ted's Jay Harrington plays Nina's colleague Phil, a scruffy public defender and avid gambler.

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Benched comes from executive producers and writers Michael Watkins and Damon JonesJohn EnbomMark Gordon and Andrea Shay will also executive-produce.

Will you watch Benched?