TV series
Friends with Benefits
Overview
Revolving around a group of twentysomething singles as they navigate the difficult, sometimes rewarding, often confusing world of dating. Loyal and devoted to one another, these friends are never too busy to help a member of the group who might be in need. In fact, their companionship often extends into a more intimate setting - the bedroom.
Details
- First air date
- 2011-08-05
- Status
- Canceled
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 12 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Network
- NBC
- Production
- Big Kid Pictures, Imagine Television Studios, 20th Century Fox Television
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ryan Hansen as Ben Lewis
- Danneel Ackles as Sara Maxwell
- Zach Cregger as Aaron Greenway
- André Holland as Julian 'Fitz' Fitzgerald
- Jessica Lucas as Riley Elliott
- Jennifer Chang as Ula
- Ali Cobrin as Hope Prater
- Abby Wathen as Clementine
- Elle Young as Waitress
- Patrick Heusinger as Austin
- Scott Michael Foster as Daniel
- Nicky Whelan as Colleen
Creators and crew
- Michael H. Weber - Creator
- Scott Neustadter - Creator
- Ira Ungerleider - Executive Producer
- Jeff Kleeman - Executive Producer
- David Dobkin - Executive Producer
- Scott Neustadter - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Pilot
When Ben is confronted with needing a date to his sister's wedding, Sarah begins to worry that their arrangement is becoming too serious. Their friend Aaron Greenway, a successful tech genius, is not quite sure what to make of Ben and Sara's complicated friendship, but he, along with the smooth ladykiller Julian "Fitz" Fitzgerald and the gorgeous, free-spirited Riley Elliott, are all distracted with their own dating trials and tribulations.
Episode 2: The Benefit of the Mute Button
Ben and Sarah choose to bring their physical relationship to a halt when Sarah begins dating a co-worker who she thinks might be boyfriend material. Elsewhere, Aaron takes his relationship with Riley more seriously than she does and shows up to meet her for what he believes to be a dinner date, but quickly realizes things aren't what they seem.
Episode 3: The Benefit of the Unspoken Dynamic
When Aaron becomes depressed over an ex-girlfriend getting engaged, Ben and Fitz decide to take him out for a night on the town, only to end up arguing over a girl. Meanwhile, Sarah tries to befriend Riley and her wild lifestyle by hesitantly attending a party that makes her question her conservative ways.
Episode 4: The Benefit of Forgetting
Ben runs into an ex and reaps the benefits of her short-term memory loss. Meanwhile, Fitz fears his lesbian mother is lonely and tries to find her a girlfriend, but is surprised to find that she is already in a relationship. Elsewhere, Riley dates a man with a breast-feeding fetish.
Episode 5: The Benefit of the Right Track
Sarah struggles to get off the "Booty Call Track" and onto the "Relationship Track" with paramedic Evan, while Ben works toward the opposite with a girl he met over the weekend. Back at the loft, Fitz, humiliated by Aaron's extravagant gift on their "Roommate-aversary," tries to take Aaron on a fun, low-cost night out.
Episode 6: The Benefit of Keeping Your Ego in Check
In an attempt to avoid a date with a nerdy co-worker, Sarah asks Aaron to bid on her at a charity bachelorette auction. Meanwhile, Ben accidentally uses a suggestive phrase with a co-worker getting himself accused of sexual harassment. Elsewhere, Fitz thinks he's in the clear to spend one last night partying before becoming monogamous, but when he finds out his girlfriend feels differently, he must scramble to cover up incriminating photos from his wild night.
Episode 7: The Benefit of Mardi Gras
After fighting with her sister, Sara wants to skip a trip to visit her family; Aaron gets drunk and loses his friends.
Episode 8: The Benefit of Mentors
Aaron learns a girl he mentored in junior high has become a porn star; a doctor bribes Sara for help impressing Riley; Fitz and Ben visit a friend at the hospital.
Episode 9: The Benefit of Being Shallow
Sara misses compliments about her appearance when she starts dating a blind man; Ben dates a girl with an affinity for large hats; Aaron spends time with an older woman
Episode 10: The Benefit of Avoiding the Mindbanger
Sara and Ben start losing themselves when they fall back into relationships with their exes; Riley is surprised by Aaron's efforts to impress a woman with his money.
Episode 11: The Benefit of Putting in the Work
Ben asks Aaron to invest in a new business venture; Sarah encounters some obstacles while dating a cute journalist; Riley tries to help Fitz become Chicago's number one bachelor.
Episode 12: The Benefit of Friends
Ben realizes he misses the relationship he had with Sarah; Sarah lies to her boyfriend; Riley falls for a guy she just met.
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