Necessary Roughness

1h

Comedy

Drama

A tough, sexy Long Island divorcee, Callie Thorne, gets a job as therapist for a professional football team in order to make ends meet. Underestimated at every turn, she succeeds beyond all expectations and soon finds herself as the sought-after therapist to high-profile clients. As a newly single mom raising two teenagers, she is determined to make her new career work by striking a balance between her personal and professional worlds.

Episodes

Cast

Pilot

1. Pilot

1h

29th Jun 2011

Recently divorced, Dr. Dani Santino is assigned to be the new team therapist for the local pro football franchise, the New York Hawks.

Anchor Management

2. Anchor Management

1h

6th Jul 2011

Dr. Dani begins working with a news anchor (Nicholas Bishop) after he makes some on-air mistakes. Meanwhile, T.K. is sidelined for a game and Lindsay (Hannah Marks) begins seeing a boy that Dani finds suspicious.

Spinning Out

3. Spinning Out

1h

13th Jul 2011

A NASCAR driver needs help getting back behind the wheel after a crash. Elsewhere, T.K. clashes with a rookie wide receiver; and Lindsay and R.J. lose control of a party they're throwing.

Habit Forming

4. Habit Forming

1h

20th Jul 2011

Dani works with rookie Randall Boozler (James Earl), who continues to skip practices.

Poker Face

5. Poker Face

1h

27th Jul 2011

A poker pro wants Dani to identify his "tell," which is damaging his career, but Dani thinks there is more behind his problems.

Dream On

6. Dream On

1h

3rd Aug 2011

An entrepreneur worries that his frequent nightmares may threaten his success; Dani attends her high school reunion.

Whose Team Are You On

7. Whose Team Are You On

1h

10th Aug 2011

When infighting among the players' wives and girlfriends goes viral, Dani must intervene; Nico searches for a damaging video tape.

Losing Your Swing

8. Losing Your Swing

1h

17th Aug 2011

Dani treats a golf star with the "yips'; TK gets a new therapist; a former professor sparks Dani's interest.

Forget Me Not

9. Forget Me Not

1h

24th Aug 2011

Dani takes on a successful female boxer who is inexplicably losing fights and her memory. Meanwhile, Laz takes TK's therapy to the next level, and Matt receives an enticing offer, just not from Laura.

A Wing and a Player

10. A Wing and a Player

1h

31st Aug 2011

Dani helps the Hawks’ and their suicidal mascot get over the playoff curse that’s haunted them for six years. Meanwhile, TK meets his match off the field, and Dani’s relationship with J.D. heats up.

Baggage Claim

11. Baggage Claim

1h

7th Sep 2011

When a mogul's way of life puts her empire in danger, she seeks Dani's help who is nearing the first anniversary of her divorce.

Goal Line

12. Goal Line

1h

14th Sep 2011

It's the game the Hawks have been working towards all season, and everyone's got playoff fever-especially TK, whose symptoms include epic freakouts. For some reason, usually-tough TK is spooked big time by Maurice "The Minefield" Manningfield, a take-no-prisoners cornerback from Chicago with a flair for trash talk. And with TK's panic attacks threatening to ruin the Hawks' chances (not to mention his relationship with Vivica) Dani's got to figure out a way to get inside his head-and get the Minefield out of it-before the big game.

First air date

29th Jun 2011

Last air date

21st Aug 2013

Status

Canceled

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks