"Necessary Roughness" focuses on a tough, sexy Long Island divorcee (Callie Thorne) who 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 a sought-after therapist to high-profile clients. Athletes, musicians, politicians and others living in the spotlight - all in a moment of crisis - clamor for her unique brand of tough love therapy. As a newly single mom raising two teenagers, her start-up practice wreaks havoc on her life. But recognizing that she's changing people's lives for the better, she is determined to make her new career work by striking a balance between her personal and professional worlds.
Callie Thorne........... as Dani Santino
Scott Cohen............. as Nico Careles
Marc Blucas.............. as Matthew Donnally
Mehcad Brooks......... as Terrence King
Hannah Marks........... as Lindsay Santino
Patrick Johnson......... as Ray Santino Jr
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General Information
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Status: Break - Between Seasons
Premiere: June 29, 2011
Classification: Scripted
Genre: Drama | Family | Sports
Network: USA (USA)
Airs: Wednesdays at 10:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
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Season 3 -- 10 Episodes
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On January 7, 2013, it was officially announced that Necessary Roughness was renewed for a 10-episode third season. USA Network Co-President Jeff Wachtel told TV Guide, "It's a show that we really like even though the second season was a little bit more, maybe, internal in its storytelling than we would have liked, but they're really embracing blowing it out in the third season, similar to what Covert Affairs did this year where one of the main characters all of a sudden exploded and it was this incredible theme of Annie and the bad girl, the teenager and the evil stepmom - we're really going to swing for the fences with that type of storytelling on Necessary." Wachtel also said that there have been talks about bringing in one new major character in Season 3, but he stressed those discussions are in the very early stages.
3x01 -- Jun 12, 2013 -- Ch-Ch-Changes
3x02 -- Jun 19, 2013 -- Gimme Some Lovin'
3x03 -- Jun 26, 2013 -- Hook, Line and Sinker
3x04 -- TBA
3x05 -- TBA
3x06 -- TBA
3x07 -- TBA
3x08 -- TBA
3x09 -- TBA
3x10 -- TBA
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Date of last review or update: May 24, 2013
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