Necessary Roughness focuses on tough sexy Long Island divorcee Dani who re-energizes her life and career when she becomes a therapist for a professional football team. Underestimated at every turn, she succeeds beyond all expectations and soon finds herself the most sought-after therapist for 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.
Series Premiere: June 29, 2011 Classification: Scripted Genre: Action | Comedy | Sport Network: USA Network Airs: Wednesday at 10:00 pm Runtime: 60 Minutes
NECESSARY ROUGHNESS - Season 1 -- 12 Episodes
1x1 -- Jun 29, 2011 -- Pilot 1x2 -- Jul 06, 2011 -- Anchor Management 1x3 -- Jul 13, 2011 -- Spinning Out 1x4 -- Jul 20, 2011 -- Habit Forming 1x5 -- Jul 27, 2011 -- Poker Face 1x6 -- Aug 03, 2011 -- Dream On 1x7 -- Aug 10, 2011 -- Whose Team Are You On? 1x8 -- Aug 17, 2011 -- Losing Your Swing 1x9 -- Aug 24, 2011 -- Forget Me Not 1x10 -- Aug 31, 2011 -- A Wing and a Player 1x11 -- Sep 07, 2011 -- Baggage Claim 1x12 -- Sep 14, 2011 -- Goal Line
NECESSARY ROUGHNESS - Season 2 -- 16 Episodes
2x1 -- Jun 06, 2012 -- Shrink or Swim 2x2 -- Jun 13, 2012 -- To Swerve and Protect 2x3 -- Jun 20, 2012 -- Wide Deceiver 2x4 -- Jun 27, 2012 -- Slumpbuster 2x5 -- Jul 11, 2012 -- Mr Irrelevant 2x6 -- Jul 18, 2012 -- What's Eating You? 2x7 -- Jul 25, 2012 -- Spell It Out 2x8 -- Aug 01, 2012 -- A Load of Bull 2x9 -- Aug 15, 2012 -- Might as Well Face It 2x10 -- Aug 22, 2012 -- Double Fault 2x11 -- Aug 29, 2012 -- All the King's Horses 2x12 -- Jan 23, 2013 -- Frozen Fish Sticks 2x13 -- Jan 30, 2013 -- Hits and Myths 2x14 -- Feb 06, 2013 -- The Fall Guy 2x15 -- Feb 13, 2013 -- Regret Me Not 2x16 -- Feb 20, 2013 -- There's the Door
NECESSARY ROUGHNESS - Season 3 -- 10 Episodes
3x1 -- Jun 12, 2013 -- Ch-Ch-Changes 3x2 -- Jun 19, 2013 -- Gimme Some Lovin' 3x3 -- Jun 26, 2013 -- Swimming with Sharks 3x4 -- Jul 10, 2013 -- Snap Out of It 3x5 -- Jul 17, 2013 -- V3 for Vendetta 3x6 -- Jul 24, 2013 -- Good Will Haunting 3x7 -- Jul 31, 2013 -- Bringing the Heat 3x8 -- Aug 07, 2013 -- The Game's Afoot 3x9 -- Aug 14, 2013 -- Sucker Punch 3x10 -- Aug 21, 2013 -- Sympathy for the Devil