Necessary Roughness
Necessary Roughness
TV ShowCanceled

Necessary Roughness

Everyone has issues to tackle.

6.8 / 10
2011
3 seasons
38 episodes
ComedyDrama

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.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Pilot

    29-06-201160m

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

  • Ep 2

    2.Anchor Management

    06-07-201160m

    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...

  • Ep 3

    3.Spinning Out

    13-07-201160m

    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 th...

  • Ep 4

    4.Habit Forming

    20-07-201160m

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

  • Ep 5

    5.Poker Face

    27-07-201160m

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

  • Ep 6

    6.Dream On

    03-08-201160m

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

  • Ep 7

    7.Whose Team Are You On

    10-08-201160m

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

  • Ep 8

    8.Losing Your Swing

    17-08-201160m

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

  • Ep 9

    9.Forget Me Not

    24-08-201160m

    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,...

  • Ep 10

    10.A Wing and a Player

    31-08-201160m

    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 w...

  • Ep 11

    11.Baggage Claim

    07-09-201160m

    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.

  • Ep 12

    12.Goal Line

    14-09-201160m

    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...

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