Friends with Benefits
Friends with Benefits
TV ShowCanceled

Friends with Benefits

6.5 / 10
2011
1 season
12 episodes
DramaComedy

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.

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Seasons

  • Pilot

    1.Pilot

    7.5
    05-08-201121m

    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...

  • Ep 2

    2.The Benefit of the Mute Button

    7.0
    05-08-201121m

    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 rela...

  • The Benefit of the Unspoken Dynamic

    3.The Benefit of the Unspoken Dynamic

    12-08-201121m

    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, Sara...

  • The Benefit of Forgetting

    4.The Benefit of Forgetting

    7.0
    12-08-201121m

    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...

  • The Benefit of the Right Track

    5.The Benefit of the Right Track

    7.0
    19-08-201121m

    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. Ba...

  • The Benefit of Keeping Your Ego in Check

    6.The Benefit of Keeping Your Ego in Check

    7.0
    19-08-201121m

    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...

  • The Benefit of Mardi Gras

    7.The Benefit of Mardi Gras

    7.0
    26-08-201121m

    After fighting with her sister, Sara wants to skip a trip to visit her family; Aaron gets drunk and loses his friends.

  • The Benefit of Mentors

    8.The Benefit of Mentors

    7.0
    26-08-201121m

    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.

  • The Benefit of Being Shallow

    9.The Benefit of Being Shallow

    7.0
    02-09-201121m

    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

  • The Benefit of Avoiding the Mindbanger

    10.The Benefit of Avoiding the Mindbanger

    8.0
    02-09-201121m

    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.

  • The Benefit of Putting in the Work

    11.The Benefit of Putting in the Work

    7.0
    09-09-201121m

    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.

  • The Benefit of Friends

    12.The Benefit of Friends

    8.0
    09-09-201121m

    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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