Looking for something that actually makes you laugh, available in Australia on Disney Plus? Benched delivers. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 25 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Eliza Coupe leads a cast with real comic timing. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Disney Plus.

Benched is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The jokes in Benched land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Nina is a dedicated, career driven corporate attorney who has a very public nervous breakdown after getting passed up for an expected promotion and now finds herself working as a public defender. Her personal and professional worlds are turned upside down when she joins the ranks of the legal world’s underdogs and very quickly realizes that the law isn't quite as fair as she once thought. Eliza Coupe and Jay Harrington lead a cast with the timing to make it work. It was aired in 2014. Benched earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Benched is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. The tonal similarities to The Bob Newhart Show are real, though Benched carves out its own identity quickly. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Eliza Coupe anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

Benched was cancelled in 2014, created by Damon Jones and Michaela Watkins — and 1 season is available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.