Friends with Benefits (2011)

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Friends with Benefits is an American romantic sitcom created by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber that aired on NBC from August 5 to September 9, 2011. It was originally set to air on as a mid-season replacement during the 2010–11 television season, but was ultimately delayed until summer. The series ended after twelve episodes aired with the thirteenth being only available on iTunes, Amazon.com, and Netflix.

Original Release

08/05/2011 on NBC

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Cast

Name	Character

Zach Cregger	Aaron Greenway
Ryan Hansen	Ben Lewis
André Holland	Julian 'Fitz' Fitzgerald
Danneel Ackles	Sara Maxwell
Fran Kranz
David Nevins
Jessica Lucas	Riley Elliot
Jessica Lucas	Riley Elliott
Elle Young	Waitress
Patrick Heusinger	Austin

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Pilot	Friday, 05 August 2011
2	The Benefit of the Mute Button	Friday, 05 August 2011
3	The Benefit of the Unspoken Dynamic	Friday, 12 August 2011
4	The Benefit of Forgetting	Friday, 12 August 2011
5	The Benefit of the Right Track	Friday, 19 August 2011
6	The Benefit of Keeping Your Ego in Check	Friday, 19 August 2011
7	The Benefit of Mardi Gras	Friday, 26 August 2011
8	The Benefit of Mentors	Friday, 26 August 2011
9	The Benefit of Being Shallow	Friday, 02 September 2011
10	The Benefit of Avoiding the Mindbanger	Friday, 02 September 2011
11	The Benefit of Putting in the Work	Friday, 09 September 2011
12	The Benefit of Friends	Friday, 09 September 2011
13	The Benefit of Full Disclosure	Friday, 16 September 2011

Cast

Name	Character

Zach Cregger	Aaron Greenway
Ryan Hansen	Ben Lewis
André Holland	Julian 'Fitz' Fitzgerald
Danneel Ackles	Sara Maxwell
Fran Kranz
David Nevins
Jessica Lucas	Riley Elliot
Jessica Lucas	Riley Elliott
Elle Young	Waitress
Patrick Heusinger	Austin
Collette Wolfe	Megan Harriman
Jack Guzman	Construction Worker
Chelsea Gilligan	Scene Girl
Sarah Buehler	Nerdy Test Taker
James Devoti	Paul
Camille Guaty	Katie Finelli
Amber Stevens West	Caroline
Mikey Day	Derek
John Forest
Ryan McPartlin	Evan Macklam

Producers

Name	Role

Brian Grazer	Executive Producer
David Dobkin	Executive Producer
Jeff Kleeman	Executive Producer
Ira Ungerleider	Executive Producer
Claudia Lonow	Executive Producer
Scott Neustadter	Executive Producer
Michael H. Weber	Executive Producer
David Nevins	Executive Producer
John Amodeo	Producer
Christopher J. Connolly	Producer
Owen Ellickson	Producer
Michael Borkow	Producer
Ira Ungerleider	Producer
Jeff Kleeman	Producer
David Dobkin	Producer
Brian Grazer	Producer
Valerie Breiman	Producer
Claudia Lonow	Producer
Michael H. Weber	Producer
Scott Neustadter	Producer
David Nevins	Producer
Victor Hsu	Producer
Aaron Miller	Producer