Necessary Roughness (TV series)

Necessary Roughness
Necessary Roughness original intertitle
GenreDrama
Created by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes38 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducersDonna Dannenfelser
Joe Sabatino
EditorsDebra Weinfeld
Briana London
Production companies
Original release
NetworkUSA Network
ReleaseJune 29, 2011 (2011-06-29) –
August 21, 2013 (2013-08-21)
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Necessary Roughness is an American drama television series starring Callie Thorne and Scott Cohen that aired from June 29, 2011 to August 21, 2013.[1][2] The second season premiered on June 6, 2012.[3] The one-hour drama series was picked up for 12 episodes on January 19, 2011.[4] On January 7, 2013, USA Network announced the series was renewed for a 10-episode third season,[5] which began on June 12, 2013.[6] On November 19, 2013, USA canceled the series after three seasons.[7]

  1. ^ "Exclusive: More USA Summer Premieres: "Burn Notice," "Suits" on Thursday, June 23; "Royal Pains," "Necessary Roughness" on Wednesday, June 29". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  2. ^ Levine, Stuart (January 19, 2011). "USA expands slate with two new series". Variety. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  3. ^ "Shows A-Z – necessary roughness on usa". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  4. ^ Gorman, Bill (January 19, 2011). "USA Orders Two New Series: 'A Legal Mind,' & 'Necessary Roughness'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 22, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  5. ^ Seat42f. "USA Network Renews Necessary Roughness For A Third Season". Retrieved 7 January 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Ross, Robyn (April 3, 2013). "USA Announces Summer Premiere Dates". TV Guide. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 19, 2013). "USA's 'Necessary Roughness' Cancelled". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 19, 2013.