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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]

Necessary Roughness
Necessary Roughness original intertitle
Genre	Drama
Created by	Liz Kruger Craig Shapiro
Starring	Callie Thorne Marc Blucas Scott Cohen Hannah Marks Patrick Johnson Mehcad Brooks Karissa Lee Staples John Stamos
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	38 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Jeffrey Lieber Liz Kruger Craig Shapiro Kevin Dowling
Producers	Donna Dannenfelser Joe Sabatino
Editors	Debra Weinfeld Briana London
Production companies	Still Married Productions Universal Cable Productions Sony Pictures Television
Distributor	NBCUniversal Television Distribution (USA) Sony Pictures Television (non-USA)
Release
Original network	USA Network
Original release	June 29, 2011 (2011-06-29) – August 21, 2013 (2013-08-21)

Cast and characters

Main

• Callie Thorne as Dr. Danielle "Dani" Santino (née Romano[8]): The protagonist. Dr. Dani Santino is a tough divorcée who, to make ends meet, becomes the therapist for a professional football team and quickly becomes sought after by other athletes, musicians, politicians and those living in the spotlight. Starting season three she works for V3, a major talent agency in NYC, after being fired by the new GM/head coach of the New York Hawks.
• Marc Blucas as Matthew "Matt" Donnally (seasons 1–2): The New York Hawks' athletic trainer, and later general manager, to whom Dani was attracted.
• Scott Cohen as Dominic Eugene[9] "Nico" Careles: A former Navy SEAL from Pittsburgh, head of security and "fixer" for first the Hawks and then V3.
• Hannah Marks as Lindsay Santino (seasons 1–2, guest season 3): Dani's rebellious teenage daughter.
• Patrick Johnson as Ray "Ray Jay" Santino Jr. (seasons 1–2): Dani's teenage son who is an avid fan of T.K., often using him to get things from the Hawks' team that regular fans could not.
• Mehcad Brooks as Terrence "T.K." King: The New Jersey Bobcats' star player, formerly the New York Hawks' star player and Dani's main focus when she was originally hired by the NY Hawks football team.
• Karissa Lee Staples as Paloma Madsen (season 3): Dani's ambitious new assistant.[10][11]
• John Stamos as Connor McClane (season 3): the founder of a sports and entertainment management empire named V3, who employs Dani.[12]

Recurring

• Gregory Alan Williams as Coach Pat Purnell: The former head coach of the New York Hawks, now again TK's coach with the New Jersey Bobcats.
• Andrea Anders as Laura Radcliffe: A high-powered publicist hired by the Hawks to improve T.K.'s public image. She has also had a previous relationship with Matt Donnally.
• Amanda Detmer as Jeanette Fiero:[13] Dani's best friend.
• Jason Gedrick as Dr. J. D. Aldridge: Dani's former grad school professor.[14]
• Evan Handler as Marshall Pittman: Deceased former owner of the New York Hawks.
• Jaime Lee Kirchner as Vivica Stevens: A reporter who T.K. begins dating, but who later is dumped by T.K. after he is shot.
• Concetta Tomei as Angela: Dani's mother, and a gambler.
• Gaius Charles as Damon Razor/Bryce Abbot: An academic football player with a shady past who comes in as a runner-up for T.K. after he is shot.
• Rob Estes as Rob Maroney: T.K.'s agent who helped T.K. on his downward spiral after dealing with being shot.
• Michaela McManus as Noelle Saris: A reporter in behind Terrence King and Damon Razor, searching for Razor's past and threatening a sexual harassment suit on the team and T.K.
• Michael O'Neill as Hank Hooper: A friend of Coach Purnell, who was appointed by the league to be the Interim GM until the "Pittman situation" was resolved.
• Danielle Panabaker as Juliette Pittman: Daughter of Marshall Pittman, briefly owner of the Hawks.
• Travis Smith as Rex Evans: A gay player for the Hawks and Dani's patient, who became friends with T.K. when the star quarterback helped him come out to the team and to the rest of the world.
• David Andrews as Coach Tom Wizinski: The new head coach and GM for the Hawks.
• David Anders as Troy Cutler: Connor's second-in-command at V3.[15]
• Kate Miner as Sheera Kane, a top model who was dating T.K., looking to start a lingerie line with him, and was briefly engaged to him.
• Nicholas X. Parsons as Stanzi Palmer, a computer hacker hired by V3 to assist Nico in collecting intelligence.
• Autumn Reeser as Abby Bruce, girlfriend of Connor.
• Mario Cimarro as Augusto, Spanish chef who returns incognito to help Dr. Dani surprise Jeanette.
• Ben Winchell as Eric

Episodes

Season	Timeslot (ET)	# Ep.	Premiered		Ended		TV Season	Viewers (in millions)
			Date	Premiere Viewers (in millions)	Date	Finale Viewers (in millions)
1	Wednesday 10:00 p.m.	12	June 29, 2011	4.67[16]	September 14, 2011	4.01[17]	2011	5.85[18]
2		16	June 6, 2012	3.01[19]	February 20, 2013	1.98[20]	2012–2013	2.50
3		10[5]	June 12, 2013	2.61[21]	August 21, 2013	2.36[22]	2013	2.19

Development and production

The series is based on the true story of a female psychologist Dr. Donna Dannenfelser who worked for the New York Jets.[4][23] Initially titled Dr. Donna, the show first appeared on the USA Network's development slate in December 2009.[24] In May 2010, the network placed a cast-contingent pilot order under the new name Necessary Roughness.[25] Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro wrote the pilot script, and Kevin Dowling was set to direct the pilot.[23]

Casting announcements began in mid-September. First to be cast was Callie Thorne, who plays the lead role as Danielle "Dani" Santino.[26] Next to join the project was Marc Blucas, who was cast as the football team's athletic trainer and a romantic interest for Danielle.[27] Scott Cohen and Mehcad Brooks came on board in October. Cohen portrays a football team colleague of Dani's,[28] and Brooks is one of her clients.[29]

Cast as guest stars[30] were Amanda Detmer, as Dani's best friend, Jeanette,[31] and Concetta Tomei, who portrays Dani's mother.[32] In early November, Craig Bierko was added to the cast as Dani's estranged husband.[33]

The pilot episode was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia in November and December 2010, with the Georgia Dome being used for exterior and some interior shots of game day scenes.[34] The network greenlighted the series on January 19, 2011.[4] The series was renewed for a second season by USA Network on September 15, 2011.[35] The series was renewed for a third 10-episode season by USA Networks on January 7, 2013 [36]

On June 19, 2013, USA Network announced it will debut a webisode series, called TK Gets Real, that will feature Terrance "TK" King (Mehcad Brooks) as he seeks to become a reality star. The web series will last six weeks.[37] The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Shereé Whitfield will appear in the web series alongside Brooks and new cast member Karissa Lee Staples.[38]

Home media

Universal Studios Home Entertainment released all 3 seasons on DVD in Region 1 between 2012-2014.[39][40][41] On July 1, 2016, it was announced that Mill Creek Entertainment has acquired the rights to the series in Region 1 and rereleased all 3 seasons on September 6.[42]

Awards and accolades

Awards and accolades for Necessary Roughness

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Refs
2012	Golden Globe Award	Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama	Callie Thorne	Nominated	[43]
2013	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor	Patrick Johnson	Nominated	[44]

References

External links

• Official website
• Necessary Roughness at IMDb

На других языках

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[ru] Необходимая жестокость (телесериал)

«Необходи́мая жесто́кость» (англ. Necessary Roughness) — американский телесериал в жанре драмы и спортивной драмы. Премьера состоялась 29 июня 2011 года на телеканале USA Network[1][2]. Сериал был заказан 29 января 2011 года[3]. 15 сентября 2011 года шоу было продлено на второй сезон, состоящий из 16 серий[4]. 7 января 2013 года было объявлено о продлении сериала на третий сезон, состоящий из 10 эпизодов[5].

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