Necessary Roughness (Scripted, English)
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2011-06-29
Ended: 2013-08-21
Network: USA Network
Country: US
Airs on: Wednesday
Air time: 22:00
Runtime: 60 minutes
Average rating: 7.1
Necessary Roughness focuses on tough sexy Long Island divorcee Dani who re-energizes her life and career when she becomes a therapist for a professional football team. Underestimated at every turn, she succeeds beyond all expectations and soon finds herself the most sought-after therapist for high-profile clients. Athletes, musicians, politicians and others living in the spotlight - all in a moment of crisis - clamor for her unique brand of tough love therapy. As a newly single mom raising two teenagers, her start-up practice wreaks havoc on her life. But recognizing that she's changing people's lives for the better, she is determined to make her new career work by striking a balance between her personal and professional worlds.