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Friends with Benefits: Season 1

12 episodes Premiered Aug 5, 2011 Updated Jul 22, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

Pilot

Aug 5, 2011 · 21 min

When Ben is confronted with needing a date to his sister's wedding, Sarah begins to worry that their arrangement is becoming too serious. Their friend Aaron Greenway, a successful

S1·E2

The Benefit of the Mute Button

Aug 5, 2011 · 21 min

Ben and Sarah choose to bring their physical relationship to a halt when Sarah begins dating a co-worker who she thinks might be boyfriend material. Elsewhere, Aaron takes his rela

S1·E3

The Benefit of the Unspoken Dynamic

Aug 12, 2011 · 21 min

When Aaron becomes depressed over an ex-girlfriend getting engaged, Ben and Fitz decide to take him out for a night on the town, only to end up arguing over a girl. Meanwhile, Sara

S1·E4

The Benefit of Forgetting

Aug 12, 2011 · 21 min

Ben runs into an ex and reaps the benefits of her short-term memory loss. Meanwhile, Fitz fears his lesbian mother is lonely and tries to find her a girlfriend, but is surprised to

S1·E5

The Benefit of the Right Track

Aug 19, 2011 · 21 min

Sarah struggles to get off the "Booty Call Track" and onto the "Relationship Track" with paramedic Evan, while Ben works toward the opposite with a girl he met over the weekend. Ba

S1·E6

The Benefit of Keeping Your Ego in Check

Aug 19, 2011 · 21 min

In an attempt to avoid a date with a nerdy co-worker, Sarah asks Aaron to bid on her at a charity bachelorette auction. Meanwhile, Ben accidentally uses a suggestive phrase with a

S1·E7

The Benefit of Mardi Gras

Aug 26, 2011 · 21 min

After fighting with her sister, Sara wants to skip a trip to visit her family; Aaron gets drunk and loses his friends.

S1·E8

The Benefit of Mentors

Aug 26, 2011 · 21 min

Aaron learns a girl he mentored in junior high has become a porn star; a doctor bribes Sara for help impressing Riley; Fitz and Ben visit a friend at the hospital.

S1·E9

The Benefit of Being Shallow

Sep 2, 2011 · 21 min

Sara misses compliments about her appearance when she starts dating a blind man; Ben dates a girl with an affinity for large hats; Aaron spends time with an older woman

S1·E10

The Benefit of Avoiding the Mindbanger

Sep 2, 2011 · 21 min

Sara and Ben start losing themselves when they fall back into relationships with their exes; Riley is surprised by Aaron's efforts to impress a woman with his money.

S1·E11

The Benefit of Putting in the Work

Sep 9, 2011 · 21 min

Ben asks Aaron to invest in a new business venture; Sarah encounters some obstacles while dating a cute journalist; Riley tries to help Fitz become Chicago's number one bachelor.

S1·E12

The Benefit of Friends

Sep 9, 2011 · 21 min

Ben realizes he misses the relationship he had with Sarah; Sarah lies to her boyfriend; Riley falls for a guy she just met.