The newcomer series about a therapist who becomes personally and professionally entangled in the lives of a football team ends its freshman series with an epic showdown.  Recruiting real-life football legend Terrell Owens to portray a rival of T.K. (delightfully portrayed by Mehcad Brooks), the season finale pits T.K. against his worst nightmare:  his [...]

  On USA Network’s hit series NECESSARY ROUGHNESS following the travails of a sports therapist Dr. Dani Santino (Callie Thorne) and the out-of-control celebrities she wrangles.  During a recent press call, Orlando Jones shared what it was like to play a celebrity life-coach for the show’s resident hothead Terrence King (Mehcad Brooks) and whether he [...]

  From the casting couch to the therapy couch, Mehcad Brooks analyzes what it takes to succeed both on screen and off screen.  Starring as TK, the football quarterback with a hot temper and an unexpected heart of gold, and a soft-spot for his therapist’s family, Mehcad shared in a recent press call what he [...]

When art imitates life, it is often more truthful than reality itself.  In USA Network’s new series NECESSARY ROUGHNESS, in a twist of fate, a psychotherapist finds her personal life derailed just as her professional life takes off.  Based on a true story, the show manages to find the truth and trueness of some extraordinary [...]

  Taking a page out of the successful television playbook, NECESSARY ROUGHNESS introduces viewers to an exclusive world where the rich and powerful play and where they can stumble into some thorny predicaments if they do not keep their game face on and cannot keep their head in the game – whether the game is [...]