The Defenders

The Defenders (1961)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Creator: Reginald Rose
  • First Air Date: 1961-09-16
  • Last Air Date: 1965-05-13
  • Total Seasons: 4
  • Total Episodes: 132
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 60 min.
  • Production Company: Plautus Productions
  • Network: CBS
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Summary

The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.

  • Keywords: parent child relationship, lawyer, courtroom, defense attorney, courtroom drama
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    The Defenders Trailer

    The Defenders Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1961-09-16
    32 Episodes

    Season 2

    First Air Date: 1962-09-15
    34 Episodes

    Season 3

    First Air Date: 1963-09-28
    36 Episodes

    Season 4

    First Air Date: 1964-09-24
    30 Episodes

    The Defenders Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Pilot60 min
    Season 1Episode 2Las Vegas v. Reid60 min
    Season 1Episode 3Nevada v. Carter60 min
    Season 1Episode 4Nevada v. Cerrato60 min
    Season 1Episode 5Nevada v. Senator Harper60 min
    Season 1Episode 6Nevada v. Rodgers60 min
    Season 1Episode 7Las Vegas v. Johnson60 min
    Season 1Episode 8Nevada v. Killa Diz60 min
    Season 1Episode 9Whitten v. Fenlee60 min
    Season 1Episode 10Nevada v. Dennis60 min
    Season 1Episode 11Nevada v. Riley60 min
    Season 1Episode 12Nevada v. Wayne60 min
    Season 1Episode 13Nevada v. Donnie The Numbers Guy60 min
    Season 1Episode 14Nevada V. Doug the Mule60 min
    Season 1Episode 15Nevada v. Hunter60 min
    Season 1Episode 16Noland v. Galloway Pharmaceuticals60 min
    Season 1Episode 17Nevada v. Greene60 min
    Season 1Episode 18Morelli v. Kaczmarek60 min
    • E.G. Marshall

      as Lawrence Preston
    • Robert Reed

      as Kenneth Preston
    Production Herbert Brodkin Executive Producer
    Production Bob Markell Producer
    Writing Robert Thom Writer
    Writing Reginald Rose Writer
    Costume & Make-Up Mary Merrill Costume Design

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