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The Defenders

1961 ★ 6.3 4 seasons 132 eps TV-MA
Drama

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.

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The Defenders is available to stream on Nabby via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The drama from Reginald Rose has 4 seasons and 132 total episodes, rated 6.3/10 by 11 viewers.

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Episodes 132 total across 4 seasons

32 episodes19613 watched
S1 · E1
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Quality of Mercy✓
Sep 16, 1961
Dr. Bill Conrad's patient, Leona Warner, delivers a baby with Down Syndrome.
S1 · E2
51m
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Killer Instinct✓
Sep 23, 1961★ 7.0
When mild-mannered Jim McLeery kills an abusive stranger, it seems a clear-cut case of self-defense. But the prosecution reveals that, in his army days, McCleery was trained to kill.
S1 · E3
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Death Across the Counter✓
Sep 30, 1961
S1 · E4
Up next
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The Riot✓
Oct 7, 1961
S1 · E5
50m
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The Young Lovers✓
Oct 14, 1961
S1 · E6
60m
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The Boy Between✓
Oct 21, 1961
S1 · E7
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The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms✓
Oct 28, 1961
Frank Gorshin stars as an impressionist accused of murder who claims he's innocent because ""Jimmy Cagney did it""—and breaks into his multiple personality of Cagney on the witness stand as the Prestons are questioning him.
S1 · E8
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The Accident✓
Nov 4, 1961
S1 · E9
60m
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The Trial of Jenny Scott✓
Nov 11, 1961
S1 · E10
60m
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The Man with the Concrete Thumb✓
Nov 18, 1961
S1 · E11
60m
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The Treadmill✓
Nov 25, 1961
S1 · E12
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Perjury✓
Dec 2, 1961★ 8.0
S1 · E13
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The Attack✓
Dec 9, 1961
S1 · E14
60m
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The Prowler✓
Dec 16, 1961
S1 · E15
60m
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Gideon's Follies✓
Dec 23, 1961
S1 · E16
60m
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The Best Defense✓
Dec 30, 1961
S1 · E17
60m
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The Bedside Murder✓
Jan 6, 1962
S1 · E18
60m
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The Search✓
Jan 20, 1962
S1 · E19
60m
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Storm at Birch Glen✓
Jan 27, 1962
S1 · E20
60m
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The Point Shaver✓
Feb 3, 1962
Stacy Phillips, star college basketball player, is accused of taking money from gambler Vince Fargo to fix a game. The Presons, alumni of the college, are hired to defend Phillips before the State's Senate Rackets Committee.
S1 · E21
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The Locked Room✓
Feb 10, 1962
S1 · E22
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The Empty Chute✓
Feb 17, 1962
S1 · E23
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The Crusader✓
Feb 24, 1962
S1 · E24
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The Hickory Indian✓
Mar 3, 1962
S1 · E25
60m
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The Iron Man✓
Mar 10, 1962
S1 · E26
60m
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The Tarnished Cross✓
Mar 17, 1962
S1 · E27
60m
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The Last Six Months✓
Mar 31, 1962★ 9.0
Arthur Hill plays a man with six months to live--he kills his business partner in a fit of rage when the man refuses to help support his family after he has died.
S1 · E28
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The Naked Heiress✓
Apr 7, 1962
S1 · E29
60m
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Reunion with Death✓
Apr 21, 1962
S1 · E30
60m
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The Benefactor✓
Apr 28, 1962
S1 · E31
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Along Came a Spider✓
May 5, 1962
S1 · E32
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The Broken Barrelhead✓
May 26, 1962

Frequently asked

How many seasons does The Defenders have?

The Defenders has 4 seasons with 132 episodes in total.

Is The Defenders still on the air?

The Defenders has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs The Defenders?

The Defenders airs on CBS.

When did The Defenders first air?

The Defenders first aired on September 16, 1961.

Cast

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E.G. Marshall
E.G. Marshall
Lawrence Preston
Robert Reed
Robert Reed
Kenneth Preston

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