The Defenders
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About The Defenders
The Defenders is a drama TV series that premiered on CBS on September 16, 1961. It has 4 seasons and 132 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 4 Episode 30 "Only a Child", aired on May 13, 1965.
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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Episodes
132 episodes · 4 seasons
Season 1
1961 · 32 episodes · Last episode: 64 years ago
- E32Finale
- E31
31. Along Came a Spider
- E30
30. The Benefactor
E29
29. Reunion with Death
- E28
28. The Naked Heiress
- E27
27. The Last Six Months
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.
- E26
26. The Tarnished Cross
- E25
25. The Iron Man
- E24
24. The Hickory Indian
- E23
23. The Crusader
- E22
22. The Empty Chute
- E21
21. The Locked Room
- E20
20. The Point Shaver
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.
- E19
19. Storm at Birch Glen
- E18
18. The Search
- E17
17. The Bedside Murder
- E16
16. The Best Defense
- E15
15. Gideon's Follies
- E14
14. The Prowler
- E13
13. The Attack
- E12
12. Perjury
- E11
11. The Treadmill
- E10
10. The Man with the Concrete Thumb
- E9
9. The Trial of Jenny Scott
- E8
8. The Accident
- E7
7. The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms
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.
- E6
6. The Boy Between
- E5
5. The Young Lovers
- E4
4. The Riot
- E3
3. Death Across the Counter
- E2
2. Killer Instinct
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.
E1
1. Quality of Mercy
Dr. Bill Conrad's patient, Leona Warner, delivers a baby with Down Syndrome.
Season 2
1962 · 34 episodes · Last episode: 63 years ago
- E34
34. The Brother Killers
Finale - E33
33. The Trial of Twenty-Two
- E32
32. Everybody Else is Dead
- E31
31. The Noose
- E30
30. Judgment Eve
- E29
29. The Colossus
- E28
28. A Taste of Vengeance
- E27
27. A Book for Burning
- E26
26. The Heathen
- E25
25. The Last Illusion
Magician Monte Moran fails in his attempt to escape from a coffin-like box lowered into the river. When his body is finally retrieved, Moran's assistant Ballin claims someone tampered with the equipment.
- E24
24. Metamorphosis
- E23
23. The Eye of Fear
- E22
22. The Traitor
- E21
21. The Hour Before Doomsday
- E20
20. Ordeal
- E19
19. Poltergeist
- E18
18. The Poisoned Fruit Doctrine
- E17
17. Man Against Himself
- E16
16. Kill or Be Killed
- E15
15. Don't Take the Stand
- E14
14. Grandma TNT
- E13
13. The Apostle
- E12
12. The Savage Infant
- E11
11. The Hidden Jungle
- E10
10. The Invisible Badge
- E9
9. The Avenger
- E8
8. The Bigamist
- E7
7. Madman (2)
- E6
6. Madman (1)
- E5
5. The Unwanted
- E4
4. The Seven Ghosts of Simon Gray
- E3
3. The Indelible Silence
- E2
2. Blood Country
- E1
1. The Voices of Death
Martha Harrow, a young wife and mother, is convicted of first-degree murder. The victim: her husband, an alcoholic and wife beater.
Season 3
1963 · 36 episodes · Last episode: 62 years ago
- E36
36. The Uncivil War
Finale - E35
35. Hollow Triumph
- E34
34. Stowaway
- E33
33. The Non-Violent
- E32
32. The Fine Line
- E31
31. The Sixth Alarm
- E30
30. Mind Over Murder
- E29
29. The Man Who Saved His Country
- E28
28. Yankee Go Home
- E27
27. The Thief
- E26
26. May Day! May Day!
- E25
25. Die Laughing
- E24
24. The Hidden Fury
- E23
23. Moment of Truth
- E22
22. Survival
- E21
21. Drink Like a Lady
- E20
20. The Pill Man
- E19
19. The Secret
- E18
18. All the Silent Voices
Dr. Katherine Tasso opens a clinic and dispenses birth-control information—although she's aware that her actions violate state laws.
- E17
17. Who'll Dig His Grave?
- E16
16. Blacklist
Blacklist is an episode of TV program The Defenders.
- E15
15. The Last Day
- E14
14. Claire Cheval Died in Boston
- E13
13. Fugue for Trumpet and Small Boy
- E12
12. Old Lady Ironsides
A high school senior is denied the chance to finish two more months of high school for a diploma, just because she has been found to be pregnant. A little old lady who has befriended the girl, and who had been an active Suffragette, determines to help her: she chains herself to the school entrance. The attending publicity and subsequent sanity hearing for the old lady, force the board to change its ruling.
- E11
11. The Crowd Pleaser
- E10
10. Climate of Evil
- E9
9. The Seal of Confession
- E8
8. Loophole
- E7
7. Star-Spangled Ghetto
- E6
6. The Cruel Hook
- E5
5. Conspiracy of Silence
- E4
4. The Bagman
- E3
3. The Captive
- E2
2. The Empty Heart
- E1
1. The Weeping Baboon
Season 4
1964 · 30 episodes · Last episode: 61 years ago
- E30
30. Only a Child
Finale - E29
29. The Bum's Rush
- E28
28. The Prosecutor
- E27
27. Youths and Maidens on an Evening Walk
- E26
26. A Matter of Law and Disorder
- E25
25. The Sworn Twelve
- E24
24. Impeachment
- E23
23. Nobody Asks What Side You're On . . .
- E22
22. The Merry-Go-Round Murder
- E21
21. No-Knock
- E20
20. Fires of the Mind
After taking LSD, mentally disturbed Robert Kraft commits suicide while experiencing a hallucinatory reaction—and Dr. Byron Saul (Pleasence), who's been treating Kraft with the drug, is charged with manslaughter.
- E19
19. The Objector
- E18
18. The Unwritten Law
- E17
17. Death on Wheels
- E16
16. The Silent Killers
- E15
15. Eyewitness
- E14
14. Whipping Boy
- E13
13. King of the Hill
- E12
12. A Voice Loud and Clear
- E11
11. Whitewash
- E10
10. The Siege
- E9
9. Comeback
- E8
8. A Taste of Ashes
- E7
7. Turning Point
- E6
6. The Man Who . . .
- E5
5. Conflict of Interests
- E4
4. Go-Between
- E3
3. Hero of the People
- E2
2. The Seven Hundred-Year Old Gang (2)
- E1
1. The Seven Hundred-Year Old Gang (1)
Cast & crew
Created by Reginald Rose
The Defenders FAQ
Will there be new episodes of The Defenders?
The Defenders has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on May 13, 1965.
When did the latest episode of The Defenders come out?
The most recent episode of The Defenders, Season 4 Episode 30 "Only a Child", aired on May 13, 1965.
How many seasons of The Defenders are there?
The Defenders has 4 seasons with 132 episodes in total.
When did The Defenders first air?
The Defenders first aired on CBS on September 16, 1961.
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