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Premiered

Saturday, September 16, 1961

Ended: Saturday, May 26, 1962

When does The Defenders Season 1 come out?

The Defenders Season 1 premiered Saturday, September 16, 1961 on CBS and ended Saturday, May 26, 1962. The season has 32 episodes.

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The Defenders Season 1 episode release dates
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1. Quality of Mercy

Dr. Bill Conrad's patient, Leona Warner, delivers a baby with Down Syndrome.

Saturday · 65 years ago

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.

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3. Death Across the Counter

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4. The Riot

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5. The Young Lovers

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6. The Boy Between

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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.

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8. The Accident

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9. The Trial of Jenny Scott

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10. The Man with the Concrete Thumb

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11. The Treadmill

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12. Perjury

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13. The Attack

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14. The Prowler

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15. Gideon's Follies

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16. The Best Defense

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17. The Bedside Murder

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18. The Search

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19. Storm at Birch Glen

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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.

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21. The Locked Room

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22. The Empty Chute

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23. The Crusader

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24. The Hickory Indian

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25. The Iron Man

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26. The Tarnished Cross

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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.

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28. The Naked Heiress

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29. Reunion with Death

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30. The Benefactor

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31. Along Came a Spider

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32. The Broken Barrelhead Finale

Saturday · 64 years ago

The Defenders Season 1 guest stars

  • Loring Smith

    Loring Smith

    Commissioner Frank Conn

  • Barnard Hughes

    Barnard Hughes

    Lester Swann

  • Jack Klugman

    Jack Klugman

    Joe Larch

  • Robert Gerringer

    Robert Gerringer

    D.A. Louis Fontana

  • Gene Hackman

    Gene Hackman

    Stanley McGuirk

  • Michael Higgins

    Michael Higgins

    Dr. Fowler

  • Conrad Bain

    Conrad Bain

    District Attorney Monahan

  • John Alexander

    John Alexander

    Judd Forrest

  • James Earl Jones

    James Earl Jones

    Lieutenant Andrews

  • Ken Kercheval

    Ken Kercheval

    Jack Wilks

  • Kathleen Maguire

    Kathleen Maguire

    Beverly Moffat

  • Lester Rawlins

    Lester Rawlins

    Dr. Wuhl

  • Paul Hartman

    Paul Hartman

    Sid Barber

  • Pat Henning

    Pat Henning

    Tom Powers

  • Bette Henritze

    Bette Henritze

    Katie Malloy

  • Mary Michael

    Mary Michael

    The Maid

The Defenders Season 1 FAQ

When does The Defenders Season 1 come out?

The Defenders Season 1 premiered Saturday, September 16, 1961 on CBS.

How many episodes are in The Defenders Season 1?

The Defenders Season 1 has 32 episodes.

Are new episodes of The Defenders Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the The Defenders Season 1 finale?

The The Defenders Season 1 finale (Episode 32) aired Saturday, May 26, 1962.

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