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The Best Defense (2008–2017) on Outdoor Channel
About The Best Defense
The Best Defense ended on April 12, 2017, on the Outdoor Channel. The series concluded after its ninth season, which aired from January 4, 2017, to April 12, 2017.
The show was a series that focused on teaching self-defense techniques through knowledge, preparation, and awareness. It featured methods involving firearms, unarmed defensive situations, and reviews of self-defense products. Each episode provided practical tips and techniques for self-defense, traveling across the United States to visit law enforcement academies and military training facilities. Guest hosts and experts, including veteran law enforcement trainers and published authors on personal defense, demonstrated life-saving techniques for various scenarios such as home protection, travel, and outdoor survival.
The cast included Michael Bane, Mike Seeklander, and Michael Janich as co-hosts.
The Best Defense episode schedule
53 aired
Aired · 53
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| April 12, 2017 | S9·E8 | Mass Casualties |
| February 22, 2017 | S9·E7 | Defensive Skills Training |
| February 15, 2017 | S9·E6 | Knife to Throat Mugging |
| February 8, 2017 | S9·E5 | Choked from Behind |
| February 1, 2017 | S9·E4 | Family Outing/Carjacking |
| January 25, 2017 | S9·E3 | Protestors Attack Vehicle |
| January 18, 2017 | S9·E2 | Defensive Shooting with Compromised Vision |
| January 4, 2017 | S9·E1 | Camping Attack |
| December 28, 2016 | S8·E16 | Aftermath - Communication with Police |
| March 23, 2016 | S8·E15 | Beyond Personal Safety |
| March 16, 2016 | S8·E14 | Disabled Defense |
| March 9, 2016 | S8·E13 | Multiple Attackers |
| March 2, 2016 | S8·E12 | ATM Robbery |
| February 24, 2016 | S8·E11 | Intervening in a Violent Attack |
| February 17, 2016 | S8·E10 | Elderly Against Multiple Attackers |
| February 10, 2016 | S8·E9 | Home Safety from Afar |
| February 3, 2016 | S8·E8 | Hotel Room Attack |
| January 27, 2016 | S8·E7 | Gunshot Medical Treatment |
| January 20, 2016 | S8·E6 | Airplane Hijacking |
| January 13, 2016 | S8·E5 | School Shooting |
| January 6, 2016 | S8·E4 | Home Invasion |
| December 30, 2015 | S8·E3 | Extremist Attack at Work |
| December 16, 2015 | S8·E2 | Hitchhiker |
| December 2, 2015 | S8·E1 | Elevator Attack |
| May 20, 2015 | S7·E14 | Active Theatre Shooter |
| March 25, 2015 | S7·E13 | Best of 2015 |
| March 18, 2015 | S7·E12 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly |
| March 11, 2015 | S7·E11 | Neighbor Altercation |
| March 4, 2015 | S7·E10 | Motorcycle Attack |
| February 25, 2015 | S7·E9 | Rural Home Invasion |
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| February 18, 2015 | S7·E8 | Vehicle Attack |
| February 11, 2015 | S7·E7 | Gas Pump Robbery |
| February 4, 2015 | S7·E6 | Active Shooter in Church |
| January 28, 2015 | S7·E5 | Pharmacy Robbery |
| January 21, 2015 | S7·E4 | Known Stalker |
| January 14, 2015 | S7·E3 | Child Abduction |
| January 7, 2015 | S7·E2 | Attacker in Home |
| December 31, 2014 | S7·E1 | The Knockout Game |
| March 26, 2014 | S6·E13 | Best of Season 6 |
| March 19, 2014 | S6·E12 | Bicycle |
| March 12, 2014 | S6·E11 | Rape |
| March 5, 2014 | S6·E10 | Elderly Couple |
| February 26, 2014 | S6·E9 | Home Invasion |
| February 19, 2014 | S6·E8 | The Rest Stop II |
| February 12, 2014 | S6·E7 | The Rest Stop |
| February 5, 2014 | S6·E6 | The Elevator |
| January 29, 2014 | S6·E5 | The Parking Garage |
| January 22, 2014 | S6·E4 | Garage |
| January 15, 2014 | S6·E3 | Trouble on the Trolley |
| January 8, 2014 | S6·E2 | Active Shooter |
| January 1, 2014 | S6·E1 | Bank Robbery |
| January 5, 2013 | S5·E1 | Neighborhood Watch |
| December 24, 2008 | S1·E1 | Pilot |
