Is The Defenders coming back?
The Defenders (1961–1965) — drama · crime · legal on CBS
The answer: Concluded May 13, 1965.
4seasons
132episodes
About The Defenders
The Defenders ended on May 13, 1965. The show concluded after four seasons on CBS, with its final episode airing on that date.
The series was a legal drama that aired from 1961 to 1965. It focused on the legal cases handled by Lawrence Preston and his son Kenneth, who represented clients in complex and often challenging legal situations. The show depicted the courtroom battles and moral dilemmas faced by the Preston family as they sought justice for their clients.
The cast included E. G. Marshall as Lawrence Preston and Robert Reed as Kenneth Preston.
The Defenders episode schedule
132 aired
Aired · 132
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 1965 | S4·E30 | Only a Child |
| May 6, 1965 | S4·E29 | The Bum's Rush |
| April 29, 1965 | S4·E28 | The Prosecutor |
| April 15, 1965 | S4·E27 | Youths and Maidens on an Evening Walk |
| April 8, 1965 | S4·E26 | A Matter of Law and Disorder |
| March 25, 1965 | S4·E25 | The Sworn Twelve |
| March 18, 1965 | S4·E24 | Impeachment |
| March 11, 1965 | S4·E23 | Nobody Asks What Side You're On . . . |
| March 4, 1965 | S4·E22 | The Merry-Go-Round Murder |
| February 25, 1965 | S4·E21 | No-Knock |
| February 18, 1965 | S4·E20 | Fires of the Mind |
| February 11, 1965 | S4·E19 | The Objector |
| February 4, 1965 | S4·E18 | The Unwritten Law |
| January 28, 1965 | S4·E17 | Death on Wheels |
| January 21, 1965 | S4·E16 | The Silent Killers |
| January 14, 1965 | S4·E15 | Eyewitness |
| January 7, 1965 | S4·E14 | Whipping Boy |
| December 31, 1964 | S4·E13 | King of the Hill |
| December 17, 1964 | S4·E12 | A Voice Loud and Clear |
| December 10, 1964 | S4·E11 | Whitewash |
| December 3, 1964 | S4·E10 | The Siege |
| November 26, 1964 | S4·E9 | Comeback |
| November 12, 1964 | S4·E8 | A Taste of Ashes |
| November 5, 1964 | S4·E7 | Turning Point |
| October 29, 1964 | S4·E6 | The Man Who . . . |
| October 22, 1964 | S4·E5 | Conflict of Interests |
| October 15, 1964 | S4·E4 | Go-Between |
| October 8, 1964 | S4·E3 | Hero of the People |
| October 1, 1964 | S4·E2 | The Seven Hundred-Year Old Gang (2) |
| September 24, 1964 | S4·E1 | The Seven Hundred-Year Old Gang (1) |
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| June 27, 1964 | S3·E36 | The Uncivil War |
| June 20, 1964 | S3·E35 | Hollow Triumph |
| June 13, 1964 | S3·E34 | Stowaway |
| June 6, 1964 | S3·E33 | The Non-Violent |
| May 30, 1964 | S3·E32 | The Fine Line |
| May 23, 1964 | S3·E31 | The Sixth Alarm |
| May 16, 1964 | S3·E30 | Mind Over Murder |
| May 9, 1964 | S3·E29 | The Man Who Saved His Country |
| May 2, 1964 | S3·E28 | Yankee Go Home |
| April 25, 1964 | S3·E27 | The Thief |
| April 18, 1964 | S3·E26 | May Day! May Day! |
| April 11, 1964 | S3·E25 | Die Laughing |
| March 28, 1964 | S3·E24 | The Hidden Fury |
| March 21, 1964 | S3·E23 | Moment of Truth |
| March 14, 1964 | S3·E22 | Survival |
| February 29, 1964 | S3·E21 | Drink Like a Lady |
| February 22, 1964 | S3·E20 | The Pill Man |
| February 8, 1964 | S3·E19 | The Secret |
| February 1, 1964 | S3·E18 | All the Silent Voices |
| January 25, 1964 | S3·E17 | Who'll Dig His Grave? |
| January 18, 1964 | S3·E16 | Blacklist |
| January 11, 1964 | S3·E15 | The Last Day |
| December 28, 1963 | S3·E13 | Fugue for Trumpet and Small Boy |
| December 21, 1963 | S3·E12 | Old Lady Ironsides |
| December 14, 1963 | S3·E11 | The Crowd Pleaser |
| December 7, 1963 | S3·E10 | Climate of Evil |
| November 30, 1963 | S3·E9 | The Seal of Confession |
| November 23, 1963 | S3·E14 | Claire Cheval Died in Boston |
| November 16, 1963 | S3·E8 | Loophole |
| November 9, 1963 | S3·E7 | Star-Spangled Ghetto |
| November 2, 1963 | S3·E6 | The Cruel Hook |
| October 26, 1963 | S3·E5 | Conspiracy of Silence |
| October 19, 1963 | S3·E4 | The Bagman |
| October 12, 1963 | S3·E3 | The Captive |
| October 5, 1963 | S3·E2 | The Empty Heart |
| September 28, 1963 | S3·E1 | The Weeping Baboon |
| May 25, 1963 | S2·E34 | The Brother Killers |
| May 18, 1963 | S2·E33 | The Trial of Twenty-Two |
| May 11, 1963 | S2·E32 | Everybody Else is Dead |
| April 27, 1963 | S2·E31 | The Noose |
| April 20, 1963 | S2·E30 | Judgment Eve |
| April 13, 1963 | S2·E29 | The Colossus |
| April 6, 1963 | S2·E28 | A Taste of Vengeance |
| March 30, 1963 | S2·E27 | A Book for Burning |
| March 23, 1963 | S2·E26 | The Heathen |
| March 9, 1963 | S2·E25 | The Last Illusion |
| March 2, 1963 | S2·E24 | Metamorphosis |
| February 23, 1963 | S2·E23 | The Eye of Fear |
| February 16, 1963 | S2·E22 | The Traitor |
| February 9, 1963 | S2·E21 | The Hour Before Doomsday |
| February 2, 1963 | S2·E20 | Ordeal |
| January 26, 1963 | S2·E19 | Poltergeist |
| January 19, 1963 | S2·E18 | The Poisoned Fruit Doctrine |
| January 12, 1963 | S2·E17 | Man Against Himself |
| January 5, 1963 | S2·E16 | Kill or Be Killed |
| December 29, 1962 | S2·E15 | Don't Take the Stand |
| December 22, 1962 | S2·E14 | Grandma TNT |
| December 15, 1962 | S2·E13 | The Apostle |
| December 8, 1962 | S2·E12 | The Savage Infant |
| December 1, 1962 | S2·E11 | The Hidden Jungle |
| November 24, 1962 | S2·E10 | The Invisible Badge |
| November 17, 1962 | S2·E9 | The Avenger |
| November 3, 1962 | S2·E8 | The Bigamist |
| October 27, 1962 | S2·E7 | Madman (2) |
| October 20, 1962 | S2·E6 | Madman (1) |
| October 13, 1962 | S2·E5 | The Unwanted |
| October 6, 1962 | S2·E4 | The Seven Ghosts of Simon Gray |
| September 29, 1962 | S2·E3 | The Indelible Silence |
| September 22, 1962 | S2·E2 | Blood Country |
| September 15, 1962 | S2·E1 | The Voices of Death |
| May 26, 1962 | S1·E32 | The Broken Barrelhead |
| May 5, 1962 | S1·E31 | Along Came a Spider |
| April 28, 1962 | S1·E30 | The Benefactor |
| April 21, 1962 | S1·E29 | Reunion with Death |
| April 7, 1962 | S1·E28 | The Naked Heiress |
| March 31, 1962 | S1·E27 | The Last Six Months |
| March 17, 1962 | S1·E26 | The Tarnished Cross |
| March 10, 1962 | S1·E25 | The Iron Man |
| March 3, 1962 | S1·E24 | The Hickory Indian |
| February 24, 1962 | S1·E23 | The Crusader |
| February 17, 1962 | S1·E22 | The Empty Chute |
| February 10, 1962 | S1·E21 | The Locked Room |
| February 3, 1962 | S1·E20 | The Point Shaver |
| January 27, 1962 | S1·E19 | Storm at Birch Glen |
| January 20, 1962 | S1·E18 | The Search |
| January 6, 1962 | S1·E17 | The Bedside Murder |
| December 30, 1961 | S1·E16 | The Best Defense |
| December 23, 1961 | S1·E15 | Gideon's Follies |
| December 16, 1961 | S1·E14 | The Prowler |
| December 9, 1961 | S1·E13 | The Attack |
| December 2, 1961 | S1·E12 | Perjury |
| November 25, 1961 | S1·E11 | The Treadmill |
| November 18, 1961 | S1·E10 | The Man with the Concrete Thumb |
| November 11, 1961 | S1·E9 | The Trial of Jenny Scott |
| November 4, 1961 | S1·E8 | The Accident |
| October 28, 1961 | S1·E7 | The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms |
| October 21, 1961 | S1·E6 | The Boy Between |
| October 14, 1961 | S1·E5 | Young Lovers |
| October 7, 1961 | S1·E4 | The Riot |
| September 30, 1961 | S1·E3 | Death Across the Counter |
| September 23, 1961 | S1·E2 | Killer Instinct |
| September 16, 1961 | S1·E1 | Quality of Mercy |
