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The Best Episodes of The Defenders

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Defenders Season 2 Episode 14 - Grandma TNT
    9.3/10(21 votes)

    #1 - Grandma TNT

    S2:E14

    No description available

    Director:Elliot Silverstein
    Writer:David Karp

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  2. The Defenders Season 3 Episode 5 - Conspiracy of Silence
    9.0/10(15 votes)

    #2 - Conspiracy of Silence

    S3:E5

    No description available

    Director:Alex March
    Writer:Roger H. Lewis

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  3. The Defenders Season 2 Episode 7 - Madman (2)
    8.8/10(20 votes)

    #3 - Madman (2)

    S2:E7

    No description available

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg
    Writer:Robert Thom

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  4. The Defenders Season 1 Episode 31 - Along Came a Spider
    8.7/10(15 votes)

    #4 - Along Came a Spider

    S1:E31

    No description available

    Director:Elliot Silverstein
    Writer:Peter Stone

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  5. The Defenders Season 3 Episode 33 - The Non-Violent
    8.7/10(15 votes)

    #5 - The Non-Violent

    S3:E33

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    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Ernest Kinoy

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  6. The Defenders Season 4 Episode 28 - The Prosecutor
    8.7/10(14 votes)

    #6 - The Prosecutor

    S4:E28

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    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:David Shaw

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  7. The Defenders Season 1 Episode 17 - The Bedside Murder
    8.6/10(24 votes)

    #7 - The Bedside Murder

    S1:E17

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    Director:Fielder Cook
    Writer:Max Ehrlich

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  8. The Defenders Season 1 Episode 32 - The Broken Barrelhead
    8.6/10(17 votes)

    #8 - The Broken Barrelhead

    S1:E32

    No description available

    Director:David Greene
    Writer:David Karp

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  9. The Defenders Season 2 Episode 6 - Madman (1)
    8.6/10(17 votes)

    #9 - Madman (1)

    S2:E6

    No description available

    Director:Stuart Rosenberg
    Writer:Robert Thom

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  10. The Defenders Season 3 Episode 16 - Blacklist
    8.6/10(24 votes)

    #10 - Blacklist

    S3:E16

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    Director:Stuart Rosenberg
    Writer:Ernest Kinoy

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  11. The Defenders Season 3 Episode 29 - The Man Who Saved His Country
    8.6/10(13 votes)

    #11 - The Man Who Saved His Country

    S3:E29

    No description available

    Director:Elliot Silverstein
    Writer:Albert Ruben

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  12. The Defenders Season 1 Episode 3 - Death Across the Counter
    8.5/10(36 votes)

    #12 - Death Across the Counter

    S1:E3

    No description available

    Director:Buzz Kulik
    Writer:Reginald Rose

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  13. The Defenders Season 1 Episode 12 - Perjury
    8.5/10(25 votes)

    #13 - Perjury

    S1:E12

    No description available

    Director:Boris Sagal
    Writer:Adrian Spies

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  14. The Defenders Season 1 Episode 29 - Reunion with Death
    8.5/10(26 votes)

    #14 - Reunion with Death

    S1:E29

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    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:David Shaw

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  15. The Defenders Season 3 Episode 12 - Old Lady Ironsides
    8.5/10(16 votes)

    #15 - Old Lady Ironsides

    S3:E12

    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.

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:Robert Van Scoyk

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  16. The Defenders Season 1 Episode 13 - The Attack
    8.4/10(31 votes)

    #16 - The Attack

    S1:E13

    No description available

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:John W. Bloch

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  17. The Defenders Season 1 Episode 18 - The Search
    8.4/10(24 votes)

    #17 - The Search

    S1:E18

    No description available

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Reginald Rose

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  18. The Defenders Season 2 Episode 22 - The Traitor
    8.4/10(15 votes)

    #18 - The Traitor

    S2:E22

    No description available

    Director:David Greene
    Writer:Larry Cohen

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  19. The Defenders Season 1 Episode 21 - The Locked Room
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    #19 - The Locked Room

    S1:E21

    No description available

    Director:David Greene
    Writer:Ernest Kinoy

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  20. The Defenders Season 1 Episode 23 - The Crusader
    8.3/10(13 votes)

    #20 - The Crusader

    S1:E23

    No description available

    Director:Daniel Petrie
    Writer:Jerome Ross

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  21. The Defenders Season 3 Episode 23 - Moment of Truth
    8.3/10(14 votes)

    #21 - Moment of Truth

    S3:E23

    No description available

    Director:Paul Bogart
    Writer:David Karp

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  22. The Defenders Season 1 Episode 2 - Killer Instinct
    8.2/10(50 votes)

    #22 - Killer Instinct

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:John Vlahos

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  23. The Defenders Season 1 Episode 9 - The Trial of Jenny Scott
    8.2/10(25 votes)

    #23 - The Trial of Jenny Scott

    S1:E9

    No description available

    Director:Buzz Kulik
    Writer:Reginald Rose

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  24. The Defenders Season 1 Episode 20 - The Point Shaver
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    #24 - The Point Shaver

    S1:E20

    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.

    Director:Buzz Kulik
    Writer:Mann Rubin

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  25. The Defenders Season 1 Episode 26 - The Tarnished Cross
    8.2/10(19 votes)

    #25 - The Tarnished Cross

    S1:E26

    No description available

    Director:Franklin J. Schaffner
    Writer:Reginald Rose

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Best Episodes Summary

"Grandma TNT" is the best rated episode of "The Defenders". It scored 9.3/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by Elliot Silverstein and written by David Karp, it aired on 12/22/1962. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Conspiracy of Silence".