The Defenders

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This CBS TV drama follows two Las Vegas defense attorneys who support their clients above all else. Nick Morelli (James Belushi) is a hard working attorney, and Pete Kaczmarek (Jerry O'Connell), who loves not only the law but beautiful women and fast cars, work together to protect their clients in Sin City. Joining them is young attorney Lisa Tyler (Jurnee Smollett) who wants to break free of her Vegas show girl past, and Zoey Waters (Tanya Fischer) as their capable and skilled assistant.

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S 1 :  Ep 18 Aired 3/11/11
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S 1 :  Ep 17 Aired 3/4/11
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S 1 :  Ep 16 Aired 2/25/11
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S 1 :  Ep 15 Aired 2/18/11
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S 1 :  Ep 14 Aired 2/11/11
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Cast & Crew

James Belushi

James Belushi

Nick Morelli
Jerry O'Connell

Jerry O'Connell

Pete Kaczmarek
Jurnee Smollett

Jurnee Smollett

Lisa Tyler
Tanya Fischer

Tanya Fischer

Zoey Waters
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Fan Reviews (12)

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  • please bring this show back

    10
    By victoriaquick, Apr 07, 2013
    This was a great show !! why do they always cancel the great ones and keep the crap on?????



  • miss the defenders

    9.5
    By marieguenin1957, Jul 26, 2012
    wish this show never went off the air i thought it was a great show....please bring back!!!

  • GREAT SHOW!!! LET'S GET IT RENEWED!!!

    10
    By Nora_R, Sep 25, 2011
    This is a GREAT show. I can't believe CBS dropped it, especially after only one season. BUT, I must say that the cable networks are coming out with some really good shows!

    Can we convince USA, TNT or FX to pick this show up and continue??? It has an excellent cast and excellent storyline (the writers must be really good!) It is well-acted with just the right balance of seriousness and comedy.

    PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, someone pitch this to one of the cable networks. I'd love to see it come back, new episodes, etc.moreless

  • Great show. Great Cast and very entising. Good clean fun. Makes me want to go to vegas and get in trouble.

    10
    By RonBishow, May 19, 2011
    I look foward to seeing this show every week. It seems like this cast has a good time. This is a great show. Makes me want to go to Las Vegas and get in trouble. It was a great move for this show to be on Friday. Good way to start the weekend. You would think the two guys on this show pull it off but the whole cast is fun to watch. This is the anchor for the night. Really don't care for anything else that is on Fridays. This is a fantastic show. May it run as long as Friend did. Good Job Jimmoreless

  • A cliche of a show, averagely written at best and ultimately pointless and unnecessary.

    5.0
    By logossun, May 16, 2011
    Let me get the pet peeves out of the way first.

    I do NOT want ANOTHER jock-type blue-eyed macho lawyer not-a-care-in-the-world banging-stewardesses-at-a-whim flaunting his perfect life in front of me. Enough is enough. Second, the way cases are cracked, with the accidental thought? So "House" I couldn't believe it.

    The plots are lazy, Belushi (who is the best part of the show) is half a step off, while everything is standard law show and everyone is as cliched as can be.

    Long story short: there are two law shows debuting about this time - this and The Whole Truth with Rob Morrow and Maura Tierney, who are a lot more lovable and are working with an angle a lot more original. Therefore, do yourself a favor and chose only one law show - and it should not be the Defenders.moreless
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