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18 episodes

The Defenders - Season 1

First aired Sep 22, 2010Season 1

Browse all 18 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Pilot

NR
Sep 22, 201045 min

Nick and Pete use whatever tactics necessary in order to defend a young man facing murder charges in a case unique to Vegas.

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Episode 2

Las Vegas v. Reid

6.0
Sep 29, 201044 min1 votes

Nick Morelli works the system to free a single mother accused of running down a jogger while chit chatting on her cell phone, meanwhile, Pete Kaczmarek does his best to help a man down on his luck.

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Episode 3

Nevada v. Carter

NR
Oct 6, 201044 min

Nick defends a stripper accused of solicitation; Pete must take on an unwanted case after losing a hand of poker.

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Episode 4

Nevada v. Cerrato

NR
Oct 13, 201044 min

Nick is ready to accept a simple arson case until he realizes that his client could be convicted of first-degree murder. Meanwhile, Pete helps a lottery winner take on a casino when he loses his fortune after a night of high rolling.

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Episode 5

Nevada v. Senator Harper

NR
Oct 20, 201044 min

In the middle of a divorce case, a client is charged with the kidnapping and burglary; Pete defends a cabana girl accused of assault and battery.

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Episode 6

Nevada v. Rodgers

NR
Oct 27, 201044 min

Nick defends a man charged with attempted murder; a man is caught with stolen Elvis memorabilia.

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Episode 7

Las Vegas v. Black Betty

NR
Nov 3, 201044 min

Nick reluctantly defends an entertainer's girlfriend when she is charged with murder; Lisa's newest client reveals potentially dangerous information.

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Episode 8

Nevada v. Killa Diz

NR
Nov 10, 201044 min

Nick comes to the defense of a young rapper wanted on two counts of first-degree murder. Meanwhile, Pete takes the case of an Internet hacker facing RICO charges.

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Episode 9

Whitten v. Fenlee

NR
Nov 17, 201044 min

When a woman's husband dies from a fall on a construction site, Nick and Pete look to prove wrongful death against the company. Meanwhile, Pete tries to help an online blogger avoid jail after exposing an illusionist's magic trick.

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Episode 10

Nevada v. Dennis

NR
Dec 8, 201044 min

When a young man is pulled over carrying guns with filed-off serial numbers, Nick and Pete try to get the charges thrown out. Meanwhile, Nick agrees to help the ADA's sister save a bear from being euthanized.

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Episode 11

Nevada v. Riley

NR
Dec 15, 201044 min

Nick and Pete come to the aid of a troubled ex-football player charged with battery. Meanwhile, Pete becomes exasperated when his father shows up in town.

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Episode 12

Nevada v. Wayne

NR
Jan 12, 201143 min

Nick's personal ties to a young man charged with sexual assault prompt him to defend the accusations. Meanwhile, Pete is stunned when he has jury duty.

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Episode 13

Nevada v. Donnie the Numbers Guy

NR
Feb 4, 201144 min

Seventeen years after disappearing on the eve of his wife's murder trial, a man from Nick's past returns to Vegas looking to prove his innocence by relying on new technological tools.

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Episode 14

Nevada v. Doug the Mule

NR
Feb 11, 201144 min

When a young man is pulled over carrying 30 bricks of cocaine, Nick and Pete look to prove their client was duped by a girl he met on spring break.

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Episode 15

Nevada v. Hunter

NR
Feb 18, 201144 min

Facing thirty counts of possession of a controlled substance, an overconfident judge turns to Nick, who has no choice but to help acquit him of the charges.

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Episode 16

Noland v. Galloway Pharmaceuticals

NR
Feb 25, 201144 min

Nick and Pete go after a pharmaceutical company for faulty packaging when two victims overdose on the same drug. Lisa is secretly seeing ADA Ward all the while considering a fascinating new job offer.

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Episode 17

Nevada v. Greene

NR
Mar 4, 201144 min

Unable to recall any events from the previous night, the son of a hotel owner turns to Nick and Pete for help after he awakes to find a casino host strangled to death in a hot tub.

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Episode 18

Morelli v. Kaczmarek

NR
Mar 11, 201142 min

The firm temporarily dissolves its partnership when they have to defend a husband and wife accused of murder.

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