The Defenders

The Defenders returned to its lighter side this week. Our critic gave “Nevada v. Cerrato” a decent 3.8 rating. Read on to find out why.

Pete takes on the case a hot cabana girl this week. She’s been accused of assault and battery. Nick? His client is a senator charged with kidnapping.

This seems appropriate for a show set in Las Vegas: magician Penn Jilette will appear on an upcoming episode of The Defenders.

A more serious episode of The Defenders didn’t sit too well with our critic this week. Find out why in this review of “Nevada v. Carter.”

A case turns complicated for Nick on this week’s installment. Elsewhere, Pete goes up against a casino when a lottery winner loses everything after a night of major gambling.

The Defenders were up to their usual tricks on this week’s episode. We gave the episode a solid 4.5 rating.

Nick defends a stripper who is charged with solicitation on this episode, while Pete musttake a case he doesn’t want to. The reason? He lost a hand of poker.

The Defenders got off to a solid start on CBS. What did you think of the pilot episode?

Nick works the system to free a single mother accused of running down a jogger on this episode. The incident took place while she was chatting on her cell phone.

We meet a pair of colorful attorneys in Las Vegas on this series premiere. Read on for a recap of the pilot episode of The Defenders.