The Defenders is a 2010 American
legal comedy-drama that was ordered to series by
CBS for the 2010–11 television season. The series originally ran from September 22, 2010 to March 11, 2011. Set in
Las Vegas,
Nevada, the show involves a pair of defense attorneys who go all out to help their clients while keeping their personal lives in order. The show is loosely based on real-life Vegas lawyers Michael Cristalli and Marc Saggese. This series is not related to the
1960s CBS series of the same name.