Emmy Awards
The Defenders won 13 Emmy Awards (including three in a row for Outstanding Drama Series) and received an additional seven nominations.
| Year | Result | Category | Who | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Awarded | Outstanding Continued Performance by a Lead Actor in a Series | E. G. Marshall | |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama | Franklin J. Schaffner | |||
| Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama | ||||
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama | Reginald Rose | |||
| 1963 | Awarded | Outstanding Continued Performance by a Lead Actor in a Series | E. G. Marshall | |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama | Stuart Rosenberg | "The Madman" | ||
| Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama | ||||
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama | Robert Thom Reginald Rose |
"The Madman" | ||
| Nominated | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Don Gordon (for playing "Joey Tassili") |
"The Madman" | |
| Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Sylvia Sidney (for playing "Adela") |
"The Madman" | ||
| Program of the Year | "The Madman" | |||
| 1964 | Awarded | Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama | ||
| Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Jack Klugman (for playing "Joe Larch") |
"Blacklist" | ||
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Original | Ernest Kinoy | "Blacklist" | ||
| Nominated | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama | Paul Bogart | "Moment of Truth" | |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama | Stuart Rosenberg | "Blacklist" | ||
| The Program of the Year | "Blacklist" | |||
| 1965 | Awarded | Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Directors | Paul Bogart | "The 700 Year Old Gang" |
| Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Writers | David Karp | "The 700 Year Old Gang" | ||
| Nominated | Outstanding Program Achievements in Entertainment | Bob Markell |
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