Dan Aykroyd Guest Stars as Judge Max Hunter

 "Nevada v. Hunter" - 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, on THE DEFENDERS, Friday, Feb. 18 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.  Dan Aykroyd guest stars as Judge Max Hunter.

SERIES REGULARS:

Nick Morelli.................................. Jim Belushi

Pete Kaczmarek........................... Jerry O'Connell

Lisa Tyler..................................... Jurnee Smollett

Zoey Waters...............................Tanya Fischer

GUEST CAST:

Judge Max Hunter....................Dan Aykroyd

Sonya..................................Stephanie Y. Wang

Lucy....................................Lois Atkins

ADA Nicholson......................Rob Belushi

DA Robart.............................Scott Klace

Tony Velasco..........................Kuno Becker

Perkins.................................Robert Clotworthy

Reporter #1...........................Zorianna Kit

Reporter #2............................Todd Felix

Judge Owens..........................Glynn Turman

Detective Davis.......................Rubén Garfias

Bailiff...................................Michael Phelan

Officer.................................Pablo Espinosa

Judge White...........................Nealla Gordon

WRITTEN BY:  Niels Mueller

DIRECTED BY:  Brad Silberling

GENRE:  DRAMA

RATING:  TV-PG

On the Web: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/the_defenders/video/

Photo is available on http://www.cbspressexpress.com/.

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