As of July 2026, The Protectors Season 1 aired in 1972 with 26 episodes — streaming now on ARROW. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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The Protectors Season 1

1972 26 Episodes Action & Adventure · Crime ⭐ 6/10

The Protectors Season 1 has quietly become one of the more dependable crime dramas currently available on . Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. 14 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Robert Vaughn leads a cast that carries the story without ever feeling mechanical. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

The Protectors Season 1 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. At its heart, The Protectors Season 1 understands what makes crime drama work — character first, plot second. Season 1 of The Protectors includes 26 episodes. It aired from September 1972 to March 1973. This season stars Robert Vaughn, Tony Anholt and Nyree Dawn Porter. Robert Vaughn and Tony Anholt lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1972. What distinguishes the best crime dramas from the rest is whether the character work can carry scenes where the mystery takes a breath — The Protectors Season 1 passes that test consistently. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Crime and mystery fans will find exactly what they are after in The Protectors Season 1. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Robert Vaughn carries scenes that would sink a lesser production. The resolution feels inevitable rather than arbitrary, which is rarer than it sounds.

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🎬 The Protectors Season 1 — Episode Guide

E1
2,000 ft to Die
1972-09-29
A friend of Harry's insists on doing a dangerous skydiving trick despite the fact that gold smugglers are trying to kill him.
E2
Brother Hood
1972-10-06
A wealthy recluse hires the Protectors to break his brother out of prison.
E3
See No Evil
1972-10-13
While in Rome the Protectors try to help a senator who is being blackmailed.
E4
Disappearing Trick
1972-10-20
The Contessa ends up putting her life in danger when she agrees to help an old friend win a wager by making him disappear.
E5
Ceremony For the Dead
1972-10-27
The wife of a president hires the Protectors to guard her critically ill husband whom she fears may be kidnapped.
E6
It Was All Over in Leipzig
1972-11-03
While investigating a plot to overthrow the government of a Mediterranean nation the Protectors end up confronting two old friends of the Contessa, one with whom she was romantically involved.
E7
The Quick Brown Fox
1972-11-10
The West German government hires the Protectors to put a pension fund that is supporting fugitive Nazi's out of business.
E8
King Con
1972-11-17
The Protectors devise an elaborate con to recover a priceless antique which a woman had been conned out of.
E9
Thinkback
1972-11-24
Harry and the Contessa are the victims of a car crash that was engineered to get information out of them.
E10
A Kind of Wild Justice
1972-12-01
The daughter of a gangster whom Harry helped put in prison fails twice in her efforts to kill Harry.
E11
Balance of Terror
1972-12-08
The KGB hires the Protectors to capture a renegade Russian scientist who plans on destroying London with a new virus to show the world how dangerous biological warfare can be.
E12
Triple Cross
1972-12-15
A kidnapped Paul will be blown to bits unless Harry and the Contessa help steal jewels which they have been hired to safeguard.
E13
The Numbers Game
1972-12-29
The Protectors only hope of putting a drug smuggling ring out of business lies in being able to decode a coded letter.
E14
For the Rest of Your Natural ...
1973-01-05
The Contessa is captured by a psychotic killer who puts her on trial for her life.
E15
The Bodyguards
1973-01-12
The police hire the Protectors to guard the corpse of a bank robber as part of a ruse to capture his accomplices.
E16
A Matter of Life and Death
1973-01-19
In Malta, with only the body of a dead hippie as a clue, the Protectors go after smugglers despite having no idea what it is that is being smuggled.
E17
The Big Hit
1973-01-26
After unsuccessful attempts on their lives, Paul and the Contessa are too late to warn Harry that someone is out to kill him.
E18
One and One Makes One
1973-02-02
The Protectors are hired to track down Bennett, a missing Canadian agent who holds valuable information about a new American-Canadian sky project.
E19
Talkdown
1973-02-09
Harry must land a small plane on his own when the pilot dies.
E20
Vocal
1973-02-16
Drug dealers plan on using someone who can impersonate Harry's voice in order to get information out of a blinded Paul.

🎭 Cast of The Protectors Season 1

Robert Vaughn
Robert Vaughn
Harry Rule
 Tony Anholt
Tony Anholt
Paul Buchet
 Nyree Dawn Porter
Nyree Dawn Porter
Contessa Caroline de Conti

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