The Best Defense: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Best Defense is an exciting new show that teaches self defense through knowledge, preparation and awareness for men and women alike. The show features defense methods that involve: firearms, unarmed defensive situations, and self-defense product reviews. Every episode includes practical tips and techniques for self defense. The series travels the United States, visiting law enforcement academies and military training facilities where guest hosts and experts, including veteran law enforcement trainers and published personal defense authors, will demonstrate life-saving techniques for self-defense in the home, at the office, on a plane or even when lost in the woods.

Series details

• Title: The Best Defense
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2008-12-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-04-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Outdoor Channel
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6388
• IMDb ID: tt1404834
• TVDB ID: 215031

Cast and credited roles

• Michael Bane — Co-Host
• Mike Seeklander — Co-Host
• Michael Janich — Co-Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-12-24; final listed air date 2008-12-24.
• Season 5: premiered 2013-01-05; final listed air date 2013-01-05.
• Season 6: premiered 2014-01-01; final listed air date 2014-03-26; episode order: 13.
• Season 7: premiered 2014-12-31; final listed air date 2015-05-20; episode order: 14.
• Season 8: premiered 2015-12-02; final listed air date 2016-12-28; episode order: 16.
• Season 9: premiered 2017-01-04; final listed air date 2017-04-12; episode order: 16.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Best Defense on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.