American drama series (2001-04)

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The Guardian: Season 1
The Guardian is an American drama television series created by David Hollander, which originally aired on CBS from September 25, 2001, to May 4, 2004. The show stars Simon Baker as Pittsburgh โ€ฆ Wikipedia
Ratings
7.4 / 10.0
IMDb
6.38K votes
83%
Rotten Tomatoes
55.0
Metacritic
27 votes
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Wikipedia
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November 8, 2025 - The Guardian is an American drama television series created by David Hollander, which originally aired on CBS from September 25, 2001, to May 4, 2004. The show stars Simon Baker as Pittsburgh corporate attorney Nick Fallin, with Dabney Coleman as his father and boss.
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IMDb
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The Guardian (TV Series 2001โ€“2004) - IMDb
September 25, 2001 - With Simon Baker, Alan Rosenberg, Raphael Sbarge, Dabney Coleman. Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick.
Rating: 7.4/10 โ€‹ - โ€‹ 6.38K votes
Discussions

The Guardian
It's a great show! But as you progress, you see both characters are polar opposites haha. Still, it's really good and Nick's character is really conflicted and interesting. As someone else already said, a lot of people hate him (I like him a lot tbh) and I think that adds more to the show, no one is completely good nor evil, they are just people. More on reddit.com
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Enjoying ever so much "The Mentalist", I started renting Simon Baker's previous CBS series "The Guardian", which also features the under-appreciated... More on forums.stevehoffman.tv
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Anyone else finish The Mentalist and decide to try The Guardian simply for another Simon Baker fix?
I didn't watch them back to back but I have binged the Guardian. I enjoyed it. One thing I liked about it was that every character is flawed, which lends a bit or realism to the drama. At points you root for characters and other times they really piss you off. The story doesn't have heros so much as it has a bunch of people dealing with what life thtows at them, sometimes well and sometimes not so well. I definitely recommend sticking with it. More on reddit.com
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Itโ€™s one of my two favorite shows, the beginning Buffy The Vampire Slayer. The creator of the show used to teach a course on writing at a university. I donโ€™t know if he still does. I wish that I couldโ€™ve taken it. More on reddit.com
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The Guardian ยท 2003 ยท โจTV-14โฉ ยท Drama ยท A lawyer is working off a drug conviction with 1,500 hours of court-mandated community service, while trying to mend his relationship with his dad.
Actors ย  Simon BakerDabney ColemanAlan Rosenbergโ€ฆ
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The Guardian (Series) - TV Tropes
June 16, 2024 - A CBS drama staring Simon Baker as Nick Fallin, a lawyer sentenced to community service after a drug conviction. The show deals with his strained relationship with his father (Dabney Coleman) and his work through community service. The show also โ€ฆ
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The Guardian - CBS - Watch on Paramount Plus
Show More ยท The Guardian ยท Hotshot lawyer Nick Fallin must perform community service at a child advocacy office or risk being disbarred when he's arrested for using drugs. While he serves his sentence, he continues to close lucrative deals ...
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TV review | The Guardian
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The Guardian - Where to Watch and Stream - TV Guide
Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do fifteen hundred hours of community service, somehow to be squeezed into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions, and board meetings. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian, a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances.
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TV Series The Guardian, w/ Simon Baker | Steve Hoffman Music Forums
June 24, 2010 - Enjoying ever so much "The Mentalist", I started renting Simon Baker's previous CBS series "The Guardian", which also features the under-appreciated...
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The Guardian - watch tv show streaming online
September 25, 2001 - Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of community service, somehow to be squeezed into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions and board meetings. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian - a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances.
Directors ย  Kevin Rodney SullivanJerry Levineโ€ฆ
Rating: 73/100 โ€‹ - โ€‹ 234 votes
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Rotten Tomatoes
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The Guardian | Rotten Tomatoes
September 25, 2001 - Watch The Guardian with a subscription on Paramount+, or buy it on Prime Video, Apple TV. ... Discover more movies and TV shows.
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Watch The Guardian Season 1 | Prime Video
Fallin and Associates take on a sexual harassment case while Nick works to get a homeless gay teen off the streets.
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IMDb
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The Guardian (TV Series 2001โ€“2004) - Episode list - IMDb
Corporate lawyer Nick Fallin is doing community service as a child advocate to satisfy part of his criminal sentence. He figures he'll do his time and get back to his life until his first case hits too close to home.
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Metacritic
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The Guardian Reviews - Metacritic
September 25, 2001 - The Guardian is a chilling, state-of-America show, pointedly devoted to the question, "What is a meaningful life?" Simon Baker is galvanizing as the hero, intense and hard to read.
Rating: 55/100 โ€‹ - โ€‹ 27 votes
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Watch The Guardian Season 1 โ€“ Prime Video
A hotshot lawyer is arrested and serves community service as a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services.
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The Guardian - canceled + renewed TV shows, ratings - TV Series Finale
August 23, 2009 - After a drug conviction, hotshot Pittsburgh attorney Nicholas "Nick" Fallin (Simon Baker) is sentenced to perform 1,500 hours of community service by representing children for the nonprofit Children's Legal Services organization. Though initially reluctant, he soon becomes a vigorous child advocate and works with earthy boss Alvin Masterson (Alan Rosenberg), social worker Laurie Solt (Kathleen Chalfant), and fellow advocates James Mooney (Charles Malik Whitfield) and Louisa "Lulu" Archer (Wendy Moniz).