List of The Good Wife episodes explained

The Good Wife is a legal drama television series set in Chicago, created by Robert King and Michelle King. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2009. The show tells the story of Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies), whose husband Peter (Chris Noth) has been jailed following a very public sex and corruption scandal. She returns to her old job as a defense attorney under Will Gardner and Diane Lockhart (Josh Charles and Christine Baranski) to rebuild her reputation and provide for her two children, Zach and Grace (Graham Phillips and Makenzie Vega).

From the first to the fourth season, all episode titles have the same number of words as the number of the season in which they appear; that is, all season one episodes have one-word titles, all season two episodes have two-word titles, etc. Starting with the fifth season, the number of words starts to decrease; the idea of the creators was that – ratings permitting – the show would run for seven seasons, which would allow for a symmetry in the title lengths: 1–2–3–4–3–2–1 to count words in each season's titles, respectively.[1]

On May 11, 2015, CBS renewed the series for a seventh season.[2] It was announced in a commercial that aired during Super Bowl 50 that the seventh season would be the final season of The Good Wife.[3]

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2009–10)

See main article: The Good Wife season 1.

Season 2 (2010–11)

See main article: The Good Wife season 2.

Season 3 (2011–12)

See main article: The Good Wife season 3.

Season 4 (2012–13)

See main article: The Good Wife season 4.

Season 5 (2013–14)

See main article: The Good Wife season 5.

Season 6 (2014–15)

See main article: The Good Wife season 6.

Season 7 (2015–16)

See main article: The Good Wife season 7.

Home video releases

SeasonEpisodesDVD release dates
Region 1Region 2Region 4Discs
123[4] [5] [6] 6
223[7] [8] [9] 6
322[10] [11] [12] 6
422[13] [14] [15] 6
522[16] [17] [18] 6
622[19] [20] [21] 6
722[22] [23] [24] 6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Fan Q&A', bonus featurette with the season pass for the fifth season on the U.S. iTunes Store. September 22, 2009 . CBS.
  2. Web site: 'The Good Wife, 'Hawaii Five-O', 'Elementary' & Many More Renewed by CBS; 'Person of Interest' Gets 13 Episode Order. https://web.archive.org/web/20150513205739/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/11/the-good-wife-hawaii-five-o-person-of-interest-more-renewed-by-cbs/402326/. dead. May 13, 2015. TV by the Numbers. Bibel. Sara. May 11, 2015. May 11, 2015.
  3. Web site: 'The Good Wife' set to end after its current season. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209092735/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/02/07/the-good-wife-set-to-end-after-its-current-season/. dead. February 9, 2016. Welch. Alex. Tv by the Numbers.com. February 7, 2016. February 7, 2016.
  4. Web site: The Good Wife – First Season Officially Announced: Date, Cost, Packaging and Extras!. TVShowsOnDVD. Lambert. David. June 21, 2010. June 21, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100626004215/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Good-Wife-Season-1/13944. June 26, 2010. mdy-all.
  5. Web site: The Good Wife – Complete Season 1 [DVD] [2009] ]. . December 1, 2010.
  6. Web site: Good Wife, The – The 1st Season (6 Disc Set) . . December 1, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101112103735/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/813197 . November 12, 2010 . dead .
  7. Web site: The Good Wife – Release Date Revealed for 'The 2nd Season' DVD Set **UPDATE: Box Art, & Extras**. TVShowsOnDVD. Lambert. David. June 20, 2011. June 20, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110624175059/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Good-Wife-Season-2/15543. June 24, 2011. mdy-all.
  8. Web site: The Good Wife – Season 2 (DVD). Amazon UK. September 12, 2011 . June 13, 2012.
  9. Web site: Good Wife, The – The 2nd Season (6 Disc Set). https://archive.today/20120729094921/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/820623. dead. July 29, 2012. EzyDVD. July 18, 2011.
  10. Web site: The Good Wife – A Release Date is Revealed for 'The 3rd Season'. TVShowsOnDVD. Lambert. David. June 11, 2012. June 11, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120615192457/http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Good-Wife-Season-3/17073. June 15, 2012. mdy-all.
  11. Web site: The Good Wife – Season 3 (DVD). Amazon UK. July 13, 2012.
  12. Web site: Good Wife, The: The 3rd Season. Ezy DVD. June 14, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072055/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/good-wife-the-the-3rd-season/dp/6116548. April 7, 2014. dead.
  13. Web site: The Good Wife – 'The 4th Season' on DVD: Extras, Street Date, & Packaging!. TVShowsOnDVD. Lambert. David. May 28, 2013. May 28, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130609024212/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Good-Wife-Season-4/18500. June 9, 2013. mdy-all.
  14. Web site: The Good Wife – Season 4 [DVD]]. Amazon.co.uk. June 1, 2013.
  15. Web site: Good Wife, The: The Fourth Season. Ezy DVD. July 12, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130912022136/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/good-wife-the-the-fourth-season/dp/6143676. September 12, 2013. dead.
  16. Web site: The Good Wife – Alicia Has a Case for 'The 5th Season' on DVD This Summer!. TVShowsOnDVD. Lambert. David. May 28, 2014. May 28, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140529122101/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Good-Wife-Season-5/19847. May 29, 2014. mdy-all.
  17. Web site: The Good Wife – Season 5 [DVD] ]. Amazon.co.uk. April 22, 2014.
  18. Web site: Good Wife, The: The Fifth Season. Ezy DVD. July 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140715021757/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/good-wife-the-the-fifth-season/dp/6154684. July 15, 2014. dead.
  19. Web site: The Good Wife - DVD Release Date, Package Art and Extras for 'The 6th Season'. TVShowsOnDVD. David. Lambert. June 1, 2015. June 1, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150602153419/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Good-Wife-Season-6/21147. June 2, 2015. mdy-all.
  20. Web site: The Good Wife - Season 6 [DVD]]. Amazon UK . August 7, 2015.
  21. Web site: Good Wife, The: Season 6 (DVD) . EzyDVD . October 10, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208111609/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/good-wife-the-season-6/dp/6168188 . December 8, 2015 . dead .
  22. Web site: The Good Wife - Julianna Margulies Announced in 'The Final Season' on DVD. TVShowsOnDVD. David. Lambert. July 12, 2016. July 12, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160715013911/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Good-Wife-Season-7/22464. July 15, 2016. mdy-all.
  23. Web site: The Good Wife - Season 7 [DVD] [2016]]. Amazon.co.uk. December 29, 2016.
  24. Web site: Good Wife, The: Season 7 (DVD). EzyDVD. December 29, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161229172149/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/good-wife-the-season-7/dp/6176367. December 29, 2016. dead.