The Good Wife season 1 explained
Season Number: | 1 |
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Num Episodes: | 23 |
Network: | CBS |
Episode List: | List of The Good Wife episodes |
The first season of The Good Wife began airing on September 22, 2009 and finished on May 25, 2010. It consisted of 23 episodes.
Premise
The series focuses on Alicia Florrick (Margulies), whose husband Peter (Noth), the former Cook County, Illinois State's Attorney, has been jailed following a notorious political corruption and sex scandal. After having spent the previous thirteen years as a stay-at-home mother, Alicia returns to the workforce as a litigator to provide for her two children.[1]
Cast
Main
Recurring
Guest
Episodes
See also: List of The Good Wife episodes.
Reception
The first season of The Good Wife received positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports an 83% rating based on 27 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Along with Julianna Margulies and a fine cast, the gripping drama The Good Wife, boasts hook-heavy plotlines torn from the headlines."[2] On Metacritic, the first season of the show currently sits at a 75 out of 100, based on 26 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.[3]
Awards and nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
Ratings
Episode | Title | Air Date | HH Rating | 18-49 Rating | Viewers/Live+7 | Rank | Ref |
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1 | Pilot | September 22, 2009 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 13.714/15.39 | - 15
| [5] |
2 | Stripped | September 29, 2009 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 13.690/15.31 | - 14
| [6] |
3 | Home | October 6, 2009 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 13.693/15.21 | - 11
| [7] |
4 | Fixed | October 13, 2009 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 12.798/14.55 | - 17
| [8] |
5 | Crash | October 20, 2009 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 13.258/14.74 | - 14
| [9] |
6 | Conjugal | November 3, 2009 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 12.743 | - 16
| [10] |
7 | Unorthodox | November 10, 2009 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 13.352 | - 15
| [11] |
8 | Unprepared | November 17, 2009 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 12.699/14.45 | - | [12] |
9 | Threesome | November 24, 2009 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 12.529 | - 15
| [13] |
10 | Lifeguard | December 1, 2009 | 9.1 | 2.8 | 14.170 | - 10
| [14] |
11 | Infamy | January 5, 2010 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 13.975 | - 10
| [15] |
12 | Painkiller | January 12, 2010 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 13.871 | - 15
| [16] |
13 | Bad | February 2, 2010 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 12.808/14.62 | - 16
| [17] |
14 | Hi | February 9, 2010 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 14.754/16.72 | - 12
| [18] |
15 | Bang | March 2, 2010 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 13.319/15.45 | - 15
| [19] |
16 | Fleas | March 9, 2010 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 13.950 | - 10
| [20] |
17 | Heart | March 16, 2010 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 13.399 | - 6
| [21] |
18 | Doubt | April 6, 2010 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 12.061/14.21 | - | [22] |
19 | Boom | April 27, 2010 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 12.074 | - 13
| [23] |
20 | Mock | May 4, 2010 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 12.881 | - 9
| [24] |
21 | Unplugged | May 11, 2010 | 8.3 | 2.4 | 12.851 | - 13
| [25] |
22 | Hybristophilia | May 18, 2010 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 12.038 | - 14
| [26] |
23 | Running | May 25, 2010 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 10.603 | - 13
| [27] | |
Notes and References
- Web site: About The Good Wife . CBS.com . March 17, 2010.
- Web site: The Good Wife : S01 reviews. rottentomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes. March 11, 2017.
- Web site: The Good Wife : Season 1. www.metacritic.com. Metacritic.
- Web site: EMMY AWARDS Episode Submissions Previous Years . www.goldderby.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120618050711/http://www.goldderby.com/forum/topics/view/2076 . 2012-06-18.
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