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

EpisodeTitleAir DateHH Rating18-49 RatingViewers/Live+7RankRef
1 Pilot September 22, 20099.2 3.1 13.714/15.39
  1. 15
[5]
2 Stripped September 29, 20099.1 3.1 13.690/15.31
  1. 14
[6]
3 Home October 6, 20098.9 2.9 13.693/15.21
  1. 11
[7]
4 Fixed October 13, 20098.7 2.7 12.798/14.55
  1. 17
[8]
5 Crash October 20, 20098.8 2.8 13.258/14.74
  1. 14
[9]
6 Conjugal November 3, 20098.6 2.7 12.743
  1. 16
[10]
7 Unorthodox November 10, 2009 8.8 2.8 13.352
  1. 15
[11]
8 Unprepared November 17, 2009 8.4 2.6 12.699/14.45 - [12]
9 Threesome November 24, 20098.1 2.8 12.529
  1. 15
[13]
10 Lifeguard December 1, 20099.1 2.8 14.170
  1. 10
[14]
11 Infamy January 5, 20109.0 3.0 13.975
  1. 10
[15]
12 Painkiller January 12, 20109.0 3.0 13.871
  1. 15
[16]
13 Bad February 2, 20108.4 2.6 12.808/14.62
  1. 16
[17]
14Hi February 9, 2010 9.6 3.1 14.754/16.72
  1. 12
[18]
15 Bang March 2, 2010 8.5 2.7 13.319/15.45
  1. 15
[19]
16 Fleas March 9, 2010 9.0 2.9 13.950
  1. 10
[20]
17 Heart March 16, 2010 8.6 2.7 13.399
  1. 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
  1. 13
[23]
20 Mock May 4, 2010 8.4 2.4 12.881
  1. 9
[24]
21 Unplugged May 11, 20108.3 2.4 12.851
  1. 13
[25]
22 Hybristophilia May 18, 20107.9 2.312.038
  1. 14
[26]
23 Running May 25, 20107.0 2.0 10.603
  1. 13
[27]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About The Good Wife . CBS.com . March 17, 2010.
  2. Web site: The Good Wife : S01 reviews. rottentomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes. March 11, 2017.
  3. Web site: The Good Wife : Season 1. www.metacritic.com. Metacritic.
  4. 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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