The Good Wife season 6 explained

Season Number:	6
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Network:	CBS
Num Episodes:	22
Episode List:	List of The Good Wife episodes

The sixth season of The Good Wife began airing on September 21, 2014 on CBS, and concluded on May 10, 2015. It consists of 22 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

• Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
• Matt Czuchry as Cary Agos
• Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
• Graham Phillips as Zach Florrick
• Makenzie Vega as Grace Florrick
• Alan Cumming as Eli Gold
• Matthew Goode as Finn Polmar
• Zach Grenier as David Lee
• Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart

Recurring

• Chris Noth as Peter Florrick
• Sarah Steele as Marissa Gold
• Steven Pasquale as Johnny Elfman
• Mike Colter as Lemond Bishop
• David Hyde Pierce as Frank Prady
• Michael Cerveris as James Castro
• Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning
• David Krumholtz as Josh Mariner
• Renée Elise Goldsberry as Geneva Pine
• Ben Rappaport as Carey Zepps
• Jerry Adler as Howard Lyman
• Connie Nielsen as Ramona Lytton
• Jill Flint as Lana Delaney
• Linda Lavin as Joy Grubick
• Taye Diggs as Dean Levine-Wilkins
• Oliver Platt as Reese Dipple
• Mary Beth Peil as Jackie Florrick
• Jess Weixler as Robyn Burdine
• Dallas Roberts as Owen Cavanaugh
• Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni
• Kyle MacLachlan as Josh Perotti
• Chris Butler as Matan Brody
• Gary Cole as Kurt McVeigh
• Edward Asner as Guy Redmayne
• J. D. Williams as Dexter Roja
• Tim Guinee as Andrew Wiley
• David Paymer as Judge Richard Cuesta

Guest

• Michael Boatman as Julius Cain
• Christian Borle as Carter Schmidt
• Denis O'Hare as Judge Charles Abernathy
• Jill Flint as Lana Delaney
• Dylan Baker as Colin Sweeney
• Ana Gasteyer as Judge Patrice Lessner
• Kurt Fuller as Judge Peter Dunaway
• Rita Wilson as Viola Walsh
• John Benjamin Hickey as Neil Gross
• Miriam Shor as Mandy Post
• Stockard Channing as Veronica Loy
• Laura Benanti as Renata Ellard
• Ron Rifkin as Spencer Randolph
• Kelli Giddish as Sophia Russo

Episodes

See main article: List of The Good Wife episodes.

U.S. ratings

Episode number	Title	Original airing	Household Rating/share	18–49 Rating/share	DVR Viewers	Total Viewers (millions)	Viewers Rank	Refs
113 (6-01)	The Line	September 21, 2014	7.3 / 13	1.4 / 4			9	^[2] ^[3]
114 (6-02)	Trust Issues	September 28, 2014	7.3 / 11	1.3 / 4	2.538	13.598	17	^[4] ^[5]
115 (6-03)	Dear God	October 5, 2014	7.0 / 11	1.4 / 4	3.097	14.018	16	^[6] ^[7]
116 (6-04)	Oppo Research	October 12, 2014	6.6 / 10	1.3 / 3	2.711	13.103	16	^[8] ^[9]
117 (6-05)	Shiny Objects	October 19, 2014	7.0 / 11	1.4 / 3	2.818	13.700	17	^[10] ^[11]
118 (6-06)	Old Spice	October 26, 2014	6.7 / 11	1.5 / 4	2.745	12.958	18	^[12] ^[13]
119 (6-07)	Message Discipline	November 2, 2014	6.9 / 12	1.4 / 3	2.979	13.429	15	^[14] ^[15]
120 (6-08)	Red Zone	November 9, 2014	7.0 / 11	1.4 / 4	2.516	13.234	12	^[16] ^[17]
121 (6-09)	Sticky Content	November 16, 2014	6.9 / 10	1.3 / 3	2.60	13.15	14	^[18] ^[19]
122 (6-10)	The Trial	November 23, 2014	6.7 / 11	1.4 / 4	2.789	13.050	15	^[20] ^[21]
123 (6-11)	Hail Mary	January 4, 2015	6.6 / 10	1.3 / 4	2.677	13.040	7	^[22] ^[23]
124 (6-12)	The Debate	January 11, 2015	6.1 / 11	1.4 / 4	3.098	12.674	19	^[24] ^[25]
125 (6-13)	Dark Money	March 1, 2015	5.7 / 9	1.1 / 3	2.949	12.035	18	^[26] ^[27]
126 (6-14)	Mind's Eye	March 8, 2015	5.8 / 9	1.0 / 3	2.03	11.12	20	^[28] ^[29]
127 (6-15)	Open Source	March 15, 2015	5.8 / 9	1.0 / 3	2.12	10.97	22	^[30] ^[31]
128 (6-16)	Red Meat	March 22, 2015	5.5 / 9	1.0 / 3	1.989	10.421	15	^[32] ^[33]
129 (6-17)	Undisclosed Recipients	March 29, 2015	5.9 / 9	1.0 / 3	1.29	10.17	13	^[34] ^[35]
130 (6-18)	Loser's Edit	April 5, 2015	5.2 / 9	1.0 / 3	1.58	9.41	21	^[36] ^[37]
131 (6-19)	Winning Ugly	April 12, 2015	5.7 / 9	1.1 / 4	2.196	10.941	16	^[38] ^[39]
132 (6-20)	The Deconstruction	April 26, 2015	5.8 / 9	1.0 / 3	2.170	10.906	19	^[40] ^[41]
133 (6-21)	Don't Fail	May 3, 2015	5.4 / 9	0.9 / 3	2.242	10.592	19	^[42] ^[43]
134 (6-22)	Wanna Partner?	May 10, 2015		1.2 / 4			8	^[44]

Reception

The sixth season of The Good Wife received critical acclaim. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports an 100% rating based on 30 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Though in its sixth season, The Good Wife remains one of network television's best shows with sharp writing, vibrant characters, and high production values."^[45] On Metacritic, the sixth season currently sits at an 89 out of 100, based on nine critics.^[46]

Notes and References

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20. Web site: Sunday Final Nationals: NBC Wins Competitive Night. TV Media Insights. December 1, 2014. May 3, 2015.
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22. Web site: U.S. Broadcast Television Ratings for the Week Ended Jan. 4. Bloomberg Business. January 8, 2015. May 3, 2015.
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26. Web site: Sunday Final Nationals: 'Last Man on Earth' on Fox Bests All Broadcast Network Shows Among Adults 18–49. TV Media Insights. March 3, 2015. May 3, 2015.
27. Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'Empire' Tops With Adults 18–49, 'NCIS' Wins With Total Viewers for the Week Ending March 1, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150306030241/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/03/03/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-empire-tops-with-adults-18-49-ncis-wins-with-total-viewers-for-the-week-ending-march-1-2015/369389/. dead. March 6, 2015. TV by the Numbers. Bibel. Sara. March 3, 2015. May 3, 2015.
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30. Web site: Sunday Final Nationals: 'The Walking Dead' and '60 Minutes' Lead in Total Viewers. TV Media Insights. March 17, 2015. May 3, 2015.
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32. Web site: Sunday Final Nationals: CBS Wins Prime Time, NCAA March Madness Lifts Turner Networks. TV Media Insights. March 24, 2015. May 3, 2015.
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34. Web site: Sunday Final Nationals: 'The Walking Dead' Scores Its Best Season-Finale Ratings for AMC. TV Media Insights. March 31, 2015. May 3, 2015.
35. Web site: TV Ratings Broadcast Top 25: 'The Voice' Tops Adults 18–49. 'NCIS' Wins With Total Viewers for the Week Ending March 29, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402172159/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/03/31/tv-ratings-broadcast-top-25-the-voice-tops-adults-18-49-ncis-wins-with-total-viewers-for-the-week-ending-march-29-2015/381512/. dead. April 2, 2015. TV by the Numbers. Bibel. Sara. March 31, 2015. May 3, 2015.
36. Web site: Sunday Final Nationals: Mixed Results for Pair of New Dramas on NBC. TV Media Insights. April 7, 2015. May 3, 2015.
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