The Good Wife (season 1)

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The Good Wife (season 1)
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Season 1 U.S. DVD Cover
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 23
Release
Original network CBS
Original release September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22) – May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25)
Season chronology
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List of The Good Wife episodes

The first season of The Good Wife first began to air on September 22, 2009 and finished on May 25, 2010. It consisted of 23 episodes.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guest

Awards and nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 1 "Pilot" Charles McDougall Robert King & Michelle King September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22) 13.71[2]
After having to return to work following her husband's corruption scandal and incarceration, Alicia Florick is assigned her first case – a straightforward retrial of a woman accused of murdering her ex-husband. Since her firm successfully deadlocked the first jury, sticking to the same strategy should work again, but Alicia soon discovers that she has a real fight on her hands.
2 2 "Stripped" Charles McDougall Robert King & Michelle King September 29, 2009 (2009-09-29) 13.69[3]
Alicia and Will represent a stripper who was raped at a bachelor party by the groom, a young man from a wealthy Chicago family. On the personal front, Alicia confronts Peter over his indiscretions; debates whether or not the children should visit him in prison. The kids find doctored photos of Peter’s indiscretions, but hide them from their mother.
3 3 "Home" Scott Ellis Dee Johnson October 6, 2009 (2009-10-06) 13.69[4]
Alicia must return to her old neighborhood and social circle prior to her husband’s scandal when she represents the son of a former friend who’s been accused of felony murder.
4 4 "Fixed" Daniel Minahan Todd Ellis Kessler October 13, 2009 (2009-10-13) 12.98[5]
Alicia must determine if jury tampering has occurred in a class action suit against a drug company. As her husband prepares for his appeal, Alicia is asked to testify on his behalf.
5 5 "Crash" Gloria Muzio Ted Humphrey October 20, 2009 (2009-10-20) 13.26[6]
Alicia and Will represent three widows of train engineers who have been accused by the company that they, not the company, were responsible for their deaths in a train crash. Alicia and Will have 72 hours to find the smoking gun to prove that the company was responsible. On the home front, Jackie and Alicia clash when Jackie goes against Alicia’s wishes and takes the children to visit Peter in jail for his birthday.
6 6 "Conjugal" Rod Holcomb Angela Amato Velez November 3, 2009 (2009-11-03) 12.74[7]
Alicia and Will work on the appeal of a death row inmate accused of killing a police officer. Knowing that her client was convicted of the crime under Peter’s regime as state’s attorney, Alicia agrees to his request of a conjugal visit in order to obtain any information Peter may have regarding the original case.
7 7 "Unorthodox" John Polson Robert King & Michelle King November 10, 2009 (2009-11-10) 13.35[8]
While representing the daughter of one of the partners at the law firm, Alicia finds herself attracted to her co-counsel and his unorthodox approach to defending their client.
8 8 "Unprepared" Jim McKay Corinne Brinkerhoff November 17, 2009 (2009-11-17) 12.70[9]
While doing witness preps for an arson trial, Alicia uncovers the real arsonist. Peter goes to court to begin his appeal process.
9 9 "Threesome" James Whitmore, Jr. Ted Humphrey November 24, 2009 (2009-11-24) 12.53[10]
When the senior partner in the firm is arrested, Alicia ends up representing him in court. At the same time, Peter's evidentiary hearing hits the skids, leading Alicia to believe that Peter may in fact have been guilty of corruption.
10 10 "Lifeguard" Paris Barclay Tom Smuts December 15, 2009 (2009-12-15) 14.17[11]
While working a case, Alicia discovers that the judge, a good friend of Will’s, is receiving kickbacks from the private detention centers he’s sentenced the convicted juveniles to.
11 11 "Infamy" Nelson McCormick Todd Ellis Kessler January 5, 2010 (2010-01-05) 13.98[12]
A Nancy Grace-type TV commentator continually accuses a Chicago mother of killing her missing 3-year-old child, causing her to commit suicide. The firm represents the grieving husband in a wrongful death suit against the TV commentator and his television network. Alicia represents the wife of her husband's nemesis, Glenn Childs, in a divorce case.
12 12 "Painkiller" Steve Shill Corinne Brinkerhoff January 12, 2010 (2010-01-12) 13.87[13]
When a star high school quarterback dies from an overdose of painkillers, Alicia represents the doctor who prescribed the medication. On the personal front, Jackie suffers a stroke. Alicia tells Peter that Childs tapped their home phones.
13 13 "Bad" Alex Zakrzewski Ted Humphrey February 2, 2010 (2010-02-02) 12.72[14]
In probate court, Alicia defends a wealthy, immoral client whose innocence she questions in the death of his wife. Peter's appeal begins. Amber Madison is asked to testify for the prosecution.
14 14 "Hi" John Gallagher Robert King & Michelle King & Barry M. Schkolnick February 9, 2010 (2010-02-09) 14.75[15]
Sonya Rucker, whose company is a client of SL&G, has a crisis. Her babysitter, Lisa Pruit, was murdered at her home and her husband, Jason Rucker, is the lead suspect. Will and Diane call in Alicia and Cary to help with the case. Cary thought he had the following day off and has taken mushrooms with a friend in from Seattle, but now must pull himself together for the next 48 hours. When contact is finally made with Jason, who claims to have been in a movie, they bring him into the firm and have him take a polygraph test before the police arrive to arrest him. As Will, Alicia and a tripping Cary question Jason, they discover that he was at his studio where he works on his graphic novel. Lisa was his muse on the project and would spend time at the studio, but their relationship did not go any further than that. At first Kalinda suspects the neighborhood security guard is responsible, but turns her attention towards one of Lisa’s classmates, Max, who got Lisa pregnant, but when she wouldn’t have an abortion, he killed her and tried to frame Jason for it. On the personal front, Peter is released on electronic monitoring, and as Alicia opens her door she sees Peter.
15 15 "Bang" Rod Holcomb Courtney Kemp Agboh March 2, 2010 (2010-03-02) 13.29[16]
Alicia and Diane wrestle with spousal privilege laws in a murder case that hinges on their ability to get a wife to testify against her wealthy investment-banker husband. On the personal front, Alicia, Peter and the kids adjust to him being home.
16 16 "Fleas" Rosemary Rodriguez Amanda Segel March 9, 2010 (2010-03-09) 13.91[17]
Alicia and Will defend an attorney who's arrested for murder because he allegedly leaked the witness list to his client, a drug lord, which resulted in the murder of the star witness. Now under house arrest, Peter strategizes how to handle his retrial the next steps in his public rehabilitation.
17 17 "Heart" Félix Alcalá Corinne Brinkerhoff March 16, 2010 (2010-03-16) 13.41[18]
An emergency courtroom is set up in a hospital conference room. Will represents Kate Willoughby, whose unborn child requires an in-utero surgical intervention on its heart. Lifestate, Kate’s insurance provider, has put a stop to the surgery two days before it’s scheduled because they don’t cover experimental procedures. SLG is also in charge of a class action lawsuit against Lifestate and the case with the Willoughbys would set the precedent for the 68 other cases where Lifestate denied coverage. Lifestate’s lawyer offers Will a deal, drop the class action suit and they’ll find the money to save her baby, but Will says no. When it looks like the outcome will be in favor of Kate, Lifestate’s defense claims that Kate’s husband inaccurately filled out their application for coverage and thus voids their contract for insurance. With Kalinda’s help, Will gets leverage on Lifestate’s unethical practices and rather than the information becoming public, a settlement is reached and the baby’s surgery is a success. On the personal front, Peter continues to repair his reputation through religion; while at the office, Alicia and Will share a kiss which leads to Alicia sleeping with Peter.
18 18 "Doubt" Félix Alcalá Karen Hall April 6, 2010 (2010-04-06) 12.06[19]
Alicia and Will defend a college student accused of killing her roommate. As they defend their client Will and Alicia must deal with the tension that exists between them since the night of their kiss. Diane goes on a date with a ballistics expert.
19 19 "Boom" Lesli Linka Glatter Ted Humphrey April 27, 2010 (2010-04-27) 12.07[20]
Jeffrey Sanborn’s widow, Karen Sanborn, is seeking punitive damages for her husband’s death which her new attorney, Jonas Stern, claims was the intentional act of SLG’s client, Charles Clay, owner and editor of The Cook County Vindicator. A Muslim extremist group claimed responsibility for the pipe bomb explosion at the newspaper’s office after Charles published a controversial political cartoon that showed Muhammad being humiliated. Managing editor, Jeffrey Sanborn was killed in the blast. As Jonas and his team try to convince the jury that Charles published the cartoon to sell more newspapers, SLG looks closer at the crime scene and realizes that the bombing was an inside job. Also, Alicia plays on Jonas’s dementia, throwing him off during the trial while Cary foils Jonas’s attempt at poaching a number of SLG associates. On the personal front, Peter and the family attend a church service, but he uses this opportunity to secretly meet with Gerald Kozko about his potentially damning testimony. Alicia is furious at Peter for making her believe he had found religion and was trying to be a better man. She leaves and the episode ends on Peter going after her with the electronic monitoring alarm going off.
20 20 "Mock" Rod Holcomb Todd Ellis Kessler May 4, 2010 (2010-05-04) 12.88[21]
When Peter crosses the threshold, the electronic monitoring alarm begins to sound followed shortly by the phone ringing. Will participates in a mock trial as a judge. Alicia's building manager is arrested because of a smuggling ring and is in danger of being deported.
21 21 "Unplugged" Christopher Misiano Karen Hall May 11, 2010 (2010-05-11) 12.85[22]
SLG divorce lawyer David Lee is representing Caroline Wilder, the soon-to-be ex-wife of rock star Max Wilder. Just before the court date, Max Wilder ends up in a coma, with the soon-to-be ex-wife and the soon-to-be new wife fighting for control of his estate. Eli Gold comes to Alicia to discuss Peter's re-election. Alicia goes to Eli for a favor. In the meantime, the contest between Alicia and Cary is decided.
22 22 "Hybristophilia" Frederick E. O. Toye Frank Pierson May 18, 2010 (2010-05-18) 12.17[23]
Alicia is celebrating her victory with Kalinda when she gets a request from Will to get client, and accused wife killer, Colin Sweeney, to sign off on the new language in his company’s merger. When she arrives, she finds that he is handcuffed to a dead woman. Colin claims she attacked him and killed his dog.
23 23 "Running" James Whitmore, Jr. Robert King & Michelle King & Corinne Brinkerhoff May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25) 10.58[24]
Alicia and Diane facilitate an immunity deal for an undercover cop who will testify in front of a grand jury that his fellow officers, Task Force members, have been conspiring with gang members to deal in illegal firearms. Two hours later, the cop is dead. The cop’s widow files a multi-million dollar wrongful death suit against Cook County and the City of Chicago and Alicia is her lawyer. Now working for Childs, Cary offers $300,000 to settle the wrongful death suit. Alicia rejects the offer and preps for trial. Kalinda finds the cache of illegal weapons, but the Task Force officers maintain their innocence in the death of their comrade. Further investigation reveals that the cop’s widow was the one who tipped off the gang member of her husband’s true identity. Alicia confronts her and the widow confesses, her husband was physically abusive, beating her on a regular basis and by telling the gang he was a cop, she knew they would kill him and this was her way out for her and her children.

Reception

Ratings

The season premiered with 13 million viewers. Although the show was a highly rated new show, ratings were down from the premiere of CSI: Miami season eight, which premiered the day before. Ratings were also behind the series premiere of NCIS: Los Angeles which premiered the same day.

US

Episode Title Air Date HH Rating 18-49 Rating Viewers/Live+7 [1] Rank Ref
1 Pilot September 22, 2009 9.2 3.1 13.714/15.39 #15 [25]
2 Stripped September 29, 2009 9.1 3.1 13.690/15.31 #14 [26]
3 Home October 6, 2009 8.9 2.9 13.693/15.21 #11 [27]
4 Fixed October 13, 2009 8.7 2.7 12.798/14.55 #17 [28]
5 Crash October 20, 2009 8.8 2.8 13.258/14.74 #14 [29]
6 Conjugal November 3, 2009 8.6 2.7 12.743 #16 [30]
7 Unorthodox November 10, 2009 8.8 2.8 13.352 #15 [31]
8 Unprepared November 17, 2009 8.4 2.6 12.699/14.45 -

[32]

9 Threesome November 24, 2009 8.1 2.8 12.529 #15 [33]
10 Lifeguard December 1, 2009 9.1 2.8 14.170 #10 [34]
11 Infamy January 5, 2010 9.0 3.0 13.975 #10 [35]
12 Painkiller January 12, 2010 9.0 3.0 13.871 #15 [36]
13 Bad February 2, 2010 8.4 2.6 12.808/14.62 #16 [37]
14 Hi February 9, 2010 9.6 3.1 14.754/16.72 #12 [38]
15 Bang March 2, 2010 8.5 2.7 13.319/15.45 #15 [39]
16 Fleas March 9, 2010 9.0 2.9 13.950 #10 [40]
17 Heart March 16, 2010 8.6 2.7 13.399 #6 [41]
18 Doubt April 6, 2010 7.9 2.3 12.061/14.21 - [42]
19 Boom April 27, 2010 8.0 2.2 12.074 #13 [43]
20 Mock May 4, 2010 8.4 2.4 12.881 #9 [44]
21 Unplugged May 11, 2010 8.3 2.4 12.851 #13 [45]
22 Hybristophilia May 18, 2010 7.9 2.3 12.038 #14 [46]
23 Running May 25, 2010 7.0 2.0 10.603 #13 [47]

UK

# Title Channel 4 More4 Total viewers
Air date Viewers Ranka Air date Viewers Rankb
1 Pilot January 25, 2010 1.43m - - - - 1.43m
2 Stripped February 1, 2010 1.07m - January 28, 2010 - - 1.07m
3 Home February 8, 2010 - - February 4, 2010 - - -
4 Fixed February 15, 2010 875,000 - February 11, 2010 213,000 - 1.09m
5 Crash February 22, 2010 795,000 - February 18, 2010 - - 795,000
6 Conjugal March 1, 2010 - - February 25, 2010 - - -
7 Unorthodox March 8, 2010 - - March 4, 2010 - - -
8 Unprepared March 15, 2010 - - March 11, 2010 - - -
9 Threesome March 22, 2010 865,000 - March 18, 2010 - - 865,000
10 Lifeguard March 29, 2010 - - March 25, 2010 - - -
11 Infamy April 6, 2010 - - April 1, 2010 - - -
12 Painkiller April 13, 2010 - - April 8, 2010 409,000
69,000c
10
8c
478,000
13 Bad April 20, 2010 - - April 15, 2010 381,000
52,000c
8
9c
433,000
14 Hi April 27, 2010 - - April 22, 2010 410,000
82,000c
7
3c
492,000
15 Bang May 4, 2010 - - April 29, 2010 370,000 7 370,000
16 Fleas May 11, 2010 May 6, 2010
17 Heart May 18, 2010 May 13, 2010
18 Doubt May 25, 2010 May 20, 2010
19 Boom June 1, 2010 May 27, 2010
20 Mock June 8, 2010 June 3, 2010
21 Unplugged June 15, 2010 June 10, 2010
22 Hybristophilia June 22, 2010 June 17, 2010

a Ranks are for Channel 4 weekly, not for overall TV.
b Ranks are for More4 weekly, not for overall TV.
c Rank and viewership for timeshift (More4 +1).
* Overnight ratings.

Ireland

  • Season 1 aired Mondays at 9.30pm after new episodes of Cougar Town.
  • All ratings are from the RTÉ Guide.
Episode Title Air Date Timeslot Viewers Rank (RTÉ 2 ONLY)
1 Pilot March 15, 2010 9.30pm 220,000 #6
2 Stripped March 22, 2010 9.30pm 165,000 #11
3 Home March 29, 2010 9.30pm 185,000 #9
4 Fixed April 5, 2010 9.30pm 210,000 #7
5 Crash April 12, 2010 9.30pm 166,000 #10
6 Conjugal April 19, 2010 9.30pm 166,000 #5
7 Unorthodox April 26, 2010 9.30pm 203,000 #5
8 Unprepared May 3, 2010 9.30pm 183,000 #4
9 Threesome May 10, 2010 9.30pm 142,000 #15
10 Lifeguard May 10, 2010 10.25pm 147,000 #14
11 Infamy May 17, 2010 9.30pm 157,000 #8
12 Painkiller May 31, 2010 9.30pm 151,000 #13
13 Bad June 7, 2010 9.30pm 167,000 #15
14* Hi June 14, 2010 10.00pm - -
15* Bang June 21, 2010 10.00pm - -
16* Fleas June 28, 2010 10.00pm - -
17* Heart July 5, 2010 10.00pm - -
18 Doubt July 12, 2010 9.30pm 130,000 #18
19 Boom July 19, 2010 9.30pm 148,000 #13
20 Mock July 26, 2010 9.30pm 146,000 #12
21 Unplugged August 2, 2010 9.30pm 125,000 #13
22 Hybristophilia August 9, 2010 9.30pm 111,000 #19
23 Running August 16, 2010 9.30pm 136,000 #14
  • These episodes aired at a later time of 10.00pm as RTÉ 2 were showing highlights from the World Cup and these episodes placed outside the Top 20.

Critical response

The first season of The Good Wife received outstanding positive acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an 85% fresh rating from 20 reviews.[48]

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