The Good Wife season 3
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| No. of episodes | 22 |
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| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 25, 2011 – April 29, 2012 |
The third season of The Good Wife began airing on September 25, 2011, and concluded on April 29, 2012.
Contents
Premise
The series focuses on Alicia Florrick, whose husband Peter, 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
- Makenzie Vega as Grace Florrick
- Graham Phillips as Zach Florrick
- Alan Cumming as Eli Gold
- Josh Charles as Will Gardner
- Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
Recurring
- Chris Noth as Peter Florrick
- Monica Raymund as Dana Lodge
- Mary Beth Peil as Jackie Florrick
- Anna Camp as Caitlin D'arcy
- Zach Grenier as David Lee
- Anika Noni Rose as Wendy Scott-Carr
- Michael Boatman as Julius Cain
- Renée Elise Goldsberry as Geneva Pine
- Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni
- Jerry Adler as Howard Lyman
- Lisa Edelstein as Celeste Serrano
- Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning
- Parker Posey as Vanessa Gold
- Amy Sedaris as Stacie Hall
- Tim Guinee as Andrew Wiley
- Dallas Roberts as Owen Cavanaugh
- Mike Pniewski as Frank Landau
- Dylan Baker as Colin Sweeney
- Jill Flint as Lana Delaney
- Matthew Perry as Mike Kresteva
- Kurt Fuller as Judge Peter Dunaway
- Romany Malco as Justin Coyne
- Michael Kelly as Mickey Gunn
Guest
- Nina Arianda as Gretchen Battista
- Kristen Connolly as Maggie Reeves
- James Eckhouse as Walter Kermani
- Emily Swallow as Mandy Cox
- Eddie Izzard as James Thrush
- Nicole Beharie as AUSA Imani Stonehouse
- Harvey Fierstein as Judge Francis Flamm
- Sterling K. Brown as Andrew Boylan
- Wayne Duvall as Detective Harcourt
- Meghann Fahy as Shelby Hale
- Anthony Ruivivar as Captain Moyer
- Michael Irby as Ricky Parker
- Mike Colter as Lemond Bishop
- Denis O'Hare as Judge Charles Abernathy
- Chris Butler as Matan Brody
- Titus Welliver as Glenn Childs
- Gary Cole as Kurt McVeigh
- Martha Plimpton as Patti Nyholm
- Mamie Gummer as Nancy Crozier
- Rita Wilson as Viola Walsh
- Sarah Steele as Marissa Gold
- John Benjamin Hickey as Neil Gross
- Joe Morton as Daniel Golden
- David Paymer as Judge Richard Cuesta
- Kelli Giddish as Sophia Russo
- Morena Baccarin as Isobel Swift
- Jonathan Groff as Jimmy Fellner
Episodes
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| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 1 | "A New Day" | Brooke Kennedy | Story by: Meredith Averill Teleplay by: Robert King & Michelle King |
September 25, 2011 | 10.66[2] |
| 48 | 2 | "The Death Zone" | Jim McKay | Story by: Leonard Dick Teleplay by: Robert King & Michelle King |
October 2, 2011 | 11.08[3] |
| 49 | 3 | "Get a Room" | David Platt | Story by: Julia Wolfe Teleplay by: Robert King & Michelle King |
October 9, 2011 | 10.28[4] |
| 50 | 4 | "Feeding the Rat" | Frederick E.O. Toye | Keith Eisner | October 16, 2011 | 10.33[5] |
| 51 | 5 | "Marthas and Caitlins" | Félix Alcalá | Ted Humphrey | October 23, 2011 | 9.77[6] |
| 52 | 6 | "Affairs of State" | Dean Parisot | Corinne Brinkerhoff | October 30, 2011 | 10.60[7] |
| 53 | 7 | "Executive Order 13224" | Brooke Kennedy | Leonard Dick | November 6, 2011 | 9.07[8] |
| 54 | 8 | "Death Row Tip" | Joshua Marston | Story by: Matthew Montoya Teleplay by: Robert King & Michelle King |
November 13, 2011 | 10.24[9] |
| 55 | 9 | "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" | Rosemary Rodriguez | Robert King & Michelle King & Meredith Averill | November 20, 2011 | 9.79[10] |
| 56 | 10 | "Parenting Made Easy" | Rosemary Rodriguez | Story by: Courtney Kemp Agboh Teleplay by: Robert King & Michelle King |
December 4, 2011 | 9.94[11] |
| 57 | 11 | "What Went Wrong" | James Whitmore Jr. | Story by: Keith Eisner Teleplay by: Robert King & Michelle King |
December 11, 2011 | 11.56[12] |
| 58 | 12 | "Alienation of Affection" | Michael Zinberg | Robert King & Michelle King & Corinne Brinkerhoff | January 8, 2012 | 11.65[13] |
| 59 | 13 | "Bitcoin for Dummies" | Frederick E. O. Toye | Story by: Courtney Kemp Agboh Teleplay by: Robert King & Michelle King |
January 15, 2012 | 9.45[14] |
| 60 | 14 | "Another Ham Sandwich" | Frederick E.O. Toye | Leonard Dick | January 29, 2012 | 11.08[15] |
| 61 | 15 | "Live from Damascus" | Brooke Kennedy | Story by: Ted Humphrey Teleplay by: Robert King & Michelle King & Leonard Dick |
February 19, 2012 | 9.73[16] |
| 62 | 16 | "After the Fall" | James Whitmore Jr. | Meredith Averill | March 4, 2012 | 9.83[17] |
| 63 | 17 | "Long Way Home" | Nelson McCormick | Keith Eisner | March 11, 2012 | 9.88[18] |
| 64 | 18 | "Gloves Come Off" | Michael Zinberg | Story by: Matthew Montoya Teleplay by: Leonard Dick |
March 18, 2012 | 9.58[19] |
| 65 | 19 | "Blue Ribbon Panel" | Rosemary Rodriguez | Story by: Courtney Kemp Agboh Teleplay by: Robert King & Michelle King |
March 25, 2012 | 9.77[20] |
| 66 | 20 | "Pants on Fire" | Roxann Dawson | Ted Humphrey | April 15, 2012 | 10.16[21] |
| 67 | 21 | "The Penalty Box" | Michael Zinberg | Story by: Julia Wolfe Teleplay by: Robert King & Michelle King & Ted Humphrey |
April 22, 2012 | 10.42[22] |
| 68 | 22 | "The Dream Team" | Robert King | Corinne Brinkerhoff & Meredith Averill | April 29, 2012 | 9.97[23] |
Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating for the season of 95% based on 21 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Controversial topics make for controversial viewing, but thankfully The Good Wife's strong characters and storytelling are up to the task."[24]
Awards and nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
- Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Julianna Margulies for "Parenting Made Easy")
- Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Christine Baranski for "Alienation of Affection")
- Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Archie Panjabi for "The Dream Team")
- Nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Dylan Baker for "Marthas and Caitlins")
- Nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Michael J. Fox for "Parenting Made Easy")
- Won for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Martha Plimpton for "The Dream Team")
- Nomination for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series (Mark Saks)
Ratings
| Episode number | Title | Original airing | Rating | Share | Rating/share (18–49) |
Total viewers (in millions) | Rank per week | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 (3-01) | A New Day | September 25, 2011 | 6.9 | 10 | 2.2 | 10.660 | #29 | [2] |
| 48 (3-02) | The Death Zone | October 2, 2011 | 7.0 | 10 | 2.2 | 11.080 | #23 | [3] |
| 49 (3-03) | Get a Room | October 9, 2011 | 6.9 | 10 | 2.1 | 10.280 | #26 | [4] |
| 50 (3-04) | Feeding the Rat | October 16, 2011 | 6.5 | 10 | 2.1 | 10.330 | #27 | [5] |
| 51 (3-05) | Marthas and Caitlins | October 23, 2011 | 6.3 | 9 | 2.0 | 9.770 | #32 | [6] |
| 52 (3-06) | Affairs of State | October 30, 2011 | 6.5 | 9 | 2.0 | 10.600 | #28 | [7] |
| 53 (3-07) | Executive Order 13224 | November 6, 2011 | 5.8 | 8 | 2.0 | 9.070 | #35 | [8] |
| 54 (3-08) | Death Row Tip | November 13, 2011 | 6.5 | 9 | 2.0 | 10.074 | #27 | [9] |
| 55 (3-09) | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | November 20, 2011 | 6.2 | 9 | 1.9 | 9.790 | #28 | [10] |
| 56 (3-10) | Parenting Made Easy | December 4, 2011 | 6.4 | 9 | 1.9 | 9.938 | #16 | [11] |
| 57 (3-11) | What Went Wrong | December 11, 2011 | 7.4 | 11 | 2.2 | 11.560 | #8 | [12] |
| 58 (3-12) | Alienation of Affection | January 8, 2012 | 7.5 | 11 | 2.7 | 11.647 | #11 | [13] |
| 59 (3-13) | Bitcoin for Dummies | January 15, 2012 | 6.0 | 9 | 2.0 | 9.450 | #20 | [14] |
| 60 (3-14) | Another Ham Sandwich | January 29, 2012 | 7.2 | 11 | 2.2 | 11.083 | #13 | [15] |
| 61 (3-15) | Live from Damascus | February 19, 2012 | 6.0 | 9 | 2.1 | 9.730 | #24 | [16] |
| 62 (3-16) | After the Fall | March 4, 2012 | 6.3 | 9 | 1.9 | 9.830 | #23 | [17] |
| 63 (3-17) | Long Way Home | March 11, 2012 | 6.4 | 10 | 1.7 | 9.884 | #15 | [18] |
| 64 (3-18) | Gloves Come Off | March 18, 2012 | 5.9 | 9 | 1.9 | 9.579 | #14 | [19] |
| 65 (3-19) | Blue Ribbon Panel | March 25, 2012 | 6.5 | 10 | 1.9 | 9.774 | #16 | [20] |
| 66 (3-20) | Pants on Fire | April 15, 2012 | 6.6 | 10 | 1.8 | 10.161 | #14 | [21] |
| 67 (3-21) | The Penalty Box | April 22, 2012 | 6.7 | 10 | 1.9 | 10.422 | #10 | [22] |
| 68 (3-22) | The Dream Team | April 29, 2012 | 6.4 | 10 | 1.7 | 9.970 | #13 | [23] |
References
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