The Good Wife
The Good Wife
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The Good Wife

Don't let the name fool you.

7.6 / 10
2009
7 seasons
156 episodes
Drama

Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.

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Cast

Seasons

  • Pilot

    1.Pilot

    7.2
    22-09-200943m

    Alicia returns to work as a defense attorney after her husband's corruption scandal and incarceration. She is assigned her first case - a retrial of a woman accused of murdering he...

  • Stripped

    2.Stripped

    6.3
    29-09-200943m

    After the State's Attorney refuses to pursue criminal charges, Alicia becomes second chair on a civil suit involving the rape of a prostitute at a bachelor party who may have been...

  • Home

    3.Home

    6.5
    06-10-200943m

    The son of Alicia's former friends is charged with felony murder, and Alicia decides to defend him, despite the fact that they ostracized her ever since the scandal.

  • Fixed

    4.Fixed

    7.1
    13-10-200943m

    Alicia uncovers evidence that possibly proves that the jury is tampering with her firm's class action law suit that she has against a pharmaceutical company, while the legal team o...

  • Crash

    5.Crash

    7.3
    20-10-200943m

    Alicia and Will have only 72 hours to find the smoking gun that proves the train company, and not the three engineers, is responsible for the crash, thus securing the widows their...

  • Conjugal

    6.Conjugal

    7.4
    03-11-200943m

    As Alicia works with Will on the appeal of a death row inmate, she agrees to a conjugal visit with Peter in order to get information from him since her client was convicted under P...

  • Unorthodox

    7.Unorthodox

    7.1
    10-11-200943m

    Alicia, representing a daughter of one of the partner in the firm, finds herself very attracted to her co-counsel, mostly because of his unorthodox approach of defending their clie...

  • Unprepared

    8.Unprepared

    7.2
    17-11-200943m

    While Alicia is preparing in a case defending a scientist accused of arson, she is suddenly asked to testify on Peter's behalf. Damages Peter Riegert guest stars as the judge in Pe...

  • Threesome

    9.Threesome

    7.8
    24-11-200943m

    Alicia is asked to represent a partner in the firm on a DUI charge. Her attention is split when she is suddenly forced to face the Other Woman.

  • Lifeguard

    10.Lifeguard

    7.4
    15-12-200943m

    When a judge overturns a simple plea deal that Alicia arranged, she looks into his motivation, and Diane is made an offer she can not refuse.

  • Infamy

    11.Infamy

    7.1
    05-01-201043m

    Alicia learns more about Peter's fall from office when she represents Glenn Child's wife, Carla Browning, in her divorce appeal. Meanwhile, Will and Emily, an opposing counsel, get...

  • Painkiller

    12.Painkiller

    7.4
    12-01-201043m

    Alicia and the kids have to deal with some really bad news; Peter learns some new information that makes him furious. Meanwhile, Alicia has to represent the doctor who prescribed m...

  • Bad

    13.Bad

    7.2
    02-02-201043m

    Tensions are high as Peter's appeal begins while Alicia has to defend a wealthy client who doesn't seem that innocent, even after he's found not guilty of murdering his wife. Meanw...

  • Hi

    14.Hi

    7.3
    09-02-201043m

    Alicia defends a man accused of killing his child's babysitter. Meanwhile, Peter's appeal seems to be going well, and Alicia prepares for the idea of him returning to her life.

  • Bang

    15.Bang

    7.3
    02-03-201043m

    While Peter gets acclimated to life at home and works on a comeback strategy with his political team, including Eli Gold, Alicia and Diane wrestle with spousal privilege laws in a...

  • Fleas

    16.Fleas

    7.2
    09-03-201043m

    As Peter strategizes on how to handle his retrial and the next steps in his public rehabilitation, Alicia and Will defend an attorney arrested for murder.

  • Heart

    17.Heart

    7.3
    16-03-201043m

    In an emergency courtroom set up in a hospital, Alicia and Will battle Patti Nyholm and an insurance company that refuses to pay for life-saving in-utero surgery. Meanwhile, Alicia...

  • Doubt

    18.Doubt

    6.5
    06-04-201043m

    Alicia and Will defend a college student accused of killing her sorority sister while under the influence of a sleep aid. At the same time, they also deal with their growing sexual...

  • Boom

    19.Boom

    7.3
    27-04-201043m

    When Alicia goes head-to-head in the courtroom with former boss Jonas Stern, she debates whether or not use personal information to her advantage. Meanwhile, Peter uses religion to...

  • Mock

    20.Mock

    7.3
    04-05-201043m

    The police are quickly at the door when Peter's electronic monitor sounds after he chases Alicia out of the apartment. As a result, Grace and Zach scramble to figure out a way to k...

  • Unplugged

    21.Unplugged

    7.2
    11-05-201043m

    While the firm takes on a case involving a divorce settlement for the wife of a musician who is in a coma, Alicia reluctantly considers a bold move to make sure that Lockhart and G...

  • Hybristophilia

    22.Hybristophilia

    7.6
    18-05-201043m

    Eli Gold works on getting Peter's charges dropped, and Alicia defends Colin Sweeney, a client and accused wife killer, who claims self defense after she finds him handcuffed to a d...

  • Running

    23.Running

    7.5
    25-05-201043m

    At Eli Gold's urging, Alicia must decide if she'll stand by her man during Peter's new political campaign, or if she'll pursue a relationship with Will instead.

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