List of The Good Wife episodes
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The Good Wife is a legal drama television series set in Chicago, created by Robert King and Michelle King. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2009. The show tells the story of Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies), whose husband Peter (Chris Noth) has been jailed following a very public sex and corruption scandal. She returns to her old job as a defense attorney under Will Gardner and Diane Lockhart (Josh Charles and Christine Baranski) to rebuild her reputation and provide for her two children, Zach and Grace (Graham Phillips and Makenzie Vega). From the first to the fourth season, all episode titles have the same number of words as the number of the season in which they appear; that is, all season one episodes have one-word titles, all season two episodes have two-word titles, etc. Starting with the fifth season, the number of words starts to decrease; the idea of the creators was that – ratings permitting – the show would run for seven seasons, which would allow for a symmetry in the title lengths: 1–2–3–4–3–2–1 to count words in each season's titles, respectively. On May 11, 2015, CBS renewed the series for a seventh season. It was announced in a commercial that aired during Super Bowl 50 that the seventh season would be the final season of The Good Wife. During the course of the series, 156 episodes of The Good Wife aired over seven seasons, between September 22, 2009, and May 8, 2016.
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| Season | Episodes | Originally released | Rank | Average viewership (in millions) | ||
| First released | Last released | |||||
| 1 | 23 | September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22) | May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25) | 18 | 13 | |
| 2 | 23 | September 28, 2010 (2010-09-28) | May 17, 2011 (2011-05-17) | 16 | 13 | |
| 3 | 22 | September 25, 2011 (2011-09-25) | April 29, 2012 (2012-04-29) | 26 | 11 | |
| 4 | 22 | September 30, 2012 (2012-09-30) | April 28, 2013 (2013-04-28) | 27 | 10 | |
| 5 | 22 | September 29, 2013 (2013-09-29) | May 18, 2014 (2014-05-18) | 23 | 11 | |
| 6 | 22 | September 21, 2014 (2014-09-21) | May 10, 2015 (2015-05-10) | 22 | 12 | |
| 7 | 22 | October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04) | May 8, 2016 (2016-05-08) | 27 | 10 | |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Charles McDougall | Robert King & Michelle King | September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22) | 13 |
| 2 | 2 | "Stripped" | Charles McDougall | Robert King & Michelle King | September 29, 2009 (2009-09-29) | 13 |
| 3 | 3 | "Home" | Scott Ellis | Dee Johnson | October 6, 2009 (2009-10-06) | 13 |
| 4 | 4 | "Fixed" | Daniel Minahan | Todd Ellis Kessler | October 13, 2009 (2009-10-13) | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | "Crash" | Gloria Muzio | Ted Humphrey | October 20, 2009 (2009-10-20) | 13 |
| 6 | 6 | "Conjugal" | Rod Holcomb | Angela Amato Velez | November 3, 2009 (2009-11-03) | 12 |
| 7 | 7 | "Unorthodox" | John Polson | Robert King & Michelle King | November 10, 2009 (2009-11-10) | 13 |
| 8 | 8 | "Unprepared" | Jim McKay | Corinne Brinkerhoff | November 17, 2009 (2009-11-17) | 12 |
| 9 | 9 | "Threesome" | James Whitmore Jr. | Ted Humphrey | November 24, 2009 (2009-11-24) | 12 |
| 10 | 10 | "Lifeguard" | Paris Barclay | Tom Smuts | December 15, 2009 (2009-12-15) | 14 |
| 11 | 11 | "Infamy" | Nelson McCormick | Todd Ellis Kessler | January 5, 2010 (2010-01-05) | 13 |
| 12 | 12 | "Painkiller" | Steve Shill | Corinne Brinkerhoff | January 12, 2010 (2010-01-12) | 13 |
| 13 | 13 | "Bad" | Alex Zakrzewski | Ted Humphrey | February 2, 2010 (2010-02-02) | 12 |
| 14 | 14 | "Hi" | John Gallagher | Robert King & Michelle King & Barry Schkolnick | February 9, 2010 (2010-02-09) | 14 |
| 15 | 15 | "Bang" | Rod Holcomb | Courtney Kemp Agboh | March 2, 2010 (2010-03-02) | 13 |
| 16 | 16 | "Fleas" | Rosemary Rodriguez | Amanda Segel | March 9, 2010 (2010-03-09) | 13 |
| 17 | 17 | "Heart" | Félix Alcalá | Corinne Brinkerhoff | March 16, 2010 (2010-03-16) | 13 |
| 18 | 18 | "Doubt" | Félix Alcalá | Robert King & Michelle King & Barry Schkolnick | April 6, 2010 (2010-04-06) | 12 |
| 19 | 19 | "Boom" | Lesli Linka Glatter | Ted Humphrey | April 27, 2010 (2010-04-27) | 12 |
| 20 | 20 | "Mock" | Rod Holcomb | Todd Ellis Kessler | May 4, 2010 (2010-05-04) | 12 |
| 21 | 21 | "Unplugged" | Christopher Misiano | Karen Hall | May 11, 2010 (2010-05-11) | 12 |
| 22 | 22 | "Hybristophilia" | Frederick E. O. Toye | Frank Pierson | May 18, 2010 (2010-05-18) | 12 |
| 23 | 23 | "Running" | James Whitmore Jr. | Robert King & Michelle King & Corinne Brinkerhoff | May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25) | 10 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
| 24 | 1 | "Taking Control" | Félix Alcalá | Robert King & Michelle King | September 28, 2010 (2010-09-28) | 12 |
| 25 | 2 | "Double Jeopardy" | Dean Parisot | Ted Humphrey | October 5, 2010 (2010-10-05) | 12 |
| 26 | 3 | "Breaking Fast" | James Whitmore Jr. | Corinne Brinkerhoff | October 12, 2010 (2010-10-12) | 11 |
| 27 | 4 | "Cleaning House" | Rosemary Rodriguez | Robert King & Michelle King | October 19, 2010 (2010-10-19) | 12 |
| 28 | 5 | "VIP Treatment" | Michael Zinberg | Robert King & Michelle King | October 26, 2010 (2010-10-26) | 12 |
| 29 | 6 | "Poisoned Pill" | Peter O'Fallon | Keith Eisner | November 9, 2010 (2010-11-09) | 12 |
| 30 | 7 | "Bad Girls" | Jim McKay | Courtney Kemp Agboh | November 16, 2010 (2010-11-16) | 11 |
| 31 | 8 | "On Tap" | Roxann Dawson | Leonard Dick | November 23, 2010 (2010-11-23) | 10 |
| 32 | 9 | "Nine Hours" | Julie Hébert | Meredith Averill | December 14, 2010 (2010-12-14) | 11 |
| 33 | 10 | "Breaking Up" | Félix Alcalá | Courtney Kemp Agboh | January 11, 2011 (2011-01-11) | 12 |
| 34 | 11 | "Two Courts" | Tom DiCillo | Ted Humphrey | January 18, 2011 (2011-01-18) | 11 |
| 35 | 12 | "Silly Season" | Rosemary Rodriguez | Corinne Brinkerhoff | February 1, 2011 (2011-02-01) | 12 |
| 36 | 13 | "Real Deal" | Michael Zinberg | Keith Eisner | February 8, 2011 (2011-02-08) | 11 |
| 37 | 14 | "Net Worth" | Brooke Kennedy | Meredith Averill | February 15, 2011 (2011-02-15) | 11 |
| 38 | 15 | "Silver Bullet" | Jim McKay | Steve Lichtman | February 22, 2011 (2011-02-22) | 11 |
| 39 | 16 | "Great Firewall" | Nelson McCormick | Leonard Dick | March 1, 2011 (2011-03-01) | 11 |
| 40 | 17 | "Ham Sandwich" | Griffin Dunne | Keith Eisner | March 22, 2011 (2011-03-22) | 11 |
| 41 | 18 | "Killer Song" | James Whitmore Jr. | Karen Hall | March 29, 2011 (2011-03-29) | 10 |
| 42 | 19 | "Wrongful Termination" | Phil Abraham | Ted Humphrey | April 5, 2011 (2011-04-05) | 10 |
| 43 | 20 | "Foreign Affairs" | Frederick E . Toye | Meredith Averill | April 12, 2011 (2011-04-12) | 11 |
| 44 | 21 | "In Sickness" | Félix Alcalá | Story by : Steve Lichtman Teleplay by : Robert King & Michelle King | May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03) | 12 |
| 45 | 22 | "Getting Off" | Roxann Dawson | Leonard Dick | May 10, 2011 (2011-05-10) | 11 |
| 46 | 23 | "Closing Arguments" | Robert King | Corinne Brinkerhoff | May 17, 2011 (2011-05-17) | 12 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
| 47 | 1 | "A New Day" | Brooke Kennedy | Story by : Meredith Averill Teleplay by : Robert King & Michelle King | September 25, 2011 (2011-09-25) | 10 |
| 48 | 2 | "The Death Zone" | Jim McKay | Story by : Leonard Dick Teleplay by : Robert King & Michelle King | October 2, 2011 (2011-10-02) | 11 |
| 49 | 3 | "Get a Room" | David Platt | Story by : Julia Wolfe Teleplay by : Robert King & Michelle King | October 9, 2011 (2011-10-09) | 10 |
| 50 | 4 | "Feeding the Rat" | Frederick E . Toye | Keith Eisner | October 16, 2011 (2011-10-16) | 10 |
| 51 | 5 | "Marthas and Caitlins" | Félix Alcalá | Ted Humphrey | October 23, 2011 (2011-10-23) | 9 |
| 52 | 6 | "Affairs of State" | Dean Parisot | Corinne Brinkerhoff | October 30, 2011 (2011-10-30) | 10 |
| 53 | 7 | "Executive Order 13224" | Brooke Kennedy | Leonard Dick | November 6, 2011 (2011-11-06) | 9 |
| 54 | 8 | "Death Row Tip" | Joshua Marston | Story by : Matthew Montoya Teleplay by : Robert King & Michelle King | November 13, 2011 (2011-11-13) | 10 |
| 55 | 9 | "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" | Rosemary Rodriguez | Robert King & Michelle King & Meredith Averill | November 20, 2011 (2011-11-20) | 9 |
| 56 | 10 | "Parenting Made Easy" | Rosemary Rodriguez | Story by : Courtney Kemp Agboh Teleplay by : Robert King & Michelle King | December 4, 2011 (2011-12-04) | 9 |
| 57 | 11 | "What Went Wrong" | James Whitmore Jr. | Story by : Keith Eisner Teleplay by : Robert King & Michelle King | December 11, 2011 (2011-12-11) | 11 |
| 58 | 12 | "Alienation of Affection" | Michael Zinberg | Robert King & Michelle King & Corinne Brinkerhoff | January 8, 2012 (2012-01-08) | 11 |
| 59 | 13 | "Bitcoin for Dummies" | Frederick E. O. Toye | Story by : Courtney Kemp Agboh Teleplay by : Robert King & Michelle King | January 15, 2012 (2012-01-15) | 9 |
| 60 | 14 | "Another Ham Sandwich" | Frederick E . Toye | Leonard Dick | January 29, 2012 (2012-01-29) | 11 |
| 61 | 15 | "Live from Damascus" | Brooke Kennedy | Story by : Ted Humphrey Teleplay by : Robert King & Michelle King & Leonard Dick | February 19, 2012 (2012-02-19) | 9 |
| 62 | 16 | "After the Fall" | James Whitmore Jr. | Meredith Averill | March 4, 2012 (2012-03-04) | 9 |
| 63 | 17 | "Long Way Home" | Nelson McCormick | Keith Eisner | March 11, 2012 (2012-03-11) | 9 |
| 64 | 18 | "Gloves Come Off" | Michael Zinberg | Story by : Matthew Montoya Teleplay by : Leonard Dick | March 18, 2012 (2012-03-18) | 9 |
| 65 | 19 | "Blue Ribbon Panel" | Rosemary Rodriguez | Story by : Courtney Kemp Agboh Teleplay by : Robert King & Michelle King | March 25, 2012 (2012-03-25) | 9 |
| 66 | 20 | "Pants on Fire" | Roxann Dawson | Ted Humphrey | April 15, 2012 (2012-04-15) | 10 |
| 67 | 21 | "The Penalty Box" | Michael Zinberg | Story by : Julia Wolfe Teleplay by : Robert King & Michelle King & Ted Humphrey | April 22, 2012 (2012-04-22) | 10 |
| 68 | 22 | "The Dream Team" | Robert King | Corinne Brinkerhoff & Meredith Averill | April 29, 2012 (2012-04-29) | 9 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
| 69 | 1 | "I Fought the Law" | Michael Zinberg | Robert King & Michelle King | September 30, 2012 (2012-09-30) | 9 |
| 70 | 2 | "And the Law Won" | Rosemary Rodriguez | Ted Humphrey | October 7, 2012 (2012-10-07) | 8 |
| 71 | 3 | "Two Girls, One Code" | Brooke Kennedy | Robert King & Michelle King | October 14, 2012 (2012-10-14) | 9 |
| 72 | 4 | "Don't Haze Me, Bro" | Michael Zinberg | Keith Eisner | October 21, 2012 (2012-10-21) | 10 |
| 73 | 5 | "Waiting for the Knock" | Frederick E . Toye | Leonard Dick | October 28, 2012 (2012-10-28) | 9 |
| 74 | 6 | "The Art of War" | Josh Charles | Robert King & Michelle King & Ted Humphrey | November 4, 2012 (2012-11-04) | 9 |
| 75 | 7 | "Anatomy of a Joke" | James Whitmore Jr. | Craig Turk & Robert King & Michelle King | November 11, 2012 (2012-11-11) | 9 |
| 76 | 8 | "Here Comes the Judge" | Rosemary Rodriguez | Meredith Averill | November 18, 2012 (2012-11-18) | 9 |
| 77 | 9 | "A Defense of Marriage" | Brooke Kennedy | Story by : Matthew Montoya Teleplay by : Robert King & Michelle King | November 25, 2012 (2012-11-25) | 9 |
| 78 | 10 | "Battle of the Proxies" | Griffin Dunne | Ted Humphrey | December 2, 2012 (2012-12-02) | 9 |
| 79 | 11 | "Boom De Yah Da" | Félix Alcalá | Nichelle Tramble Spellman | January 6, 2013 (2013-01-06) | 9 |
| 80 | 12 | "Je Ne Sais What?" | Matt Shakman | Jacqueline Hoyt | January 13, 2013 (2013-01-13) | 10 |
| 81 | 13 | "The Seven Day Rule" | Michael Zinberg | Keith Eisner | January 27, 2013 (2013-01-27) | 9 |
| 82 | 14 | "Red Team, Blue Team" | Jim McKay | Robert King & Michelle King | February 17, 2013 (2013-02-17) | 8 |
| 83 | 15 | "Going for the Gold" | Rosemary Rodriguez | Leonard Dick | March 3, 2013 (2013-03-03) | 8 |
| 84 | 16 | "Runnin' with the Devil" | Christopher Misiano | Meredith Averill | March 10, 2013 (2013-03-10) | 9 |
| 85 | 17 | "Invitation to an Inquest" | Kevin Hooks | Story by : Julia Wolfe Teleplay by : Julia Wolfe & Matthew Montoya | March 17, 2013 (2013-03-17) | 9 |
| 86 | 18 | "Death of a Client" | Robert King | Robert King & Michelle King | March 24, 2013 (2013-03-24) | 9 |
| 87 | 19 | "The Wheels of Justice" | Frederick E . Toye | Jacqueline Hoyt | March 31, 2013 (2013-03-31) | 8 |
| 88 | 20 | "Rape: A Modern Perspective" | Brooke Kennedy | J. C. Nolan | April 14, 2013 (2013-04-14) | 10 |
| 89 | 21 | "A More Perfect Union" | Michael Zinberg | Craig Turk | April 21, 2013 (2013-04-21) | 9 |
| 90 | 22 | "What's in the Box?" | Robert King | Robert King & Michelle King | April 28, 2013 (2013-04-28) | 9 |