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The Good Wife

THE GOOD WIFE is a drama starring Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies as a wife and mother who 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.
IMDb 8.4200923 episodes
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Pilot
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    September 21, 2009
    47min
    16+
    Alicia is assigned her first case after having to return to work following her husband's corruption scandal and incarceration. She quickly discovers that the retrial of a woman accused of murdering her ex-husband is not as straightforward as it seems.
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  2. S1 E2 - Stripped
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    September 28, 2009
    44min
    TV-14
    A stripper claims she was raped at the bachelor party of a prominent businessman. Alicia represents her after the States' Attorney refuses to pursue criminal charges.
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  3. S1 E3 - Home
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    October 5, 2009
    43min
    16+
    The teenage son of a former friend hires her to defend him in a murder case, Alicia makes a difficult journey back to her old life.
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  4. S1 E4 - Fixed
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    October 12, 2009
    43min
    13+
    As her husband's legal team continues to mount the case for his appeal, Alicia discovers evidence of possible jury tampering in her firm's class action law suit against a major pharmaceutical company.
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  5. S1 E5 - Crash
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    October 19, 2009
    44min
    16+
    Alicia and Will have 72 hours to prove that a train company, and not the engineers, is responsible for a freight train crash, and secure the widows their husbands' pensions. Also, Jackie and Alicia clash over taking the children to visit their father in prison.
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  6. S1 E6 - Conjugal
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    November 2, 2009
    44min
    TV-14
    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 Peter's regime as state's attorney.
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  7. S1 E7 - Unorthodox
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    November 9, 2009
    44min
    16+
    While representing the daughter of one of the partner's at the law firm, Alicia finds herself attracted to her co-counsel and his unorthodox approach to defending their client.
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  8. S1 E8 - Unprepared
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    November 16, 2009
    44min
    16+
    Peter needs Alicia to testify on his behalf as his appeals process begins sooner than expected. At the same time, she prepares to defend a scientist accused of arson.
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  9. S1 E9 - Threesome
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    November 23, 2009
    44min
    13+
    Alicia deals with tricky office politics when she's asked to represent the firm's senior partner after he's arrested. Meanwhile, Peter's evidentiary hearing hits the skids, leading Alicia to suspect that he may, in fact, actually be guilty of corruption.
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  10. S1 E10 - Lifeguard
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    December 14, 2009
    42min
    13+
    When a judge with a history of questionable sentencing overturns a simple plea deal that Alicia arranged, she looks into his motivation. Also, Diane is made the offer of her career.
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  11. S1 E11 - Infamy
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    January 4, 2010
    43min
    16+
    Alicia learns more about her husband's fall from grace when she represents the wife of Peter's nemesis, Glenn Childs, in their divorce case. Also, Will gets cozy with his opposing counsel, Emily, during a wrongful death suit against caustic TV commentator Duke Rosco.
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  12. S1 E12 - Painkiller
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    January 11, 2010
    43min
    13+
    When a star high school quarterback dies from an overdose of painkillers, Alicia represents the doctor who prescribed the medication.
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  13. S1 E13 - Bad
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    February 1, 2010
    43min
    TV-14
    Tensions are high as Peter's appeal trial begins and Alicia defends a wealthy client in civil court whose innocence she doubts, even after he's found not guilty in criminal court of murdering his wife. Meanwhile, Diane decides to take precautions when a felon she successfully prosecuted is about to be released from prison.
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  14. S1 E14 - Hi
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    February 8, 2010
    43min
    13+
    As Alicia defends a husband accused of murdering the babysitter, she and her family prepare for the outcome of Peter's appeal and his possible coming home.
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  15. S1 E15 - Bang
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    March 1, 2010
    44min
    TV-14
    Peter gets acclimated to life at home and works on a comeback strategy with his political team. Meanwhile, 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 husband.
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  16. S1 E16 - Fleas
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    March 8, 2010
    44min
    13+
    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.
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  17. S1 E17 - Heart
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    March 15, 2010
    44min
    13+
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  18. S1 E18 - Doubt
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    April 5, 2010
    44min
    TV-14
    Alicia and Will deal with their growing sexual tension and Diane and Kurt McVeigh continue their flirtation. At the same time, Alicia defends a college student accused of killing her sorority sister while under the influence of a sleep aid.
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  19. S1 E19 - Boom
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    April 26, 2010
    44min
    13+
    When Alicia goes head-to-head in the courtroom with former boss Jonas Stern, she debates whether or not to use personal information to her advantage. Meanwhile, Peter uses religion to work on his appeal.
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  20. S1 E20 - Mock
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    May 3, 2010
    44min
    13+
    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 keep him from being arrested.
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  21. S1 E21 - Unplugged
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    May 10, 2010
    44min
    13+
    The winner is announced in the competition between Alicia and Cary.
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  22. S1 E22 - Hybristophilia
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    May 17, 2010
    44min
    TV-14
    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 dead woman.
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  23. S1 E23 - Running
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    May 24, 2010
    44min
    13+
    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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Content advisory
Violencesubstance usealcohol usefoul languagesexual content
Audio languages
English Dialogue Boost: MediumEnglishEnglish Dialogue Boost: High
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Rosemary RodriguezMichael ZinbergBrooke KennedyJames Whitmore Jr.Félix Enríquez AlcaláJim McKayFrederick E.O. ToyeRobert KingMatt ShakmanNelson McCormick
Starring
Julianna MarguliesMatt CzuchryChristine Baranski
Studio
CBS
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