The Good Wife (2009)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

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.

IMDb rating: 8.3 (90,169 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

7.87 avg 23 episodes 7.9 → 8.1 44 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.9	1,443
2	Stripped	7.7	1,131
3	Home	7.6	1,038
4	Fixed	7.6	984
5	Crash	7.6	940
6	Conjugal	8.0	943
7	Unorthodox	7.7	918
8	Unprepared	7.8	875
9	Threesome	7.9	917
10	Lifeguard	8.0	874
11	Infamy	8.0	915
12	Painkiller	7.6	858
13	Bad	7.8	854
14	Hi	8.1	885
15	Bang	7.8	852
16	Fleas	8.0	850
17	Heart	7.9	873
18	Doubt	8.4	979
19	Boom	7.7	787
20	Mock	7.6	798
21	Unplugged	8.0	816
22	Hybristophilia	8.1	805
23	Running	8.1	832

Season 2 (2010)

8.02 avg 23 episodes 7.9 → 8.6 43 min avg

Rebound

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Taking Control	7.9	850
2	Double Jeopardy	8.1	828
3	Breaking Fast	7.8	770
4	Cleaning House	8.0	787
5	VIP Treatment	8.2	893
6	Poisoned Pill	8.0	805
7	Bad Girls	7.6	782
8	On Tap	7.8	769
9	Nine Hours	8.7	965
10	Breaking Up	7.9	775
11	Two Courts	7.8	740
12	Silly Season	7.5	724
13	Real Deal	8.2	777
14	Net Worth	7.7	760
15	Silver Bullet	7.9	752
16	Great Firewall	8.4	790
17	Ham Sandwich	8.1	733
18	Killer Song	7.7	726
19	Wrongful Termination	7.9	714
20	Foreign Affairs	8.1	803
21	In Sickness	8.4	793
22	Getting Off	8.1	755
23	Closing Arguments	8.6	897

Season 3 (2011)

8.00 avg 22 episodes 7.8 → 8.5 44 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A New Day	7.8	806
2	The Death Zone	7.7	730
3	Get a Room	7.5	713
4	Feeding the Rat	7.8	707
5	Marthas and Caitlins	8.0	714
6	Affairs of State	7.5	715
7	Executive Order 13224	8.2	733
8	Death Row Tip	7.6	677
9	Whiskey Tango Foxtrot	7.9	706
10	Parenting Made Easy	8.3	765
11	What Went Wrong	8.2	694
12	Alienation of Affection	8.5	778
13	Bitcoin for Dummies	7.8	719
14	Another Ham Sandwich	8.9	920
15	Live from Damascus	8.0	697
16	After the Fall	7.9	689
17	Long Way Home	7.8	683
18	Gloves Come Off	7.9	679
19	Blue Ribbon Panel	8.2	717
20	Pants on Fire	8.0	682
21	The Penalty Box	8.0	675
22	The Dream Team	8.5	762

Season 4 (2012)

7.97 avg 22 episodes 8.3 → 8.6 44 min avg

Rebound

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	I Fought the Law	8.3	804
2	And the Law Won	7.8	690
3	Two Girls, One Code	7.8	683
4	Don't Haze Me, Bro	7.6	649
5	Waiting for the Knock	7.9	680
6	The Art of War	8.2	711
7	Anatomy of a Joke	7.6	695
8	Here Comes the Judge	7.7	657
9	A Defense of Marriage	7.7	689
10	Battle of the Proxies	7.7	660
11	Boom De Yah Da	8.0	683
12	Je Ne Sais What?	8.4	796
13	The Seven Day Rule	8.1	680
14	Red Team, Blue Team	8.7	839
15	Going for the Gold	8.0	674
16	Runnin' with the Devil	7.8	667
17	Invitation to an Inquest	7.5	651
18	Death of a Client	8.5	827
19	The Wheels of Justice	8.0	672
20	Rape: A Modern Perspective	7.9	663
21	A More Perfect Union	7.6	631
22	What's in the Box?	8.6	801

Season 5 (2013)

8.33 avg 22 episodes 8.5 → 8.7 43 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Everything Is Ending	8.5	880
2	The Bit Bucket	7.9	692
3	A Precious Commodity	8.0	708
4	Outside the Bubble	8.5	781
5	Hitting the Fan	9.5	2,217
6	The Next Day	8.5	768
7	The Next Week	8.2	699
8	The Next Month	8.0	685
9	Whack-a-Mole	7.8	698
10	The Decision Tree	8.9	998
11	Goliath and David	8.0	737
12	We, the Juries	7.7	688
13	Parallel Construction, Bitches	8.3	709
14	A Few Words	8.2	772
15	Dramatics, Your Honor	9.4	1,684
16	The Last Call	9.2	1,195
17	A Material World	8.2	708
18	All Tapped Out	8.6	729
19	Tying the Knot	8.0	676
20	The Deep Web	7.5	655
21	The One Percent	7.6	633
22	A Weird Year	8.7	776

Season 6 (2014)

8.04 avg 22 episodes 8.5 → 8.0 44 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Line	8.5	878
2	Trust Issues	8.4	759
3	Dear God	8.1	699
4	Oppo Research	8.7	803
5	Shiny Objects	8.0	727
6	Old Spice	7.9	694
7	Message Discipline	7.9	642
8	Red Zone	7.9	625
9	Sticky Content	8.0	641
10	The Trial	8.4	694
11	Hail Mary	8.9	831
12	The Debate	8.0	668
13	Dark Money	7.3	632
14	Mind's Eye	6.3	1,215
15	Open Source	7.6	622
16	Red Meat	7.8	616
17	Undisclosed Recipients	8.2	641
18	Loser Edit	8.3	651
19	Winning Ugly	8.6	738
20	The Deconstruction	8.2	658
21	Don't Fail	7.8	606
22	Wanna Partner?	8.0	653

Season 7 (2015)

7.79 avg 22 episodes 8.2 → 6.1 43 min avg

Bad finale

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bond	8.2	744
2	Innocents	8.0	683
3	Cooked	8.1	651
4	Taxed	7.9	610
5	Payback	7.8	622
6	Lies	7.8	626
7	Driven	8.2	627
8	Restraint	7.9	604
9	Discovery	7.6	614
10	KSR	8.0	644
11	Iowa	7.3	651
12	Tracks	7.6	573
13	Judged	8.1	673
14	Monday	7.8	586
15	Targets	7.7	609
16	Hearing	8.0	628
17	Shoot	7.9	599
18	Unmanned	7.8	563
19	Landing	8.0	573
20	Party	7.6	572
21	Verdict	8.0	587
22	End	6.1	1,436