7.1/1042 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/2008
Attorney Elizabeth Canterbury faces skepticism from the public and her own staff when she defends a paroled sex offender accused in the fatal disappearance of a twelve-year-old boy.
Director: Mike Figgis
Writer: Dave Erickson
- 8.0/1026 votes
#2 - Baggage
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/17/2008
Hoping for information about her missing son, Elizabeth defends a former mental patient whose claim to having psychic powers has led to his being charged with murder.
Director: Jace Alexander
Writer: Sam Catlin
- 8.2/1023 votes
#3 - What Goes Around
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/28/2008
Facing a Grand Jury probe that could lead to charges of jury tampering, Elizabeth's relationship with Matt deteriorates after he suggests they have a funeral for their missing son.
Director: Rosemary Rodriguez
Writer: Michael S. Chernuchin
- 7.8/1021 votes
#4 - Sweet Sixteen
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/4/2008
Amidst her own considerable legal and marital troubles, Elizabeth defends a sixteen-year-old girl whose best friend has agreed to cooperate with the D.A. in charging her with arranging the murder of a popular classmate.
Director: Milan Cheylov
Writer: Theresa Rebeck
- 7.2/1023 votes
#5 - Trade-Off
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/11/2008
With Elizabeth's conviction for jury tampering all but certain, Russell strikes back by dredging up DAG Williams' own misconduct in an old murder trial.
Director: Timothy Busfield
Writer: Antoinette Stella
- 7.1/1018 votes
#6 - Sick as Your Secrets
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/18/2008
Elizabeth battles to get leniency for a rapist who has confessed many years after the crime; memories of his father's past misdeeds prompt Chester to sue slumlord on behalf of a young tenant who was bitten by a rat.
Director: Jace Alexander
Writer: N/A
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Elizabeth Canterbury is a force of nature. An attorney on the rise, she puts her career on the line to take on risky and unpopular...
Genre:Drama
Network:FOX
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Canterbury's Law" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 42 votes. Directed by Mike Figgis and written by Dave Erickson, it aired on 3/10/2008. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Baggage".