The Good Wife

The Best Episodes of The Good Wife Season 1

Genre:Drama
Network:CBS

Every episode of The Good Wife Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Good Wife Season 1!

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...
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  1. 7.8/10(12 votes)

    #1 - Threesome

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    S1:E9

    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.

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  2. 7.5/10(13 votes)

    #2 - Hybristophilia

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    S1:E22

    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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    Director:Fred Toye
  3. 7.3/10(13 votes)

    #3 - Conjugal

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    S1:E6

    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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  4. 7.3/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Lifeguard

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    S1:E10

    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.

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    Director:Paris Barclay
    Writer:Tom Smuts
  5. 7.3/10(11 votes)

    #5 - Heart

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    S1:E17

    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 gives Peter a proper welcome home.

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  6. 7.3/10(11 votes)

    #6 - Boom

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    S1:E19

    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 work on his appeal.

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  8. 7.3/10(12 votes)

    #7 - Running

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    S1:E23

    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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  9. 7.2/10(13 votes)

    #8 - Crash

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    S1:E5

    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 pensions the company is holding back. Meanwhile, Jackie and Alicia clash over taking the children to visit their father in prison.

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    Director:Gloria Muzio
  10. 7.2/10(12 votes)

    #9 - Painkiller

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    S1:E12

    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 medication to a high school quarterback, who appeared to die from a painkiller overdose.

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  11. 7.2/10(11 votes)

    #10 - Hi

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    S1:E14

    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.

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  12. 7.2/10(12 votes)

    #11 - Bang

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    S1:E15

    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 murder case that hinges on their ability to get a wife to testify against her husband.

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  13. 7.1/10(23 votes)

    #12 - Pilot

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    S1:E1

    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 her ex-husband. Her firm successfully deadlocked the first jury, and they hope that sticking to that strategy will work again, but Alicia realizes that this trial will be more of a fight than anyone expected.

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  14. 7.1/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Unprepared

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    S1:E8

    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 Peter's case and CBS' The Early Show star Russ Mitchell guests as himself and interviews Peter.

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  15. 7.1/10(11 votes)

    #14 - Bad

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    S1:E13

    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. Meanwhile, Diane takes precautions when a prisoner she put in jail is to be released from prison.

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  16. 7.1/10(11 votes)

    #15 - Fleas

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    S1:E16

    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. 7.1/10(11 votes)

    #16 - Mock

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    S1:E20

    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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  18. 7.1/10(13 votes)

    #17 - Unplugged

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    S1:E21

    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 Gardner choose her over Cary.

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  19. 7.0/10(13 votes)

    #18 - Fixed

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    S1:E4

    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 of her husband continues to mount the case for his appeal.

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  20. 7.0/10(11 votes)

    #19 - Unorthodox

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    S1:E7

    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 client.

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  21. 6.8/10(11 votes)

    #20 - Infamy

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    S1:E11

    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 cozy during a death suit against Duke Roscoe, a caustic TV commentator.

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  22. 6.7/10(15 votes)

    #21 - Doubt

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    S1:E18

    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 tension and Diane and Kurt McVeigh continue their flirtation.

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  23. 6.4/10(17 votes)

    #22 - Stripped

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    S1:E2

    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 hired and abused by her own husband.

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  24. 6.4/10(16 votes)

    #23 - Home

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    S1:E3

    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.

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    Director:Scott Ellis

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Threesome" is the best rated episode of "The Good Wife" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by James Whitmore Jr. and written by Ted Humphrey, it aired on 11/24/2009. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Hybristophilia".