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The Good Wife S1E1 — Pilot
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The Good Wife•Season 1•Episode 1

Pilot

7.9/10 · 1,478 votesSep 22, 200943 min

Ranked #10 of 23 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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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

Directed byCharles McDougall
Written byRobert King, Michelle King
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Cast5

Julianna Margulies

Julianna Margulies

Alicia Florrick

Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski

Diane Lockhart

Josh Charles

Josh Charles

Will Gardner

Matt Czuchry

Matt Czuchry

Cary Agos

Archie Panjabi

Archie Panjabi

Kalinda Sharma

Crew12

Robert King

Robert King

Writer

Michelle King

Michelle King

Writer

Charles McDougall

Charles McDougall

Director

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Bernadette Caulfield

Producer

M. David Mullen

M. David Mullen

Director of Photography

Dee Johnson

Dee Johnson

Executive Producer

Danny Lux

Danny Lux

Original Music Composer

Dody Dorn

Dody Dorn

Editor

Charles McDougall

Charles McDougall

Executive Producer

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Robb Sullivan

Editor

M

Matthew Budgeon

Production Design

Tyler Nelson

Tyler Nelson

Assistant Editor

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Episode Summary

"Pilot" is episode 1 of The Good Wife season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 1,478 votes, ranking #10 of 23 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Charles McDougall and written by Robert King, Michelle King, it aired on September 22, 2009.

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