The Good Wife
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The Good Wife is an American
legal drama
that premiered on CBS
on September 22, 2009. The series was created by Robert King
and Michelle King
. It stars Julianna Margulies
, Christine Baranski
, Archie Panjabi, Matt Czuchry and Josh Charles. Executive producers are the Kings, Ridley
and Tony Scott
, Charles McDougall
, and David W. Zucker.
On October 7, 2009, CBS gave the series a full-season pickup, extending the first season from 13 to 22 episodes,
later extended to 23 episodes. On January 14, 2010, CBS renewed the drama for a second season, which premiered on September 28, 2010. On May 18, 2011, CBS renewed The Good Wife for a third season, airing Sundays at 9:00 p.m.
), whose husband Peter Florrick (Chris Noth
), a former Cook County
state's attorney, has been jailed following a very public sex and corruption scandal. Alicia returns to her old job as a litigator (after taking years out to be a mother) to provide for her two children. The series was partly inspired by the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal
, as well as by other prominent American political sex scandals, particularly those of John Edwards
and Bill Clinton
:
and Michelle King
who also serve as executive producers and show runners. The pair had produced the short-lived legal drama In Justice
that aired as a mid-season replacement in early 2006. The creators had previously worked extensively in feature films. Scott Free productions helped to finance The Good Wife and Ridley Scott
, Tony Scott
and David W. Zucker are also credited as executive producers. Executive producer Dee Johnson (ER
, Commander in Chief
and Army Wives
) added television writing experience to the team. Charles McDougall
directed the pilot episode and was the pilot's other executive producer. McDougall had previously enjoyed success as the director of the pilot for Desperate Housewives
. All seven executive producers returned when a full series was ordered and they were joined by executive producer Brooke Kennedy. McDougall left the crew after directing and executive producing the second episode. The series is produced by Bernadette Caulfield
who had previously worked on the HBO polygamy drama Big Love
. Co-producer Ron Binkowski added post production experience to the pilot and returned for the first season.
Several new producers were added to the crew once CBS ordered a full season. Angela Amato Velez
joined the crew as a consulting producer and writer bringing legal experience from her careers as a police officer and legal aid attorney and writing experience from the police dramas Third Watch
and Southland
. Todd Ellis Kessler
, who had recently completed production on The Unit
and had previously worked on legal drama The Practice
, joined the staff as a co-executive producer and writer. Kessler's fellow The Unit producer Ted Humphrey
served as a supervising producer and writer and then as co-executive producer and writer. Corinne Brinkerhoff
completed the production team as a writer and co-producer. Brinkerhoff had previously worked as a writer and story editor on Boston Legal
.
rating of 76 out of 100 based on the views of 26 critics. In reviewing the first early episodes many critics praised the acting talents of the cast. The Chicago Tribune
commended the show saying "one of the best parts of the show is Alicia's complicated relationship with her husband, who humiliated his family with a sex scandal but also appears to be a pawn in a larger game being played by high-level politician".
The New York Daily News report, in a review of the lead character's performance said "Margulies puts a powerful combination of cold fury, bewilderment and tenacity into Alicia Florrick, the wife of a disgraced Chicago politician in a new series that readily admits it ripped itself from the headlines" while The Baltimore Sun
predicted that "With all four [actors] bringing their 'A' games to the pilot, it looks as if CBS could have another winning 10 o'clock drama."
There were a few reservations as to the long term success and plot of the show with the San Francisco Chronicle
concluding that "There's nothing inherently wrong with The Good Wife other than it's a legal series with too many close-up shots of knowing glances and 'attagirl Alicia' moments of empowerment that you saw coming 20 minutes prior".
The second season of the show was generally better received than the first. It currently sits at 89 out of 100 on Metacritic indicating universal acclaim.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
legal drama
Legal drama
A legal drama is a work of dramatic fiction about crime and civil litigation. Subtypes of legal dramas include courtroom dramas and legal thrillers, and come in all forms, including novels, television shows, and films. Legal drama sometimes overlap with crime drama, most notably in the case of Law...
that premiered on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
on September 22, 2009. The series was created by Robert King
Robert King (writer)
-Career:King began his career writing the television movie Imaginary Friends in 1983. The film was directed by Michael Darlow.He wrote the science fiction horror film The Nest in 1988 and action sequel Silk 2 in 1989...
and Michelle King
Michelle King
Michelle King is an American television writer and producer. She is married to Robert King who is also her writing partner. The two co-created the television legal dramas In Justice and The Good Wife...
. It stars Julianna Margulies
Julianna Margulies
Julianna Luisa Margulies is an American actress and producer.After several small television roles, Margulies achieved success in her regular role as Nurse Carol Hathaway on NBC's long-running medical drama ER, for which she won an Emmy Award...
, Christine Baranski
Christine Baranski
Christine Jane Baranski is an American stage and screen actress, and is perhaps best known for her Emmy Award winning portrayal as "Maryanne Thorpe" in the sitcom Cybill, and her Emmy nominated portrayal of "Diane Lockhart" in The Good Wife...
, Archie Panjabi, Matt Czuchry and Josh Charles. Executive producers are the Kings, Ridley
Ridley Scott
Sir Ridley Scott is an English film director and producer. His most famous films include The Duellists , Alien , Blade Runner , Legend , Thelma & Louise , G. I...
and Tony Scott
Tony Scott
Anthony D. L. "Tony" Scott is an English film director. His films include Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, The Last Boy Scout, True Romance, Crimson Tide, Enemy of the State, Spy Game, Man on Fire, Déjà Vu, The Taking of Pelham 123, and Unstoppable...
, Charles McDougall
Charles McDougall
Charles McDougall is a British Emmy Award and BAFTA-winning director.-Biography:McDougall has directed for popular television series which include the pilot episode of ABC's Desperate Housewives . McDougall has also directed episodes of Queer as Folk on Channel 4 and Sex and the City on HBO...
, and David W. Zucker.
On October 7, 2009, CBS gave the series a full-season pickup, extending the first season from 13 to 22 episodes,
later extended to 23 episodes. On January 14, 2010, CBS renewed the drama for a second season, which premiered on September 28, 2010. On May 18, 2011, CBS renewed The Good Wife for a third season, airing Sundays at 9:00 p.m.
Plot
The series focuses on Alicia Florrick (Julianna MarguliesJulianna Margulies
Julianna Luisa Margulies is an American actress and producer.After several small television roles, Margulies achieved success in her regular role as Nurse Carol Hathaway on NBC's long-running medical drama ER, for which she won an Emmy Award...
), whose husband Peter Florrick (Chris Noth
Chris Noth
Christopher David "Chris" Noth is an American actor. He is known for long-running television roles as Det. Mike Logan on the police procedural and legal drama television series, Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and as Big on Sex and the City. For the latter role, he has been...
), a former Cook County
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...
state's attorney, has been jailed following a very public sex and corruption scandal. Alicia returns to her old job as a litigator (after taking years out to be a mother) to provide for her two children. The series was partly inspired by the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal
Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal
The Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal began on March 10, 2008, when The New York Times reported that Democratic New York Governor Eliot Spitzer had patronized a prostitution service called Emperors Club VIP...
, as well as by other prominent American political sex scandals, particularly those of John Edwards
John Edwards
Johnny Reid "John" Edwards is an American politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in...
and Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
:
Michelle [King]: We came up with the idea about a year and half ago. There had been this waterfall of these kinds of scandals, from Bill and Hillary [Clinton], to Dick MorrisDick MorrisDick Morris is an American political author and commentator who previously worked as a pollster, political campaign consultant, and general political consultant....
, to Eliot Spitzer, to name just a few. I think they’re all over our culture. And there was always this image of the husband up there apologizing and the wife standing next to him. I think the show began when we asked, "What are they thinking?" And Robert and I started talking about it from there. ... You know, what’s interesting about a lot of these political scandals is that the women are lawyers, too. Hillary [Clinton] is a lawyer. Elizabeth EdwardsElizabeth EdwardsElizabeth Anania Edwards was an American attorney, a best-selling author and a health care activist. She was married to John Edwards, the former U.S...
is a lawyer. I think that got us thinking along those lines. That is, we knew she had to go back to work, and we had so many female lawyers to draw on.
Main cast
- Julianna MarguliesJulianna MarguliesJulianna Luisa Margulies is an American actress and producer.After several small television roles, Margulies achieved success in her regular role as Nurse Carol Hathaway on NBC's long-running medical drama ER, for which she won an Emmy Award...
as Alicia Florrick: The wife of Peter, a disgraced state's attorneyState's AttorneyIn the United States, the State's Attorney is, most commonly, an elected official who represents the State in criminal prosecutions and is often the chief law enforcement officer of their respective county, circuit...
; Alicia returns to work as a junior litigator at the law firm Stern, Lockhart & Gardner. Having spent so many years as "the good wife", Alicia finds herself at the bottom of the career ladder, trying to juggle both home and professional life with the ongoing scandal surrounding her husband with whom she has two children, Zach and Grace. In season 3, Alicia is a third-year associate at the firm and having an affair with Will.
- Josh Charles as Will Gardner: An old friend of Alicia's from Georgetown and a partner at the law firm. In season 3, Will and Alicia are having an affair.
- Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma: The firm's in-house private investigator. Kalinda previously worked for Peter for two years. He fired her after accusing her of working two jobs. After becoming good friends, Alicia finds out Kalinda had an affair with Peter before she knew Alicia, damaging their friendship. Kalinda has a cynical, misanthropic outlook on human behavior. She has sexual relations with both sexes. She often plays a major part in winning cases for Lockhart Gardner, although not always ethically or legally.
- Christine BaranskiChristine BaranskiChristine Jane Baranski is an American stage and screen actress, and is perhaps best known for her Emmy Award winning portrayal as "Maryanne Thorpe" in the sitcom Cybill, and her Emmy nominated portrayal of "Diane Lockhart" in The Good Wife...
as Diane Lockhart: A senior partner at the firm, she supports other female lawyers. She is very liberal and has strong opinions on many issues, including an extreme dislike of guns and violence, while at the same time developing a romantic relationship with an ultra-conservative ballistics expert.
- Matt Czuchry as Cary Agos: In the first season, Cary is a junior associate at Lockhart Gardner. In the first episode, it is established that there is only one permanent position, putting Cary into competition with Alicia. At the end of first season, the firm selects Alicia, and Cary goes to work for the state attorney's office. In season 3, Cary is appointed Cook County Deputy State's Attorney.
- Alan CummingAlan CummingAlan Cumming, OBE is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. His roles have included the Emcee in Cabaret, Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, Mr. Elton in Emma, and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy...
as Eli Gold: Eli is Peter's campaign manager. His style of management is to be blunt, often rude. Eli is separated from his wife and has a daughter, Marissa (played by Sarah SteeleSarah SteeleSarah Jane Steele is an American actress who got her first break into the film industry by beating thousands of young hopeful females for the role of Bernice in the 2004 film, Spanglish.- Life and career :...
), who is similarly outspoken and shares a healthy relationship with her father. He has a brief shot at romance with Natalie Flores (played by America FerreraAmerica FerreraAmerica Georgina Ferrera is an American actress, best known for playing the lead role in the television comedy series Ugly Betty...
), a student who worked in the past as a nanny for Wendy Scott-Carr. Eli leaks details to the press of Natalie's status as an illegal immigrant but as he comes to know her he is seen to regret this and later helps her get a job as an intern at Lockhart Gardner. Gold is modeled on Chicago mayor Rahm EmanuelRahm EmanuelRahm Israel Emanuel is an American politician and the 55th and current Mayor of Chicago. He was formerly White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama...
. He was promoted to the main cast in season two.
- Graham PhillipsGraham Phillips (actor)Graham David Phillips is an American actor and singer.-Personal life:Phillips was born in Laguna Beach, California. During his K-9 school years he attended St...
as Zachary "Zach" Florrick: Son of Alicia and Peter.
- Makenzie VegaMakenzie Vega-Personal life:Vega was born in Los Angeles, California to a Colombian father and an American mother. She is the younger sister of actress Alexa Vega. Vega currently lives in New York with her mother Gina Rue , and three siblings...
as Grace Florrick: Daughter of Alicia and Peter.
Recurring cast
- Chris NothChris NothChristopher David "Chris" Noth is an American actor. He is known for long-running television roles as Det. Mike Logan on the police procedural and legal drama television series, Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and as Big on Sex and the City. For the latter role, he has been...
as Peter Florrick: Alicia's husband, and current and former Cook CountyCook County, IllinoisCook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...
State's AttorneyState's AttorneyIn the United States, the State's Attorney is, most commonly, an elected official who represents the State in criminal prosecutions and is often the chief law enforcement officer of their respective county, circuit...
. He was imprisoned for political corruption. During his trial, it was revealed he had numerous extramarital affairs with prostitutes. In season one, he was released from prison to house arrest using electronic monitoring. However, he was later cleared when a court dismissed the corruption case against him. In season one’s finale, Peter launched an ultimately successful campaign for his old job. - Mary Beth PeilMary Beth PeilMary Beth Peil is an American actress and singer.-Early life:Born in Davenport, Iowa in 1940, Peil trained as an opera singer at Northwestern University under Lotte Lehmann. There she became a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority...
as Jackie Florrick: Peter's mother. She is reluctant to believe in her son's corrupt behavior and is hopeful Alicia and Peter will reunite and once again become a family. - Titus WelliverTitus WelliverTitus Welliver is an American actor. He is best known for his recurring roles on the television shows Deadwood, Lost, Sons of Anarchy and The Good Wife...
as Glenn Childs: Former Cook County State's Attorney. Childs was responsible for leaking the Peter Florrick sex tape to the media. He is Peter's arch rival and will do anything to keep Peter from emerging from disgrace. After Peter's fall, he was the new state's attorney. During Peter's campaign for the top spot, Glenn is forced to withdraw his candidacy due to the fact Peter knows of his illegal dealings with nannies. He now works as an AUSA (Assistant United States Attorney). - Michael EalyMichael EalyMichael Brown , professionally known as Michael Ealy, is an American actor.-Personal life:Ealy was born in Silver Spring, Maryland. He attended Springbrook High School and the University of Maryland, College Park.-Career:...
as Derrick Bond: A new partner at the merged Lockhart Gardner & Bond. He plays Will and Diane against each other, forcing Diane to plan a new firm. He fails when Will and Diane find out his scheme and turn on him. In "Great Firewall" he is removed as a named partner. - Anika Noni RoseAnika Noni RoseAnika Noni Rose is an American singer and actress known for her Tony Award winning performance in the Broadway production of Caroline, or Change and her starring roles in the films Dreamgirls and The Princess and the Frog....
as Wendy Scott-Carr: Ran unsuccessfully against Peter and Childs for state's attorney. - Joe MortonJoe MortonJoseph Thomas "Joe" Morton, Jr. is an American stage, television, and film actor.-Early life:Morton was born in The Bronx, a borough of New York City, New York. He is the son of Evelyn, a secretary, and Joseph Thomas Morton, Sr., a U.S. army intelligence officer. Because of his father's...
as Daniel Golden: A member of Peter's legal team. Now works in the State Department. - Michael BoatmanMichael BoatmanMichael Patrick Boatman is an Image Award-nominated American actor and writer. He is best known for his roles as U.S. Army Specialist Samuel Beckett in the ABC drama series China Beach, as New York City mayoral aide Carter Heywood in the ABC sitcom Spin City, and as sports agent Stanley Babson in...
as Julius Cain: A partner and head of Litigation at the firm. - Zach GrenierZach GrenierZach Grenier is an American actor who has worked in film, television and on stage.He appeared in the first season of the television show 24 as Carl Webb, was in Deadwood, and on several episodes of Law & Order...
as David Lee: A partner and head of Family Law at the firm. - Scott PorterScott PorterMatthew Scott Porter , better known as Scott Porter, is an American actor and occasional singer known for his role as Jason Street in the NBC television drama Friday Night Lights. His character was injured during a football game in the pilot episode and became a paraplegic...
as Blake Calamar: A new private investigator for the firm who competes with Kalinda. He tries to frame Kalinda for putting a doctor in a coma but fails. He finds out that her former name was Leela Tahiri and Peter helped her change it. In return, she slept with Peter. After this revelation, he disappears after Bond is removed as name partner. - Dallas RobertsDallas RobertsDallas Mark Roberts is an American stage and screen actor.Roberts was born in Houston, Texas. He is a graduate of Juilliard School. He is primarily based in New York City, where he regularly appears in theatrical productions...
as Owen Cavanaugh: Alicia's mischievous, openly gay younger brother. He is dating a professor played by Michael ArdenMichael ArdenMichael Jerrod Moore , also known as Michael Arden, is an American stage actor, singer, and composer. He was born in Midland, Texas.-Early and personal life:...
. - Chris Butler as Matan Brody: A prosecutor. After Blake confronted Kalinda in "Ham Sandwich" about her one-night stand with Peter, Blake leaves after giving one last interview to Matan.
- Michael J. FoxMichael J. FoxMichael J. Fox, OC is a Canadian American actor, author, producer, activist and voice-over artist. With a film and television career spanning from the late 1970s, Fox's roles have included Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy ; Alex P...
as Louis Canning: Canning is a rival attorney who has squared Alicia on various occasions. Canning has been known to use trickery in his cases. He offers Alicia a job in "Wrongful Termination", which she rejects.
Crew
The series was created by Robert KingRobert King (writer)
-Career:King began his career writing the television movie Imaginary Friends in 1983. The film was directed by Michael Darlow.He wrote the science fiction horror film The Nest in 1988 and action sequel Silk 2 in 1989...
and Michelle King
Michelle King
Michelle King is an American television writer and producer. She is married to Robert King who is also her writing partner. The two co-created the television legal dramas In Justice and The Good Wife...
who also serve as executive producers and show runners. The pair had produced the short-lived legal drama In Justice
In Justice
In Justice is an American television police procedural created by Michelle King and Robert King. The series began airing on Sunday, January 1, 2006 on ABC as a midseason replacement and assumed its regular night and time on Friday, January 6, 2006 at 9 p.m. EST. It was cancelled after its...
that aired as a mid-season replacement in early 2006. The creators had previously worked extensively in feature films. Scott Free productions helped to finance The Good Wife and Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott
Sir Ridley Scott is an English film director and producer. His most famous films include The Duellists , Alien , Blade Runner , Legend , Thelma & Louise , G. I...
, Tony Scott
Tony Scott
Anthony D. L. "Tony" Scott is an English film director. His films include Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, The Last Boy Scout, True Romance, Crimson Tide, Enemy of the State, Spy Game, Man on Fire, Déjà Vu, The Taking of Pelham 123, and Unstoppable...
and David W. Zucker are also credited as executive producers. Executive producer Dee Johnson (ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
, Commander in Chief
Commander in Chief (TV series)
Commander in Chief is an American drama television series that focused on the fictional administration and family of Mackenzie Allen , the first female President of the United States, who ascends to the role from the Vice Presidency after the death of the sitting President from a sudden cerebral...
and Army Wives
Army Wives
Army Wives is an American drama series that follows the lives of four army wives, their families, and an army husband whose wife is in the army. The series, shot at ABC Studios, premiered on Lifetime on June 3, 2007...
) added television writing experience to the team. Charles McDougall
Charles McDougall
Charles McDougall is a British Emmy Award and BAFTA-winning director.-Biography:McDougall has directed for popular television series which include the pilot episode of ABC's Desperate Housewives . McDougall has also directed episodes of Queer as Folk on Channel 4 and Sex and the City on HBO...
directed the pilot episode and was the pilot's other executive producer. McDougall had previously enjoyed success as the director of the pilot for Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
. All seven executive producers returned when a full series was ordered and they were joined by executive producer Brooke Kennedy. McDougall left the crew after directing and executive producing the second episode. The series is produced by Bernadette Caulfield
Bernadette Caulfield
Bernadette Caulfield is an Emmy Award nominated television producer. She has worked on the supernatural drama series The X-Files and the HBO drama series Big Love. She was nominated for the Emmy Award for outstanding drama series for her work on Big Love.-Biography:Caulfield joined the crew of The...
who had previously worked on the HBO polygamy drama Big Love
Big Love
Big Love is an American television drama that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy...
. Co-producer Ron Binkowski added post production experience to the pilot and returned for the first season.
Several new producers were added to the crew once CBS ordered a full season. Angela Amato Velez
Angela Amato Velez
Angela Amato Velez is an American television writer and producer. She has also worked as a police officer, legal aid attorney and novelist. She has worked as a writer and producer on the police drama Southland and the legal drama The Good Wife...
joined the crew as a consulting producer and writer bringing legal experience from her careers as a police officer and legal aid attorney and writing experience from the police dramas Third Watch
Third Watch
Third Watch is an American television drama series which first aired on NBC from 1999 to 2005 for a total of 132 episodes, broadcast in 6 seasons of 22 episodes each....
and Southland
Southland (TV series)
Southland is an American drama series created by writer Ann Biderman and produced by Warner Bros. Television. It premiered on NBC on April 9, 2009...
. Todd Ellis Kessler
Todd Ellis Kessler
Todd Ellis Kessler is an award nominated American television producer and writer. He has worked in both capacities on varied series including The Practice, Crossing Jordan, Kevin Hill, The Unit and The Good Wife...
, who had recently completed production on The Unit
The Unit
The Unit is an American action-drama television series that focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real-life U.S. Army special operations unit commonly known as Delta Force...
and had previously worked on legal drama The Practice
The Practice
The Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for eight seasons from 1997 to 2004, the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and spawned the successful and lighter spin-off series Boston...
, joined the staff as a co-executive producer and writer. Kessler's fellow The Unit producer Ted Humphrey
Ted Humphrey
Ted Humphrey is an award nominated American television and film writer and producer. He has worked in both capacities on the series "The Nine" and The Unit and the legal dramas Shark and The Good Wife...
served as a supervising producer and writer and then as co-executive producer and writer. Corinne Brinkerhoff
Corinne Brinkerhoff
Corinne Brinkerhoff is an award nominated American television writer and producer. She has worked on the series The Good Wife and Boston Legal. She was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for best new series in 2010.-Career:...
completed the production team as a writer and co-producer. Brinkerhoff had previously worked as a writer and story editor on Boston Legal
Boston Legal
Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC...
.
Ratings
| Season | Episodes | Timeslot (EST Eastern Time Zone The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time... ) |
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| 1st The Good Wife (season 1) The first season of The Good Wife first began to air on September 22, 2009 and finished on May 25, 2010. It consisted of 23 episodes.-Main:*Julianna Margulies – Alicia Florrick*Matt Czuchry – Cary Agos*Archie Panjabi – Kalinda Sharma... |
23 | Tuesday 10:00 p.m. | September 22, 2009 | May 25, 2010 | 2009–10 2009–2010 United States network television schedule The following is the 2009–2010 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 2009 through May 2010. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new... |
#18 | 13.12 |
| 2nd The Good Wife (season 2) The second season of The Good Wife began broadcasting on September 28, 2010, and concluded on May 17, 2011.-Main:*Julianna Margulies – Alicia Florrick*Matt Czuchry – Cary Agos*Archie Panjabi – Kalinda Sharma*Josh Charles – Will Gardner... |
23 | Tuesday 10:00 p.m. | September 28, 2010 | May 17, 2011 | 2010–11 2010–2011 United States network television schedule The following is the 2010–2011 network television schedule for the five major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 2010 through May 2011. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new... |
#16 | 13.00 |
| 3rd The Good Wife (season 3) The third season of The Good Wife began broadcasting on September 25, 2011. The show moved from Tuesdays at 10:00 pm to Sundays at 9:00 pm-Main:*Julianna Margulies – Alicia Florrick*Matt Czuchry – Cary Agos*Archie Panjabi – Kalinda Sharma... |
TBA | Sunday 9:00 p.m. | September 25, 2011 | TBA | 2011–12 | TBA | TBA |
International broadcasts
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| Universal Channel Universal Channel Universal Channel is a television channel specializing in movies and television series in the thriller, drama, comedy, horror, crime and investigation genres, owned by Universal Networks International, a division of NBCUniversal and available on satellite and cable platforms... |
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| Teletica Teletica Teletica, formerly known as Televisora de Costa Rica S.A., is a Costa Rican television company, founded in 1958; it was the first television company in Costa Rica. It operates Teletica Canal 7 and Teletica Canal 33. It has mostly imported programming and it also handles a high production and... |
Season 1 premiered in 2010 and ended in April 2011; Season 2 will begin in October 2011. | |
| Network Ten Network Ten Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country... |
Season 1 premiered on Monday nights from February 8, 2010, but moved to Sunday nights at 8:30 p.m. from April 11, 2010. Season 2 premiered on Wednesday nights from October 20, 2010, but was moved to Thursday nights at 8:30 p.m. from January 20, 2011. |
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| RTL-TVI French VijfTV VIJFtv VIJFtv started in October 2004 as SBS Belgium's second channel and a sister channel to VT4. Although the channel's target audience are females, the first thing VIJFtv broadcast was a soccer game. By doing that the station made sure men would set their TV up to view VIJFtv.2005 was a strong year for... Dutch |
Premiered on February 4, 2011, in French. Shown Friday nights at 8:20 p.m. | |
| Universal Channel Universal Channel Universal Channel is a television channel specializing in movies and television series in the thriller, drama, comedy, horror, crime and investigation genres, owned by Universal Networks International, a division of NBCUniversal and available on satellite and cable platforms... |
Premiered on November 9, 2009 as The Good Wife - Pelo Direito de Recomeçar ("The Good Wife - For the Right to Start Over"). | |
| Hallmark Channel Hallmark Channel The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts across the United States. Their programming includes a mix of television movies/miniseries, syndicated series, and lifestyle shows that are appropriate for the whole family... TV7 TV7 (Bulgarian TV channel) TV7 is a Bulgarian television channel, owned by NEW BG Media Group. It airs entertainment programs, TV series an films, and is also the first Bulgarian station to broadcast in widescreen PAL... |
Season 1 premiered on January 24, 2010. Season 2 premiered on January 5, 2011. |
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| Global Global Television Network Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division... V |
Premiered on September 22, 2009, in English, airing Tuesday nights at 10:00 p.m. (Simulcast Simulcast Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often... with CBS) Season 2 premiered on September 1, 2010, as Une femme exemplaire ("The Good Wife", in French), airing Wednesday nights at 8:00 p.m. |
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Season 1 premiered on HRT 2 on January 4, 2011 as Dobra žena ("Good Wife" in Croatian). | |
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Premiered on May 31, 2010 as Good Wife. | |
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Premiered on March 31, 2010 at 10:15 p.m. on Prosieben. Season 2 premiered on March 11, 2011 at 9:15 p.m. on Kabel 1. |
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Premiered on April 22, 2010 at 10:30 p.m. | |
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Season 1 premiered on Hallmark Channel (now Universal Channel) on January 24, 2010 as A férjem védelmében ("In my husband's protection"). Later Season 1 was also premiered on the countrywide-available TV2. Season 2 was also aired on Universal Channel, it was premiered on February 7, 2011. | |
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Season 1 premiered Monday March 15, 2010 at 9.30pm and completed its run on August 16, 2010. Season 2 premiered on Thursday July 7, 2011 at 9.00pm and completed its run on October 13, 2011. |
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Season 1 premiered in February 2010, airing Tuesday nights at 9:30 p.m. Season 2 premiered in March 2011, airing Sunday nights at 9.30 p.m. |
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Premiered on January 20, 2010 as Żona idealna ("Perfect Wife"). | |
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Premiered in 2010 as The Good Wife (Romanian: Soţia perfectă); season 2 last episode aired as of July 2011. | |
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Premiered on August 22, 2010 as Good Wife. | |
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Premiered on September 7, 2010 on POP Brio, airing Tuesdays at 8:55 p.m. | |
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Premiered on November 5, 2010 (French). Premiered on March 3, 2010 (Italian). |
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Premiered on Monday, January 25, 2010 and, starting the following week, first run episodes shown on More4 More4 More4 is a digital television channel, run by British broadcaster Channel 4, that launched on 10 October 2005. It is carried on Freeview, on satellite broadcasters Freesat and Sky, UK IPTV broadcaster TalkTalk TV and on UK cable network Virgin Media and in the Republic of Ireland cable networks... on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. (with Channel 4's screening the following Wednesday). Season 2 premiered on January 6, 2011 at 9:00 p.m. on More4; the rest of season 2 will also be shown weekly in the 9:00 p.m. Thursday slot on the channel, but unlike season 1 will not get a screening on Channel 4. |
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Awards and nominations
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| Emmy Awards | 2010 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards The 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, took place on August 29, 2010, at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California beginning at 5:00 p.m. PDT... |
Outstanding Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series This page lists the winners and nominees for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, since its institution in 1951. The award is often cited as one of the "main awards" at the Emmys ceremonies, and has changed names many times in its history. It was first called Best Dramatic Show... |
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| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Julianna Margulies Julianna Margulies Julianna Luisa Margulies is an American actress and producer.After several small television roles, Margulies achieved success in her regular role as Nurse Carol Hathaway on NBC's long-running medical drama ER, for which she won an Emmy Award... |
"Threesome" | |||
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Christine Baranski Christine Baranski Christine Jane Baranski is an American stage and screen actress, and is perhaps best known for her Emmy Award winning portrayal as "Maryanne Thorpe" in the sitcom Cybill, and her Emmy nominated portrayal of "Diane Lockhart" in The Good Wife... |
"Bang" | |||
| Archie Panjabi | "Hi" | ||||
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Dylan Baker Dylan Baker Dylan Baker is an American actor, known for playing supporting roles in both major studio and independent films.-Early life:... |
"Bad" | |||
| Alan Cumming Alan Cumming Alan Cumming, OBE is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. His roles have included the Emcee in Cabaret, Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, Mr. Elton in Emma, and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy... |
"Fleas" | ||||
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series The Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series is awarded to one television episode each year at the Primetime Emmy Awards. Often regarded as the highest honor that can be bestowed upon an individual episode of television, the nominees and winners often reflect outstanding achievement in... |
Robert King Robert King (writer) -Career:King began his career writing the television movie Imaginary Friends in 1983. The film was directed by Michael Darlow.He wrote the science fiction horror film The Nest in 1988 and action sequel Silk 2 in 1989... & Michelle King Michelle King Michelle King is an American television writer and producer. She is married to Robert King who is also her writing partner. The two co-created the television legal dramas In Justice and The Good Wife... |
"Pilot" | |||
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Mark Saks | ||||
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Series This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Series.-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:- External links :*, Information Please Database, Pearson PLC... |
Jennifer Rogien Faletti Daniele Hollywood Daniel Lawson |
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| 2011 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards The 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, honoring the best in primetime television programming from June 1, 2010 until May 31, 2011, was held on September 18, 2011, at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, California. Fox televised the ceremony within the United States. Actress Jane Lynch hosted... |
Outstanding Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series This page lists the winners and nominees for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, since its institution in 1951. The award is often cited as one of the "main awards" at the Emmys ceremonies, and has changed names many times in its history. It was first called Best Dramatic Show... |
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| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Julianna Margulies Julianna Margulies Julianna Luisa Margulies is an American actress and producer.After several small television roles, Margulies achieved success in her regular role as Nurse Carol Hathaway on NBC's long-running medical drama ER, for which she won an Emmy Award... |
"In Sickness" | |||
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Josh Charles | "Closing Arguments" | |||
| Alan Cumming Alan Cumming Alan Cumming, OBE is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. His roles have included the Emcee in Cabaret, Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, Mr. Elton in Emma, and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy... |
"Silver Bullet" | ||||
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Christine Baranski Christine Baranski Christine Jane Baranski is an American stage and screen actress, and is perhaps best known for her Emmy Award winning portrayal as "Maryanne Thorpe" in the sitcom Cybill, and her Emmy nominated portrayal of "Diane Lockhart" in The Good Wife... |
"Silver Bullet" | |||
| Archie Panjabi | "Getting Off" | ||||
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Michael J. Fox Michael J. Fox Michael J. Fox, OC is a Canadian American actor, author, producer, activist and voice-over artist. With a film and television career spanning from the late 1970s, Fox's roles have included Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy ; Alex P... |
"Real Deal" | |||
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Mark Saks | ||||
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Fred Murphy | "Double Jeopardy" | |||
| Golden Globe Awards | 2009 67th Golden Globe Awards The 67th Golden Globe Awards was telecasted live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, January 17, 2010 by NBC, from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM and 8:00PM – 11:00 PM . The ceremonies were hosted by Ricky Gervais, and were broadcast live for the first time.Nominations were... |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Julianna Margulies Julianna Margulies Julianna Luisa Margulies is an American actress and producer.After several small television roles, Margulies achieved success in her regular role as Nurse Carol Hathaway on NBC's long-running medical drama ER, for which she won an Emmy Award... |
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| 2010 68th Golden Globe Awards The 68th Golden Globe Awards was broadcast live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 16, 2011, by NBC. The host was Ricky Gervais.... |
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| Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Chris Noth Chris Noth Christopher David "Chris" Noth is an American actor. He is known for long-running television roles as Det. Mike Logan on the police procedural and legal drama television series, Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and as Big on Sex and the City. For the latter role, he has been... |
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| Peabody Awards | 2010 | ||||
| People's Choice Awards People's Choice Awards The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show recognizing the people and the work of popular culture. The show has been held annually since 1975 and is voted on by the general public. The People's Choice Awards air on CBS and are produced by Procter & Gamble and Survivor magnate Mark Burnett... |
2010 36th People's Choice Awards The 36th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2009, was held on January 6, 2010 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, and was broadcasted on CBS. Not all of the awards were presented on air during the show, as many including Favorite Movie were left out... |
Favorite Network TV Drama | |||
| Favorite TV Drama Actress | Julianna Margulies Julianna Margulies Julianna Luisa Margulies is an American actress and producer.After several small television roles, Margulies achieved success in her regular role as Nurse Carol Hathaway on NBC's long-running medical drama ER, for which she won an Emmy Award... |
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| 2012 38th People's Choice Awards The 38th People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in popular culture for 2011, will be held on January 11, 2012 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, and were broadcast live on CBS at 9:00 pm ET.On November 8, the nominees were announced... |
Favorite Network TV Drama | ||||
| Favorite TV Guest Star | Michael J. Fox Michael J. Fox Michael J. Fox, OC is a Canadian American actor, author, producer, activist and voice-over artist. With a film and television career spanning from the late 1970s, Fox's roles have included Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy ; Alex P... |
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| Satellite Awards Satellite Awards The Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. The awards were originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards.- Film :*Best Actor – Drama*Best Actor – Musical or Comedy*Best Actress – Drama... |
2009 Satellite Awards 2009 The 2009 Satellite Awards, honoring the year's outstanding performers, films, television shows, DVDs, and interactive media, were presented by the International Press Academy at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles on Sunday, December 20, 2009... |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Julianna Margulies Julianna Margulies Julianna Luisa Margulies is an American actress and producer.After several small television roles, Margulies achieved success in her regular role as Nurse Carol Hathaway on NBC's long-running medical drama ER, for which she won an Emmy Award... |
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| 2010 Satellite Awards 2010 The 2010 Satellite Awards, honoring the year's outstanding performers, films, television shows, DVDs, and interactive media, were presented by the International Press Academy at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles on Sunday, December 19, 2010... |
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| Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Julianna Margulies Julianna Margulies Julianna Luisa Margulies is an American actress and producer.After several small television roles, Margulies achieved success in her regular role as Nurse Carol Hathaway on NBC's long-running medical drama ER, for which she won an Emmy Award... |
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| Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Josh Charles | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Archie Panjabi | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Alan Cumming Alan Cumming Alan Cumming, OBE is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. His roles have included the Emcee in Cabaret, Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, Mr. Elton in Emma, and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy... |
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| Screen Actors Guild Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards A Screen Actors Guild Award is an accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild to recognize outstanding performances by its members. The statuette given, a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy, is called "The Actor"... |
2010 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards ----Best Cast - Motion Picture: Inglourious Basterds----Best Cast - Drama Series: Mad Men Best Cast - Comedy Series: Glee ... |
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | |||
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Julianna Margulies Julianna Margulies Julianna Luisa Margulies is an American actress and producer.After several small television roles, Margulies achieved success in her regular role as Nurse Carol Hathaway on NBC's long-running medical drama ER, for which she won an Emmy Award... |
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| 2011 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards ----Best Cast - Motion Picture: The King's Speech----Best Cast - Drama Series: Boardwalk Empire----Best Cast - Comedy Series: Modern Family... |
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| Television Critics Association Awards TCA Awards The TCA Awards are awards presented by the Television Critics Association in recognition of excellence in television excellence. There are eleven categories, which are presented every summer.-Categories:... |
2010 26th TCA Awards ----Program of the Year: Glee----Outstanding New Program: Glee The 26th TCA Awards were presented by the Television Critics Association. Dax Shepard hosted the ceremony on July 31 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel... |
Individual Achievement in Drama TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama The TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama is an award given by the Television Critics Association.-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:-External links:*... |
Julianna Margulies Julianna Margulies Julianna Luisa Margulies is an American actress and producer.After several small television roles, Margulies achieved success in her regular role as Nurse Carol Hathaway on NBC's long-running medical drama ER, for which she won an Emmy Award... |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Drama TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama The TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama is an award given by the Television Critics Association.-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:... |
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| Outstanding New Program TCA Award for Outstanding New Program The TCA Award for Outstanding New Program is an award given by the Television Critics Association.-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:-External links:*... |
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| Writers Guild of America Award Writers Guild of America Award The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949... |
2009 Writers Guild of America Awards 2009 The 62nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2009. Winners were announced on February 20, 2010.-Best Adapted Screenplay:*Crazy Heart*Julie & Julia... |
Best Screenplay - New Series Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay - New Series The Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay - New Series is one of the screenwriting Writers Guild of America Awards, one that is specifically for television.-2000s:... |
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| 2010 Writers Guild of America Awards 2010 The 63rd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2010. Winners were announced on February 5, 2011.-Best original screenplay:Inception — written by Christopher Nolan; Warner Bros.... |
Best Writing for Drama Series - Episodic | "Boom" | |||
| Young Artist Awards | 2010 Young Artist Awards 2010 The 31st Annual Young Artist Awards ceremony, presented by the Young Artist Foundation, honored excellence of young performers under the age of 18 in the fields of film and television for the year 2009, and took place on April 11, 2010 at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn Hotel in North Hollywood,... |
Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress | Makenzie Vega Makenzie Vega -Personal life:Vega was born in Los Angeles, California to a Colombian father and an American mother. She is the younger sister of actress Alexa Vega. Vega currently lives in New York with her mother Gina Rue , and three siblings... |
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| 2011 Young Artist Awards 2011 The 32nd Annual Young Artist Awards ceremony, presented by the Young Artist Foundation, honored excellence of young performers under the age of 18 in the fields of film and television for the year 2010, and took place on March 13, 2011 at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, Los Angeles,... |
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actress | ||||
| Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actor | Graham Phillips Graham Phillips (actor) Graham David Phillips is an American actor and singer.-Personal life:Phillips was born in Laguna Beach, California. During his K-9 school years he attended St... |
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Reception
The first season of the show received generally favorable reviews. It scored a MetacriticMetacritic
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rating of 76 out of 100 based on the views of 26 critics. In reviewing the first early episodes many critics praised the acting talents of the cast. The Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
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commended the show saying "one of the best parts of the show is Alicia's complicated relationship with her husband, who humiliated his family with a sex scandal but also appears to be a pawn in a larger game being played by high-level politician".
The New York Daily News report, in a review of the lead character's performance said "Margulies puts a powerful combination of cold fury, bewilderment and tenacity into Alicia Florrick, the wife of a disgraced Chicago politician in a new series that readily admits it ripped itself from the headlines" while The Baltimore Sun
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predicted that "With all four [actors] bringing their 'A' games to the pilot, it looks as if CBS could have another winning 10 o'clock drama."
There were a few reservations as to the long term success and plot of the show with the San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
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concluding that "There's nothing inherently wrong with The Good Wife other than it's a legal series with too many close-up shots of knowing glances and 'attagirl Alicia' moments of empowerment that you saw coming 20 minutes prior".
The second season of the show was generally better received than the first. It currently sits at 89 out of 100 on Metacritic indicating universal acclaim.