The Good Wife (season 1)
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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.
a Ranks are for Channel 4
weekly, not for overall TV.
b Ranks are for More4
weekly, not for overall TV.
c Rank and viewership for timeshift (More4 +1).
* Overnight ratings.
Main
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Episodes
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. viewers (million) |
Original air date |
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US
| Episode | Title | Air Date | HH Rating | 18-49 Rating | Viewers | Rank | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | 22 September 2009 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 13.714 | #15 | |
| 2 | Stripped | 29 September 2009 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 13.690 | #14 | |
| 3 | Home | 6 October 2009 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 13.693 | #11 | |
| 4 | Fixed | 13 October 2009 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 12.798 | #17 | |
| 5 | Crash | 20 October 2009 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 13.258 | #14 | |
| 6 | Conjugal | 3 November 2009 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 12.743 | #16 | |
| 7 | Unorthodox | 10 November 2009 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 13.352 | #15 | |
| 8 | Unprepared | 17 November 2009 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 12.699 | - | |
| 9 | Threesome | 24 November 2009 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 12.529 | #15 | |
| 10 | Lifeguard | 1 December 2009 | 9.1 | 2.8 | 14.170 | #10 | |
| 11 | Infamy | 5 January 2010 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 13.975 | #10 | |
| 12 | Painkiller | 12 January 2010 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 13.871 | #15 | |
| 13 | Bad | 2 February 2010 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 12.808 | #16 | |
| 14 | Hi | 9 February 2010 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 14.754 | #12 | |
| 15 | Bang | 2 March 2010 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 13.319 | #15 | |
| 16 | Fleas | 9 March 2010 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 13.950 | #10 | |
| 17 | Heart | 16 March 2010 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 13.399 | #6 | |
| 18 | Doubt | 6 April 2010 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 12.061 | - | |
| 19 | Boom | 27 April 2010 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 12.074 | #13 | |
| 20 | Mock | 4 May 2010 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 12.881 | #9 | |
| 21 | Unplugged | 11 May 2010 | 8.3 | 2.4 | 12.851 | #13 | |
| 22 | Hybristophilia | 18 May 2010 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 12.038 | #14 | |
| 23 | Running | 25 May 2010 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 10.603 | #13 |
UK
| # | Title | Channel 4 Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel... |
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... |
Total viewers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air date | Viewers | Ranka | Air date | Viewers | Rankb | |||
| 1 | Pilot | 25 January 2010 | 1.43m | - | - | - | - | 1.43m |
| 2 | Stripped | 1 February 2010 | 1.07m | - | 28 January 2010 | - | - | 1.07m |
| 3 | Home | 8 February 2010 | - | - | 4 February 2010 | - | - | - |
| 4 | Fixed | 15 February 2010 | 875,000 | - | 11 February 2010 | 213,000 | - | 1.09m |
| 5 | Crash | 22 February 2010 | 795,000 | - | 18 February 2010 | - | - | 795,000 |
| 6 | Conjugal | 1 March 2010 | - | - | 25 February 2010 | - | - | - |
| 7 | Unorthodox | 8 March 2010 | - | - | 4 March 2010 | - | - | - |
| 8 | Unprepared | 15 March 2010 | - | - | 11 March 2010 | - | - | - |
| 9 | Threesome | 22 March 2010 | 865,000 | - | 18 March 2010 | - | - | 865,000 |
| 10 | Lifeguard | 29 March 2010 | - | - | 25 March 2010 | - | - | - |
| 11 | Infamy | 6 April 2010 | - | - | 1 April 2010 | - | - | - |
| 12 | Painkiller | 13 April 2010 | - | - | 8 April 2010 | 409,00069,000c | 108c | 478,000 |
| 13 | Bad | 20 April 2010 | - | - | 15 April 2010 | 381,00052,000c | 89c | 433,000 |
| 14 | Hi | 27 April 2010 | - | - | 22 April 2010 | 410,00082,000c | 73c | 492,000 |
| 15 | Bang | 4 May 2010 | - | - | 29 April 2010 | 370,000 | 7 | 370,000 |
| 16 | Fleas | 11 May 2010 | 6 May 2010 | |||||
| 17 | Heart | 18 May 2010 | 13 May 2010 | |||||
| 18 | Doubt | 25 May 2010 | 20 May 2010 | |||||
| 19 | Boom | 1 June 2010 | 27 May 2010 | |||||
| 20 | Mock | 8 June 2010 | 3 June 2010 | |||||
| 21 | Unplugged | 15 June 2010 | 10 June 2010 | |||||
| 22 | Hybristophilia | 22 June 2010 | 17 June 2010 | |||||
a Ranks are for Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
weekly, not for overall TV.
b Ranks are for 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...
weekly, not for overall TV.
c Rank and viewership for timeshift (More4 +1).
* Overnight ratings.
Irish Ratings
- Season 1 aired Mondays at 9.30pm after new episodes of Cougar Town.
- All ratings are from the RTE Guide.
Episode Title Air Date Timeslot Viewers Rank (RTÉ 2 ONLY) 1 Pilot 15 March 2010 9.30pm 220,000 #6 2 Stripped 22 March 2010 9.30pm 165,000 #11 3 Home 29 March 2010 9.30pm 185,000 #9 4 Fixed 5 April 2010 9.30pm 210,000 #7 5 Crash 12 April 2010 9.30pm 166,000 #10 6 Conjugal 19 April 2010 9.30pm 166,000 #5 7 Unorthodox 26 April 2010 9.30pm 203,000 #5 8 Unprepared 3 May 2010 9.30pm 183,000 #4 9 Threesome 10 May 2010 9.30pm 142,000 #15 10 Lifeguard 10 May 2010 10.25pm 147,000 #14 11 Infamy 17 May 2010 9.30pm 157,000 #8 12 Painkiller 31 May 2010 9.30pm 151,000 #13 13 Bad 7 June 2010 9.30pm 167,000 #15 14* Hi 14 June 2010 10.00pm - - 15* Bang 21 June 2010 10.00pm - - 16* Fleas 28 June 2010 10.00pm - - 17* Heart 5 July 2010 10.00pm - - 18 Doubt 12 July 2010 9.30pm 130,000 #18 19 Boom 19 July 2010 9.30pm 148,000 #13 20 Mock 26 July 2010 9.30pm 146,000 #12 21 Unplugged 2 August 2010 9.30pm 125,000 #13 22 Hybristophilia 9 August 2010 9.30pm 111,000 #19 23 Running 16 August 2010 9.30pm 136,000 #14 - These episodes aired at a later time of 10.00pm as RTE 2 were showing highlights from the World Cup and these episodes placed outside the Top 20.