The BEST episodes of The Good Wife
Every episode of The Good Wife ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Good Wife!
The Good Wife is a drama starring Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies as a wife and mother who must assume full responsibility for her family and re-enter the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.
#1 - Hitting the Fan
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2013
A desperate battle to retain clients begins when Cary and Alicia's plan to leave the firm is exposed.
#2 - Dramatics, Your Honor
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/23/2014
Alicia enlists Cary as her lawyer when Nelson Dubeck approaches her to participate in a deposition regarding his investigation into election rigging. Meanwhile, Will continues the difficult defense of Jeffrey Grant as he faces off against a new prosecutor who proves to be a formidable adversary.
#3 - The Decision Tree
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/2013
Alicia is shocked to learn that a former client bequeathed her millions, but Lockhart/Gardner quickly contests the will on behalf of the deceased's wife. Meanwhile, Diane asks Kalinda to look into Damian's background. Also, Eli and Marilyn are concerned about Peter being seen with Alicia's more disreputable clients at the Florrick/Agos holiday party.
#4 - Je Ne Sais What?
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/2013
Will, Diane and Alicia help Elsbeth Tascioni when she is arrested. Eli and Jordan give Peter conflicting pieces of advice.
#5 - Closing Arguments (2)
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/17/2011
Despite their tense relationship, Alicia and Kalinda rush to prove their client's innocence in a murder trial. The timing may finally be right for Alicia and Will to pursue their relationship.
#6 - Bond
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2015
As Alicia tries to revive her struggling law career, attorney Lucca Quinn becomes her competition; Peter engages Ruth Eastman, a new strategist for his campaign, changing the dynamic with Eli in the process.
#7 - Targets
Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/21/2016
Alicia joins a secret panel of attorneys advising the federal government on a controversial case. Also, Eli hires Elsbeth Tascioni to uncover why the FBI is targeting Peter.
#8 - What's in the Box?
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/28/2013
When Zach thinks he has witnessed vote tampering, Will, Alicia and Diane race to a series of emergency court proceedings on the night of the gubernatorial election. An unexpected source offers to help Cary start his own firm.
#9 - Another Ham Sandwich
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/29/2012
With her investigation complete, Wendy presents her evidence against Will to the grand jury in hopes of sending him to prison for bribery. Eli and Stacie Hall square off once again.
#10 - Cooked
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2015
Alicia and Lucca work together on a complicated case involving a designer drug dealer. Meanwhile, Eli persuades Alicia and Veronica to participate in a mother-daughter cooking show to help Peter's campaign, but things don't go as planned.
#11 - Shoot
Season 7 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/20/2016
Diane, Cary and Lucca defend the grieving father of a shooting victim in a defamation suit over a billboard he put up describing a gun store owner as a murderer. Also, a romantic rendezvous between Alicia and Jason is interrupted when Alicia learns that Grace is being accused of plagiarizing her college entrance essay.
#12 - Unmanned
Season 7 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/27/2016
Alicia and Diane defend the privacy rights of a therapist whose neighbor, represented by attorney Caitlyn D'Arcy, flies a drone over his home office. Also, Assistant US Attorney Connor Fox attempts to use Eli's daughter Marissa, as leverage in the case against Peter while the power struggle at Lockhart, Agos & Lee reaches a boiling point.
#13 - Party
Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/24/2016
Alicia’s night goes from bad to worse when she throws a party to celebrate Howard and Jackie’s upcoming wedding. Also, Eli asks Jason to investigate Peter in preparation for his trial.
#14 - Hail Mary
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/4/2015
Cary hires a prison consultant to prepare him for incarceration while the team at Florrick/Agos/Lockhart does everything in its power to help him. Alicia practices for the State’s Attorney candidates’ debate.
#15 - A Weird Year
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2014
An open feed from a camera mistakenly left on after a teleconferenced deposition between the lawyers of Florrick/Agos and Lockhart/Gardner reveals a threat to the firm that Alicia and Cary never saw coming. Meanwhile, the fate of Lockhart/Gardner hangs in the balance as Louis Canning vies for a larger role. Also, Alicia entrusts Zach's high school graduation party to Jackie and Veronica.
#16 - Everything is Ending
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2013
Alicia works to prevent the execution of a convicted murderer as she plans her exit from the firm with Cary. Eli helps Peter put together his staff.
#17 - The Next Week
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2013
Activity on Alicia's webcam that leads her to believe that Lockhart/Gardner is spying on her firm, until Zach makes a discovery that is far more troubling. Meanwhile, Will helps one of Alicia's former clients, and Clarke Hayden offers financial advice to Florrick/Agos.
#18 - Landing
Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/17/2016
Alicia and Lucca travel to Toronto to represent NSA agent Jeff Delinger who was detained by customs officers while attempting to re-enter the United States. Also, Diane grows concerned when her husband, Kurt McVeigh, decides to retire and sell his business to Holly Westfall, a rival business owner. Peter contemplates an uncertain future when faced with a possible arrest.
#19 - KSR
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2015
A well respected surgeon is accused of plotting to commit a crime; Ruth suggests that Courtney Paige hire Jason for business in another state, hoping to remove him from Alicia's life.
#20 - Oppo Research
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2014
Eli asks a respected campaign manager to help Alicia explore the option of running for State's Attorney.
#21 - Red Team/Blue Team
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/17/2013
Office politics come to a head when Will and Diane ask Alicia and Cary to face off against them in a mock trial, only to get more than they bargained for. Eli tries to avoid losing his role in Peter’s campaign to Jordan, as he continues his fight with the Justice Department.
#22 - I Fought the Law
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2012
A state trooper targets Zach, putting Alicia on the offensive; Kalinda decides to face her problems; Diane and Will explore the firm's financial issues.
#23 - The Line
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2014
Despite pressure from Eli, Alicia is determined not to run for State's Attorney. Diane considers joining Florrick/Agos. A crisis threatens to tear the firm apart.
#24 - Blue Ribbon Panel
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/25/2012
Alicia is assigned to be on a blue-ribbon panel that is investigating a police shooting, but she soon begins to question the actions of the panel chairman.
#25 - Here Comes the Judge
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2012
Will thinks a judge is biased against his client. Grace is affected by a classmate's death and falls for a questionable guy. Zach tries to help Peter's campaign. Kalinda is suspicious of Nick.