| Season 1 | |
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| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Original run | September 22, 2009 to May 25, 2010 |
| DVD release | September 14, 2010 |
| Season chronology | |
| previous Not applicable |
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Season 1 of The Good Wife aired from September 22, 2009 to May 25, 2010. The Region 1 DVD was released on September 14, 2010.
Cast
Main Cast
- Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
- Matt Czuchry as Cary Agos
- Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
- Graham Phillips as Zach Florrick (17 episodes)[1]
- Mackenzie Vega as Grace Florrick (18 episodes)[2]
- Josh Charles as Will Gardner
- Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
Supporting Cast
- Chris Noth as Peter Florrick (19 episodes)
- Mary Beth Peil as Jackie Florrick (13 episodes)
- Joe Morton as Daniel Golden (10 episodes)
- Alan Cumming as Eli Gold (7 episodes)
- Zach Grenier as David Lee (2 episodes)
- Titus Welliver as SA Glenn Childs (8 episodes)
- Dylan Baker as Colin Sweeney (2 episodes)
- Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni (2 episodes)
- Martha Plimpton as Patricia Nyholm (2 episodes)
- Kevin Conway as Jonas Stern (2 episodes)
Recurring Cast
- Michael Boatman as Julius Cain (6 episodes)
- Renée Elise Goldsberry as ASA Geneva Pine (2 episodes)
- Pedro Pascal as ASA Nathan Landry (4 episodes)
- Chris Butler as ASA Matan Brody (5 episodes)
- Jill Flint as Lana Delaney (4 episodes)
- David Paymer as Judge Richard Cuesta (3 episodes)
- Emily Bergl as Bree (2 episodes)
Minor "Series" Recurring Cast
- Mamie Gummer as Nancy Crozier (1 episode)
- Karen Olivo as Giada Cabrini (2 episodes)
Episodes
| Season # | Episode # | Series # | Title | Writer(s) | Director | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Robert King & Michelle King | Charles McDougall | September 22, 2009 |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | "Stripped" | Robert King & Michelle King | Charles McDougall | September 29, 2009 |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | "Home" | Dee Johnson | Scott Ellis | October 6, 2009 |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | "Fixed" | Todd Ellis Kessler | Dan Minahan | October 13, 2009 |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | "Crash" | Ted Humphrey | Gloria Muzio | October 20, 2009 |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | "Conjugal" | Angela Amato Velez | Rod Holcomb | November 3, 2009 |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | "Unorthodox" | Robert King & Michelle King | John Polson | November 10, 2009 |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | "Unprepared" | Corinne Brinkerhoff | Jim McKay | November 17, 2009 |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | "Threesome" | Ted Humphrey | James Whitmore, Jr. | November 24, 2009 |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | "Lifeguard" | Tom Smuts | Paris Barclay | December 15, 2009 |
| 1 | 11 | 11 | "Infamy" | Todd Ellis Kessler | Nelson McCormick | January 5, 2010 |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | "Painkiller" | Corinne Brinkerhoff | Steve Shill | January 12, 2010 |
| 1 | 13 | 13 | "Bad" | Ted Humphrey | Alex Zakrzewski | February 2, 2010 |
| 1 | 14 | 14 | "Hi" | Robert King & Michelle King & Barry Schkolnick | John Gallagher | February 9, 2010 |
| 1 | 15 | 15 | "Bang" | Courtney Kemp Agboh | Rod Holcomb | March 2, 2010 |
| 1 | 16 | 16 | "Fleas" | Amanda Segal | Rosemary Rodriguez | March 9, 2010 |
| 1 | 17 | 17 | "Heart" | Corinne Brinkerhoff | Félix Alcalá | March 16, 2010 |
| 1 | 18 | 18 | "Doubt" | Karen Hall | Félix Alcalá | April 6, 2010 |
| 1 | 19 | 19 | "Boom" | Ted Humphrey | Lesli Linka Glatter | April 27, 2010 |
| 1 | 20 | 20 | "Mock" | Todd Ellis Kessler | Rod Holcomb | May 4, 2010 |
| 1 | 21 | 21 | "Unplugged" | Karen Hall | Christopher Misiano | May 11, 2010 |
| 1 | 22 | 22 | "Hybristophilia" | Frank Pierson | Frederick E. O. Toye | May 18, 2010 |
| 1 | 23 | 23 | "Running" | Robert King & Michelle King & Corinne Brinkerhoff | James Whitmore, Jr. | May 25, 2010 |