The Good Wife, an American political and legal drama television series, aired on CBS between September 22nd 2009 and May 8th 2016. It focuses on Alicia Florrick (the wife of Cook County State's attorney), who returns to law following the scandals involving her husband and public sex. Robert and Michelle King created the series. It stars Julianna Margulies and Josh Charles, Zach Grenier and Matthew Goode. Cush Jumbo and Jeffrey Dean Morgan are also featured. Chris Noth is a regular character. The Kings, Ridley, Tony Scott, Charles McDougall and David W. Zucker were the executive producers. The Good Wife features several story arcs that run over multiple episodes as well as standalone storylines that end at the end of each episode. Its fifth season was a great success because it featured serial plots, which is a rare feature on CBS. This was a network that mainly broadcast procedural programming.
The Good Wife won many awards during its run, including five Emmys as well as the Television Critics Association Award in Outstanding Achievement in Drama. Particularly notable were the performances of its cast, including Julianna Margulies and Archie Panjabi as well as Christine Baranski and Josh Charles. The show was praised for its 22-episode season, which is a significant difference from other acclaimed dramas that produce 6 to 13 episodes per year. CBS announced that the show would be ending its seventh season on February 7, 2016. The last episode aired May 8, 2016. A spinoff, The Good Fight, was created by Baranski and Cush Jumbo's Lucca Quinn. It starred Rose Leslie, Delroy Lindo and was also featured on February 7, 2017.
