The sixth season of The Good Wife began airing on September 21, 2014, on CBS, and concluded on May 10, 2015. It consists of 22 episodes.
Premise
The series focuses on Alicia Florrick (Margulies), whose husband Peter (Noth), the former Cook County, Illinois State's Attorney, has been jailed following a notorious political corruption and sex scandal. After having spent the previous thirteen years as a stay-at-home mother, Alicia returns to the workforce as a litigator to provide for her two children.
Cast
Main Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick Matt Czuchry as Cary Agos Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma Graham Phillips as Zach Florrick Makenzie Vega as Grace Florrick Alan Cumming as Eli Gold Matthew Goode as Finn Polmar Zach Grenier as David Lee Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
Recurring Chris Noth as Peter Florrick Sarah Steele as Marissa Gold Steven Pasquale as Johnny Elfman Mike Colter as Lemond Bishop David Hyde Pierce as Frank Prady Michael Cerveris as James Castro Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning David Krumholtz as Josh Mariner Renée Elise Goldsberry as Geneva Pine Ben Rappaport as Carey Zepps Jerry Adler as Howard Lyman Connie Nielsen as Ramona Lytton Jill Flint as Lana Delaney Linda Lavin as Joy Grubick Taye Diggs as Dean Levine-Wilkins Oliver Platt as Reese Dipple Mary Beth Peil as Jackie Florrick Jess Weixler as Robyn Burdine Dallas Roberts as Owen Cavanaugh Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni Kyle MacLachlan as Josh Perotti Chris Butler as Matan Brody Gary Cole as Kurt McVeigh Edward Asner as Guy Redmayne J. D. Williams as Dexter Roja Tim Guinee as Andrew Wiley David Paymer as Judge Richard Cuesta
Guest Michael Boatman as Julius Cain Christian Borle as Carter Schmidt Denis O'Hare as Judge Charles Abernathy Jill Flint as Lana Delaney Dylan Baker as Colin Sweeney Ana Gasteyer as Judge Patrice Lessner Kurt Fuller as Judge Peter Dunaway Rita Wilson as Viola Walsh John Benjamin Hickey as Neil Gross Miriam Shor as Mandy Post Stockard Channing as Veronica Loy Laura Benanti as Renata Ellard Ron Rifkin as Spencer Randolph Kelli Giddish as Sophia Russo
Episodes
U.S. ratings Episode number Title Original airing HouseholdRating/share 18–49Rating/share DVR Viewers Total Viewers(millions) ViewersRank Refs 113 (6-01) The Line September 21, 2014 7.3 / 13 1.4 / 4 9 114 (6-02) Trust Issues September 28, 2014 7.3 / 11 1.3 / 4 2.538 13.598 17 115 (6-03) Dear God October 5, 2014 7.0 / 11 1.4 / 4 3.097 14.018 16 116 (6-04) Oppo Research October 12, 2014 6.6 / 10 1.3 / 3 2.711 13.103 16 117 (6-05) Shiny Objects October 19, 2014 7.0 / 11 1.4 / 3 2.818 13.700 17 118 (6-06) Old Spice October 26, 2014 6.7 / 11 1.5 / 4 2.745 12.958 18 119 (6-07) Message Discipline November 2, 2014 6.9 / 12 1.4 / 3 2.979 13.429 15 120 (6-08) Red Zone November 9, 2014 7.0 / 11 1.4 / 4 2.516 13.234 12 121 (6-09) Sticky Content November 16, 2014 6.9 / 10 1.3 / 3 2.60 13.15 14 122 (6–10) The Trial November 23, 2014 6.7 / 11 1.4 / 4 2.789 13.050 15 123 (6–11) Hail Mary January 4, 2015 6.6 / 10 1.3 / 4 2.677 13.040 7 124 (6–12) The Debate January 11, 2015 6.1 / 11 1.4 / 4 3.098 12.674 19 125 (6–13) Dark Money March 1, 2015 5.7 / 9 1.1 / 3 2.949 12.035 18 126 (6–14) Mind's Eye March 8, 2015 5.8 / 9 1.0 / 3 2.03 11.12 20 127 (6–15) Open Source March 15, 2015 5.8 / 9 1.0 / 3 2.12 10.97 22 128 (6–16) Red Meat March 22, 2015 5.5 / 9 1.0 / 3 1.989 10.421 15 129 (6–17) Undisclosed Recipients March 29, 2015 5.9 / 9 1.0 / 3 1.29 10.17 13 130 (6–18) Loser's Edit April 5, 2015 5.2 / 9 1.0 / 3 1.58 9.41 21 131 (6–19) Winning Ugly April 12, 2015 5.7 / 9 1.1 / 4 2.196 10.941 16 132 (6-20) The Deconstruction April 26, 2015 5.8 / 9 1.0 / 3 2.170 10.906 19 133 (6-21) Don't Fail May 3, 2015 5.4 / 9 0.9 / 3 2.242 10.592 19 134 (6-22) Wanna Partner? May 10, 2015 1.2 / 4 8
Reception The sixth season of The Good Wife received critical acclaim. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports an 100% rating based on 30 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Though in its sixth season, The Good Wife remains one of network television's best shows with sharp writing, vibrant characters, and high production values." On Metacritic, the sixth season currently sits at an 89 out of 100, based on nine critics.
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