The second season of The Good Wife began airing on September 28, 2010, and concluded on May 17, 2011.
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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.
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Cast
Main
- Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
- Matt Czuchry as Cary Agos
- Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
- Makenzie Vega as Grace Florrick
- Graham Phillips as Zach Florrick
- Alan Cumming as Eli Gold
- Josh Charles as Will Gardner
- Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
Recurring
- Chris Noth as Peter Florrick
- Scott Porter as Blake Calamar
- Michael Ealy as Derrick Bond
- Mary Beth Peil as Jackie Florrick
- Titus Welliver as Glenn Childs
- Anika Noni Rose as Wendy Scott-Carr
- Elizabeth Reaser as Tammy Linnata
- Zach Grenier as David Lee
- Mike Pniewski as Frank Landau
- Tim Guinee as Andrew Wiley
- Dreama Walker as Becca
- Michael Boatman as Julius Cain
- Chris Butler as Matan Brody
- Renee Elise Goldsberry as Geneva Pine
- Dallas Roberts as Owen Cavanaugh
- Skipp Sudduth as Jim Moody
- America Ferrera as Natalie Flores
- Michael J. Fox as Louis Canning
- Mike Colter as Lemond Bishop
- Sonequa Martin-Green as Courtney Wells
- Mamie Gummer as Nancy Crozier
- Denis O'Hare as Judge Charles Abernathy
- Ana Gasteyer as Judge Patrice Lessner
- Rita Wilson as Viola Walsh
Guest
- Gary Cole as Kurt McVeigh
- Martha Plimpton as Patti Nyholm
- Jill Flint as Lana Delaney
- Kevin Conway as Jonas Stern
- Jerry Adler as Howard Lyman
- John Benjamin Hickey as Neil Gross
- Miranda Cosgrove as Sloan Burchfield
- Emily Kinney as Milla Burchfield
- David Paymer as Judge Richard Cuesta
Episodes
Reception
The second season of The Good Wife received positive reviews. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 100% fresh rating based on 20 reviews. On Metacritic, the second season of the show currently sits at an 89 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
Awards and nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
- Nominated for Outstanding Drama Series
- Won for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Julianna Margulies) (for the episode "In Sickness")
- Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Josh Charles) (for the episode "Closing Arguments")
- Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Alan Cumming) (for the episode "Silver Bullet")
- Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Christine Baranski) (for the episode "Silver Bullet")
- Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Archie Panjabi) (for the episode "Getting Off")
- Nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Michael J. Fox) (for the episode "Real Deal")
- Nomination for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series (Mark Saks)
- Nomination for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Fred Murphy for "Double Jeopardy")
Ratings
DVR Ratings (season 2) [1]
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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