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== Canadian ratings ==
== Median Age ==


Median Age (Average age of 'The Good Wife' viewer; based on live+SD)
The Canadian ratings table is completely unsourced. (The only ref does not work.) If you are adding Canadian viewer data and/or rankings, ''please'' provide a source! Thanks. --[[User:Logical Fuzz|Logical Fuzz]] ([[User talk:Logical Fuzz|talk]]) 18:43, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
*season 1: 56.8/58 years old [http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/television/Getting-Old-in-the-Age-of-Survivor-99761609.html] [http://stephenslighthouse.com/2010/08/16/average-age-of-old-media-users-viewers/] [http://www.macleans.ca/authors/jaime-weinman/tv-viewers-are-old/]
*season 2: 59 years old [http://hollywoodreporter.com/news/dancing-stars-blue-bloods-oldest-192815] [http://nypost.com/2010/08/02/age-difference/]
*season 3: 58.2 years old [http://www.adweek.com/news/television/hot-list-broadcast-tv-136865]
*season 4: 61.1 years old <ref>{{cite web|last=Consoli |first=John |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/493109-It_Takes_More_Than_Median_Age_to_Save_or_Kill_a_Veteran_Broadcast_Series.php |title=It Takes More Than Median Age to Save or Kill a Veteran Broadcast Series &#124; Broadcasting & Cable |publisher=Broadcastingcable.com |date=2013-04-25 |accessdate=2014-02-24}}</ref>
*season 5: 60.1 years old (first 3 episodes) [[http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mfl45ehhfi/the-good-wife/]](''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]'' has the oldest audience on network television; 62.6 years)<ref>{{cite web|last=Crupi |first=Anthony |url=http://adweek.com/news/television/fifty-shades-grey-broadcast-audience-older-ever-153183 |title=Fifty Shades of Grey: Broadcast Audience Older Than Ever |publisher=Adweek |date=2013-10-16 |accessdate=2014-02-24}}</ref>
*season 6:
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== External links modified ==
==Location==
The show takes place in Chicago, though location is listed a Vancouver. This is believable, but needs a source. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/166.205.11.49|166.205.11.49]] ([[User talk:166.205.11.49|talk]]) 00:28, 12 February 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->


Hello fellow Wikipedians,
:Although the show takes place in Chicago, "The Good Wife" is housed at Broadway Stages in the industrial hinterlands of Greenpoint in Brooklyn, NYC and as neighbors include the scenic Newtown Creek Sewage Treatment Plant and a scrap metal company. There's a hip coffee shop a few blocks away, but that's as Hollywood as it gets in these parts.[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/08/the-.html "Los Angeles Times"] Aug 31,2010. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Franfig899|Franfig899]] ([[User talk:Franfig899|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Franfig899|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> 20:18, 7 October 2011‎


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== Plot section ==


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I removed some content from the plot section. The content had nothing to do with the plot of the show, and was more of a thematic exploration. This wasn't really the problem, though. My issue is that it was uncited, [[WP:OR|original research]] that in a few instances plainly violates [[WP:NPOV]] (asserting that "negative consequences" of "pornography" is "realistic" is POV-pushing, for example). I don't see how this content is encyclopedic in any way. That said, I think a "Themes" section or similar could be explored, provided verifiable sourcing is found and provided that no POV is pushed. [[User:Ginsengbomb|<font color=#AAAAFF>'''''ɠǀɳ̩ςεΝɡ''''']][[User talk:Ginsengbomb|<font color=#D50000>bomb</font color>]] 06:39, 17 March 2010 (UTC)


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== Potential sources ==


== External links modified ==
I've been working on sourcing the crew section and have found a few interesting sources that I couldn't place in the article right now. For future reference / interest:


Hello fellow Wikipedians,
*[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/the-good-wife/page/2/ LA times articles on the series]
*[http://www.bitterlawyer.com/index.php/interviews/the_good_wife_the_non_lawyers_behind_that_lawyer_show?entry_id=1545 interview with the creators]
*[http://weblogs.variety.com/on_the_air/2010/03/cumming-signs-as-good-wife-series-regular.html?query=%22the+good+wife Variety on Cummings achieving series regular status]
*[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2009592270_apustvgoodwifemargulies.html Seattle Times on the slap in the pilot - only of use if we write a separate article for the pilot]
*[http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-09-21-julianna-margulies_N.htm USA today Margulies profile]
*[http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/goodwife metacritic]
--[[User:Opark 77|Opark 77]] ([[User talk:Opark 77|talk]]) 23:37, 7 April 2010 (UTC)


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These comments are made as someone who's never seen the show and came here to find out about it after seeing a little piece in ''TV Guide'' clearly aimed at regular viewers; I'm also a frequent editor of Wikipedia's TV and movie articles.


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* Section on principal and recurring characters: (1) This list should be re-ordered. For instance, Alicia's description references "Will" as if the reader knows who that is, yet he's mentioned far down the character listing, after even the daughter, despite the fact that there's almost nothing to say about her. It seems to me the kids should be saved for last if, as first impressions suggest, they don't have that much screen time in the show, especially the younger child. Moreover, Alicia's husband is obviously an important role to explain, yet he's not even in the main list! Even if he is only a recurring character in terms of screen time or credits, much of what needs to be known about Alicia is in relationship to him, so the reader needs his info toward the top. (2) There seem to be way too many recurring characters listed, especially since so much of the article appears below that section -- awards, production info, etc. -- and any linear reader has to wade through this long list of minor characters before getting info on other aspects.


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* No section on critical and popular reception? Awards do hint, of course, that a show is well received, but the "Reception" section is a fairly standard part of any Wikipedia article on major shows or films. Even single ''episodes'' of ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' get a section detailing the public reception of the work.


== The Character sections are extremely long ==
* The article has a lone mention of the inspiration in the Eliot Spitzer case, but (a) that's far from the only case the creators and principals have cited (I recall that [[John Edwards (politician)|John Edwards]] and maybe even [[Bill Clinton]] were also inspirations &mdash; was the S.C. governor case before or after the show's creation?), and (b) they've said quite a lot in print and other media about the connections and how they envision using Alicia's story to explore the aspects of the wife's experience of these scandals.


No wiki page needs to be this detailed about each character. It's unreadable. It's obviously been written by someone who is a big fan of the show, but seriously, look at other TV show pages and copy that format.
Just some thoughts. I'm aware of "[[WP:BB|be bold]]," but I don't know nearly as much about what I'm looking for as the devotees would, so I'm putting these suggestions out there to you. That said, I also agree with the person who complained about the whiff of [[WP:OR|original research]] and opinion in the descriptions, etc.; much of it doesn't so much need to be cut as it needs to be sourced. For example, if the portrayal of "negative consequences of pornography" is so "realistic," it's likely some TV writer out there has said so and can be quoted. [[User:Lawikitejana|Lawikitejana]] ([[User talk:Lawikitejana|talk]]) 19:33, 8 April 2010 (UTC)


[[Special:Contributions/90.229.131.128|90.229.131.128]] ([[User talk:90.229.131.128|talk]]) 21:47, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
== Series 2 ==

OK - series 2 has started but I am not sure where to pick up the information on it... anyone?
--[[User:Purple Aubergine|Purple Aubergine]] ([[User talk:Purple Aubergine|talk]]) 08:54, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
:Season 2 hasn't started yet. The first season isn't even over. The second season won't be until the fall. ??? --[[User:Logical Fuzz|Logical Fuzz]] ([[User talk:Logical Fuzz|talk]]) 11:32, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
When is it gonna start again?

== Peter is recurring character? ==

but Eli Gold is main character? [[User:LeviShel|LeviShel]] ([[User talk:LeviShel|talk]]) 03:13, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

:Doesn't make much sense, does it? However, I closely watched the credits of the last episode, and Cumming is shown in the credits of the main cast, whereas Noth is credited as a "special guest star" at the end of the cast, including other guest stars. The main cast and the cast listed in the infobox are shown precisely as it appears on the show.--[[User:Bbb23|Bbb23]] ([[User talk:Bbb23|talk]]) 14:06, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

:I find it interesting too. In season 2 episode 20, Peter wins the election. But he does not appear even in a single scene in that episode.--[[Special:Contributions/78.183.32.73|78.183.32.73]] ([[User talk:78.183.32.73|talk]]) 15:44, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

== Season 3, episode 8; episode name corrected ==

I corrected the episode title for Good Wife Season 3, Episode 8. According to IMDB, which is more reliable, the name of this episode is "Here Comes Santa". I've even provided a link to the IMDB page.

[[Special:Contributions/68.62.28.213|68.62.28.213]] ([[User talk:68.62.28.213|talk]]) 22:31, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

== Vandalism in Recurrent cast? ==

The following entry in the Recurrent cast section suggests to me that some text was either accidentally removed or intentionally removed in an act of vandalism:

"Chris Butler as Matan Brody: A prosecutor. After Blake confronted Kalinda in "Ham Sandwich" about her one-night stand with Peter, Blake leaves after giving one last interview to Matan."

It seems that there might have been additional material about Brody, and a credit for the actor who plays Blake. Anybody care to repair the damage? Or maybe it's ok the way it is, but somehow it seems awkward that the description of Brody doesn't mention him (Matan) until the final word.
[[User:John Link|John Link]] ([[User talk:John Link|talk]]) 23:12, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

== Canterbury's Law ==

I have seen and love The Good Wife, but I was surprised to recently discover that just a year before the show's premiere, Julianna Margulies was in another show where she played a lawyer that was cancelled after just six episodes. To anyone's knowledge, is there any connection between them other than Margulies? [[Special:Contributions/152.14.245.60|152.14.245.60]] ([[User talk:152.14.245.60|talk]]) 17:54, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

== Peter Florrick ==

I don't understand why he isn't a main character? If the kids are main characters, then Peter should be. [[Special:Contributions/75.166.188.142|75.166.188.142]] ([[User talk:75.166.188.142|talk]]) 00:01, 8 April 2012 (UTC)
:Watch the credits. He's not listed in the main stars but as a guest star (or something like that - forget the actual term).--[[User:Bbb23|Bbb23]] ([[User talk:Bbb23|talk]]) 00:05, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

== Ad Prices ==

The average cost of a 30-second spot:
*season 1
*season 2
*season 3
*season 4: $122,654 [http://adage.com/article/media/tv-ad-prices-idol-match-football/237874/] <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/70.52.163.59|70.52.163.59]] ([[User talk:70.52.163.59|talk]]) 00:22, 23 April 2013 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

==Sexual content==
The show's sexual content has been the subject of media coverage and should be referenced. It's been stated (and yes this needs a source) that its the first mainstream network series in the US to depict male-female oral sex, for example. [[Special:Contributions/70.64.40.35|70.64.40.35]] ([[User talk:70.64.40.35|talk]]) 13:22, 9 May 2013 (UTC)
:Would you mind citing a source?[[User:Nemissimo|Nemissimo]] ([[User talk:Nemissimo|talk]]) 18:27, 31 May 2013 (UTC)

Latest revision as of 21:52, 15 July 2024

Median Age

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Median Age (Average age of 'The Good Wife' viewer; based on live+SD)

  • season 1: 56.8/58 years old [1] [2] [3]
  • season 2: 59 years old [4] [5]
  • season 3: 58.2 years old [6]
  • season 4: 61.1 years old [1]
  • season 5: 60.1 years old (first 3 episodes) [[7]](Blue Bloods has the oldest audience on network television; 62.6 years)[2]
  • season 6:

References

  1. ^ Consoli, John (2013-04-25). "It Takes More Than Median Age to Save or Kill a Veteran Broadcast Series | Broadcasting & Cable". Broadcastingcable.com. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  2. ^ Crupi, Anthony (2013-10-16). "Fifty Shades of Grey: Broadcast Audience Older Than Ever". Adweek. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
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The Character sections are extremely long

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No wiki page needs to be this detailed about each character. It's unreadable. It's obviously been written by someone who is a big fan of the show, but seriously, look at other TV show pages and copy that format.

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