The Good Fight (2017–2022)

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Plot

The Good Fight picks up one year after the events of the final broadcast episode of The Good Wife. In the new series, an enormous financial scam has destroyed the reputation of a young lawyer, Maia Rindell, while simultaneously wiping out her mentor and godmother Diane Lockhart's savings. Forced out of Lockhart & Lee, they join Lucca Quinn at one of Chicago's pre-eminent law firms.

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  1. 01The Good Fight S02E12Day 485S02E12 · 8.5While on his way to court with Maia and a witness, Jay is being arrested by the police. When Diana and Liz rush to help him out, they discover that it is an immigration issue and federal agents are about to deport him. Meanwhile, Adrian goes back to work.
  2. 02The Good Fight S01E01InaugurationS01E01 · 8.3After a financial scam destroys the reputation of lawyer Maia Rindell, while wiping out her mentor and godmother, Diane Lockhart's, savings, Maia and Diane join one of Chicago's preeminent law firms.
  3. 03The Good Fight S04E01The Gang Deals with Alternate RealityS04E01 · 8.2Diane Lockhart finds herself living in an alternate reality where Donald Trump was never elected and Hillary Clinton is the current president of the United States. While Diane's liberal self is overjoyed, she soon realizes how a different outcome of the 2016 election might have unexpected consequences.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2017Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S01E01The Good Fight S01E01Season's bestInaugurationFebruary 19, 2017 8.3After a financial scam destroys the reputation of lawyer Maia Rindell, while wiping out her mentor and godmother, Diane Lockhart's, savings,
  2. S01E02The Good Fight S01E02First WeekFebruary 19, 2017 7.4Diane raises eyebrows while settling in as a new partner at Reddick, Boseman & Kolstad. Maia continues to deal with the repercussions of
  3. S01E03The Good Fight S01E03The Schtup ListFebruary 26, 2017 7.8Adrian and Barbara face a cruel realization about a high profile client. While second chair to Diane on a case, Lucca is in for more than sh
  4. S01E04The Good Fight S01E04Henceforth Known as PropertyMarch 5, 2017 7.8Diane and Lucca represent an ovarian cancer survivor looking to obtain custody of her previously donated embryos. Maia is the victim of a fa
  5. S01E05The Good Fight S01E05Stoppable: Requiem for an AirdateMarch 12, 2017 8.1Lucca defends a TV writer-producer in a copyright infringement case with ties to the President of the United States. Meanwhile, Mike Krestev
  6. S01E06The Good Fight S01E06Social Media and Its DiscontentsMarch 19, 2017 7.4After landing tech mogul Neil Gross as a new client, the firm is tasked with figuring out a way to combat hate speech on his social media pl
  7. S01E07The Good Fight S01E07Not So Grand JuryMarch 26, 2017 8.1Mike Kresteva takes his case against Reddick, Boseman & Kolstad to a grand jury, but the firm devises a grand jury strategy of their own
  8. S01E08The Good Fight S01E08Reddick v BosemanApril 2, 2017 7.1Founding partner, Carl Reddick, makes a surprise return to the firm. A renowned local pastor needs the firm's help in a legal matter that th
  9. S01E09The Good Fight S01E09Self CondemnedApril 9, 2017 6.1Diane and Adrian find themselves involved in another police brutality case, this time representing a surprising but familiar face, Colin Swe
  10. S01E10The Good Fight S01E10ChaosApril 16, 2017 7.2Diane takes on a new client who is accused of cyber-terrorism, resulting in unforeseen repercussions for the firm, especially Lucca. An acci

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode13Episodes2018Aired 7.7Season avg
  1. S02E01The Good Fight S02E01Day 408March 4, 2018 6.9An unfortunate event brings the firm together, along with the prospect of a new name partner. Diane struggles to grapple with the insanity o
  2. S02E02The Good Fight S02E02Day 415March 11, 2018 7.8Tensions remain high when the firm learns another Chicago lawyer has been murdered by a client. Liz has her first day at Reddick, Boseman an
  3. S02E03The Good Fight S02E03Day 422March 18, 2018 7.4Reddick, Boseman and Lockhart represent a young woman who was assaulted while a contestant on the reality dating show "Chicago Penthouse." M
  4. S02E04The Good Fight S02E04Day 429March 25, 2018 7.9Liz decides to represent her son's favorite teacher after she senses the school fired him for illegitimate reasons. Lucca enlists the help o
  5. S02E05The Good Fight S02E05Day 436April 1, 2018 7.8Adrian and Diane serve as outside counsel for a broadcast network planning to air a controversial segment that would derail the career of a
  6. S02E06The Good Fight S02E06Day 443April 8, 2018 7.8Adrian becomes an overnight celebrity after his candid appearance on a cable news show goes viral. Lucca, who has yet to formally announce h
  7. S02E07The Good Fight S02E07Day 450April 15, 2018 7.1A Democratic National Committee consultant, Ruth Eastman, approaches Reddick, Boseman and Lockhart to develop a confidential impeachment str
  8. S02E08The Good Fight S02E08Day 457April 22, 2018 8.1Reddick, Boseman and Lockhart represent an African-American undercover cop, Rashid Clarkson, who was left crippled after being shot by anoth
  9. S02E09The Good Fight S02E09Day 464April 29, 2018 8.0A Russian student asks Diane to protect her from deportation, claiming she was one of the women filmed with President Trump in the alleged "
  10. S02E10The Good Fight S02E10Day 471May 6, 2018 7.9Reddick, Boseman and Lockhart is left in disarray after a partner at the firm becomes the latest "Kill All Lawyers" victim by an unknown ass
  11. S02E11The Good Fight S02E11Day 478May 13, 2018 7.8Heated debates occur at the firm when Liz and Maia represent a well-known photographer, Ron Williams, suing a woman who provided an account
  12. S02E12The Good Fight S02E12Season's bestDay 485May 20, 2018 8.5While on his way to court with Maia and a witness, Jay is being arrested by the police. When Diana and Liz rush to help him out, they discov
  13. S02E13The Good Fight S02E13Day 492May 27, 2018 7.3The FBI question Diane as part of a job background check on Kurt, leading to unexpected and serious consequences. The mayor of Chicago invit

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2019Aired 7.4Season avg
  1. S03E01The Good Fight S03E01Season's bestThe One About the Recent TroublesMarch 14, 2019 8.1A storm is brewing at Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart when revelations of past indiscretions involving a partner come to light. Right when she t
  2. S03E02The Good Fight S03E02The One Inspired by Roy CohnMarch 21, 2019 6.9Corruption incarnate enters the courtroom in the form of attorney Roland Blum, Maia's new co-counsel on a murder trial. The firm interviews
  3. S03E03The Good Fight S03E03The One Where Diane Joins the ResistanceMarch 28, 2019 7.2Diane is encouraged to "do something" after meeting the leader of a female resistance group whose aim is to sink POTUS' approval rating. Mai
  4. S03E04The Good Fight S03E04The One with Lucca Becoming a MemeApril 4, 2019 7.7Lucca's involvement in a viral "mothering while black" video sparks conversations at Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart that unearth racial biases
  5. S03E05The Good Fight S03E05The One Where a Nazi Gets PunchedApril 11, 2019 7.6Blum weasels his way to a co-counsel seat on Reddick, Boseman and Lockhart's largest case against genetics testing company Second Helix. Whi
  6. S03E06The Good Fight S03E06The One with the Celebrity DivorceApril 18, 2019 7.1Celebrity hairdresser Wade V seeks Lucca’s help with a postnuptial agreement for a high profile client. Following their deal with Second Hel
  7. S03E07The Good Fight S03E07The One Where Diane and Liz Topple DemocracyApril 25, 2019 7.2Diane and Liz deal with a close ally when assigned to a class action case involving malfunctioning voting machines in the 2016 presidential
  8. S03E08The Good Fight S03E08The One Where Kurt Saves DianeMay 2, 2019 7.1Felix Staples (John Cameron Mitchell) rattles the firm when he returns with a case against ChumHum, bringing along a familiar face as his re
  9. S03E09The Good Fight S03E09The One Where the Sun Comes OutMay 9, 2019 7.8Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart is asked by ChumHum to bring on a specialist, lawyer Brenda DeCarlo (Cheryl Hines), to investigate any remaining
  10. S03E10The Good Fight S03E10The One About the End of the WorldMay 16, 2019 7.5Blum is out for revenge when he represents a group of Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart's ex-clients who claim the firm overcharged them. When Luc

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode7Episodes2020Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S04E01The Good Fight S04E01Season's bestThe Gang Deals with Alternate RealityApril 9, 2020 8.2Diane Lockhart finds herself living in an alternate reality where Donald Trump was never elected and Hillary Clinton is the current presiden
  2. S04E02The Good Fight S04E02The Gang Tries to Serve a SubpoenaApril 16, 2020 7.0Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart attempt to adjust to their new landscape as a small subsidiary of STR Laurie, a huge multi-national law firm. Di
  3. S04E03The Good Fight S04E03The Gang Gets a Call from HRApril 30, 2020 7.2When DNC head Frank Landau asks Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart for help with a plan to engage African-American voters, the resulting discussion
  4. S04E04The Good Fight S04E04The Gang is Satirized and Doesn't Like ItMay 7, 2020 7.5A former divorce client, Duncan Herz, seeks the firm’s help, claiming a buzzy new play running in Chicago is based on his divorce and shares
  5. S04E05The Good Fight S04E05The Gang Goes to WarMay 14, 2020 7.2Following their secret rendezvous, Liz and Caleb find themselves on a case together, defending a soldier court-martialed for sabotaging the
  6. S04E06The Good Fight S04E06The Gang Offends EveryoneMay 21, 2020 7.4Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart represent an Olympic hopeful who was edged out of a spot on the U.S. women's swim team due to a last minute chan
  7. S04E07The Good Fight S04E07The Gang Discovers Who Killed Jeffrey EpsteinMay 28, 2020 7.8Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart are hired to investigate the death of high-profile New York inmate Jeffrey Epstein. Back at the office, STR Laur

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season05Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2021Aired 7.3Season avg
  1. S05E01The Good Fight S05E01Previously on...June 24, 2021 8.0A flashback to 2020 reveals how the team at Reddick, Boseman & Lockhart experienced the year's major events.
  2. S05E02The Good Fight S05E02Season's bestOnce there was a court...July 1, 2021 8.2Diane and Marissa find themselves arguing at the Circuit 9 3/4 Court, led by the quirky "Judge" Hal Wackner. Meanwhile, Carmen Moyo proves h
  3. S05E03The Good Fight S05E03And the court had a clerk...July 8, 2021 7.8Diane is aghast when Kurt reveals he recognized the face of a man featured in a U.S. Capitol insurrection "Most Wanted" poster. Intrigued by
  4. S05E04The Good Fight S05E04And the clerk had a firm…July 15, 2021 7.8When a comedy streaming network executive, Del Cooper, asks Liz to conduct a sensitivity read on one of his comedians, the entire firm ends
  5. S05E05The Good Fight S05E05And the firm had two partners...July 22, 2021 7.8Liz and Carmen represent Oscar Rivi, who is suing Harbor Hospital over the wrongful death of his daughter. Jay's investigation of the case t
  6. S05E06The Good Fight S05E06And the two partners had a fight...July 29, 2021 7.6When Reddick/Lockhart associates start posting anonymous hate messages about Julius and Diane on a new interoffice app, Diane's name partner
  7. S05E07The Good Fight S05E07And the fight had a détente...August 5, 2021 8.0At Circuit 9 3/4 court, Marissa is assigned to "prosecute" two contrasting "cancel culture" cases, which both leave her questioning the inte
  8. S05E08The Good Fight S05E08And the détente had an end...August 12, 2021 4.7Julius fights to defend himself in Wackner's court in a surreal and harrowing effort to reclaim his car...and his dignity-all because of an
  9. S05E09The Good Fight S05E09And the end was violent...August 19, 2021 6.4Liz and Diane struggle to get David Lee and the Dubai overlords to accept the new name partner, Allegra Jurado. Oscar Rivi attempts to make
  10. S05E10The Good Fight S05E10And the violence spread...August 26, 2021 6.4In the season five finale, it's too many courts and too little time for the folks at Reddick/Lockhart. Marissa is mounting a strong defense

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season06Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2022Aired 5.6Season avg
  1. S06E01The Good Fight S06E01Season's bestThe Beginning of the EndSeptember 8, 2022 6.0After being promoted to top partner at the firm, Liz is forced to accept Ri'Chard Lane as a new name partner brought on to help manage her s
  2. S06E02The Good Fight S06E02The End of the YipsSeptember 15, 2022 5.6As Diane encounters her first "therapy" session, she begins to see everything in a positive light. After agreeing to participate in a studen
  3. S06E03The Good Fight S06E03The End of FootballSeptember 22, 2022 5.8Ri'Chard and Liz team up to work on a case about racial discrimination between a Black coach and an NFL team owner. Ben-Baruch returns and s
  4. S06E04The Good Fight S06E04The End of Eli GoldSeptember 29, 2022 5.8Eli Gold's trial is underway, with Marissa Gold as part of his legal team. Liz and Ri'chard attempt to solidify their working relationships
  5. S06E05The Good Fight S06E05The End of GinniOctober 6, 2022 5.6Ri'Chard, Diane and Elsbeth Tascioni are hired to negotiate a "push-nup" for a husband and wife trying to determine fair compensation for ch
  6. S06E06The Good Fight S06E06The End of a SaturdayOctober 13, 2022 5.6Ri'Chard's nephew loses his bone marrow donor and it's all hands on deck at Reddick & Associates to save his life. In the midst of the searc
  7. S06E07The Good Fight S06E07The End of STR LaurieOctober 20, 2022 5.6The firm learns major funds are being held by the government due to Russian sanctions, which ultimately leads to a discovery of the FBI’s in
  8. S06E08The Good Fight S06E08The End of Playing GamesOctober 27, 2022 5.6While STR Laurie is investigated by the FBI, Liz and Ri'Chard attempt to take their clients. As they fight to extricate themselves from STR
  9. S06E09The Good Fight S06E09The End of DemocracyNovember 3, 2022 4.3Diane, Liz and Ri'Chard strategize with Neil Gross to help him buy out the Democratic Party. Jay brings Carmen into the Collective to help e
  10. S06E10The Good Fight S06E10The End of EverythingNovember 10, 2022 6.0The office must survive after being trapped by white supremacists.

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