Axed: The Good Wife to end with current season
“Being a part of The Good Wife has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career," says Julianna Margulies as CBS confirms the end.
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Bad news for fans of Alicia Flockhart and co.
CBS has announced The Good Wife will end with its current seventh season, which is back on TEN this week.
A promo airing during the NFL Super Bowl confirmed the current season would be the last.
“It’s never easy to say goodbye to one of the crown jewels of your network and studio, much less to a show that is among the best on television,” CBS Entertainment president Glenn Geller and CBS TV Studios president David Stapf said in a joint statement.
“But it also feels very right to end with the seven-year story its creators envisioned, and to celebrate the show’s final run while at the top of its creative game. It has been CBS’ sincere privilege to broadcast and produce The Good Wife for seven extraordinary seasons. We thank and applaud the outstanding cast, led by the impeccable Julianna Margulies, and the consummate writing and producing team, headed by the brilliant Robert and Michelle King, who brought to life a smart, sophisticated series that has delivered audiences so many memorable characters and unforgettable moments. It is a series that will only grow in prestige as its episodes are watched again or discovered by new viewers for many years to come.”
Robert and Michelle King said, “The Good Wife has been the creative experience of a lifetime. Collaborating with the finest actors, writers, producers, staff and crew on ‘The Education of Alicia Florrick’ has been a dream. We can’t imagine working with a more talented, professional, generous lead than Julianna Margulies or more supportive partners than Leslie Moonves, David Stapf, Glenn Geller and Nina Tassler at CBS and CBS Television Studios. We’re looking forward to using this seventh season to bring Alicia’s story to its natural conclusion. We couldn’t be more excited and grateful.”
Julianna Margulies: “Being a part of The Good Wife has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career. As an actress and a producer, it has been an absolute honor to be a part of a series that, throughout seven years, never settled on being just good … but always strived to be extraordinary. I have witnessed magic happen when Robert and Michelle King put pen to paper, and it has been a privilege to be in the company of their brilliance. To the most amazing and talented cast and crew, there will always be a special place in my heart for our Good Wife family. As we close the book on our beloved show, I am humbled and grateful to know that together, we created and were a part of something truly remarkable.”
The Good Wife returns to TEN on Wednesday with S7E11 “Iowa” which aired in the US in January. Two more episodes have since aired in the US (with a pre-emption this week in the US).
Last year the show was voted Best International Drama in the annual TV Tonight Awards.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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I thought it was announced last year that this would be the final season?! I love this show but it has lost its way this season – they seem to be making up the storylines one episode at a time without any thought to the structure of the season. How many times can they rename the revolving door or Florrick/Argos/Gardner/Lee/Lockhart etc?!
Awesome to see all the love for the show. Gonna be sad to farewell it but I do think they have done so at the correct time. One of my all time faves.
Gutted. This has consistently been one of my favourite shows over the past decade. There aren’t many FTA shows that are as enthralling and engaging. Will definitely be missed!
It’s a shame, TGW is an excellent television show, but at least they will be able to end the show on their own terms, so hopefully it will be good.
This will mean one less drama I watch each week, and I have a ratings box so it matters.
So I guess its farewell to TGW. Who will ever forget the outstanding “Thicky Trick” episode of the show where guest star Matthew Lilliard is involved in a court case about copyright infringement with the Eerie parallel to Glee’s legal disputes with Baby got Back. Outstanding Television. I still have catchy “thicky trick” song stuck in my head sometimes to this day lol
Sad to see it go, I’ve watched it since the beginning. And good on TEN for sticking with it, in the same timeslot, for all this time. Well done.
I’m going to miss this show. It had some fantastic and complex characters and it portrayed female relationships really well. At least it’s being retired gracefully and not flogged to death.
Wow, was not expecting this today at all. I am sad that the TV series will be ending this season but I think it is time. For me, it was never quite the same after the death of a lead character in Season 5.
I lost interest after Will died, I made it half way through season 6 but didn’t continue, Josh Charles played the character’s moral ambiguity so well and I loved seeing he and Diane’s strong, respectful platonic relationship. Alicia never grabbed me enough on her own, I got frustrated with not ever knowing what she was really thinking and her hypocrisy.
I’m going to miss this show, it’s been one of my faves but I feel it is time for it to go.
Well I will be sad to see this show go. I enjoyed the courtroom battles, Alicia’s realtionship with her children especially Grace and also her mother in law and of course her relationship with Peter.
I will miss Eli and his funny things but I can see why its finishing. It isnt the same without Kalinda and also I still miss Will.
Your right. It isn’t the same without kalinda or will. I also think when the Alicia left the law firm it got a bit out of soughts.
This is a good show! I have watched every episode. I hope the finale is satisfying
Loved the show, loved Diane’s clothes and loved Alicia’s shoes. All classy.
Might be relevant to also point out that many shows wind up around the 7th year, due to most initial contracts coming up for renewal which normally means pay rises for everyone.
Also, the standard episode count for US syndication is 90 episodes which, by their production standards, usually falls in the 7th year.
Happened with: All the Star Treks from TNG onward The Sopranos (in a sense) Rizzoli and Isles The Closer The West Wing The X Files The Mentalist And on and on….
It’s just the landscape of US Television. You’ll notice that shows like Friends, Big Bang and Simpsons, which all outlasted the “7 year itch” also went through huge cast pay negotiations around the 6 or 7 year mark.
It’s just part of the
I think this has been the best free to air series to come out of the U.S. in recent years.The writing and acting is top notch.It’s sad to see it go,but 7 years has been a great run for it.Hopefully it gets the send off it deserves.
What a shame, I really love this show. But I did half expect it when Kalinda left last season. I was actually pleasantly surprised when this season got renewed. At least they have enough notice to give it a proper ending & not end with a cliffhanger like has happened with so many other shows.
One of the best shows on FTA at the moment. I have always enjoyed the show and whilst sad to see it go, some good things cannot last forever. Some very memorable moments come back as when her one time lover was shot in court and too many more to mention. Thanks TEN for screening the show and for keeping it in the same time slot…….very much appreciated. If it had been screening on Seven or Nine with its current ratings it would have been taken off many years ago.
I can’t believe this will be the final season of The Good Wife. It is a great show and I can’t wait to see how the final episode ends.
I never watched it, because when it began it looked like it was going to be a politics show. But then it turned out to be a lawyer show, and much lauded, which I probably would be interested in. Then people talked about bad seasons and annoying characters, so I never actually ventured in to try it out.
You’ve missed some great stuff. I’m still watching every week.
The Kings announced they were leaving the show, to work on a new project next season and expect that to be it. But CBS said hang on they might put in a new show runner and writers to keep it going.
Fortunately that won’t happening and the Kings will be able give it a proper ending.
I don’t think the term ‘axed’ is appropriate here. The producers are merely announcing that this will be the last season. Axing a show implies that the ratings were bad – which they aren’t.
The good wife has been an exceptionally good show and it is perfectly fitting that it finish on its own terms. Hopefully they will give it a memorable ending and not some silly one like The Sopranos did.
This has been asked in the past and as previously noted the site uses terms such as Axed, Renewed, Returning, Airdate, Bumped etc to make things easier to Search. In the end someone made the decision not to continue, so I am comfy with it in the context of “end with current season.” Thx.
@betterstreep2008 Why is this argument brought up every time a show is described as “Axed”? The terminology on this site has been clear for a very long time. Rizzoli & Isles is ending with the 7th season because everybody involved decided it was time to end things, but the US press still refers to it as “Axed”.
I’ve got season 1 of “The Good Wife” on DVD, ready to watch (amongst a bevy of other shows).
To be fair until you know how David categorises all series endings it is confusing. I only found out about this blog’s terminology when a TV show which I knew had been concluded was headlined ‘Axed’ so I asked the same thing as @bettestreep2008.
It’s a shame, since it’s easily the best of the current crop of American network shows. That said, they’ve been scrambling to hold the concept together over the past two seasons.
One of the few prime time shows I watch live. Great cast and great writing – a rarity.
I’m sad to hear this, but at the same time, it feels like the right time to wrap it up. You don’t want it going one season longer than it should have (like Revenge did)
Fantastic show but have the feeling it might be the right time for it to bow out.
Good Call. It peaked in season 5, and while still good, hasn’t reached those heights again. The Creators have been on the record for a few years now saying they always imagined a seven series arc, so, finishing it as they intended will allow a dignified end to one of the best US FTA dramas in many years.
Nooooooooooo!!!!!!
I second this response =(. It is one of my all time favourite dramas. I love it that much that I am re-watching earlier seasons during lunch (currently up to season 4) while watching season 7 on TEN (yes it does get confusing at times to remember what has happened when :P). But unfortunately I think TEN will be happy to hear this as it means they can replace it with a new series to try and get better ratings (in recent years it has failed in ratings).