The Good Wife is an American television legal and political drama series that aired on CBS from September 22, 2009, to May 8, 2016.

Created by Robert and Michelle King, the show follows Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies), wife to disgraced and imprisoned politician Peter Florrick (Chris Noth), who begins working at the law firm Stern Lockhart Gardner after 13 years of not practicing law.

Rounding out the main cast are Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Graham Phillips, Makenzie Vega, Alan Cumming, Zach Grenier, Matthew Goode, Josh Charles and Christine Baranski.

The Good Wife has garnered critical praise for the performances of the casts, most notably Margulies, the series' storylines, and its use of technology.

Principal cast members Baranski, Charles, Cumming and Panjabi have also received award nominations for their respective roles as well as several recurring actors, most notably Martha Plimpton, Dylan Baker, Michael J.

The Satellite Award is an annual accolade bestowed by the International Press Academy since 1997 in recognition of outstanding achievements in film, television and new media.

[71] Julianna Margulies won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series in 2009 and 2010 while receiving nominations in 2011, 2012 and 2014.