The Good Wife

Alicia Florrick, wife of a state's attorney brought down by a public sex scandal, returns to practicing law at a Chicago firm after years away. A legal drama about competence, ambition, and the cost of rebuilding a life on your own terms.

Julianna Margulies in the performance of her career. The legal cases are consistently smart, the supporting cast is deep, and the show is one of the few procedurals that genuinely surprises you season after season.