Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler. The plot revolves around the brilliant, ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes and her protégée, recent law school graduate Ellen Parsons. Each season features a major case that Hewes and her firm take on, while also examining a chapter of the complicated relationship between Ellen and Patty. The first two seasons center around the law firm Hewes & Associates. Later seasons center more on Patty and Ellen's relationship as Ellen begins to distance herself from Hewes & Associates and begins an independent career.
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Glenn Close
Patty Hewes
Rose Byrne
Ellen Parsons
Ryan Phillippe
Channing McClaren
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13 episodes • 2007Avg: 7.8Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Get Me a Lawyer | Jul 24, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Jesus, Mary and Joe Cocker | Jul 31, 2007 | 7.6 |
| 3 | And My Paralyzing Fear of Death | Aug 7, 2007 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Tastes Like a Ho-Ho | Aug 14, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 5 | A Regular Earl Anthony | Aug 21, 2007 | 7.6 |
| 6 | She Spat at Me | Sep 4, 2007 | 7.7 |
| 7 | We Are Not Animals | Sep 11, 2007 | 7.7 |
| 8 | Blame the Victim | Sep 18, 2007 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Do You Regret What We Did? | Sep 25, 2007 | 7.6 |
| 10 | Sort of Like a Family | Oct 2, 2007 | 7.8 |
| 11 | I Hate These People | Oct 9, 2007 | 8.3 |
| 12 | There's No 'We' Anymore | Oct 16, 2007 | 8.3 |
| 13 | Because I Know Patty | Oct 23, 2007 | 8.1 |
13 episodes • 2009Avg: 7.9Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Lied, Too | Jan 7, 2009 | 7.1 |
| 2 | Burn It, Shred It, I Don't Care | Jan 14, 2009 | 7.0 |
| 3 | I Knew Your Pig | Jan 21, 2009 | 7.4 |
| 4 | Hey! Mr. Pibb! | Jan 28, 2009 | 8.4 |
| 5 | I Agree, It Wasn't Funny | Feb 4, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 6 | A Pretty Girl in a Leotard | Feb 11, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 7 | New York Sucks | Feb 18, 2009 | 7.9 |
| 8 | They Had to Tweeze That out of My Kidney | Feb 25, 2009 | 8.1 |
| 9 | You Got Your Prom Date Pregnant | Mar 4, 2009 | 7.8 |
| 10 | Uh Oh, Out Come the Skeletons | Mar 11, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 11 | London, of Course | Mar 18, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Look What He Dug Up This Time | Mar 25, 2009 | 8.2 |
| 13 | Trust Me | Apr 1, 2009 | 8.5 |
13 episodes • 2010Avg: 7.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Your Secrets Are Safe | Jan 25, 2010 | 7.2 |
| 2 | The Dog Is Happier Without Her | Feb 1, 2010 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Flight's at 11:08 | Feb 8, 2010 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Don't Throw That at the Chicken | Feb 15, 2010 | 7.3 |
| 5 | It's Not My Birthday | Feb 22, 2010 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Don't Forget to Thank Mr. Zedeck | Mar 1, 2010 | 7.2 |
| 7 | You Haven't Replaced Me | Mar 8, 2010 | 7.2 |
| 8 | I Look Like Frankenstein | Mar 15, 2010 | 7.2 |
| 9 | Drive It Through Hardcore | Mar 22, 2010 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Tell Me I'm Not Racist | Mar 29, 2010 | 7.0 |
| 11 | All That Crap About Your Family | Apr 5, 2010 | 7.5 |
| 12 | You Were His Little Monkey | Apr 12, 2010 | 7.8 |
| 13 | The Next One's Gonna Go in Your Throat | Apr 19, 2010 | 8.0 |
10 episodes • 2011Avg: 6.8Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | There's Only One Way to Try a Case | Jul 13, 2011 | 7.0 |
| 2 | I've Done Way Too Much for This Girl | Jul 20, 2011 | 7.2 |
| 3 | I'd Prefer My Old Office | Jul 27, 2011 | 5.2 |
| 4 | Next One's on Me, Blondie | Aug 3, 2011 | 7.0 |
| 5 | We'll Just Have to Find Another Way to Cut the Balls Off of This Thing | Aug 10, 2011 | 5.2 |
| 6 | Add That Little Hopper to Your Stew | Aug 17, 2011 | 7.0 |
| 7 | I'm Worried About My Dog | Aug 24, 2011 | 7.3 |
| 8 | The War Will Go on Forever | Aug 31, 2011 | 7.3 |
| 9 | There's a Whole Slew of Ladies with Bad Things to Say About the Taliban | Sep 7, 2011 | 7.3 |
| 10 | Failure Is Lonely | Sep 14, 2011 | 7.7 |
10 episodes • 2012Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Want to End This Once and for All? | Jul 11, 2012 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Have You Met the Eel Yet? | Jul 18, 2012 | 8.2 |
| 3 | Failure Is Failure | Jul 25, 2012 | 7.7 |
| 4 | I Love You, Mommy | Aug 1, 2012 | 7.7 |
| 5 | There's Something Wrong with Me | Aug 8, 2012 | 7.3 |
| 6 | I Need to Win | Aug 15, 2012 | 7.7 |
| 7 | The Storm's Moving In | Aug 22, 2012 | 7.7 |
| 8 | I'm Afraid of What I'll Find | Aug 29, 2012 | 8.0 |
| 9 | I Like Your Chair | Sep 5, 2012 | 7.7 |
| 10 | But You Don't Do That Anymore | Sep 12, 2012 | 9.0 |
