Good Behavior is an American drama television series based on the novella series by Blake Crouch. The series stars Michelle Dockery as Letty Raines, a con artist who becomes involved with a hitman named Javier Pereira, played by Juan Diego Botto. Good Behavior debuted on TNT on November 15, 2016.
On January 14, 2017, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on October 15, 2017.[1] As of December 17, 2017,[update] 20 episodes of Good Behavior have aired, concluding the second season. On November 6, 2018, TNT canceled the series after two seasons.[2]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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1 | 1 | "So You're Not an English Teacher" | Charlotte Sieling | Chad Hodge & Blake Crouch | November 13, 2016 November 15, 2016 (premiere) | (preview)0.57[3] (preview) 0.81[4] (premiere) | |
Released from prison on good behavior, thief and con-artist Letty Raines overhears a hitman planning a hit and attempts to thwart his plan. | |||||||
2 | 2 | "Only the Best for Mrs. Diaz" | Carl Franklin | Chad Hodge | November 15, 2016 | 0.75[4] | |
Javier forces Letty to accompany him on his next hit, playing the role of his wife at an exclusive hotel. | |||||||
3 | 3 | "From Terrible Me" | Magnus Martens | Chad Hodge | November 22, 2016 | 0.64[5] | |
Letty and Javier deal with the occurrences of the last episode, blaming each other for the way the hit played out and attempting to cover their tracks. | |||||||
4 | 4 | "Your Mama Had a Hard Night" | Mark Piznarski | Blake Crouch | November 22, 2016 November 29, 2016 (premiere) | (preview)0.50[5] (preview) 0.52[6] (premiere) | |
Letty returns to her hometown in an attempt to spend time with her son Jacob, despite the restraining order against her. | |||||||
5 | 5 | "Beautiful Things Deserve Beautiful Things" | Mikkel Nørgaard | Chad Hodge | December 6, 2016 | 0.71[7] | |
Letty reunites with Javier on the road. Later, while Javier visits his sister, Letty is surprised by a visit from her parole officer Christian. | |||||||
6 | 6 | "We Pretend We're Stuck" | Jonas Pate | Chitra Elizabeth Sampath | December 13, 2016 | 0.68[8] | |
Letty and Javier return to Letty's hometown and spend a problem-filled day with Jacob. | |||||||
7 | 7 | "The Ballad of Little Santino" | Phil Abraham | Brett Johnson | December 20, 2016 | 0.92[9] | |
Letty and Javier have dinner with his family. Letty learns a shocking and tragic secret from Javier's youth. | |||||||
8 | 8 | "It Still Fits Bitch" | Mark Piznarski | Dana Baratta | December 27, 2016 | 0.91[10] | |
Letty bails her mother out of jail - on the day her mother was supposed to be getting married. Letty is shocked when Jacob's father Sean returns. | |||||||
9 | 9 | "For You I'd Go with Strawberry" | Mikkel Nørgaard | Lenore Zion | January 3, 2017 | 0.83[11] | |
Letty deals with the possibility of Sean getting custody of Jacob, the stress of which causes problems between her and Javier. | |||||||
10 | 10 | "All the Things" | Magnus Martens | Blake Crouch & Sarah Berry | January 10, 2017 | 0.90[12] | |
Letty has to make a difficult choice - one which puts Javier at risk of prison, unless she can get to him before it's too late. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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11 | 1 | "The Heart Attack is the Best Way" | Mikkel Nørgaard | Chad Hodge | October 15, 2017 | 0.69[13] |
12 | 2 | "I Want You to Leave a Person Alive for Once" | Magnus Martens | Chitra Elizabeth Sampath | October 22, 2017 | 0.56[14] |
13 | 3 | "Because I'm Mrs. Claus" | Clare Kilner | Chad Hodge | October 29, 2017 | 0.50[15] |
14 | 4 | "I Think It's a Sign" | Mikkel Nørgaard | Brett Johnson | November 5, 2017 | 0.53[16] |
15 | 5 | "You Could Discover Me" | Jessica Lowrey | Chitra Elizabeth Sampath | November 12, 2017 | 0.62[17] |
16 | 6 | "It's No Fun If It's Easy" | Coky Giedroyc | Dana Baratta | November 19, 2017 | 0.54[18] |
17 | 7 | "Don't Thank God, Thank Me" | Louise Friedberg | Aaron Fullerton | November 26, 2017 | 0.57[19] |
18 | 8 | "Stay Beautiful" | Mikkel Nørgaard | Lenore Zion | December 3, 2017 | 0.54[20] |
19 | 9 | "And I Am a Violent Criminal" | Doc Crotzer | Lenore Zion & Sarah Berry | December 10, 2017 | 0.68[21] |
20 | 10 | "Letty Raines, in the Mansion, with the Gun" | Magnus Martens | Story by : Chad Hodge Teleplay by : Aaron Fullerton & Joshua Karns | December 17, 2017 | 0.72[22] |
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "So You're Not an English Teacher" | November 15, 2016 | 0.2 | 0.81[4] | — | — | — | — |
2 | "Only The Best For Mrs. Diaz" | November 15, 2016 | 0.2 | 0.75[4] | — | — | — | — |
3 | "From Terrible Me" | November 22, 2016 | 0.2 | 0.64[5] | — | 0.69 | — | 1.33[23] |
4 | "Your Mama Had a Hard Night" | November 29, 2016 | 0.2 | 0.52[6] | 0.1 | 0.40 | 0.3 | 0.92[24] |
5 | "Beautiful Things Deserve Beautiful Things" | December 6, 2016 | 0.2 | 0.71[7] | — | 0.88 | — | 1.59[25] |
6 | "We Pretend We're Stuck" | December 13, 2016 | 0.2 | 0.68[8] | 0.2 | 0.91 | 0.4 | 1.60[26] |
7 | "The Ballad of Little Santino" | December 20, 2016 | 0.2 | 0.92[9] | — | — | — | — |
8 | "It Still Fits Bitch" | December 27, 2016 | 0.2 | 0.91[10] | — | — | — | — |
9 | "For You I'd Go With Strawberry" | January 3, 2017 | 0.2 | 0.83[11] | 0.2 | 0.83 | 0.4 | 1.66[27] |
10 | "All the Things" | January 10, 2017 | 0.2 | 0.90[12] | 0.2 | 0.85 | 0.4 | 1.74[28] |
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "The Heart Attack is the Best Way" | October 15, 2017 | 0.2 | 0.69[13] | 0.2 | 0.73 | 0.4 | 1.42[29] |
2 | "I Want You to Leave a Person Alive for Once" | October 22, 2017 | 0.2 | 0.56[14] | — | 0.68 | — | 1.24[30] |
3 | "Because I'm Mrs. Claus" | October 29, 2017 | 0.1 | 0.50[15] | 0.2 | 0.70 | 0.3 | 1.20[31] |
4 | "I Think It's A Sign" | November 5, 2017 | 0.1 | 0.53[16] | 0.2 | 0.72 | 0.3 | 1.24[32] |
5 | "You Could Discover Me" | November 12, 2017 | 0.2 | 0.62[17] | — | — | — | — |
6 | "It's No Fun If It's Easy" | November 19, 2017 | 0.1 | 0.54[18] | — | — | — | — |
7 | "Don't Thank God, Thank Me" | November 26, 2017 | 0.2 | 0.57[19] | — | 0.73 | — | 1.30[33] |
8 | "Stay Beautiful" | December 3, 2017 | 0.1 | 0.54[20] | 0.2 | 0.69 | 0.3 | 1.23[34] |
9 | "And I'm A Violent Criminal" | December 10, 2017 | 0.2 | 0.68[21] | — | 0.70 | — | 1.38[35] |
10 | "Letty Raines, In The Mansion, With The Gun" | December 17, 2017 | 0.2 | 0.72[22] | — | — | — | — |