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|WrittenBy = [[Barbara Hall (TV producer)|Barbara Hall]]
|WrittenBy = [[Barbara Hall (TV producer)|Barbara Hall]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|9|21}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|9|21}}
|Viewers = 14.75<ref name="1.01">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/23/sunday-final-ratings-the-good-wife-60-minutes-adjusted-down/305984/|title=Sunday Final Ratings: ''The Good Wife'' & ''American Dad'' Adjusted Up; ''60 Minutes'' Adjusted Down|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=[[TV by the Numbers]]|date=September 23, 2014|accessdate=September 23, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924092321/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/23/sunday-final-ratings-the-good-wife-60-minutes-adjusted-down/305984/|archivedate=September 24, 2014|df=}}</ref>
|Viewers = 14.75<ref name="1.01">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/23/sunday-final-ratings-the-good-wife-60-minutes-adjusted-down/305984/|title=Sunday Final Ratings: ''The Good Wife'' & ''American Dad'' Adjusted Up; ''60 Minutes'' Adjusted Down|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=[[TV by the Numbers]]|date=September 23, 2014|accessdate=September 23, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924092321/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/23/sunday-final-ratings-the-good-wife-60-minutes-adjusted-down/305984/|archivedate=September 24, 2014}}</ref>
|ShortSummary = Elizabeth McCord, a former CIA analyst, gets recruited and trained by the current POTUS. Due to the death of the current Secretary of State in a plane crash, the President asks her to become the new Secretary of State, because she can [[Thinking outside the box|think outside the box]]. Two months later, McCord is faced by an issue of two American children held hostage in [[Syria]]. The POTUS's Chief of Staff plays a game to damage her reputation and then advises the President to not do anything about the kidnapping. But McCord convinces the President to get the boys out through back-channel sources. Meanwhile, one of her former CIA colleagues warns her that her predecessor may have been killed by the CIA. He is later found dead in a car crash, which McCord believes was not an accident.
|ShortSummary = Elizabeth McCord, a former CIA analyst, gets recruited and trained by the current POTUS. Due to the death of the current Secretary of State in a plane crash, the President asks her to become the new Secretary of State, because she can [[Thinking outside the box|think outside the box]]. Two months later, McCord is faced by an issue of two American children held hostage in [[Syria]]. The POTUS's Chief of Staff plays a game to damage her reputation and then advises the President to not do anything about the kidnapping. But McCord convinces the President to get the boys out through back-channel sources. Meanwhile, one of her former CIA colleagues warns her that her predecessor may have been killed by the CIA. He is later found dead in a car crash, which McCord believes was not an accident.
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|WrittenBy = Barbara Hall
|WrittenBy = Barbara Hall
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|9|28}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|9|28}}
|Viewers = 12.72<ref name="1.02">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/30/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-resurrection-csi-adjusted-down/308631/|title=Sunday Final Ratings: ''Once Upon A Time'', ''Resurrection'' & ''Revenge'' Adjusted Up; ''CSI'' Adjusted Down|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=September 30, 2014|accessdate=October 2, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001164212/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/30/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-resurrection-csi-adjusted-down/308631/|archivedate=October 1, 2014|df=}}</ref>
|Viewers = 12.72<ref name="1.02">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/30/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-resurrection-csi-adjusted-down/308631/|title=Sunday Final Ratings: ''Once Upon A Time'', ''Resurrection'' & ''Revenge'' Adjusted Up; ''CSI'' Adjusted Down|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=September 30, 2014|accessdate=October 2, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001164212/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/30/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-resurrection-csi-adjusted-down/308631/|archivedate=October 1, 2014}}</ref>
|ShortSummary = When crowds surround the U.S. Embassy in [[Yemen]], the Secretary, using her CIA analyst skills, believes it will be another [[2012 Benghazi attack|Benghazi incident]]. She asks her ambassador to leave, but he refuses citing the political need of his presence. Her requests for additional security troops are rejected, and ultimately she uses her discretionary funds to avail of a [[Private military company|private military]] security detail, of whom she was critical earlier. Ultimately, her fears are realized when the embassy is bombed. However, the PMC security detail was successfully able to get the ambassador out, losing one of their own in the process.
|ShortSummary = When crowds surround the U.S. Embassy in [[Yemen]], the Secretary, using her CIA analyst skills, believes it will be another [[2012 Benghazi attack|Benghazi incident]]. She asks her ambassador to leave, but he refuses citing the political need of his presence. Her requests for additional security troops are rejected, and ultimately she uses her discretionary funds to avail of a [[Private military company|private military]] security detail, of whom she was critical earlier. Ultimately, her fears are realized when the embassy is bombed. However, the PMC security detail was successfully able to get the ambassador out, losing one of their own in the process.
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|WrittenBy = David Grae
|WrittenBy = David Grae
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|10|05}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|10|05}}
|Viewers = 12.18<ref name="1.03">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/07/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-resurrection-madam-secretary-adjusted-down/311599/|title=Sunday Final Ratings: ''Once Upon a Time'', ''Resurrection'' & ''Revenge'' Adjusted Up; ''Madam Secretary'' Adjusted Down|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=October 7, 2014|accessdate=October 6, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009022811/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/07/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-resurrection-madam-secretary-adjusted-down/311599/|archivedate=October 9, 2014|df=}}</ref>
|Viewers = 12.18<ref name="1.03">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/07/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-resurrection-madam-secretary-adjusted-down/311599/|title=Sunday Final Ratings: ''Once Upon a Time'', ''Resurrection'' & ''Revenge'' Adjusted Up; ''Madam Secretary'' Adjusted Down|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=October 7, 2014|accessdate=October 6, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009022811/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/07/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-resurrection-madam-secretary-adjusted-down/311599/|archivedate=October 9, 2014}}</ref>
|ShortSummary = When a former [[Bureau of Intelligence and Research|INR]] agent leaks diplomatic cables to a reporter, it causes a lot of embarrassment for the Secretary. However, when he also releases details of covert operatives and it causes the arrest of a spy in Pakistan, the problem escalates. But the Secretary, using some 'unusual' and off-the-record negotiations, brokers a deal between Russia and Pakistan in return for releasing the operative.
|ShortSummary = When a former [[Bureau of Intelligence and Research|INR]] agent leaks diplomatic cables to a reporter, it causes a lot of embarrassment for the Secretary. However, when he also releases details of covert operatives and it causes the arrest of a spy in Pakistan, the problem escalates. But the Secretary, using some 'unusual' and off-the-record negotiations, brokers a deal between Russia and Pakistan in return for releasing the operative.
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|WrittenBy = [[Paul Redford]]
|WrittenBy = [[Paul Redford]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|10|19}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|10|19}}
|Viewers = 12.28<ref name="1.05">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/21/sunday-final-ratings-the-simpsons-mulaney-adjusted-down/317481/|title=Sunday Final Ratings: ''The Simpsons'' & ''Madam Secretary'' Adjusted Up; ''Mulaney'' Adjusted Down|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=October 21, 2014|accessdate=October 21, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023121705/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/21/sunday-final-ratings-the-simpsons-mulaney-adjusted-down/317481/|archivedate=October 23, 2014|df=}}</ref>
|Viewers = 12.28<ref name="1.05">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/21/sunday-final-ratings-the-simpsons-mulaney-adjusted-down/317481/|title=Sunday Final Ratings: ''The Simpsons'' & ''Madam Secretary'' Adjusted Up; ''Mulaney'' Adjusted Down|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=October 21, 2014|accessdate=October 21, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023121705/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/21/sunday-final-ratings-the-simpsons-mulaney-adjusted-down/317481/|archivedate=October 23, 2014}}</ref>
|ShortSummary = The Canadian ambassador asks the Secretary to read, approve and release an environmental report that will allow a joint Canada-U.S. pipeline to be built. She reads the report and finds out that it has been prepared by a lobby group that supports the pipeline and contains falsified data. The Canadian ambassador tries to pressure her to approve the report but she counters with her own pressure tactics. The ongoing talks with Iran over dismantling their nuclear processing plants are deadlocked. Despite the Secretary's instructions, with the President's approval, to offer some trade ban relaxations in exchange, the Chief Negotiator only threatens military action during the talks which causes Iran to back-out completely. So she goes behind his back to talk to a member of Iran's negotiation team and makes the offer which Iran accepts, resolving the crisis. And then she fires the Chief Negotiator for lying to the President and herself. She later asks Blake to conduct a confidential investigation on Nadine, her Chief of Staff.
|ShortSummary = The Canadian ambassador asks the Secretary to read, approve and release an environmental report that will allow a joint Canada-U.S. pipeline to be built. She reads the report and finds out that it has been prepared by a lobby group that supports the pipeline and contains falsified data. The Canadian ambassador tries to pressure her to approve the report but she counters with her own pressure tactics. The ongoing talks with Iran over dismantling their nuclear processing plants are deadlocked. Despite the Secretary's instructions, with the President's approval, to offer some trade ban relaxations in exchange, the Chief Negotiator only threatens military action during the talks which causes Iran to back-out completely. So she goes behind his back to talk to a member of Iran's negotiation team and makes the offer which Iran accepts, resolving the crisis. And then she fires the Chief Negotiator for lying to the President and herself. She later asks Blake to conduct a confidential investigation on Nadine, her Chief of Staff.
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==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
===Development===
In August 2013, it was announced ''Madam Secretary'' was in development at [[CBS]], with the pilot written by [[Barbara Hall (TV producer)|Barbara Hall]] and directed by [[David Semel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/08/cbs-developing-female-secretary-of-state-drama-from-barbara-hall-morgan-freeman-565762/|title=CBS Developing Female Secretary Of State Drama From Barbara Hall & Morgan Freeman|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=August 16, 2013|accessdate=March 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/01/female-secretary-of-state-drama-cbs-pilot-order-672178/|title=CBS' Female Secretary Of State Drama From Barbara Hall & Morgan Freeman Gets Pilot Order|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 27, 2014|accessdate=March 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/david-semel-to-direct-madam-secretary-jeff-reiner-to-helm-salvation-676268/|title=David Semel To Direct ''Madam Secretary''; Jeff Reiner To Helm ''Salvation''|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 3, 2014|accessdate=March 26, 2019}}</ref> ''Madam Secretary'' was ordered to series on May 9, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/09/cbs-orders-ncis-new-orleans-the-odd-couple-stalker-madam-secretary-scorpion-the-mccarthys/262481/|title=CBS Orders ''CSI: Cyber'', ''NCIS: New Orleans'', ''The Odd Couple'', ''Stalker'', ''Madam Secretary'', ''Scorpion'' & ''The McCarthys''|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=[[TV by the Numbers]]|date=May 9, 2014|accessdate=May 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2014/05/09/cbs-fall-2014-new-series-ncis-new-orleans-odd-couple/|title=Fall TV: CBS Orders ''NCIS'' and ''CSI'' Spin-Offs, ''Odd Couple'', Kevin Williamson's ''Stalker'' and 4 More to Series (But Not ''How I Met Your Dad''?)|last=Swift|first=Andy|work=[[TVLine]]|date=May 9, 2014|accessdate=May 10, 2014}}</ref> On October 27, 2014, ''Madam Secretary'' received an order for nine additional episodes, bringing the total to a full season of 22 episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/27/cbs-gives-full-season-orders-to-scorpion-madam-secretary-ncis-new-orleans-stalker/320228/|title=CBS Gives Full Season Orders to ''Scorpion'', ''Madam Secretary'', ''NCIS: New Orleans'' & ''Stalker''|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=October 27, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723082702/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/27/cbs-gives-full-season-orders-to-scorpion-madam-secretary-ncis-new-orleans-stalker/320228/|archivedate=July 23, 2015|df=}}</ref> On January 12, 2015, ''Madam Secretary'' was renewed for a second season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2015/01/12/cbs-renewed-shows-2015-2016-tv-season-scorpion/|title=CBS Renews ''Madam Secretary'', ''Scorpion'', ''NCIS: New Orleans''|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|work=TVLine|date=January 12, 2015}}</ref>
In August 2013, it was announced ''Madam Secretary'' was in development at [[CBS]], with the pilot written by [[Barbara Hall (TV producer)|Barbara Hall]] and directed by [[David Semel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/08/cbs-developing-female-secretary-of-state-drama-from-barbara-hall-morgan-freeman-565762/|title=CBS Developing Female Secretary Of State Drama From Barbara Hall & Morgan Freeman|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=August 16, 2013|accessdate=March 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/01/female-secretary-of-state-drama-cbs-pilot-order-672178/|title=CBS' Female Secretary Of State Drama From Barbara Hall & Morgan Freeman Gets Pilot Order|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 27, 2014|accessdate=March 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/david-semel-to-direct-madam-secretary-jeff-reiner-to-helm-salvation-676268/|title=David Semel To Direct ''Madam Secretary''; Jeff Reiner To Helm ''Salvation''|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 3, 2014|accessdate=March 26, 2019}}</ref> ''Madam Secretary'' was ordered to series on May 9, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/09/cbs-orders-ncis-new-orleans-the-odd-couple-stalker-madam-secretary-scorpion-the-mccarthys/262481/|title=CBS Orders ''CSI: Cyber'', ''NCIS: New Orleans'', ''The Odd Couple'', ''Stalker'', ''Madam Secretary'', ''Scorpion'' & ''The McCarthys''|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=[[TV by the Numbers]]|date=May 9, 2014|accessdate=May 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2014/05/09/cbs-fall-2014-new-series-ncis-new-orleans-odd-couple/|title=Fall TV: CBS Orders ''NCIS'' and ''CSI'' Spin-Offs, ''Odd Couple'', Kevin Williamson's ''Stalker'' and 4 More to Series (But Not ''How I Met Your Dad''?)|last=Swift|first=Andy|work=[[TVLine]]|date=May 9, 2014|accessdate=May 10, 2014}}</ref> On October 27, 2014, ''Madam Secretary'' received an order for nine additional episodes, bringing the total to a full season of 22 episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/27/cbs-gives-full-season-orders-to-scorpion-madam-secretary-ncis-new-orleans-stalker/320228/|title=CBS Gives Full Season Orders to ''Scorpion'', ''Madam Secretary'', ''NCIS: New Orleans'' & ''Stalker''|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=October 27, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723082702/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/27/cbs-gives-full-season-orders-to-scorpion-madam-secretary-ncis-new-orleans-stalker/320228/|archivedate=July 23, 2015}}</ref> On January 12, 2015, ''Madam Secretary'' was renewed for a second season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2015/01/12/cbs-renewed-shows-2015-2016-tv-season-scorpion/|title=CBS Renews ''Madam Secretary'', ''Scorpion'', ''NCIS: New Orleans''|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|work=TVLine|date=January 12, 2015}}</ref>


===Casting===
===Casting===
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==Broadcast==
==Broadcast==
Season one of ''Madam Secretary'' premiered on CBS in the United States on September 21, 2014, with the season forty-seven premiere of ''[[60 Minutes]]'' as its lead-in.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/24/cbs-announces-fall-premiere-dates-2/276598/|title=CBS Announces Fall Premiere Dates; Early Start for ''Madam Secretary''; ''Big Bang Theory'' & ''Scorpion'' Launch Premiere Week|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=June 24, 2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20141012015431/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/24/cbs-announces-fall-premiere-dates-2/276598/|archivedate=October 12, 2014}}</ref> The season finale aired on May 3, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/04/17/cbs-announces-2014-2015-season-finale-storylines-featuring-dramatic-conclusions-big-reveals-and-a-couple-of-weddings-428210/20150417cbs01/|title=CBS Announces 2014-2015 Season Finale Storylines, Featuring Dramatic Conclusions, Big Reveals and a Couple of Weddings|work=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=April 17, 2015}}</ref>
Season one of ''Madam Secretary'' premiered on CBS in the United States on September 21, 2014, with the season forty-seven premiere of ''[[60 Minutes]]'' as its lead-in.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/24/cbs-announces-fall-premiere-dates-2/276598/|title=CBS Announces Fall Premiere Dates; Early Start for ''Madam Secretary''; ''Big Bang Theory'' & ''Scorpion'' Launch Premiere Week|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=June 24, 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20141012015431/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/24/cbs-announces-fall-premiere-dates-2/276598/|archivedate=October 12, 2014}}</ref> The season finale aired on May 3, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/04/17/cbs-announces-2014-2015-season-finale-storylines-featuring-dramatic-conclusions-big-reveals-and-a-couple-of-weddings-428210/20150417cbs01/|title=CBS Announces 2014-2015 Season Finale Storylines, Featuring Dramatic Conclusions, Big Reveals and a Couple of Weddings|work=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=April 17, 2015}}</ref>


==Ratings==
==Ratings==
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| totalv3 = 15.20<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/20/how-to-get-away-with-murder-has-biggest-adults-18-49-ratings-increase-parenthood-tops-percentage-gains-the-blacklist-tops-viewer-gains-in-live-7-ratings-for-week-ending-october-5/317313/|title=''How to Get Away With Murder'' Has Biggest Adults 18-49 Ratings Increase; ''Parenthood'' Tops Percentage Gains & ''The Blacklist'' Tops Viewer Gains in Live +7 Ratings for Week Ending October 5|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|date=October 20, 2014|accessdate=October 29, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024004700/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/20/how-to-get-away-with-murder-has-biggest-adults-18-49-ratings-increase-parenthood-tops-percentage-gains-the-blacklist-tops-viewer-gains-in-live-7-ratings-for-week-ending-october-5/317313/|archivedate=October 24, 2014}}</ref>
| totalv3 = 15.20<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/20/how-to-get-away-with-murder-has-biggest-adults-18-49-ratings-increase-parenthood-tops-percentage-gains-the-blacklist-tops-viewer-gains-in-live-7-ratings-for-week-ending-october-5/317313/|title=''How to Get Away With Murder'' Has Biggest Adults 18-49 Ratings Increase; ''Parenthood'' Tops Percentage Gains & ''The Blacklist'' Tops Viewer Gains in Live +7 Ratings for Week Ending October 5|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|date=October 20, 2014|accessdate=October 29, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024004700/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/20/how-to-get-away-with-murder-has-biggest-adults-18-49-ratings-increase-parenthood-tops-percentage-gains-the-blacklist-tops-viewer-gains-in-live-7-ratings-for-week-ending-october-5/317313/|archivedate=October 24, 2014}}</ref>


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Revision as of 14:57, 25 September 2019

Madam Secretary
Season 1
DVD cover
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 21, 2014 (2014-09-21) –
May 3, 2015 (2015-05-03)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of Madam Secretary, an American political drama television series, originally aired in the United States on CBS from September 21, 2014, through May 3, 2015. The season was produced by CBS Television Studios, with Barbara Hall as showrunner and executive producer. The pilot was ordered in January 2014, and CBS picked up the series in May 2014. In October 2014, CBS ordered nine more episodes of Madam Secretary, bringing the total episode order to a full season of 22 episodes. In January 2015, CBS renewed the series for a second season.

The series follows Elizabeth Adams McCord (Téa Leoni), a former CIA analyst who is appointed to the position of United States Secretary of State by incumbent Republican President of the United States Conrad Dalton (Keith Carradine). In accepting the position, McCord must negotiate not only with foreign dignitaries, but also with her husband Henry (Tim Daly), and a staff inherited from her deceased predecessor, including his mistress Nadine Tolliver (Bebe Neuwirth).

Cast and characters

See also: List of Madam Secretary characters

Main

Recurring

Guests

Episodes

See also: List of Madam Secretary episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"David SemelBarbara HallSeptember 21, 2014 (2014-09-21)14.75[3]
22"Another Benghazi"David SemelBarbara HallSeptember 28, 2014 (2014-09-28)12.72[4]
33"The Operative"Jeremy WebbDavid GraeOctober 5, 2014 (2014-10-05)12.18[5]
44"Just Another Normal Day"Eric StoltzJoan Rater & Tony PhelanOctober 12, 2014 (2014-10-12)11.45[6]
55"Blame Canada"Eriq La SallePaul RedfordOctober 19, 2014 (2014-10-19)12.28[7]
66"The Call"Mark PiznarskiMatt WardOctober 26, 2014 (2014-10-26)11.71[8]
77"Passage"Martha CoolidgeAlex CooleyNovember 2, 2014 (2014-11-02)13.21[9]
88"Need to Know"Dennie GordonAlexander MaggioNovember 9, 2014 (2014-11-09)12.54[10]
99"So It Goes"James Whitmore Jr.David GraeNovember 16, 2014 (2014-11-16)12.77[11]
1010"Collateral Damage"Eric StoltzMatt WardNovember 23, 2014 (2014-11-23)12.41[12]
1111"Game On"Randy ZiskPaul RedfordNovember 30, 2014 (2014-11-30)13.24[13]
1212"Standoff"Gloria MuzioJoseph C. MuscatJanuary 4, 2015 (2015-01-04)11.69[14]
1313"Chains of Command"Michael WaxmanAlex CooleyJanuary 11, 2015 (2015-01-11)12.13[15]
1414"Whisper of the Ax"Eric StoltzBarbara HallMarch 1, 2015 (2015-03-01)11.64[16]
1515"The Ninth Circle"Nicole RubioAlexander MaggioMarch 8, 2015 (2015-03-08)10.82[17]
1616"Tamerlane"Jonathan BrownDavid GraeMarch 15, 2015 (2015-03-15)11.26[18]
1717"Face the Nation"Rob GreenleaMatt WardMarch 22, 2015 (2015-03-22)10.79[19]
1818"The Time is at Hand"Anna FoersterJoy GregoryMarch 29, 2015 (2015-03-29)11.47[20]
1919"Spartan Figures"Tate DonovanLyla OliverApril 5, 2015 (2015-04-05)9.27[21]
2020"The Necessary Art"Dennie GordonPaul RedfordApril 12, 2015 (2015-04-12)11.39[22]
2121"The Kill List"Ed OrnelasDavid GraeApril 26, 2015 (2015-04-26)10.46[23]
2222"There But For the Grace of God"Eric StoltzBarbara HallMay 3, 2015 (2015-05-03)9.67[24]

Production

Development

In August 2013, it was announced Madam Secretary was in development at CBS, with the pilot written by Barbara Hall and directed by David Semel.[25][26][27] Madam Secretary was ordered to series on May 9, 2014.[28][29] On October 27, 2014, Madam Secretary received an order for nine additional episodes, bringing the total to a full season of 22 episodes.[30] On January 12, 2015, Madam Secretary was renewed for a second season.[31]

Casting

In January 2014, the pilot was cast with Téa Leoni as Elizabeth McCord,[32] Tim Daly as Henry McCord,[33] Geoffrey Arend as Matt Mahoney,[34] Patina Miller as press coordinator Daisy Grant,[35] Bebe Neuwirth as Elizabeth's chief of staff Nadine Tolliver, Erich Bergen as Blake Moran, Evan Roe as Elizabeth's son, Jason McCord,[36] Katherine Herzer as Elizabeth and Henry's daughter Alison McCord,[37] Željko Ivanek as Russell Jackson,[38] and Wallis Currie-Wood as Elizabeth and Henry's older daughter Stephanie "Stevie" McCord.[39]

Broadcast

Season one of Madam Secretary premiered on CBS in the United States on September 21, 2014, with the season forty-seven premiere of 60 Minutes as its lead-in.[40] The season finale aired on May 3, 2015.[41]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Madam Secretary season 1
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" September 21, 2014 2.0/5 14.75[3] — — — —
2 "Another Benghazi" September 28, 2014 1.4/4 12.72[4] — — — —
3 "The Operative" October 5, 2014 1.6/4 12.18[5] — 2.87 — 15.20[42]
4 "Just Another Normal Day" October 12, 2014 1.4/4 11.45[6] — — — —
5 "Blame Canada" October 19, 2014 1.5/4 12.28[7] — — — —
6 "The Call" October 26, 2014 1.5/4 11.71[8] — — — —
7 "Passage" November 2, 2014 1.8/5 13.21[9] — — — —
8 "Need to Know" November 9, 2014 1.4/4 12.54[10] — 2.26 — 14.80[43]
9 "So It Goes" November 16, 2014 1.5/4 12.77[11] — — — —
10 "Collateral Damage" November 23, 2014 1.6/4 12.41[12] — — — —
11 "Game On" November 30, 2014 1.9/5 13.24[13] 0.5 2.39 — 15.63[44]
12 "Standoff" January 4, 2015 1.5/4 11.69[14] 0.5 2.61 2.0 14.30[45]
13 "Chains of Command" January 11, 2015 1.7/4 12.13[15] — 2.63 — 14.75[46]
14 "Whisper of the Ax" March 1, 2015 1.3/4 11.64[16] — 2.88 — 14.52[47]
15 "The Ninth Circle" March 8, 2015 1.1/4 10.82[17] — — — —
16 "Tamerlane" March 15, 2015 1.2/4 11.26[18] — — — —
17 "Face the Nation" March 22, 2015 1.3/4 10.79[19] — 2.20 — 12.99[48]
18 "The Time is at Hand" March 29, 2015 1.4/4 11.47[20] — — — —
19 "Spartan Figures" April 5, 2015 1.1/4 9.27[21] — — — —
20 "The Necessary Art" April 12, 2015 1.4/5 11.39[22] — — — —
21 "The Kill List" April 26, 2015 1.0/3 10.46[23] — — — —
22 "There But For the Grace of God" May 3, 2015 1.0/3 9.67[24] — — — —

Home media

The DVD release of season one is set to be released in Region 1 on September 1, 2015.

The Complete First Season
Set details Special features
  • 22 episodes
  • 961 minutes (Region 1)
  • 6-disc set
  • 1.78:1 aspect ratio
  • Languages:
    • English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles:
    • English (Region 1)
    • Portuguese (Region 1)
  • Extraordinary Credentials: The Making of Madam Secretary Season One
  • Madam Secretary at the Politico Playbook Luncheon
  • Deleted Scenes
  • The Affair - Season 1, Episode 1
Release dates
 United States  United Kingdom  Australia
September 1, 2015[49] September 28, 2015[50] November 12, 2015[51]

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