Network: CBS
Episodes: 120 (hour)
Seasons: Six
TV show dates: September 20, 2014 — December 8, 2019
Series status: Ended
Performers include: Tèa Leoni, Željko Ivanek, Bebe Neuwirth, Geoffrey Arend, Patina Miller, Erich Bergen, Tim Daly, Katherine Herzer, Evan Roe, Wallis Currie-Wood, and Keith Carradine.
TV show description:
This dramatic series revolves around Elizabeth McCord (Tèa Leoni), a newly appointed Secretary of State. She’s a shrewd and determined woman who drives international diplomacy, battles office politics and circumvents protocol as she negotiates global and domestic issues — both at the White House and at home.
A college professor and a brilliant former CIA analyst who left the agency for ethical reasons, Elizabeth returns to public life at the request of the President — following the suspicious death of her predecessor.
President Conrad Dalton (Keith Carradine) values her apolitical leanings, her deep knowledge of the Middle East, and her flair for languages. He also appreciates her ability to not just think outside the box, but to not even acknowledge there is a box.
McCord debates third world problems, finesses foreign dignitaries at work and does battle with the President’s combative Chief of Staff Russell Jackson (Željko Ivanek).
Elizabeth’s team includes her Chief of Staff Nadine Tolliver (Bebe Neuwirth), speechwriter Matt Mahoney (Geoffrey Arend), press coordinator Daisy Grant (Patina Miller), and her charming assistant Blake Moran (Erich Bergen).
In her personal life, she has a supportive husband, Henry (Tim Daly), and three children — Stephanie “Stevie” (Wallis Currie-Wood), Alison (Katherine Herzer), and Jason (Evan Roe).
Episode #120 — Leaving the Station
President Elizabeth McCord kicks off a new landmark political initiative with help from members of the World Cup Champion U.S. Women’s Soccer team, while Flo Avery (Cicely Tyson), who was born the day women were granted the right to vote, looks on. Opposing the initiative is Senator Amy Ross (Tyne Daley) from Ohio. Also, the McCords overcome last-minute obstacles to pull off a spectacular family celebration with a reunion of familiar faces, that includes a performance by Peter Frampton.
First aired: December 8, 2019.
What do you think? Do you like the Madam Secretary TV show? Do you think it should have ended or been renewed for a seventh season?
As Ken Ward put it so eloquently, this show is not only entertaining, but, intellectually stimulating and thought provoking. It gives you insight into situations that are primarily veiled in our society, and helps to give us some perspective when it comes to politics, international relations, and the delicate nature of any and all political decisions that need to be made amongst all of the rhetoric, especially surrounding the female and male dynamics in international situations. The actors are well versed in their roles and believable, and the show is credible with triumph and failure and errors in judgement…I’m always… Read more »
Love this show and the strong cast. So few shows like it any more. Please renew!
I really love this show, please keep it on the air!
We love this show and all the cast members. Please do not cancel this show. It is relevant for our time and well written.
I absolutely love the show. It is my favorite of all the shows this season.Please renew and keep renewing.
Of course it will stay on, at least thru Nov 2016
What kind of Quid Pro Quo will CBS get for this Campaign contribution?
Love it! Finally — a mature performance by a female lead actress in a program with an interesting, believable storyline! Tea et al are exceptional.
I love this program – finally there’s a show I look forward watching.
Please, please do not cancel this series. It is so well done.
It’s a thought provoking and suspenseful drama; definitely stimulates the thought process. I couldn’t be happier that it will be around next season and hopefully many seasons into the future. There can’t be enough said about the performances of the cast, ideally suited to their respective roles. Really look forward to it every week and resent it being interrupted for award shows and football games which I never watch anyway; not even superbowl.
Finally, a great show that I look forward to watching! With hardly anything on TV worth my time, Madam Secretary is not only entertaining but also intellectually stimulating. Offering engaging insight into the veiled world of international politics, each episode introduces the viewer to the stimulating challenges faced by a former CIA operative, then college professor, and now US Secretary of State. Recruited to serve at the discretion of the President of the United States, Elizabeth McCord (Tèa Leoni), is excellent, believably integrating strategic competency and international problem solving capability at the office with human emotion and vulnerability as a… Read more »
Please do not cancel. This is well written, well acted and VERY enjoyable.
I thoroughly enjoy this show and the variety of subject matter covered. It is interesting how something of relevance is included weekly. Please don’t cancel this show.
Please don’t cancel this program. I don’t like reality shows and there are not very many new shows I enjoy and this is one that has substance.
Please do not cancel, one of my favorite programs.