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How long will Elizabeth McCord remain Secretary of State? Has the Madam Secretary TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fifth season on CBS? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Madam Secretary, season five. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What’s This TV Show About?
A political thriller airing on the CBS television network, Madam Secretary stars Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth, Željko Ivanek, Keith Carradine, Sebastian Arcelus, Patina Miller, Geoffrey Arend, Erich Bergen, Kathrine Herzer, Wallis Currie-Wood, and Evan Roe. The drama follows the shrewd, determined Elizabeth McCord (Leoni). As U.S. Secretary of State, she battles office politics, while driving diplomacy and negotiating global deals.
Elizabeth was once a CIA analyst, who exited that post for ethical reasons. She later returned to public life, at the request of President Conrad Dalton (Carradine). He values her apolitical leanings, knowledge of the Middle East, flair for languages, and unconventional thinking. Elizabeth is married to Henry (Daly), a former theology professor who is now an intelligence operative. Together, they’re bringing up three children, which can really test her diplomatic skills.
Season Four Ratings
The fourth season of Madam Secretary averaged a 0.63 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 6.16 million viewers. Compared to season three, that’s down by 28% and down by 26%, respectively. Find out how Madam Secretary stacks up against the other CBS TV shows.
Madam Secretary has been renewed for a fifth season which will debut on October 7, 2018. Stay tuned for further updates.
Telly’s Take
Will CBS cancel or renew Madam Secretary for season five? In the 2016-17 television season, this show’s demo ratings ranked 20th out of 26 scripted CBS series, but it drew enough viewers to rank eighth in terms of audience size. This installment will give it a decent sized syndication package, so a cancellation is somewhere between possible and likely. For now, I’ll keep an eye on the ratings and update this page from time to time. Subscribe for free updates on any Madam Secretary cancellation or renewal news.
4/18/18 update: CBS has renewed Madam Secretary for a fifth season for 2018-19. Details here.
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What do you think? Are you glad that the Madam Secretary TV show has been renewed for a fifth season? How would you feel if CBS had cancelled this TV series, instead?
Please renew Madame Secretary. It’s my and my husbands favorite show. Everything about the show is great. Never miss an episode.
Please keep Madam Secretary on CBS!!!
Season 5 !!!!
It is a bright spot in my housemate and I Sunday night. We love the show. It holds our interest in it very well and is one of the few shows we care to watch on TV. It has good story lines and like I said before we love watching it. Definitely renew it. It is a great show.
PLEASE RENEW! We love this show! At least six people in our family watch it religiously.
I LOVE Madame Secretary!! Love the family dynamics, the interaction between her team and the political aspects of current issues, please don’t cancel it, I watch it on CBS mobile app for convenience, most younger people don’t have cable, hope that is evaluated in the ratings
Please keep Madam Secretary, we look forward to watching every Sunday.
Could live without a singing show.
Great Show! Serve it up! It’s actually kind of smart!!
I definitely feel that Madam Secretary should continue. I think it’s a really great show, I love Tea Leone, I just think it’s a great show.
I used to love this show until recently. This trying to portray our current president on the show as president Conrad and making him look like he is nuts is terrible. This is why the ratings are going in the toilet. When I watch tv I want to be entertained.
Renew – Renew – Renew – – why keep people and cast waiting!!
Please keep Madame Secretary on..such a smart, authentic show…don’t keep setting them up for failure Sunday night at 10:00 is not the best night for anyone to watch tv unless it is early…give it a chance. I will be so sad if Madame secretary and her smart and adorable husband don’t let us into their lives anymore…really!!!
Please renew! Great show!
This is a great show. We are early to bed, early to rise folks but we love catching up on the season for this particular show. We are so impressed with the content that we are watching all seasons at this time; a great way to spend a cold late winter evening. This is a must keep show.
I just love Madame Secretary for its relevancy to current news events, its superb acting, its intelligent plot and story line. It is the ONLY SHOW I watch regularly on a commercial channel and it has provided me with many hours of quality entertainment – rather than brain-numbing escapism. I have enjoyed very much the interactions between the various members of Elizabeth McCord’s team. Please renew it and Thank you to the actors for their wonderful work!
Request that this show be renewed – great program, can’t wait for the next episode\ Missing the drama…