If Elizabeth McCord wants to become “Madam President”, she better hurry. CBS has announced that the Madam Secretary TV show will end with its upcoming sixth season. There will be just 10 episodes in the final season and they will begin airing in Fall 2019.
A political thriller, Madam Secretary stars Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Sara Ramirez, 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.
CBS Entertainment president Kelly Kahl announced that there won’t be a seventh season at CBS’ upfronts press breakfast earlier today. Kahl said, “They’re going to do 10 episodes in the fall and tie up the storyline. We’re happy and excited to do that for Téa, the cast, and the audience. It’s hard when a show ‘just poofs and goes away.’ We like to be able to do this and send the show off with a great deal of respect and celebration. Everyone appreciates when we are able to do that.”
What do you think? Do you like the Madam Secretary TV show? Do you think season six is a good time to end this CBS TV show? Would you have watched a seventh season?
Why not do a continued series with Elizabeth as Madam President? Good television can be an outstanding teacher especially when it gives outstanding examples of effective compromise and ethics.
Love the show. Wish it would continue forever.
I am sorry to see this ending I really like this show
This is the ONLY show that I watch on mainstream television. This was an EXCELLENT alternative to “The West Wing”. I liked how current issues were addressed. This program is “intelligent” viewing. I guess it will be back to the PBS dramas. I REALLY hate this program is going away. I have watched the past seasons over and over again and now just to get 10 more episodes.
Sad to see it end but glad we’ll get a taste of “Madam President”. Hoping they order a spin-off after this season if it does well enough between that and syndication. If they don’t do it on their own there is a campaign for it. https://change.org/p/give-madam-secretary-fans-a-madam-president
I don’t want to see it end! It is so relevant to our political situation I think. So refreshing to see smart, patriotic, and kind people in positions of power. We need to see this!
Please reconsider and make the pitch for more seasons of this inspiring show!
So sad to read this. I do enjoy Madame Secretary. I wish you would reconsider and not end the series after this season.
This is one of the few intelligent TV shows on. I LOVE it and terribly disappointed to hear this is the last season. I’m not even certain it’s on a channel I get!
We love Madam Secretary! It’s been our favorite TV show since it started! The twists and turns adding the current problems per se that our country faces added thought provoking conversations among our friends, making it interesting to the max! Tia Leoni is an amazing actress as are all the characters in the show! Wanting to know when will the last episodes start airing??
It was a show that is extremely good but they had it tucked in a corner an no one new about it shame I liked the show
Madam Secretary is by far one of the best TV shows on air. I would absolutely watch more seasons The chemistry and writing are superb.
We truly can’t wait for Sunday night and Madam Secretary to come on, it’s one of our favourite shows.
Where going to miss it when it’s done, there just isn’t much on tv anymore.
This is my favorite show and I will be very sorry to see it end. It is smart and well acted.
We need a season 7 with her being Madam President
I absolutely loved this show. I cannot believe that the show will be ending! They could’ve had the first woman president and portray her with respect, dignity and a great moral compass leading the US back to what we use to be. So sad