ABC has done very well with their political drama, Scandal. Will Madam Secretary be a similar ratings hit for CBS? Will it be renewed for a second season or will it be cancelled? Stay tuned.
On Madam Secretary, former CIA analyst Elizabeth McCord (Tèa Leoni) returns to public life after being recruited by the President (Keith Carradine) to become the new Secretary of State. The rest of the cast includes Željko Ivanek, Bebe Neuwirth, Geoffrey Arend, Patina Miller, Erich Bergen, Tim Daly, Katherine Herzer, and Evan Roe.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
1/12 update: Madam Secretary and two other shows have been renewed for a second season by CBS.
Final season averages: 1.44 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 11.82 million total viewers.
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Due to a Nielsen glitch, some of the early ratings of the 2014-15 season were revised a couple weeks later.
Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you like the Madam Secretary TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for season two?
This has been one of the most intelligently written shows I’ve seen. I love the interaction of the family and staff. I can’t believe you would cancel this show when there is so much garbage on TV. I love this show! Consider another night and time please!
This is a very good show. Please renew it for a second season. There’s are so few shows worth watching and this one is very good.
Madame Secretary is my favorite show, next to Downton Abby. When is it going to be on again!!?? Don’t cancel it!!
Great show!
Definitely should be renewed!!!!!
I love this show. I get house work done and dinner so I can watch. It makes my Monday s so much better. The show is so positive and humanistic. If Washington could watch this maybe they would get things done and go home feeling better.
I think they should renew Madam Secretary. It offers compelling topics. And I look forward to seeing it.
I hope they won’t give “Madame Secretary” the axe. It’s one of a very few network television shows that I honestly like. How can dumb programs like “Two And A Half Men” or “Two Broke Girls” be such popular shows while great programs such as “Madame Secretary” be cut from the line-up?
Love the show it is important to have shows that have a strong female character.
This was my favorite new show of the season. Tia had the smartest character, loved the relationship she had with her on-screen husband, and I appreciated the lack of sex, language and violence that you get in most shows. Please tell me it hasn’t been cancelled!!!
Love the show. I believe Tea Leoni and Timothy Daly have great chemistry. Love the other members of the cast as well. I hope the show continues and am ready for new episodes!
I did not like it – but I am not a political type person. I do not watch it anymore and would not care if it was canceled.
Same here…boring and predictable show.
Same here…boring and predictable with obvious agenda I care nothing about. Doubt it will last past 2016.
Absolutely love the show !! How refreshing to actually have a clean family show !! I’m surprised at CBS…usually ur shows are full of sex and violence..way over the top !! All the family can watch this show
I think it’s better than most. Tea Leoni is wonderful. I’m glad to hear they’re renewing it.
I was home sick for a few days and power-watched most of the series. Two things that occurred in the first half-dozen episodes really made me dislike her character. Her giggling and joking at her friend’s wake, and her assuming that her husband would be OK with giving the daughter of a Russian diplomat an A instead of a C in order to achieve a diplomatic goal.
Love this show hoping you do not cancel. We do have problems watching due to other shows lasting longer than they should. We have direct tv so we can only record, therefore we miss part due to an earlier show running overtime.
My husband and I love Madame Secretary and wonder when it will be back
on.
We had the same recording issues. When you set up the recording of a show, you have an option of starting/ending it earlier/later. Just investigate it more as you setup recording…it’s there and not too hard to find. We usually set it to begin recording at the usual time, but to end 1/2 hr later than normal and that seems to work well.
LOVE this show.