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?
My wife and I love this show. I makes for a very fast paced hour. No reason to cut this one.
Keep it running forever with the super writing. Love the cast and Tea and Tim are excellent.Thumps UP for sure.
Love this show, my favorite by far. Tea Leoni is excellent and love tim daly as her hubby. Wish she was really working for us and not just a script. The cast is all good too. I too agree there hasn’t been a better written show since WestWing. Please Keep It Going. 😉
fabulous show! Great writing! Love Tea Leoni and Tim Daly!
I Love this show!!! Can’t wait till the next episode. Tea Leoni, Tim Daly, Babe Neuwirth, and all the others are superb in their rolls. It get a person into the story and leaves you wanting so much more. Hope they keep it going for several more seasons!!!!
Love Madam Secretary please keep it runnings
Love the show. Keep it coming.
LOVE this show! Here is my vote for a second season!
Love this show. One of the best on tv. I make sure to never miss it. Great dialogs . Great acting and never boring . Keep this one running . I am telling everyone to watch . This is the kind of show that make you think and wish her character was real and was really working for our country . I like that her husband is a strong character in his own right . Great job writers . Please renew this show .
Tea Leone is an under-rated, great actress. There’s plenty of good actors in this show
creating good chemistry. Given a chance, this show will do very well. The word is
spreading! I hope Tea Leone stays on the small screen so we can all see her great
performances every week. Please keep this show alive…it’s great!!
Some shows are never given a chance to succeed when it’s against top rated
Shows on another channel this is a good show that deserves a second
Season
Regarding “Madam Secretary”, I always enjoy shows that are intelligently written. Haven’t seen one written this well with dialog this good since “West Wing”. And because of this, it will probably be cancelled. It seems that unless someone is being shot, boobs and butts are being shown, or some teenage vampire/werewolf/zombie is on screen, the show doesn’t make it.
Was hoping for some sort of a real depiction of Tea Leoni’s character in this new show, but it’s just another soap-suds version of real life. As Leoni’s character is NOT supposed to be Hilary Clinton (even though we all know it is, no matter how producers try to deny it), her husband would not just be walking through the White House to go to her office and chat. Neither would she have little to do at home at night. This secretary of state lives in a freakin’ dream world. Please do NOT renew this drippy drama.
I love this show! Tea Leone makes a strong Secretary of State. Thank goodness it’s not another “soap opera” like “Scandal” & “How to Get Away with Murder!”
I had to change the channel 5 minutes in.
I agree with some prior comments regarding not cancellling this show. Shows like this are a far cry from the drivel of zombies, vampires and inane stupidity. The only thing that bothers me about the show is Ms. Leone’a hair. I realize this is probably a “stupid” thing to you all. But I find her styles or lack thereof very distracting. Forget the fads. Think hairbrush and smooth, please.
Dianne, Glad I’m not the only one who notices her ‘ messy’ hair. Remember they had someone help her with her image. Surely someone would have her brush her hair before she speaks at important meetings. I don’t watch all the zombie, vampire or science teacher turned drug dealer and other ‘fad’ programs either.