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?
PLEASE keep this show on the air! It is excellent. If necessary, then change up the time to get better ratings, but this is a QUALITY show, and there are SO FEW of them! Would hate to see it end
Keep the show!
Love this show!! Please keep. It keeps getting better and better each week!
Love the show. Never miss an episode. Now a new fan of Leoni. Love the way she portrays the role. RENEW RENEW
The posts on here seem to have a few too many “key” words that perk TV executive’s ears. I do not know anyone that watches this show. I mean no one! With football it competes with Walking Dead…no way. If my friends are not into zombies they watch Once Upon A Time. Literally the only thing I have heard about it is after the first episode how it was disappointing and not worth watching again. 18-49 ratings show this. This seems like a blitz campaign by the show itself because they know on CBS they need to have ratings better… Read more »
Tea Leoni is a better than ever and the show content has picked up ..this has to be around for a while one of the best shows period
Renew excellent show. Really enjoyed it.
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Love this show! Especially Tea Leoni, Daley and Bebe Newworth. Hope it is renewed.
Great show, really look forward to it each week. Tea is great as Madame Secretary and the cast blend is really compelling. Love the fact that the President’s Chief of Staff is being set up as the bad guy.
Please renew the show and keep more of it coming.
Love, love, love the show! Haven’t missed any. PLEASE renew it!
Absolutely love this show and the chemistry, particularly between Leoni and Daley.
The creator and producers and writers are bringing us a fantastic show (cast fits, too). Renew it, please, CBS.
I think it should be renewed. Love it!
I love it too! I think the acting is superb!
like the show very much. never miss a show.
Ripped from today’s headlines, this show reveals behind-the-scenes deal making that goes on between governments. Thought-provoking with excellent writers and actors’ ensemble.