Network: CBS
Episodes: 120 (hour)
Seasons: Six
TV show dates: September 20, 2014 — December 8, 2019
Series status: Ended
Performers include: Tèa Leoni, Željko Ivanek, Bebe Neuwirth, Geoffrey Arend, Patina Miller, Erich Bergen, Tim Daly, Katherine Herzer, Evan Roe, Wallis Currie-Wood, and Keith Carradine.
TV show description:
This dramatic series revolves around Elizabeth McCord (Tèa Leoni), a newly appointed Secretary of State. She’s a shrewd and determined woman who drives international diplomacy, battles office politics and circumvents protocol as she negotiates global and domestic issues — both at the White House and at home.
A college professor and a brilliant former CIA analyst who left the agency for ethical reasons, Elizabeth returns to public life at the request of the President — following the suspicious death of her predecessor.
President Conrad Dalton (Keith Carradine) values her apolitical leanings, her deep knowledge of the Middle East, and her flair for languages. He also appreciates her ability to not just think outside the box, but to not even acknowledge there is a box.
McCord debates third world problems, finesses foreign dignitaries at work and does battle with the President’s combative Chief of Staff Russell Jackson (Željko Ivanek).
Elizabeth’s team includes her Chief of Staff Nadine Tolliver (Bebe Neuwirth), speechwriter Matt Mahoney (Geoffrey Arend), press coordinator Daisy Grant (Patina Miller), and her charming assistant Blake Moran (Erich Bergen).
In her personal life, she has a supportive husband, Henry (Tim Daly), and three children — Stephanie “Stevie” (Wallis Currie-Wood), Alison (Katherine Herzer), and Jason (Evan Roe).
Episode #120 — Leaving the Station
President Elizabeth McCord kicks off a new landmark political initiative with help from members of the World Cup Champion U.S. Women’s Soccer team, while Flo Avery (Cicely Tyson), who was born the day women were granted the right to vote, looks on. Opposing the initiative is Senator Amy Ross (Tyne Daley) from Ohio. Also, the McCords overcome last-minute obstacles to pull off a spectacular family celebration with a reunion of familiar faces, that includes a performance by Peter Frampton.
First aired: December 8, 2019.
What do you think? Do you like the Madam Secretary TV show? Do you think it should have ended or been renewed for a seventh season?
I love this show!
Madam Secretary has become our favorite TV drama, making NCIS a second (after it was first before Madam Secretary came along!) We love the real drama, that closely parallels what is happening in the ‘real’ world, just as Tom Clancy’s novels used to do. The plots are always well reasoned and spell binding. We’ve fallen in love with the wit, intelligence and integrity of the roles played out in this TV White House and only wish that the same were true in real life!
Renew, renew, renew!
Please keep this fantastic interesting Politically informative show going.. I know hundreds of people who watch this show . The acting is good , the story line is captivating , we look so forward to watching this show and miss it when it doesn’t show.
I love the show Madam Secretary! I really miss the show. It is a very high quality show, it stands out from all of the junk that is out there. I hope Madam Secretary continues for many, many, many years. But it needs to be on a different night. It is so frustrating that it keeps getting pushed back by football (yuck!). Too often I miss part of it and it doesn’t record on my TiVo completely.
AMEN! It always seems to get bumped for some lessor attraction, and the episodes are too far apart. Why can’t we have it every week? We get tired of staying up late, past our normal bedtime, and then becoming disappointed because it is not showing that evening, missed yet again! Please move it to Thursday evening, like 8 PM. Most of the last part of the week is not worth watching on CBS, and this would fill a big hole!
I enjoy the Madam Secretary show because it relates to today’s world and the troubling things relating to it. I would like it to be a weekly event however.
I love the tv show Madam Secretary. I hope it has not been cancelled. It has not been on the last few weeks, and I miss it.
Excellent show,keep it on,and show it!! Stop prempting it
best show on tv- my must watch
Please continue. I love this show. It is thoughtful, and not just played for laughs.
This is a excellent show. I would like for it to stay on the air for several more seasons. My family loves it.
We just plain love this show! It’s a destination for us every week. It would be a real disappointment if it didn’t return.
I love this show, my favorite since ER and West wing !!
I like the show! I think Leoni plays a very believable part in the show!
Renew!!!!