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Madam Secretary
Season 1
DVD cover
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 21, 2014 (2014-09-21) –
May 3, 2015 (2015-05-03)
Season chronology
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Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of Madam Secretary, an American political drama television series, originally aired in the United States on CBS from September 21, 2014, through May 3, 2015. The season was produced by CBS Television Studios, with Barbara Hall as showrunner and executive producer. The pilot was ordered in January 2014, and CBS picked up the series in May 2014. In October 2014, CBS ordered nine more episodes of Madam Secretary, bringing the total episode order to a full season of 22 episodes. In January 2015, CBS renewed the series for a second season.

The series follows Elizabeth Adams McCord (Téa Leoni), a former CIA analyst who is appointed to the position of United States Secretary of State by incumbent Republican President of the United States Conrad Dalton (Keith Carradine). In accepting the position, McCord must negotiate not only with foreign dignitaries, but also with her husband Henry (Tim Daly), and a staff inherited from her deceased predecessor, including his mistress Nadine Tolliver (Bebe Neuwirth).

Cast and characters

See also: List of Madam Secretary characters

Main

Recurring

Guests

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"David SemelBarbara HallSeptember 21, 2014 (2014-09-21)14.75[3]
22"Another Benghazi"David SemelBarbara HallSeptember 28, 2014 (2014-09-28)12.72[4]
33"The Operative"Jeremy WebbDavid GraeOctober 5, 2014 (2014-10-05)12.18[5]
44"Just Another Normal Day"Eric StoltzJoan Rater & Tony PhelanOctober 12, 2014 (2014-10-12)11.45[6]
55"Blame Canada"Eriq La SallePaul RedfordOctober 19, 2014 (2014-10-19)12.28[7]
66"The Call"Mark PiznarskiMatt WardOctober 26, 2014 (2014-10-26)11.71[8]
77"Passage"Martha CoolidgeAlex CooleyNovember 2, 2014 (2014-11-02)13.21[9]
88"Need to Know"Dennie GordonAlexander MaggioNovember 9, 2014 (2014-11-09)12.54[10]
99"So It Goes"James Whitmore Jr.David GraeNovember 16, 2014 (2014-11-16)12.77[11]
1010"Collateral Damage"Eric StoltzMatt WardNovember 23, 2014 (2014-11-23)12.41[12]
1111"Game On"Randy ZiskPaul RedfordNovember 30, 2014 (2014-11-30)13.24[13]
1212"Standoff"Gloria MuzioJoseph C. MuscatJanuary 4, 2015 (2015-01-04)11.69[14]
1313"Chains of Command"Michael WaxmanAlex CooleyJanuary 11, 2015 (2015-01-11)12.13[15]
1414"Whisper of the Ax"Eric StoltzBarbara HallMarch 1, 2015 (2015-03-01)11.64[16]
1515"The Ninth Circle"Nicole RubioAlexander MaggioMarch 8, 2015 (2015-03-08)10.82[17]
1616"Tamerlane"Jonathan BrownDavid GraeMarch 15, 2015 (2015-03-15)11.26[18]
1717"Face the Nation"Rob GreenleaMatt WardMarch 22, 2015 (2015-03-22)10.79[19]
1818"The Time is at Hand"Anna FoersterJoy GregoryMarch 29, 2015 (2015-03-29)11.47[20]
1919"Spartan Figures"Tate DonovanLyla OliverApril 5, 2015 (2015-04-05)9.27[21]
2020"The Necessary Art"Dennie GordonPaul RedfordApril 12, 2015 (2015-04-12)11.39[22]
2121"The Kill List"Ed OrnelasDavid GraeApril 26, 2015 (2015-04-26)10.46[23]
2222"There But For the Grace of God"Eric StoltzBarbara HallMay 3, 2015 (2015-05-03)9.67[24]

Production

Development

In August 2013, it was announced Madam Secretary was in development at CBS, with the pilot written by Barbara Hall and directed by David Semel.[25][26][27] Madam Secretary was ordered to series on May 9, 2014.[28][29] On October 27, 2014, Madam Secretary received an order for nine additional episodes, bringing the total to a full season of 22 episodes.[30] On January 12, 2015, Madam Secretary was renewed for a second season.[31]

Casting

In January 2014, the pilot was cast with Téa Leoni as Elizabeth McCord,[32] Tim Daly as Henry McCord,[33] Geoffrey Arend as Matt Mahoney,[34] Patina Miller as press coordinator Daisy Grant,[35] Bebe Neuwirth as Elizabeth's chief of staff Nadine Tolliver, Erich Bergen as Blake Moran, Evan Roe as Elizabeth's son, Jason McCord,[36] Katherine Herzer as Elizabeth and Henry's daughter Alison McCord,[37] Željko Ivanek as Russell Jackson,[38] and Wallis Currie-Wood as Elizabeth and Henry's older daughter Stephanie "Stevie" McCord.[39]

Broadcast

Season one of Madam Secretary premiered on CBS in the United States on September 21, 2014, with the season forty-seven premiere of 60 Minutes as its lead-in.[40] The season finale aired on May 3, 2015.[41]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Madam Secretary season 1
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" September 21, 2014 2.0/5 14.75[3] — — — —
2 "Another Benghazi" September 28, 2014 1.4/4 12.72[4] — — — —
3 "The Operative" October 5, 2014 1.6/4 12.18[5] — 2.87 — 15.20[42]
4 "Just Another Normal Day" October 12, 2014 1.4/4 11.45[6] — — — —
5 "Blame Canada" October 19, 2014 1.5/4 12.28[7] — — — —
6 "The Call" October 26, 2014 1.5/4 11.71[8] — — — —
7 "Passage" November 2, 2014 1.8/5 13.21[9] — — — —
8 "Need to Know" November 9, 2014 1.4/4 12.54[10] — 2.26 — 14.80[43]
9 "So It Goes" November 16, 2014 1.5/4 12.77[11] — — — —
10 "Collateral Damage" November 23, 2014 1.6/4 12.41[12] — — — —
11 "Game On" November 30, 2014 1.9/5 13.24[13] 0.5 2.39 — 15.63[44]
12 "Standoff" January 4, 2015 1.5/4 11.69[14] 0.5 2.61 2.0 14.30[45]
13 "Chains of Command" January 11, 2015 1.7/4 12.13[15] — 2.63 — 14.75[46]
14 "Whisper of the Ax" March 1, 2015 1.3/4 11.64[16] — 2.88 — 14.52[47]
15 "The Ninth Circle" March 8, 2015 1.1/4 10.82[17] — — — —
16 "Tamerlane" March 15, 2015 1.2/4 11.26[18] — — — —
17 "Face the Nation" March 22, 2015 1.3/4 10.79[19] — 2.20 — 12.99[48]
18 "The Time is at Hand" March 29, 2015 1.4/4 11.47[20] — — — —
19 "Spartan Figures" April 5, 2015 1.1/4 9.27[21] — — — —
20 "The Necessary Art" April 12, 2015 1.4/5 11.39[22] — — — —
21 "The Kill List" April 26, 2015 1.0/3 10.46[23] — — — —
22 "There But For the Grace of God" May 3, 2015 1.0/3 9.67[24] — — — —

Home media

The Complete First Season
Set details Special features
  • 22 episodes
  • 961 minutes (Region 1)
  • 6-disc set
  • 1.78:1 aspect ratio
  • Languages:
    • English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles:
    • English (Region 1)
    • Portuguese (Region 1)
  • Extraordinary Credentials: The Making of Madam Secretary Season One
  • Madam Secretary at the Politico Playbook Luncheon
  • Deleted Scenes
  • The Affair - Season 1, Episode 1
Release dates
 United States  United Kingdom  Australia
September 1, 2015[49] September 28, 2015[50] November 12, 2015[51]

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