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Designated Survivor
Season 2
Promotional poster
Starring
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseSeptember 27, 2017 (2017-09-27) –
May 16, 2018 (2018-05-16)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The second season of the American political drama series Designated Survivor was ordered on May 11, 2017.[1] It premiered on September 27, 2017, and consisted of 22 episodes.[2] The series is produced by ABC Studios and The Mark Gordon Company, and is filmed in Toronto and Cambridge,[3] Ontario, Canada.

Premise

Beginning one year into office, President Thomas Kirkman juggles searching for the mastermind behind the attack on the Capitol Building, dealing with the day-to-day situations that take place at home and abroad, and surviving attacks against his administration.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

  • Tim Busfield as Dr. Adam Louden, the President's therapist
  • Chris Butler as Dax Minter, electric car company executive and anti-government hacker

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
221"One Year In"Chris GrismerKeith EisnerSeptember 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)5.50[9]
232"Sting of the Tail"Frederick E. O. ToyeKeith EisnerOctober 4, 2017 (2017-10-04)4.80[10]
243"Outbreak"Chris GrismerAshley GableOctober 11, 2017 (2017-10-11)4.61[11]
254"Equilibrium"Joe LazarovPaul Redford & Keith EisnerOctober 18, 2017 (2017-10-18)4.34[12]
265"Suckers"Fred GerberBill ChaisOctober 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)3.94[13]
276"Two Ships"Leslie LibmanJessica GraslNovember 1, 2017 (2017-11-01)3.92[14]
287"Family Ties"Milan CheylovPierluigi CothranNovember 15, 2017 (2017-11-15)4.05[15]
298"Home"Ian ToyntonPat CunnaneNovember 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)4.03[16]
309"Three-Letter Day"Jeannot SzwarcBill Chais & Ashley ArenaDecember 6, 2017 (2017-12-06)3.87[17]
3110"Line of Fire"Chris GrismerKeith EisnerDecember 13, 2017 (2017-12-13)4.38[18]
3211"Grief"Timothy BusfieldKeith EisnerFebruary 28, 2018 (2018-02-28)3.72[19]
3312"The Final Frontier"Sharat RajuJeff MelvoinMarch 7, 2018 (2018-03-07)3.60[20]
3413"Original Sin"Bosede WilliamsAshley GableMarch 14, 2018 (2018-03-14)3.69[21]
3514"In the Dark"Carol BankerBill ChaisMarch 21, 2018 (2018-03-21)3.98[22]
3615"Summit"Chris GrismerJessica GraslMarch 28, 2018 (2018-03-28)3.80[23]
3716"Fallout"Joe LazarovTom GarrigusApril 4, 2018 (2018-04-04)3.84[24]
3817"Overkill"Jeff T. ThomasJeff Melvoin & Tracey RiceApril 11, 2018 (2018-04-11)3.29[25]
3918"Kirkman Agonistes"Leslie LibmanPierluigi D. Cothran & Patrick CunnaneApril 18, 2018 (2018-04-18)3.51[26]
4019"Capacity"David Warry-SmithKeith EisnerApril 25, 2018 (2018-04-25)3.36[27]
4120"Bad Reception"Chris GrismerTom Garrigus & Jessica GraslMay 2, 2018 (2018-05-02)3.47[28]
4221"Target"Timothy BusfieldBill Chais & Ashley GableMay 9, 2018 (2018-05-09)3.29[29]
4322"Run"Chris GrismerKeith EisnerMay 16, 2018 (2018-05-16)3.54[30]

Production

Designated Survivor was renewed for a second season on May 11, 2017. Former The Good Wife executive producer Keith Eisner will take over as showrunner for the second season.[31] Eisner will be the fourth showrunner for the show, replacing Jeff Melvoin, who was hired as showrunner in December 2016, taking over for Jon Harmon Feldman.[32] The show's original showrunner Amy B. Harris stepped down due to creative differences after the series' official pickup in February 2016.[33]

On June 22, 2017, cast member Virginia Madsen announced that she would not be returning for the second season as Kimble Hookstraten as she commented "I guess they had other stories to tell. It's a big show so I wish them well."[34] After the first-season finale, Sutherland announced that the show would add three new characters for the second season. Two of the character descriptions was "a "fiery" female White House Counsel and a "ruggedly handsome" MI6 operative who crosses paths with Hannah."[35] TVLine announced on June 29, 2017, that Paulo Costanzo had been cast as a series regular role as Lyor Boone, the new White House Political Director.[36] Deadline reported on July 17, 2017, that Ben Lawson had been cast as the series regular character Damian Rennett, an MI6 operative.[37] In the same month, it was announced that Zoe McLellan was cast in a series regular role as attorney and White House counsel, Kendra Daynes.[38] In November 2017, Kim Raver was cast in the recurring role of engineer and space entrepreneur, Andrea Frost.[39] In January 2018, Michael J. Fox was cast in the recurring role of Washington attorney and special prosecutor, Ethan West.[7] In March 2018, Nora Zehetner was cast in the recurring role of Russian cultural attaché, Valeria Poriskova.[40]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Designated Survivor season 2
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "One Year In" September 27, 2017 1.1/4 5.50[9] 1.4 5.84 2.5 11.34[41]
2 "Sting of the Tail" October 4, 2017 0.9/4 4.80[10] 1.2 5.20 2.1 10.00[42]
3 "Outbreak" October 11, 2017 0.9/4 4.61[11] 1.1 5.07 2.0 9.68[43]
4 "Equilibrium" October 18, 2017 0.8/3 4.34[12] 1.1 5.00 1.9 9.34[44]
5 "Suckers" October 25, 2017 0.7/3 3.94[13] 1.0 4.60 1.7 8.54[45]
6 "Two Ships" November 1, 2017 0.7/3 3.92[14] 0.9 4.31 1.6 8.23[46]
7 "Family Ties" November 15, 2017 0.8/3 4.05[15] 0.9 4.47 1.7 8.52[47]
8 "Home" November 29, 2017 0.7/3 4.03[16] 1.0 4.83 1.7 8.86[48]
9 "Three-Letter Day" December 6, 2017 0.7/3 3.87[17] 0.9 4.60 1.6 8.47[49]
10 "Line of Fire" December 13, 2017 0.8/3 4.38[18] — — — —
11 "Grief" February 28, 2018 0.6/2 3.72[19] 1.0 4.71 1.6 8.43[50]
12 "The Final Frontier" March 7, 2018 0.6/2 3.60[20] 0.9 4.41 1.5 8.02[51]
13 "Original Sin" March 14, 2018 0.7/3 3.69[21] 0.8 4.20 1.5 7.89[52]
14 "In the Dark" March 21, 2018 0.7/3 3.98[22] 0.8 4.10 1.5 8.08[53]
15 "Summit" March 28, 2018 0.7/3 3.80[23] 0.7 3.99 1.4 7.79[54]
16 "Fallout" April 4, 2018 0.6/3 3.84[24] 0.8 3.88 1.4 7.72[55]
17 "Overkill" April 11, 2018 0.6/3 3.29[25] 0.7 4.11 1.3 7.39[56]
18 "Kirkman Agonistes" April 18, 2018 0.6/3 3.51[26] 0.7 3.97 1.3 7.48[57]
19 "Capacity" April 25, 2018 0.5/2 3.36[27] 0.7 3.71 1.2 7.07[58]
20 "Bad Reception" May 2, 2018 0.6/3 3.47[28] 0.6 3.44 1.2 6.91[59]
21 "Target" May 9, 2018 0.5/2 3.29[29] 0.7 3.62 1.2 6.90[60]
22 "Run" May 16, 2018 0.6/3 3.54[30] 0.7 3.58 1.3 7.12[61]

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