List of Madam Secretary episodes
Madam Secretary is an American political drama television series created by Barbara Hall and executive produced by Lori McCreary and Morgan Freeman. It stars Téa Leoni as Elizabeth "Bess" Adams McCord, a CIA analyst who is promoted to United States Secretary of State. The series was renewed for a second season on January 12, 2015, which premiered on October 4, 2015.[1] On March 25, 2016, CBS renewed the show for a third season.[2]
As of May 1, 2016,[update] 44 episodes of Madam Secretary have aired.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 22 | September 21, 2014 | May 3, 2015 | |
| 2 | 23[3] | October 4, 2015 | May 8, 2016[4] | |
Episodes
Season 1 (2014–15)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | David Semel | Barbara Hall | September 21, 2014 | 14.75[5] |
| 2 | 2 | "Another Benghazi" | David Semel | Barbara Hall | September 28, 2014 | 12.72[6] |
| 3 | 3 | "The Operative" | Jeremy Webb | David Grae | October 5, 2014 | 12.18[7] |
| 4 | 4 | "Just Another Normal Day" | Eric Stoltz | Joan Rater & Tony Phelan | October 12, 2014 | 11.45[8] |
| 5 | 5 | "Blame Canada" | Eriq La Salle | Paul Redford | October 19, 2014 | 12.28[9] |
| 6 | 6 | "The Call" | Mark Piznarski | Matt Ward | October 26, 2014 | 11.71[10] |
| 7 | 7 | "Passage" | Martha Coolidge | Alex Cooley | November 2, 2014 | 13.21[11] |
| 8 | 8 | "Need to Know" | Dennie Gordon | Alexander Maggio | November 9, 2014 | 12.54[12] |
| 9 | 9 | "So It Goes" | James Whitmore Jr. | David Grae | November 16, 2014 | 12.77[13] |
| 10 | 10 | "Collateral Damage" | Eric Stoltz | Matt Ward | November 23, 2014 | 12.41[14] |
| 11 | 11 | "Game On" | Randy Zisk | Paul Redford | November 30, 2014 | 13.24[15] |
| 12 | 12 | "Standoff" | Gloria Muzio | Joseph C. Muscat | January 4, 2015 | 11.69[16] |
| 13 | 13 | "Chains of Command" | Michael Waxman | Alex Cooley | January 11, 2015 | 12.13[17] |
| 14 | 14 | "Whisper of the Ax" | Eric Stoltz | Barbara Hall | March 1, 2015 | 11.64[18] |
| 15 | 15 | "The Ninth Circle" | Nicole Rubio | Alexander Maggio | March 8, 2015 | 10.82[19] |
| 16 | 16 | "Tamerlane" | Jonathan Brown | David Grae | March 15, 2015 | 11.26[20] |
| 17 | 17 | "Face the Nation" | Rob Greenlea | Matt Ward | March 22, 2015 | 10.79[21] |
| 18 | 18 | "The Time is at Hand" | Anna Foerster | Joy Gregory | March 29, 2015 | 11.47[22] |
| 19 | 19 | "Spartan Figures" | Tate Donovan | Lyla Oliver | April 5, 2015 | 9.27[23] |
| 20 | 20 | "The Necessary Art" | Dennie Gordon | Paul Redford | April 12, 2015 | 11.39[24] |
| 21 | 21 | "The Kill List" | Ed Ornelas | David Grae | April 26, 2015 | 10.46[25] |
| 22 | 22 | "There But For the Grace of God" | Eric Stoltz | Barbara Hall | May 3, 2015 | 9.67[26] |
Season 2 (2015–16)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "The Show Must Go On" | Morgan Freeman | Barbara Hall | October 4, 2015 | 11.79[27] |
| 24 | 2 | "The Doability Doctrine" | Eric Stoltz | David Grae | October 11, 2015 | 11.15[28] |
| 25 | 3 | "The Rusalka" | Dennie Gordon | Matt Ward | October 18, 2015 | 9.61[29] |
| 26 | 4 | "Waiting for Taleju" | Felix Alcalá | Joy Gregory | October 25, 2015 | 10.81[30] |
| 27 | 5 | "The Long Shot" | Rob J. Greenlea | Moira Kirland | November 1, 2015 | 9.47[31] |
| 28 | 6 | "Catch and Release" | Charlotte Brandstrom | Alex Cooley | November 8, 2015 | 10.59[32] |
| 29 | 7 | "You Say You Want a Revolution" | Tate Donovan | Joan Rater & Tony Phelan | November 15, 2015 | 10.61[33] |
| 30 | 8 | "Lights Out" | Dennie Gordon | Alexander Maggio | November 22, 2015 | 9.91[34] |
| 31 | 9 | "Russian Roulette" | Jonathan Brown | Barbara Hall | November 29, 2015 | 9.96[35] |
| 32 | 10 | "The Greater Good" | Eric Stoltz | David Grae | December 13, 2015 | 10.14[36] |
| 33 | 11 | "Unity Node" | Jet Wilkinson | Matt Ward | January 10, 2016 | 8.97[37] |
| 34 | 12 | "The Middle Way" | James Whitmore Jr. | Lyla Oliver | January 17, 2016 | 11.87[38] |
| 35 | 13 | "Invasive Species" | Tony Phelan | Moira Kirland | January 31, 2016 | 10.20[39] |
| 36 | 14 | "Left of the Boom" | Rob Greenlea | Joy Gregory | February 14, 2016 | 10.06[40] |
| 37 | 15 | "Right of the Boom" | Jonathan Brown | Alexander Maggio | February 21, 2016 | 10.73[41] |
| 38 | 16 | "Hijriyyah" | Charlotte Brandstrom | Alex Cooley | March 6, 2016 | 10.19[42] |
| 39 | 17 | "Higher Learning" | Heather Cappiello | Kelly Jane Costello | March 20, 2016 | 9.41[43] |
| 40 | 18 | "On the Clock" | Zetna Fuentes | Barbara Hall and David Grae | March 27, 2016 | 8.50[44] |
| 41 | 19 | "Desperate Remedies" | Rob Greenlea | Matt Ward | April 10, 2016 | 9.86[45] |
| 42 | 20 | "Ghost Detainee" | Charlotte Brandstrom | Moira Kirland | April 17, 2016 | 9.57[46] |
| 43 | 21 | "Connection Lost" | Jonathan Brown | Joy Gregory | April 24, 2016 | 9.57[47] |
| 44 | 22 | "Render Safe" | Felix Alcala | David Grae | May 1, 2016 | 9.90[48] |
| 45 | 23 | "Vartius" | Eric Stoltz | Barbara Hall | May 8, 2016 | 9.99[49] |
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