Madam Secretary season 4
| Madam Secretary | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | October 8, 2017 – May 20, 2018 |
| Season chronology | |
The fourth season of the American political drama series Madam Secretary premiered on October 8, 2017 and concluded on May 20, 2018, on CBS in the United States.[1] It is produced by CBS Television Studios, and Revelations Entertainment with series creator Barbara Hall serving as executive producer, alongside Morgan Freeman, Lori McCreary, and Tracy Mercer.
Cast
- Téa Leoni as Dr. Elizabeth McCord, the United States Secretary of State
- Tim Daly as Dr. Henry McCord, Elizabeth's husband and a Central Intelligence Agency operative
- Keith Carradine as Conrad Dalton, President of the United States
- Erich Bergen as Blake Moran, Elizabeth's personal assistant
- Patina Miller as Daisy Grant, Elizabeth's press coordinator
- Geoffrey Arend as Matt Mahoney, Elizabeth's speechwriter
- Sebastian Arcelus as Jay Whitman, Elizabeth's policy advisor and later chief of staff
- Sara Ramirez as Kat Sandoval, Elizabeth's new policy advisor
- Kathrine Herzer as Alison McCord, Elizabeth and Henry's younger daughter
- Evan Roe as Jason McCord, Elizabeth and Henry's son
- Wallis Currie-Wood as Stephanie "Stevie" McCord, Elizabeth and Henry's older daughter; later, Dmitri's girlfriend
- Željko Ivanek as Russell Jackson, White House Chief of Staff
- Chris Petrovski as Dmitri Petrov, a former Russian spy who joins the Central Intelligence Agency to work for Henry
- Bebe Neuwirth as Nadine Tolliver, Elizabeth's chief of staff
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 1 | "News Cycle" | Morgan Freeman | Barbara Hall | October 8, 2017 | 7.21[2] |
| 70 | 2 | "Off the Record" | Eric Stoltz | David Grae | October 15, 2017 | 6.36[3] |
| 71 | 3 | "The Essentials" | Charlotte Brandstrom | Matt Ward | October 22, 2017 | 6.43[4] |
| 72 | 4 | "Shutdown" | Felix Alcala | Joy Gregory | October 29, 2017 | 5.83[5] |
| 73 | 5 | "Persona Non Grata" | John Murray | Alexander Maggio | November 5, 2017 | 5.92[6] |
| 74 | 6 | "Loophole" | Maggie Greenwald | Moira Kirland | November 12, 2017 | 6.63[7] |
| 75 | 7 | "North to the Future" | Sunu Gonera | Kristi Korzec | November 19, 2017 | 5.86[8] |
| 76 | 8 | "The Fourth Estate" | Sam Hoffman | Matt Chester | November 26, 2017 | 5.82[9] |
| 77 | 9 | "Minefield" | Rob Greenlea | Matt Ward | December 10, 2017 | 6.45[10] |
| 78 | 10 | "Women Transform the World" | Eric Stoltz | Lyla Oliver | December 17, 2017 | 5.53[11] |
| 79 | 11 | "Mitya" | Geoffrey Arend | Alexander Maggio | January 7, 2018 | 6.11[12] |
| 80 | 12 | "Sound and Fury" | Debbie Reinsich | Barbara Hall & David Grae | January 14, 2018 | 7.25[13] |
| 81 | 13 | "Reading the Signs" | Phil Bertelsen | Moira Kirland | March 11, 2018 | 6.28[14] |
| 82 | 14 | "Refuge" | Eric Stoltz | Kristi Korzec | March 18, 2018 | 5.72[15] |
| 83 | 15 | "The Unnamed" | Felix Alcala | Joy Gregory | March 25, 2018 | 6.14[16] |
| 84 | 16 | "My Funny Valentine" | Rob Greenlea | Matt Ward | April 1, 2018 | 5.75[17] |
| 85 | 17 | "Phase Two" | Martha Mitchell | Leland Jay Anderson | April 8, 2018 | 6.19[18] |
| 86 | 18 | "The Friendship Game" | Sam Hoffman | Lyla Oliver | April 22, 2018 | 6.06[19] |
| 87 | 19 | "Thin Ice" | Felix Alcala | Moira Kirkland & Alexander Maggio | April 29, 2018 | 6.03[20] |
| 88 | 20 | "The Things We Get to Say" | Sunu Gonera | Joy Gregory | May 6, 2018 | 5.91[21] |
| 89 | 21 | "Protocol" | Charlotte Brandstrom | Matt Ward | May 13, 2018 | 5.90[22] |
| 90 | 22 | "Night Watch" | Rob Greenlea | Barbara Hall & David Grae | May 20, 2018 | 6.22[23] |
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "News Cycle" | October 8, 2017 | 0.7/3 | 7.21[2] | — | 3.28 | — | 10.49[24] |
| 2 | "Off the Record" | October 15, 2017 | 0.7/3 | 6.36[3] | 0.5 | 3.16 | 1.2 | 9.52[25] |
| 3 | "The Essentials" | October 22, 2017 | 0.8/3 | 6.43[4] | — | 3.07 | — | 9.50[26] |
| 4 | "Shutdown" | October 29, 2017 | 0.6/2 | 5.83[5] | — | 2.87 | — | 8.71[27] |
| 5 | "Persona Non Grata" | November 5, 2017 | 0.6/2 | 5.92[6] | — | 3.13 | — | 9.06[28] |
| 6 | "Loophole" | November 12, 2017 | 0.6/2 | 6.63[7] | — | 2.92 | — | 9.55[29] |
| 7 | "North to the Future" | November 19, 2017 | 0.6/2 | 5.86[8] | — | 2.93 | — | 8.80[30] |
| 8 | "The Fourth Estate" | November 26, 2017 | 0.6/2 | 5.82[9] | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | "Minefield" | December 10, 2017 | 0.7/3 | 6.45[10] | — | 3.07 | — | 9.53[31] |
| 10 | "Women Transform the World" | December 17, 2017 | 0.7/3 | 5.53[11] | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | "Mitya" | January 7, 2018 | 0.6/2 | 6.11[12] | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | "Sound and Fury" | January 14, 2018 | 0.7/3 | 7.25[13] | 0.5 | 3.15 | 1.2 | 10.40[32] |
| 13 | "Reading the Signs" | March 11, 2018 | 0.6/2 | 6.28[14] | — | 2.93 | — | 9.22[33] |
| 14 | "Refuge" | March 18, 2018 | 0.6/3 | 5.72[15] | — | 2.62 | — | 8.34[34] |
| 15 | "The Unnamed" | March 25, 2018 | 0.7/3 | 6.14[16] | — | 2.70 | — | 8.84[35] |
| 16 | "My Funny Valentine" | April 1, 2018 | 0.5/2 | 5.75[17] | 0.4 | 2.88 | 0.9 | 8.63[36] |
| 17 | "Phase Two" | April 8, 2018 | 0.6/2 | 6.19[18] | — | 2.68 | — | 8.87[37] |
| 18 | "The Friendship Game" | April 22, 2018 | 0.6/3 | 6.06[19] | — | 2.77 | — | 8.83[38] |
| 19 | "Thin Ice" | April 29, 2018 | 0.6/3 | 6.03[20] | — | 2.67 | — | 8.71[39] |
| 20 | "The Things We Get to Say" | May 6, 2018 | 0.5/2 | 5.91[21] | — | 2.55 | — | 8.46[40] |
| 21 | "Protocol" | May 13, 2018 | 0.6/3 | 5.90[22] | — | 2.82 | — | 8.72[41] |
| 22 | "Night Watch" | May 20, 2018 | 0.6/3 | 6.22[23] | 0.3 | 2.51 | 0.9 | 8.73[42] |
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