Madam Secretary

2014 • CBS
4.7
1.91K reviews
TV-14
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Season 6 episodes (10)

1 Hail to the Chief
10/6/19
Elizabeth must fend off a baseless investigation into her past that threatens to derail the first major legislation of her presidency.
2 The Strike Zone
10/13/19
Elizabeth faces mounting protests over rising fuel costs as she prepares to throw out the first pitch at a New York Mets game. Also, Mike B. is questioned by the Senate Intelligence Committee as part of the investigation into whether the McCord campaign conspired with Iran to steal the election.
3 Killer Robots
10/20/19
Elizabeth must decide whether to use autonomous unmanned weapons or send U.S. soldiers to bring the mastermind of the UN gas attack to justice. Also, Blake is questioned by Senator Hanson (Wentworth Miller) about potential campaign finance violations related to his love life, and Henry and Elizabeth search for the perfect dog.
4 Valor
10/27/19
Henry teams up with a Marine veteran to fight for legislation that helps Veterans Affairs provide better mental health care, but he encounters surprising resistance from Vice President Carlos Morejon. Also, Senator Hanson (Wentworth Miller) questions Daisy about an arrest in her past.
5 Daisy
11/3/19
When evidence implicates Daisy in the leak of hacked information during the presidential campaign and threatens to topple Elizabeth's presidency, Elizabeth must decide what to believe and how far she's willing to go to uncover the truth. Also, Henry and Elizabeth host former President Dalton (Keith Carradine) at the White House after his interview with Bob Schieffer.
6 Deepfake
11/10/19
When a fabricated video makes it look like Elizabeth and Henry are making fun of a foreign dignitary, they struggle to convince him not to pull out of an important international agreement. Also, Stevie says goodbye to an important person in her life.
7 Accountability
11/17/19
When U.S. intelligence locates the mastermind behind a foreign country's hack, Elizabeth must decide whether to risk war by extracting him from the country while she also prepares for the White House correspondents' dinner. Also, Jason faces backlash after he confronts his school newspaper over its coverage of Elizabeth.
8 Ships and Countries
11/24/19
When an American tech CEO goes missing in a foreign country, Elizabeth navigates complicated diplomatic terrain to get him back without triggering a regional conflict. Also, things get personal when Stevie and Henry testify at House impeachment proceedings.
9 Carpe Diem
12/1/19
Elizabeth faces a national security crisis when a military conflict in international waters spirals to the brink of nuclear confrontation. Also, with the imminent threat of impeachment looming over the McCord administration, Elizabeth and Henry make a wish-list of things to do while she's still in office
10 Leaving the Station
12/8/19
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.

About this show

Tea Leoni stars as Elizabeth McCord, the shrewd, determined, newly appointed Secretary of State 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 for ethical reasons, Elizabeth returns to public life at the request of the President following the suspicious death of her predecessor. The President values her apolitical leanings, her deep knowledge of the Middle East, her flair for languages and her ability to not just think outside the box, but to not even acknowledge there is a box. McCord's team includes her Chief of Staff Nadine Tolliver, speechwriter Matt Mahoney, press coordinator Daisy Grant and her charming assistant Blake Moran. When McCord debates third world problems, finesses foreign dignitaries at work and does battle with the President's combative Chief of Staff Russell Jackson, it's just a warm-up for when she goes home to her supportive husband, Henry, and their bright children, where "politics" and "compromise" take on new meaning.

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Ratings and reviews

4.7
1.91K reviews
Ja son
October 3, 2014
Art imitating life? If only the producers of this show would REALLY portray Hillary closer to the facts, then maybe this show would be considered scandalous/outrageous and perhaps might even be renewed for another year. This show is laughable, and doesn't even come close to Hillary's actual true life tales of deceit/manipulation/cold heartedness, etc. that began with her years as a heartless AR lawyer and only progressed into true evil as the years have gone by. I just wish I had the time back that I spent watching the horrible pilot episode. Remember: "What difference does it make?!" - H. Clinton during an important Benghazi hearing.
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Rob Klippel
January 16, 2015
A true, completely factual, real-life propaganda documentary show that actually tries to portray Condoleezza Rice as a brilliant white ex-CIA analyst who becomes the Secretary of State because of her apolitical leanings. For God's sake,.she's even married with kids. We will not stand for it. Boo Hoo Hoo! Sniff! Blubber!
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A Google user
September 23, 2014
Spoilers! The story, there are two suspected assassinations in the first episode and the characters seemed very House of Cards but the overall tone was very West Wing. I'll give the show a few episodes to find its own style but the only thing that will keep me watching is Tèa Leoni performance.
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