When Elizabeth faces the daunting task of negotiating with Iran over their escalating nuclear program, she is determined to deal with the situation in a peaceful manner, despite the President's position of using military action. Jason has new admiration for his father when he interviews him for a school report.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 5 of Madam Secretary was watched by 12,280,000 viewers, resulting in a 1.50 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Is Madam Secretary Renewed or Cancelled for Season 2?

Madam Secretary Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Pilot
• s01e02 - Another Benghazi
• s01e03 - The Operative
• s01e04 - Just Another Normal Day
• s01e05 - Blame Canada
• s01e06 - The Call
• s01e07 - Passage
• s01e08 - Need to Know
• s01e09 - So It Goes
• s01e10 - Collateral Damage
• s01e11 - Game On
• s01e12 - Standoff
• s01e13 - Chains of Command
• s01e14 - Whisper of the Ax
• s01e15 - The Ninth Circle
• s01e16 - Tamerlane
• s01e17 - Face the Nation
• s01e18 - The Time Is at Hand
• s01e19 - Spartan Figures
• s01e20 - The Necessary Art
• s01e21 - The Kill List
• s01e22 - There But for the Grace of God

Madam Secretary Show Summary

Elizabeth McCord is a 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 passing 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. As McCord debates third world problems and finesses foreign dignitaries at work, that's just a warm-up for when she goes home to her supportive husband Henry and their three bright children, where 'politics' and 'compromise' take on new meaning.