Country of origin United States Original network CBS | No. of episodes 22 | |
Original release September 21, 2014 (2014-09-21) – May 3, 2015 (2015-05-03) | ||
The first season of the American political drama series Madam Secretary began airing on September 21, 2014, on CBS in the United States. It was 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.
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The show features Elizabeth McCord (Téa Leoni) a former CIA analyst who is promoted to United States Secretary of State, after the previous one, Vincent Marsh (Brian Stokes Mitchell), was killed in a mysterious plane crash. She is married to Henry McCord (Tim Daly), a Georgetown theology professor, and prior NSA spy. They are the parents of Stephanie "Stevie" (Wallis Currie-Wood), Allison (Kathrine Herzer), and Jason (Evan Roe).
On October 27, 2014, after airing only 6 episodes, CBS placed a full season order consisting of 22 episodes for the first season. On January 12, 2015, Madam Secretary was renewed for a second season.
The first episode premiered to 14.75 million viewers, and garnered a 2.0/5 adults 18-49 rating, winning its timeslot.