After years away from the CIA, Elizabeth McCord is pulled back into the political arena. The newly appointed Secretary of State is tough, fair, and smart, driving international diplomacy, wrangling office politics, and circumventing protocol as she negotiates global and domestic issues, both at the White House and at home.
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Téa Leoni
Elizabeth McCord
Tim Daly
Henry McCord
Željko Ivanek
Russell Jackson
Patina Miller
Daisy Grant
Erich Bergen
Blake Moran
Wallis Currie-Wood
Stephanie 'Stevie' McCord
Kevin Rahm
Mike B.
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22 episodes • 2014Avg: 7.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Sep 21, 2014 | 7.3 |
| 2 | Another Benghazi | Sep 28, 2014 | 7.3 |
| 3 | The Operative | Oct 5, 2014 | 7.3 |
| 4 | Just Another Normal Day | Oct 12, 2014 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Blame Canada | Oct 19, 2014 | 6.9 |
| 6 | The Call | Oct 26, 2014 | 6.8 |
| 7 | Passage | Nov 2, 2014 | 7.4 |
| 8 | Need to Know | Nov 9, 2014 | 7.2 |
| 9 | So It Goes | Nov 16, 2014 | 7.2 |
| 10 | Collateral Damage | Nov 23, 2014 | 7.5 |
| 11 | Game On | Nov 30, 2014 | 7.5 |
| 12 | Standoff | Jan 4, 2015 | 7.3 |
| 13 | Chains of Command | Jan 11, 2015 | 7.7 |
| 14 | Whisper of the Ax | Mar 1, 2015 | 7.3 |
| 15 | The Ninth Circle | Mar 8, 2015 | 7.7 |
| 16 | Tamerlane | Mar 15, 2015 | 7.3 |
| 17 | Face the Nation | Mar 22, 2015 | 7.1 |
| 18 | The Time Is at Hand | Mar 29, 2015 | 7.3 |
| 19 | Spartan Figures | Apr 5, 2015 | 7.2 |
| 20 | The Necessary Art | Apr 12, 2015 | 7.5 |
| 21 | The Kill List | Apr 26, 2015 | 7.3 |
| 22 | There But for the Grace of God | May 3, 2015 | 7.3 |
23 episodes • 2015Avg: 7.1
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Show Must Go On | Oct 4, 2015 | 7.0 |
| 2 | The Doability Doctrine | Oct 11, 2015 | 6.3 |
| 3 | The Rusalka | Oct 18, 2015 | 7.3 |
| 4 | Waiting for Taleju | Oct 25, 2015 | 7.3 |
| 5 | The Long Shot | Nov 1, 2015 | 7.3 |
| 6 | Catch and Release | Nov 8, 2015 | 7.3 |
| 7 | You Say You Want a Revolution | Nov 15, 2015 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Lights Out | Nov 22, 2015 | 7.3 |
| 9 | Russian Roulette | Nov 29, 2015 | 7.3 |
| 10 | The Greater Good | Dec 13, 2015 | 7.3 |
| 11 | Unity Node | Jan 10, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 12 | The Middle Way | Jan 17, 2016 | 7.2 |
| 13 | Invasive Species | Jan 31, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Left of the Boom | Feb 14, 2016 | 7.2 |
| 15 | Right of the Boom | Feb 21, 2016 | 7.3 |
| 16 | Hijriyyah | Mar 6, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Higher Learning | Mar 20, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 18 | On the Clock | Mar 27, 2016 | 6.5 |
| 19 | Desperate Remedies | Apr 10, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 20 | Ghost Detainee | Apr 17, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Connection Lost | Apr 24, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Render Safe | May 1, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 23 | Vartius | May 8, 2016 | 0.0 |
23 episodes • 2016Avg: 6.6Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sea Change | Oct 2, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 2 | The Linchpin | Oct 16, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 3 | South China Sea | Oct 23, 2016 | 6.5 |
| 4 | The Dissent Memo | Oct 30, 2016 | 4.5 |
| 5 | The French Revolution | Nov 6, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 6 | The Statement | Nov 13, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Tectonic Shift | Nov 20, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Breakout Capacity | Nov 27, 2016 | 6.5 |
| 9 | Snap Back | Dec 11, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 10 | The Race | Dec 18, 2016 | 4.8 |
| 11 | Gift Horse | Jan 8, 2017 | 8.2 |
| 12 | The Detour | Jan 15, 2017 | 6.5 |
| 13 | The Beautiful Game | Jan 29, 2017 | 6.5 |
| 14 | Labor of Love | Mar 5, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Break in Diplomacy | Mar 12, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Swept Away | Mar 19, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Convergence | Mar 26, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Good Bones | Apr 9, 2017 | 6.0 |
| 19 | Global Relief | Apr 23, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Extraordinary Hazard | Apr 30, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Seventh Floor | May 7, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Revelation | May 14, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Article 5 | May 21, 2017 | 0.0 |
22 episodes • 2017Avg: 7.1
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | News Cycle | Oct 8, 2017 | 8.8 |
| 2 | Off the Record | Oct 15, 2017 | 8.0 |
| 3 | The Essentials | Oct 22, 2017 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Shutdown | Oct 29, 2017 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Persona Non Grata | Nov 5, 2017 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Loophole | Nov 12, 2017 | 7.0 |
| 7 | North to the Future | Nov 19, 2017 | 7.0 |
| 8 | The Fourth Estate | Nov 26, 2017 | 4.5 |
| 9 | Minefield | Dec 10, 2017 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Women Transform the World | Dec 17, 2017 | 4.5 |
| 11 | Mitya | Jan 7, 2018 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Sound and Fury | Jan 14, 2018 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Reading the Signs | Mar 11, 2018 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Refuge | Mar 18, 2018 | 5.0 |
| 15 | The Unnamed | Mar 25, 2018 | 8.0 |
| 16 | My Funny Valentine | Apr 1, 2018 | 7.3 |
| 17 | Phase Two | Apr 8, 2018 | 8.0 |
| 18 | The Friendship Game | Apr 22, 2018 | 6.7 |
| 19 | Thin Ice | Apr 29, 2018 | 5.2 |
| 20 | The Things We Get to Say | May 6, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Protocol | May 13, 2018 | 6.5 |
| 22 | Night Watch | May 20, 2018 | 8.0 |
20 episodes • 2018Avg: 7.9Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E Pluribus Unum | Oct 7, 2018 | 6.2 |
| 2 | The Chaos Game | Oct 14, 2018 | 8.0 |
| 3 | The Magic Rake | Oct 21, 2018 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Requiem | Oct 28, 2018 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Ghosts | Nov 4, 2018 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Eyjafjallajökull | Nov 11, 2018 | 7.3 |
| 7 | Baby Steps | Nov 18, 2018 | 8.0 |
| 8 | The Courage to Continue | Nov 25, 2018 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Winter Garden | Dec 9, 2018 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Family Separation (1) | Dec 23, 2018 | 7.0 |
| 11 | Family Separation (2) | Jan 6, 2019 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Strategic Ambiguity | Jan 13, 2019 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Proxy War | Jan 27, 2019 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Something Better | Feb 17, 2019 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Between the Seats | Mar 3, 2019 | 8.0 |
| 16 | The New Normal | Mar 17, 2019 | 7.8 |
| 17 | The Common Defense | Mar 24, 2019 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Ready | Mar 31, 2019 | 7.0 |
| 19 | The Great Experiment | Apr 14, 2019 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Better Angels | Apr 21, 2019 | 9.0 |
10 episodes • 2019Avg: 8.7Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hail to the Chief | Oct 6, 2019 | 8.0 |
| 2 | The Strike Zone | Oct 13, 2019 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Killer Robots | Oct 20, 2019 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Valor | Oct 27, 2019 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Daisy | Nov 3, 2019 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Deepfake | Nov 10, 2019 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Accountability | Nov 17, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ships and Countries | Nov 24, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Carpe Diem | Dec 1, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Leaving the Station | Dec 8, 2019 | 0.0 |
