Madam Secretary season 5

The fifth season of Madam Secretary an American political drama television series, originally aired in the United States on CBS from October 7, 2018, through April 21, 2019. This season was produced by CBS Television Studios, with Barbara Hall and Lori McCreary serving as showrunner and executive producer, respectively. Madam Secretary was renewed for a fifth season on April 18, 2018. In May 2019, Madam Secretary was renewed for a sixth and final season.

Madam Secretary
Season 5
No. of episodes	20
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	October 7, 2018 (2018-10-07) – April 21, 2019 (2019-04-21)
Season chronology
List of episodes

Cast and characters

See also: List of Madam Secretary characters

Main

• Téa Leoni as Elizabeth McCord, the United States Secretary of State
• Tim Daly as Henry McCord, Elizabeth's husband and a Central Intelligence Agency operative
• Erich Bergen as Blake Moran, Elizabeth's personal assistant and later deputy policy advisor.
• Željko Ivanek as Russell Jackson, White House Chief of Staff
• Wallis Currie-Wood as Stephanie "Stevie" McCord, Elizabeth and Henry's older daughter; later, Dmitri's girlfriend
• Patina Miller as Daisy Grant, Elizabeth's press coordinator
• Evan Roe as Jason McCord, Elizabeth and Henry's son
• Geoffrey Arend as Matt Mahoney, Elizabeth's speechwriter
• Katherine Herzer as Alison McCord, Elizabeth and Henry's younger daughter
• Keith Carradine as Conrad Dalton, President of the United States
• Sebastian Arcelus as Jay Whitman, Elizabeth's chief of staff (Previously policy advisor)
• Sara Ramirez as Kat Sandoval, Elizabeth's new policy advisor
• Chris Petrovski as Dmitri Petrov, a former Russian spy who joins the Central Intelligence Agency to work for Henry

Guests

• Madeleine Albright as herself, a former U.S. Secretary of State
• Hillary Clinton as herself, a former U.S. Secretary of State
• Colin Powell as himself, a former U.S. Secretary of State

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
91	1	"E Pluribus Unum"	Eric Stoltz	Barbara Hall & David Grae	October 7, 2018 (2018-10-07)	6.13[1]
92	2	"The Chaos Game"	Felix Alcala	Joy Gregory	October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)	5.48[2]
93	3	"The Magic Rake"	John Murray	Matt Ward	October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)	5.80[3]
94	4	"Requiem"	Eric Stoltz	Keith Eisner	October 28, 2018 (2018-10-28)	5.56[4]
95	5	"Ghosts"	Rob Greenlea	Lyla Oliver	November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)	5.23[5]
96	6	"Eyjafjallajökull"	Geoffrey Arend	Alexander Maggio	November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)	5.10[6]
97	7	"Baby Steps"	Kevin Dowling	Kristi Korzec	November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)	5.52[7]
98	8	"The Courage to Continue"	Sam Hoffman	Matt Chester	November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)	5.24[8]
99	9	"Winter Garden"	Eric Stoltz	Joy Gregory	December 9, 2018 (2018-12-09)	5.35[9]
100	10	"Family Separation: Part 1"	Rob Greenlea	Barbara Hall & David Grae	December 23, 2018 (2018-12-23)	6.60[10]
101	11	"Family Separation: Part 2"	Martha Mitchell	Barbara Hall & David Grae	January 6, 2019 (2019-01-06)	5.44[11]
102	12	"Strategic Ambiguity"	Eric Stoltz	Matt Ward	January 13, 2019 (2019-01-13)	6.02[12]
103	13	"Proxy War"	Felix Alcala	Keith Eisner	January 27, 2019 (2019-01-27)	5.38[13]
104	14	"Something Better"	Charlotte Brandstrom	Sara Ray	February 17, 2019 (2019-02-17)	4.99[14]
105	15	"Between the Seats"	Sam Hoffman	Lyla Oliver	March 3, 2019 (2019-03-03)	5.19[15]
106	16	"The New Normal"	Felix Alcala	Alexander Maggio	March 17, 2019 (2019-03-17)	5.43[16]
107	17	"The Common Defense"	Martha Mitchell	Kristi Korzec	March 24, 2019 (2019-03-24)	4.92[17]
108	18	"Ready"	Sunu Gonera	Matt Chester	March 31, 2019 (2019-03-31)	4.99[18]
109	19	"The Great Experiment"	Eric Stoltz	Joy Gregory	April 14, 2019 (2019-04-14)	4.98[19]
110	20	"Better Angels"	John Murray	Matt Ward	April 21, 2019 (2019-04-21)	4.79[20]

Production

Madam Secretary was renewed for a fifth season on April 18, 2018.^[21][22] On May 9, 2019, it was renewed for a sixth season.^[23] On May 15, it was revealed the sixth season, to consist of 10 episodes, would be the series' last.^[24]

Broadcast

Season five of Madam Secretary premiered on October 7, 2018.^[25]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Madam Secretary season 5

No.	Title	Air date	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"E Pluribus Unum"	October 7, 2018	0.6/3	6.13[1]	0.4	2.92	0.9	9.05[26]
2	"The Chaos Game"	October 14, 2018	0.6/3	5.48[2]	0.4	3.13	1.0	8.62[27]
3	"The Magic Rake"	October 21, 2018	0.6/3	5.80[3]	0.4	2.82	1.0	8.62[28]
4	"Requiem"	October 28, 2018	0.6/3	5.56[4]	0.3	2.70	0.9	8.27[29]
5	"Ghosts"	November 4, 2018	0.5/2	5.23[5]	0.4	2.80	0.9	8.04[30]
6	"Eyjafjallajökull"	November 11, 2018	0.6/3	5.10[6]	0.4	2.83	1.0	7.94[31]
7	"Baby Steps"	November 18, 2018	0.6/3	5.52[7]	0.3	2.56	0.9	8.08[32]
8	"The Courage to Continue"	November 25, 2018	0.6/3	5.24[8]	0.3	2.85	0.9	8.10[33]
9	"Winter Garden"	December 9, 2018	0.6/3	5.35[9]	0.3	2.88	0.9	8.24[34]
10	"Family Separation: Part 1"	December 23, 2018	0.8/4	6.60[10]	0.2	1.88	1.0	8.48[35]
11	"Family Separation: Part 2"	January 6, 2019	0.6/3	5.44[11]	0.3	2.66	0.9	8.10[36]
12	"Strategic Ambiguity"	January 13, 2019	0.6/3	6.02[12]	0.4	2.66	0.9	8.68[37]
13	"Proxy War"	January 27, 2019	0.5/3	5.38[13]	0.3	2.91	0.9	8.30[38]
14	"Something Better"	February 17, 2019	0.4/2	4.99[14]	0.4	2.71	0.8	7.71[39]
15	"Between the Seats"	March 3, 2019	0.6/3	5.19[15]	—	2.80	—	7.99[40]
16	"The New Normal"	March 17, 2019	0.5/3	5.43[16]	0.3	2.58	0.8	8.02[41]
17	"The Common Defense"	March 24, 2019	0.5/3	4.92[17]	0.2	2.29	0.8	7.21[42]
18	"Ready"	March 31, 2019	0.6/3	4.99[18]	0.3	2.39	0.9	7.38[43]
19	"The Great Experiment"	April 14, 2019	0.4/2	4.98[19]	0.2	2.34	0.6	7.33[44]
20	"Better Angels"	April 21, 2019	0.4/2	4.79[20]	0.3	2.43	0.7	7.23[45]