# 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.

## Cast and 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 |
| 92 | 2 | "The Chaos Game" | Felix Alcala | Joy Gregory | October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14) | 5.48 |
| 93 | 3 | "The Magic Rake" | John Murray | Matt Ward | October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21) | 5.80 |
| 94 | 4 | "Requiem" | Eric Stoltz | Keith Eisner | October 28, 2018 (2018-10-28) | 5.56 |
| 95 | 5 | "Ghosts" | Rob Greenlea | Lyla Oliver | November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04) | 5.23 |
| 96 | 6 | "Eyjafjallajökull" | Geoffrey Arend | Alexander Maggio | November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11) | 5.10 |
| 97 | 7 | "Baby Steps" | Kevin Dowling | Kristi Korzec | November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18) | 5.52 |
| 98 | 8 | "The Courage to Continue" | Sam Hoffman | Matt Chester | November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25) | 5.24 |
| 99 | 9 | "Winter Garden" | Eric Stoltz | Joy Gregory | December 9, 2018 (2018-12-09) | 5.35 |
| 100 | 10 | "Family Separation: Part 1" | Rob Greenlea | Barbara Hall & David Grae | December 23, 2018 (2018-12-23) | 6.60 |
| 101 | 11 | "Family Separation: Part 2" | Martha Mitchell | Barbara Hall & David Grae | January 6, 2019 (2019-01-06) | 5.44 |
| 102 | 12 | "Strategic Ambiguity" | Eric Stoltz | Matt Ward | January 13, 2019 (2019-01-13) | 6.02 |
| 103 | 13 | "Proxy War" | Felix Alcala | Keith Eisner | January 27, 2019 (2019-01-27) | 5.38 |
| 104 | 14 | "Something Better" | Charlotte Brandstrom | Sara Ray | February 17, 2019 (2019-02-17) | 4.99 |
| 105 | 15 | "Between the Seats" | Sam Hoffman | Lyla Oliver | March 3, 2019 (2019-03-03) | 5.19 |
| 106 | 16 | "The New Normal" | Felix Alcala | Alexander Maggio | March 17, 2019 (2019-03-17) | 5.43 |
| 107 | 17 | "The Common Defense" | Martha Mitchell | Kristi Korzec | March 24, 2019 (2019-03-24) | 4.92 |
| 108 | 18 | "Ready" | Sunu Gonera | Matt Chester | March 31, 2019 (2019-03-31) | 4.99 |
| 109 | 19 | "The Great Experiment" | Eric Stoltz | Joy Gregory | April 14, 2019 (2019-04-14) | 4.98 |
| 110 | 20 | "Better Angels" | John Murray | Matt Ward | April 21, 2019 (2019-04-21) | 4.79 |

## Production

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

## Broadcast

Season five of Madam Secretary premiered on October 7, 2018.

## 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 | 0.4 | 2.92 | 0.9 | 9.05 |
| 2 | "The Chaos Game" | October 14, 2018 | 0.6/3 | 5.48 | 0.4 | 3.13 | 1.0 | 8.62 |
| 3 | "The Magic Rake" | October 21, 2018 | 0.6/3 | 5.80 | 0.4 | 2.82 | 1.0 | 8.62 |
| 4 | "Requiem" | October 28, 2018 | 0.6/3 | 5.56 | 0.3 | 2.70 | 0.9 | 8.27 |
| 5 | "Ghosts" | November 4, 2018 | 0.5/2 | 5.23 | 0.4 | 2.80 | 0.9 | 8.04 |
| 6 | "Eyjafjallajökull" | November 11, 2018 | 0.6/3 | 5.10 | 0.4 | 2.83 | 1.0 | 7.94 |
| 7 | "Baby Steps" | November 18, 2018 | 0.6/3 | 5.52 | 0.3 | 2.56 | 0.9 | 8.08 |
| 8 | "The Courage to Continue" | November 25, 2018 | 0.6/3 | 5.24 | 0.3 | 2.85 | 0.9 | 8.10 |
| 9 | "Winter Garden" | December 9, 2018 | 0.6/3 | 5.35 | 0.3 | 2.88 | 0.9 | 8.24 |
| 10 | "Family Separation: Part 1" | December 23, 2018 | 0.8/4 | 6.60 | 0.2 | 1.88 | 1.0 | 8.48 |
| 11 | "Family Separation: Part 2" | January 6, 2019 | 0.6/3 | 5.44 | 0.3 | 2.66 | 0.9 | 8.10 |
| 12 | "Strategic Ambiguity" | January 13, 2019 | 0.6/3 | 6.02 | 0.4 | 2.66 | 0.9 | 8.68 |
| 13 | "Proxy War" | January 27, 2019 | 0.5/3 | 5.38 | 0.3 | 2.91 | 0.9 | 8.30 |
| 14 | "Something Better" | February 17, 2019 | 0.4/2 | 4.99 | 0.4 | 2.71 | 0.8 | 7.71 |
| 15 | "Between the Seats" | March 3, 2019 | 0.6/3 | 5.19 | — | 2.80 | — | 7.99 |
| 16 | "The New Normal" | March 17, 2019 | 0.5/3 | 5.43 | 0.3 | 2.58 | 0.8 | 8.02 |
| 17 | "The Common Defense" | March 24, 2019 | 0.5/3 | 4.92 | 0.2 | 2.29 | 0.8 | 7.21 |
| 18 | "Ready" | March 31, 2019 | 0.6/3 | 4.99 | 0.3 | 2.39 | 0.9 | 7.38 |
| 19 | "The Great Experiment" | April 14, 2019 | 0.4/2 | 4.98 | 0.2 | 2.34 | 0.6 | 7.33 |
| 20 | "Better Angels" | April 21, 2019 | 0.4/2 | 4.79 | 0.3 | 2.43 | 0.7 | 7.23 |