# Madam Secretary season 6

The sixth and final season of Madam Secretary, an American political drama television series, originally aired in the United States on CBS from October 6, 2019, through December 8, 2019. This season was produced by CBS Television Studios, with Barbara Hall and Lori McCreary serving as showrunner and executive producer, respectively. The series received its sixth-season renewal in May 2019.

## 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
* Ali Olomi as Baddar Nabi

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 111 | 1 | "Hail to the Chief" | Eric Stoltz | Barbara Hall & David Grae | October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06) | 4.77 |
| 112 | 2 | "The Strike Zone" | Felix Alcala | Joy Gregory | October 13, 2019 (2019-10-13) | 4.51 |
| 113 | 3 | "Killer Robots" | Rob Greenlea | Keith Eisner | October 20, 2019 (2019-10-20) | 4.34 |
| 114 | 4 | "Valor" | James Whitmore Jr. | Lyla Oliver | October 27, 2019 (2019-10-27) | 3.99 |
| 115 | 5 | "Daisy" | Rob Greenlea | Alexander Maggio | November 3, 2019 (2019-11-03) | 3.82 |
| 116 | 6 | "Deepfake" | Leslie Libman | Matt Chester | November 10, 2019 (2019-11-10) | 3.90 |
| 117 | 7 | "Accountability" | Darnell Martin | Leland Jay Anderson | November 17, 2019 (2019-11-17) | 4.14 |
| 118 | 8 | "Ships and Countries" | Sam Hoffman | Joy Gregory | November 24, 2019 (2019-11-24) | 4.25 |
| 119 | 9 | "Carpe Diem" | Felix Alcala | David Grae | December 1, 2019 (2019-12-01) | 4.23 |
| 120 | 10 | "Leaving the Station" | Eric Stoltz | Barbara Hall | December 8, 2019 (2019-12-08) | 4.53 |

## Production

On May 9, 2019, Madam Secretary was renewed for a sixth season. On May 15, it was revealed the sixth season, to consist of 10 episodes, would be the last.

## Broadcast

The sixth season of Madam Secretary premiered on October 6, 2019.

## Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Madam Secretary season 6 :
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "Hail to the Chief" | October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06) | 0.4/2 | 4.77 | 0.3 | 2.69 | 0.7 | 7.46 |
| 2 | "The Strike Zone" | October 13, 2019 (2019-10-13) | 0.5/3 | 4.51 | — | 2.72 | — | 7.23 |
| 3 | "Killer Robots" | October 20, 2019 (2019-10-20) | 0.4/2 | 4.34 | 0.2 | 2.36 | 0.6 | 6.70 |
| 4 | "Valor" | October 27, 2019 (2019-10-27) | 0.4/2 | 3.99 | 0.2 | 2.49 | 0.6 | 6.48 |
| 5 | "Daisy" | November 3, 2019 (2019-11-03) | 0.4/2 | 3.82 | 0.3 | 2.58 | 0.7 | 6.40 |
| 6 | "Deepfake" | November 10, 2019 (2019-11-10) | 0.3/2 | 3.90 | — | 2.40 | — | 6.30 |
| 7 | "Accountability" | November 17, 2019 (2019-11-17) | 0.4/3 | 4.14 | — | 2.42 | — | 6.56 |
| 8 | "Ships and Countries" | November 24, 2019 (2019-11-24) | 0.4/2 | 4.25 | — | 2.25 | — | 6.50 |
| 9 | "Carpe Diem" | December 1, 2019 (2019-12-01) | 0.5/3 | 4.23 | — | 2.47 | — | 6.70 |
| 10 | "Leaving the Station" | December 8, 2019 (2019-12-08) | 0.5/3 | 4.53 | — | 2.55 | — | 7.08 |