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Designated Survivor is an American political drama television series created by David Guggenheim, starring Kiefer Sutherland, airing on ABC. The series revolves around former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Tom Kirkman (Sutherland), who is sworn in as President of the United States after a bombing kills his predecessor and everyone else in the line of succession during the State of the Union Address. The series premiered on September 21, 2016, and was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 27, 2017. [1] [2]

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During the course of the series, 53 episodes of Designated Survivor aired over three seasons. In May 2018, ABC canceled the series after two seasons. [3] On September 5, 2018, Netflix picked up the series for a third season of 10 episodes, that premiered on June 7, 2019. [4] [5] On July 24, 2019, Netflix canceled the series. [6]

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1 21September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21)May 17, 2017 (2017-05-17) ABC
2 22September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)May 16, 2018 (2018-05-16)
3 10June 7, 2019 (2019-06-07) Netflix

Episodes

Season 1 (2016–17)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot" Paul McGuigan David Guggenheim September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21)10.04 [7]
22"The First Day" Brad Turner Story by : Jon Harmon Feldman
Teleplay by : David Guggenheim		September 28, 2016 (2016-09-28)7.97 [8]
33"The Confession" Sergio Mimica-Gezzan Jennifer Johnson & Paul Redford October 5, 2016 (2016-10-05)7.05 [9]
44"The Enemy"Paul EdwardsDana Ledoux Miller & Jon Harmon FeldmanOctober 12, 2016 (2016-10-12)7.00 [10]
55"The Mission"Paul EdwardsSang Kyu Kim & Michael Russell GunnOctober 26, 2016 (2016-10-26)5.96 [11]
66"The Interrogation" Michael Katleman Barbie Kligman & Jenna RichmanNovember 9, 2016 (2016-11-09)5.56 [12]
77"The Traitor" Frederick E. O. Toye Jennifer Johnson & Michael Russell GunnNovember 16, 2016 (2016-11-16)5.52 [13]
88"The Results" Chris Grismer Paul Redford & Sang Kyu KimNovember 30, 2016 (2016-11-30)5.45 [14]
99"The Blueprint" Richard J. Lewis Dana Ledoux Miller & Michael Russell GunnDecember 7, 2016 (2016-12-07)5.18 [15]
1010"The Oath"Frederick E. O. ToyeDavid GuggenheimDecember 14, 2016 (2016-12-14)6.18 [16]
1111"Warriors" Stephen Surjik Paul Redford & Carol Flint March 8, 2017 (2017-03-08)5.86 [17]
1212"The End of the Beginning" Mike Listo David GuggenheimMarch 15, 2017 (2017-03-15)5.74 [18]
1313"Backfire" Tara Nicole Weyr Sang Kyu Kim & Pierluigi CothranMarch 22, 2017 (2017-03-22)5.21 [19]
1414"Commander-in-Chief"Frederick E. O. ToyeMichael Russel GunnMarch 29, 2017 (2017-03-29)5.15 [20]
1515"One Hundred Days" Kenneth Fink Dana Ledoux MillerApril 5, 2017 (2017-04-05)5.19 [21]
1616"Party Lines"Mike ListoJenna RichmanApril 12, 2017 (2017-04-12)4.82 [22]
1717"The Ninth Seat"Frederick E. O. ToyePaul RedfordApril 19, 2017 (2017-04-19)5.06 [23]
1818"Lazarus"Chris GrismerJennifer JohnsonApril 26, 2017 (2017-04-26)5.11 [24]
1919"Misalliance" Norberto Barba Dana Ledoux Miller & Jenna RichmanMay 3, 2017 (2017-05-03)4.62 [25]
2020"Bombshell"Sharat RajuSang Kyu KimMay 10, 2017 (2017-05-10)4.92 [26]
2121"Brace for Impact"Frederick E. O. ToyeDavid GuggenheimMay 17, 2017 (2017-05-17)5.07 [27]

Season 2 (2017–18)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
221"One Year In" Chris Grismer Keith EisnerSeptember 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)5.50 [28]
232"Sting of the Tail" Frederick E. O. Toye Keith EisnerOctober 4, 2017 (2017-10-04)4.80 [29]
243"Outbreak"Chris Grismer Ashley Gable October 11, 2017 (2017-10-11)4.61 [30]
254"Equilibrium" Joe Lazarov Paul Redford & Keith EisnerOctober 18, 2017 (2017-10-18)4.34 [31]
265"Suckers" Fred Gerber Bill ChaisOctober 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)3.94 [32]
276"Two Ships" Leslie Libman Jessica GraslNovember 1, 2017 (2017-11-01)3.92 [33]
287"Family Ties" Milan Cheylov Pierluigi CothranNovember 15, 2017 (2017-11-15)4.05 [34]
298"Home" Ian Toynton Pat CunnaneNovember 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)4.03 [35]
309"Three-Letter Day" Jeannot Szwarc Bill Chais & Ashley ArenaDecember 6, 2017 (2017-12-06)3.87 [36]
3110"Line of Fire"Chris GrismerKeith EisnerDecember 13, 2017 (2017-12-13)4.38 [37]
3211"Grief" Timothy Busfield Keith EisnerFebruary 28, 2018 (2018-02-28)3.72 [38]
3312"The Final Frontier" Sharat Raju Jeff Melvoin March 7, 2018 (2018-03-07)3.60 [39]
3413"Original Sin"Bosede WilliamsAshley GableMarch 14, 2018 (2018-03-14)3.69 [40]
3514"In the Dark"Carol BankerBill ChaisMarch 21, 2018 (2018-03-21)3.98 [41]
3615"Summit"Chris GrismerJessica GraslMarch 28, 2018 (2018-03-28)3.80 [42]
3716"Fallout"Joe LazarovTom GarrigusApril 4, 2018 (2018-04-04)3.84 [43]
3817"Overkill" Jeff T. Thomas Jeff Melvoin & Tracey RiceApril 11, 2018 (2018-04-11)3.29 [44]
3918"Kirkman Agonistes"Leslie LibmanPierluigi D. Cothran & Patrick CunnaneApril 18, 2018 (2018-04-18)3.51 [45]
4019"Capacity"David Warry-SmithKeith EisnerApril 25, 2018 (2018-04-25)3.36 [46]
4120"Bad Reception"Chris GrismerTom Garrigus & Jessica GraslMay 2, 2018 (2018-05-02)3.47 [47]
4221"Target"Timothy BusfieldBill Chais & Ashley GableMay 9, 2018 (2018-05-09)3.29 [48]
4322"Run"Chris GrismerKeith EisnerMay 16, 2018 (2018-05-16)3.54 [49]

Season 3 (2019)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date  [50]
441"#thesystemisbroken" Chris Grismer Adam Stein June 7, 2019 (2019-06-07)
452"#slipperyslope" Peter Leto Dawn DeNoonJune 7, 2019 (2019-06-07)
463"#privacyplease" Timothy Busfield Peter Noah June 7, 2019 (2019-06-07)
474"#makehistory"Chris GrismerRicardo Pérez GonzálezJune 7, 2019 (2019-06-07)
485"#nothingpersonal"Peter LetoKendra Chanae ChapmanJune 7, 2019 (2019-06-07)
496"#whocares"Chris GrismerDrew WestcottJune 7, 2019 (2019-06-07)
507"#identity/crisis" Sudz Sutherland Adam SteinJune 7, 2019 (2019-06-07)
518"#scaredshitless"Sudz SutherlandKendra Chanae Chapman & Ricardo Pérez GonzálezJune 7, 2019 (2019-06-07)
529"#undecided"Peter LetoDawn DeNoonJune 7, 2019 (2019-06-07)
5310"#truthorconsequences"Chris GrismerPeter NoahJune 7, 2019 (2019-06-07)

Ratings

Designated Survivor : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)
Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research [51]

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