Madam Secretary (season 3)

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Madam Secretary
Season 3
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No. of episodes23
Release
Original network CBS
Original releaseOctober 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) –
May 21, 2017 (2017-05-21)
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The third season of Madam Secretary , an American political drama television series, originally aired on CBS from October 2, 2016, through May 21, 2017. The season was produced by CBS Television Studios, with Barbara Hall as showrunner and executive producer. Madam Secretary was renewed for a third season on March 25, 2016.

Contents

The series follows Elizabeth McCord (Téa Leoni), the United States Secretary of State who, alongside President Conrad Dalton (Keith Carradine) and a dedicated staff led by Nadine Tolliver (Bebe Neuwirth), is instrumental in the shaping of a U.S. foreign policy. McCord is married to Henry (Tim Daly), a religious scholar and NSA handler.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guests

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
461"Sea Change" Morgan Freeman Barbara Hall October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02)9.20 [2]
472"The Linchpin" Eric Stoltz David GraeOctober 16, 2016 (2016-10-16)9.10 [3]
483"South China Sea"Rob GreenleaMatt WardOctober 23, 2016 (2016-10-23)9.04 [4]
494"The Dissent Memo" Felix Alcala Joy GregoryOctober 30, 2016 (2016-10-30)7.91 [5]
505"The French Revolution" Jonathan Brown Moira Kirland November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06)8.24 [6]
516"The Statement"Jet WilkinsonAlex CooleyNovember 13, 2016 (2016-11-13)9.26 [7]
527"Tectonic Shift" Arlene Sanford Lyla OliverNovember 20, 2016 (2016-11-20)8.52 [8]
538"Breakout Capacity" James Whitmore Jr. Alexander MaggioNovember 27, 2016 (2016-11-27)8.97 [9]
549"Snap Back"Sam HoffmanShalisha FrancisDecember 11, 2016 (2016-12-11)7.82 [10]
5510"The Race"Eric StoltzDavid GraeDecember 18, 2016 (2016-12-18)9.05 [11]
5611"Gift Horse"Jonathan BrownBarbara HallJanuary 8, 2017 (2017-01-08)9.00 [12]
5712"The Detour" Martha Mitchell Matt WardJanuary 15, 2017 (2017-01-15)7.54 [13]
5813"The Beautiful Game"Felix AlcalaJoy GregoryJanuary 29, 2017 (2017-01-29)8.71 [14]
5914"Labor of Love" Charlotte Brandstrom Moira KirlandMarch 5, 2017 (2017-03-05)7.44 [15]
6015"Break in Diplomacy" Maggie Greenwald Lyla OliverMarch 12, 2017 (2017-03-12)8.23 [16]
6116"Swept Away"Felix AlcalaAlex CooleyMarch 19, 2017 (2017-03-19)7.62 [17]
6217"Convergence"James Whitmore Jr.Alexander MaggioMarch 26, 2017 (2017-03-26)8.77 [18]
6318"Good Bones"Rob GreenleaJoy GregoryApril 9, 2017 (2017-04-09)7.58 [19]
6419"Global Relief"Jet WilkinsonMoira KirlandApril 23, 2017 (2017-04-23)7.87 [20]
6520"Extraordinary Hazard"Charlotte BrandstromMark SteilenApril 30, 2017 (2017-04-30)7.88 [21]
6621"The Seventh Floor"Deborah ReinischMatt WardMay 7, 2017 (2017-05-07)7.58 [22]
6722"Revelation"Jonathan BrownDavid GraeMay 14, 2017 (2017-05-14)7.83 [23]
6823"Article 5"Eric StoltzBarbara HallMay 21, 2017 (2017-05-21)7.44 [24]

Production

Development

Madam Secretary was renewed for a third season on March 25, 2016. [25]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Madam Secretary
No.TitleAir date Rating/share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)
1"Sea Change"October 2, 20161.1/49.20 [2] —2.78—11.97 [26]
2"The Linchpin"October 16, 20161.1/49.10 [3] —2.69—11.79 [27]
3"South China Sea"October 23, 20161.1/39.04 [4] —2.90—11.95 [28]
4"The Dissent Memo"October 30, 20160.8/27.91 [5] —2.87—10.78 [29]
5"The French Revolution"November 6, 20161.0/38.24 [6] —3.06—11.30 [30]
6"The Statement"November 13, 20161.0/39.26 [7] —2.89—12.15 [31]
7"Tectonic Shift"November 20, 20161.0/38.52 [8] —3.07—11.58 [32]
8"Breakout Capacity"November 27, 20161.0/38.97 [9] 0.53.061.512.03 [33]
9"Snap Back"December 11, 20160.7/27.82 [10] 0.52.861.210.68 [34]
10"The Race"December 18, 20161.1/49.05 [11] 0.53.001.612.05 [35]
11"Gift Horse"January 8, 20170.9/39.00 [12] 0.53.031.412.03 [36]
12"The Detour"January 15, 20170.7/27.54 [13] 0.52.911.210.45 [37]
13"The Beautiful Game"January 29, 20170.9/38.71 [14] —2.65—11.36 [38]
14"Labor of Love"March 5, 20170.8/37.44 [15] ————
15"Break in Diplomacy"March 12, 20170.8/38.23 [16] —2.52—10.75 [39]
16"Swept Away"March 19, 20170.8/37.62 [17] —2.47—10.09 [40]
17"Convergence"March 26, 20171.1/48.77 [18] —2.39—11.17 [41]
18"Good Bones"April 9, 20170.8/37.58 [19] —2.46—10.04 [42]
19"Global Relief"April 23, 20170.7/37.87 [20] 0.52.711.210.58 [43]
20"Extraordinary Hazard"April 30, 20170.7/37.88 [21] ————
21"The Seventh Floor"May 7, 20170.7/37.58 [22] —2.47—10.05 [44]
22"Revelation"May 14, 20170.7/37.83 [23] 0.52.751.210.59 [45]
23"Article 5"May 21, 20170.7/37.44 [24] —2.75—10.19 [46]

Home media

The DVD release of season three is set to be released in Region 1 on September 19, 2017.

The Complete Third Season
Set detailsSpecial features
  • 23 episodes
  • 991 minutes (Region 1)
  • 6-disc set
  • 1.78:1 aspect ratio
  • Languages:
    • English
  • Subtitles:
    • English (Region 1)
  • Deleted Scenes
Release dates
United StatesUnited KingdomAustralia
September 19, 2017 [47] September 25, 2017 [48]

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