Madam Secretary (season 4)

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Madam Secretary
Season 4
Madam Secretary TV Series Season 4 CBS Logo.jpg
No. of episodes22
Release
Original network CBS
Original releaseOctober 8, 2017 (2017-10-08) –
May 20, 2018 (2018-05-20)
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The fourth season of Madam Secretary an American political drama television series originally aired in the United States on CBS from October 8, 2017, through May 20, 2018. This season was produced by CBS Television Studios, with Barbara Hall and Lori McCreary as showrunner and executive producer, respectively. Debuting on September 21, 2014. Madam Secretary was renewed for a fifth season on April 18, 2018.

Contents

Cast and characters

Main

Guests

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
691"News Cycle" Morgan Freeman Barbara Hall October 8, 2017 (2017-10-08)7.21 [1]
702"Off the Record" Eric Stoltz David GraeOctober 15, 2017 (2017-10-15)6.36 [2]
713"The Essentials" Charlotte Brandstrom Matt WardOctober 22, 2017 (2017-10-22)6.43 [3]
724"Shutdown" Felix Alcala Joy GregoryOctober 29, 2017 (2017-10-29)5.83 [4]
735"Persona Non Grata"John MurrayAlexander MaggioNovember 5, 2017 (2017-11-05)5.92 [5]
746"Loophole" Maggie Greenwald Moira Kirland November 12, 2017 (2017-11-12)6.63 [6]
757"North to the Future"Sunu GoneraKristi KorzecNovember 19, 2017 (2017-11-19)5.86 [7]
768"The Fourth Estate"Sam HoffmanMatt ChesterNovember 26, 2017 (2017-11-26)5.82 [8]
779"Minefield"Rob GreenleaMatt WardDecember 10, 2017 (2017-12-10)6.45 [9]
7810"Women Transform the World"Eric StoltzLyla OliverDecember 17, 2017 (2017-12-17)5.53 [10]
7911"Mitya" Geoffrey Arend Alexander MaggioJanuary 7, 2018 (2018-01-07)6.11 [11]
8012"Sound and Fury"Debbie ReinsichBarbara Hall & David GraeJanuary 14, 2018 (2018-01-14)7.25 [12]
8113"Reading the Signs"Phil BertelsenMoira KirlandMarch 11, 2018 (2018-03-11)6.28 [13]
8214"Refuge"Eric StoltzKristi KorzecMarch 18, 2018 (2018-03-18)5.72 [14]
8315"The Unnamed"Felix AlcalaJoy GregoryMarch 25, 2018 (2018-03-25)6.14 [15]
8416"My Funny Valentine"Rob GreenleaMatt WardApril 1, 2018 (2018-04-01)5.75 [16]
8517"Phase Two" Martha Mitchell Leland Jay AndersonApril 8, 2018 (2018-04-08)6.19 [17]
8618"The Friendship Game"Sam HoffmanLyla OliverApril 22, 2018 (2018-04-22)6.06 [18]
8719"Thin Ice"Felix AlcalaMoira Kirkland & Alexander MaggioApril 29, 2018 (2018-04-29)6.03 [19]
8820"The Things We Get to Say"Sunu GoneraJoy GregoryMay 6, 2018 (2018-05-06)5.91 [20]
8921"Protocol"Charlotte BrandstromMatt WardMay 13, 2018 (2018-05-13)5.90 [21]
9022"Night Watch"Rob GreenleaBarbara Hall & David GraeMay 20, 2018 (2018-05-20)6.22 [22]

Production

Development

Madam Secretary was renewed for a fourth season on March 23, 2017. [23]

Casting

Bebe Neuwirth left the cast after the third episode of the season. [24] [25] Sara Ramirez joined the cast as Kat Sandoval as a series regular. Hall said of Ramirez: "She brings a fresh perspective and a fun, energetic quality to the State Department staff." [26] [27] [28]

Broadcast

Season four of Madam Secretary premiered on October 8, 2017. [29]

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"News Cycle"October 8, 20170.7/37.21 [1] —3.28—10.49 [30]
2"Off the Record"October 15, 20170.7/36.36 [2] 0.53.161.29.52 [31]
3"The Essentials"October 22, 20170.8/36.43 [3] —3.07—9.50 [32]
4"Shutdown"October 29, 20170.6/25.83 [4] —2.87—8.71 [33]
5"Persona Non Grata"November 5, 20170.6/25.92 [5] —3.13—9.06 [34]
6"Loophole"November 12, 20170.6/26.63 [6] —2.92—9.55 [35]
7"North to the Future"November 19, 20170.6/25.86 [7] —2.93—8.80 [36]
8"The Fourth Estate"November 26, 20170.6/25.82 [8] ————
9"Minefield"December 10, 20170.7/36.45 [9] —3.07—9.53 [37]
10"Women Transform the World"December 17, 20170.7/35.53 [10] ————
11"Mitya"January 7, 20180.6/26.11 [11] ————
12"Sound and Fury"January 14, 20180.7/37.25 [12] 0.53.151.210.40 [38]
13"Reading the Signs"March 11, 20180.6/26.28 [13] —2.93—9.22 [39]
14"Refuge"March 18, 20180.6/35.72 [14] —2.62—8.34 [40]
15"The Unnamed"March 25, 20180.7/36.14 [15] —2.70—8.84 [41]
16"My Funny Valentine"April 1, 20180.5/25.75 [16] 0.42.880.98.63 [42]
17"Phase Two"April 8, 20180.6/26.19 [17] —2.68—8.87 [43]
18"The Friendship Game"April 22, 20180.6/36.06 [18] —2.77—8.83 [44]
19"Thin Ice"April 29, 20180.6/36.03 [19] —2.67—8.71 [45]
20"The Things We Get to Say"May 6, 20180.5/25.91 [20] —2.55—8.46 [46]
21"Protocol"May 13, 20180.6/35.90 [21] —2.82—8.72 [47]
22"Night Watch"May 20, 20180.6/36.22 [22] 0.32.510.98.73 [48]

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