Madam Secretary
Season 5
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseOctober 7, 2018 (2018-10-07) –
April 21, 2019 (2019-04-21)
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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

See also: List of Madam Secretary characters

Main

Guests

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
911"E Pluribus Unum"Eric StoltzBarbara Hall & David GraeOctober 7, 2018 (2018-10-07)6.13[1]
922"The Chaos Game"Felix AlcalaJoy GregoryOctober 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)5.48[2]
933"The Magic Rake"John MurrayMatt WardOctober 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)5.80[3]
944"Requiem"Eric StoltzKeith EisnerOctober 28, 2018 (2018-10-28)5.56[4]
955"Ghosts"Rob GreenleaLyla OliverNovember 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)5.23[5]
966"Eyjafjallajökull"Geoffrey ArendAlexander MaggioNovember 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)5.10[6]
977"Baby Steps"Kevin DowlingKristi KorzecNovember 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)5.52[7]
988"The Courage to Continue"Sam HoffmanMatt ChesterNovember 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)5.24[8]
999"Winter Garden"Eric StoltzJoy GregoryDecember 9, 2018 (2018-12-09)5.35[9]
10010"Family Separation: Part 1"Rob GreenleaBarbara Hall & David GraeDecember 23, 2018 (2018-12-23)6.60[10]
10111"Family Separation: Part 2"Martha MitchellBarbara Hall & David GraeJanuary 6, 2019 (2019-01-06)5.44[11]
10212"Strategic Ambiguity"Eric StoltzMatt WardJanuary 13, 2019 (2019-01-13)6.02[12]
10313"Proxy War"Felix AlcalaKeith EisnerJanuary 27, 2019 (2019-01-27)5.38[13]
10414"Something Better"Charlotte BrandstromSara RayFebruary 17, 2019 (2019-02-17)4.99[14]
10515"Between the Seats"Sam HoffmanLyla OliverMarch 3, 2019 (2019-03-03)5.19[15]
10616"The New Normal"Felix AlcalaAlexander MaggioMarch 17, 2019 (2019-03-17)5.43[16]
10717"The Common Defense"Martha MitchellKristi KorzecMarch 24, 2019 (2019-03-24)4.92[17]
10818"Ready"Sunu GoneraMatt ChesterMarch 31, 2019 (2019-03-31)4.99[18]
10919"The Great Experiment"Eric StoltzJoy GregoryApril 14, 2019 (2019-04-14)4.98[19]
11020"Better Angels"John MurrayMatt WardApril 21, 2019 (2019-04-21)4.79[20]

Production

Madam Secretary was renewed for a fifth season on April 18, 2018.[21][22] On May 9, 2019, it was renewed for a sixth season.[23] On May 15, it was revealed the sixth season, to consist of 10 episodes, would be the series' last.[24]

Broadcast

Season five of Madam Secretary premiered on October 7, 2018.[25]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Madam Secretary
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[1] 0.4 2.92 0.9 9.05[26]
2 "The Chaos Game" October 14, 2018 0.6/3 5.48[2] 0.4 3.13 1.0 8.62[27]
3 "The Magic Rake" October 21, 2018 0.6/3 5.80[3] 0.4 2.82 1.0 8.62[28]
4 "Requiem" October 28, 2018 0.6/3 5.56[4] 0.3 2.70 0.9 8.27[29]
5 "Ghosts" November 4, 2018 0.5/2 5.23[5] 0.4 2.80 0.9 8.04[30]
6 "Eyjafjallajökull" November 11, 2018 0.6/3 5.10[6] 0.4 2.83 1.0 7.94[31]
7 "Baby Steps" November 18, 2018 0.6/3 5.52[7] 0.3 2.56 0.9 8.08[32]
8 "The Courage to Continue" November 25, 2018 0.6/3 5.24[8] 0.3 2.85 0.9 8.10[33]
9 "Winter Garden" December 9, 2018 0.6/3 5.35[9] 0.3 2.88 0.9 8.24[34]
10 "Family Separation: Part 1" December 23, 2018 0.8/4 6.60[10] 0.2 1.88 1.0 8.48[35]
11 "Family Separation: Part 2" January 6, 2019 0.6/3 5.44[11] 0.3 2.66 0.9 8.10[36]
12 "Strategic Ambiguity" January 13, 2019 0.6/3 6.02[12] 0.4 2.66 0.9 8.68[37]
13 "Proxy War" January 27, 2019 0.5/3 5.38[13] 0.3 2.91 0.9 8.30[38]
14 "Something Better" February 17, 2019 0.4/2 4.99[14] 0.4 2.71 0.8 7.71[39]
15 "Between the Seats" March 3, 2019 0.6/3 5.19[15] — 2.80 — 7.99[40]
16 "The New Normal" March 17, 2019 0.5/3 5.43[16] 0.3 2.58 0.8 8.02[41]
17 "The Common Defense" March 24, 2019 0.5/3 4.92[17] 0.2 2.29 0.8 7.21[42]
18 "Ready" March 31, 2019 0.6/3 4.99[18] 0.3 2.39 0.9 7.38[43]
19 "The Great Experiment" April 14, 2019 0.4/2 4.98[19] 0.2 2.34 0.6 7.33[44]
20 "Better Angels" April 21, 2019 0.4/2 4.79[20] 0.3 2.43 0.7 7.23[45]

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