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Madam Secretary S2E1 — The Show Must Go On

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Madam Secretary•Season 2•Episode 1

The Show Must Go On

8.1/10 · 591 votesOct 4, 201544 min

Ranked #1 of 23 in Season 2•+0.4 vs season avg

The President’s plane is declared missing and Elizabeth is thrust into a situation of power she never imagined possible. Also, Henry butts heads with his new Defense Intelligence Agency handler, Jane Fellows, when he’s asked to recruit one of his Russian students for the NSA.

Directed byMorgan Freeman

Written byBarbara Hall

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Cast12

Téa Leoni

Téa Leoni

Elizabeth McCord

Tim Daly

Tim Daly

Henry McCord

Željko Ivanek

Željko Ivanek

Russell Jackson

Patina Miller

Patina Miller

Daisy Grant

Erich Bergen

Erich Bergen

Blake Moran

Bebe Neuwirth

Bebe Neuwirth

Nadine Tolliver

Sebastian Arcelus

Sebastian Arcelus

Jay Whitman

Geoffrey Arend

Geoffrey Arend

Matt Mahoney

Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Conrad Dalton

Wallis Currie-Wood

Wallis Currie-Wood

Stephanie 'Stevie' McCord

K

Kathrine Herzer

Alison McCord

Evan Roe

Evan Roe

Jason McCord

Crew4

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Director

Barbara Hall

Barbara Hall

Writer

M

Michael D. Ornstein

Editor

J

Jonathan Brown

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"The Show Must Go On" is episode 1 of Madam Secretary season 2. It scored 8.1/10 from 591 votes, ranking #1 of 23 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Morgan Freeman and written by Barbara Hall, it aired on October 4, 2015.

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