‘Madam Secretary’ to End With Season 6

Upfronts 2019: Tea Leoni-led series will get 10 episode send-off in the fall

Madam Secretary Night Watch
"Night Watch" — Elizabeth (Téa Leoni) and cabinet members brace for the fallout at home and abroad as President Dalton (Keith Carradine) prepares for a retaliatory nuclear attack on a country that has reportedly just launched missiles bound for the U.S on MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday, May 20 (10:00-11:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured (L-R) Tim Daly as Henry McCord and Téa Leoni as Elizabeth McCord Photo: Jeff Neumann/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

“Madam Secretary” will end with its upcoming sixth season next year.

The announcement was made by CBS Entertainment president Kelly Kahl during the network’s upfront press briefing on Wednesday. The final season will consist of 10 episodes to “tie up the storyline,” Kahl said.

“We’re happy and excited to do that for Tea and the writers of the show and the audience,” he said. “I think it’s more to respect the audience. You work hard to get people to invest in the show … We’d like to be able to do this and to send the show off with a great deal of respect and appreciation.”

“Madam Secretary” has frequently aired on delays during the fall due to overrun from CBS’ NFL games on Sunday afternoons. The final season will remain in its Sunday, 10 p.m. time slot.

“Madam Secretary” starred Tea Leoni as Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord. Tim Daly, Sara Ramirez, Željko Ivanek, Keith Carradine, Sebastian Arcelus, Patina Miller, Geoffrey Arend, Erich Bergen, Kathrine Herzer, Wallis Currie-Wood and Evan Roe also star.

“Madam Secretary” is produced by CBS Television Studios, in association with Revelations Entertainment. Barbara Hall, Lori McCreary, David Grae, Eric Stoltz and Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman executive produce.

Comments