Madam Secretary is an American political drama television series created by Barbara Hall . It stars Téa Leoni as Elizabeth "Bess" Adams McCord , an ex-CIA analyst who becomes the United States Secretary of State .[ 1] Madam Secretary was ordered to series in May 2014,[ 2] [ 3] and premiered on September 21, 2014, on CBS .[ 4]
Madam Secretary was renewed for a sixth and final season in May 2019,[ 5] [ 6] which premiered on October 6, 2019.[ 7] During the course of the series, 120 episodes of Madam Secretary aired over six seasons, between September 21, 2014, and December 8, 2019.
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