Madam Secretary: Season 1

Pilot

45min - Retired CIA agent Elizabeth McCord is named secretary of state after the previous secretary's sudden death, and immediately takes on a hostage crisis.

Another Benghazi

43min - Elizabeth must find a backdoor way to protect Yemen's besieged American ambassador, while also coping with her defiant daughter Stevie's return home.

The Operative

43min - A reporter publishes leaked state documents, endangering the life of a CIA agent, and Elizabeth must devise a plan to save him before time runs out.

Just Another Normal Day

43min - As Elizabeth is brokering a peace treaty between China and Japan, a visiting Chinese student publicly requests asylum, putting the deal in jeopardy.

Blame Canada

43min - Elizabeth and the president clash over Iran's nuclear program, and to avert war, Elizabeth must find a way to meet with a powerful Iranian diplomat.

The Call

43min - Henry's friend, Father Laurent, begs Elizabeth to help prevent genocide in West Africa, but political blowback soon threatens her heartfelt efforts.

Passage

43min - When an earthquake hits India during her state visit, causing a chemical explosion in a U.S.-owned factory, Elizabeth faces a tough ethical decision.

Need to Know

42min - Fearing reprisals, Elizabeth grills Russell about Henry's NSA activities, then devises a daring rescue for a Moldovian plane hijacked by a warlord.

So It Goes

43min - Elizabeth, Henry and Isabelle launch a secret investigation into Marsh's death and learn that the crash that killed him may not have been accidental.

Collateral Damage

43min - When a gunman causes a state department lockdown during talks with an Iraqi delegation, an interpreter confronts Elizabeth about her CIA work in Iraq.

Game On

Game On

43min - After Elizabeth learns that Marsh had a bank account in Venezuela and Nadine has access to it, she diverts her goodwill tour there to investigate.

Standoff

43min - Elizabeth and Henry's anniversary plans derail when the Texas governor extracts a cop killer from a Mexican prison, creating a diplomatic firestorm.

Chains of Command

43min - When police discover a Bahraini diplomat has been imprisoning his housekeeper, Elizabeth goes to great lengths to deny him immunity from prosecution.

Whisper of the Ax

43min - After a Congressional committee chairman airs public charges of corruption against a microloan program she supports, Elizabeth shakes up her staff.

The Ninth Circle

43min - While coping with Juliet's betrayal, Elizabeth faces fallout from her failed CIA operation in Turkey as well as threats from Iran to end peace talks.

Tamerlane

43min - Under the weight of CIA director Munsey's planned Iranian coup, Elizabeth shares what she knows about Marsh's murder with her staff.

Face the Nation

43min - Still reeling from the attack in Iran, Elizabeth struggles with an ecological crisis in the Amazon and security at Jason's school.

The Time Is at Hand

43min - When diplomatic efforts fail to help a congressman who was taken hostage by a doomsday cult in South America, Elizabeth sends Henry to negotiate.

Spartan Figures

43min - Elizabeth and Dalton scramble to save face when a former U.S. Treasury secretary undermines their negotiation of the Greek debt crisis.

The Necessary Art

43min - When a Russian submarine crosses into U.S. waters and fires on an American ship, Elizabeth gambles on intel gathered by Henry to avert an all-out war.

The Kill List

43min - While Dalton plans a drone attack on Juliet in Algeria, Elizabeth prepares to receive the new Iranian president amid protests by gay rights activists.

There But for the Grace of God

43min - After interrogating Juliet, Elizabeth recalls her time as Bagdad section chief, then faces a congressional hearing on the attempted coup in Iran.