<P> Madam Secretary is an American political drama television series created by Barbara Hall and executive produced by Lori McCreary and Morgan Freeman . It stars Téa Leoni as Elizabeth McCord , a former CIA analyst and political science professor turned Secretary of State . The series premiered on September 21 , 2014 . On October 27 , 2014 , CBS placed a full season order consisting of 22 episodes for the first season . On March 23 , 2017 , CBS renewed the series for a fourth season . In 2017 , CBS sealed a multi-platform syndication deal worth an estimated $2 million per episode . On April 18 , 2018 , the series was renewed for a fifth season . </P>
<P> Madam Secretary is an American political drama television series created by Barbara Hall and executive produced by Lori McCreary and Morgan Freeman . It stars Téa Leoni as Elizabeth McCord , a former CIA analyst and political science professor turned Secretary of State . The series premiered on September 21 , 2014 . On October 27 , 2014 , CBS placed a full season order consisting of 22 episodes for the first season . On March 23 , 2017 , CBS renewed the series for a fourth season . In 2017 , CBS sealed a multi-platform syndication deal worth an estimated $2 million per episode . On April 18 , 2018 , the series was renewed for a fifth season . </P>
american actress who plays lead in madam secretary
american actress who plays lead in madam secretary
Téa Leoni
Téa Leoni