President Kirkman and his staff work to keep a high-level security breach of the White House a secret just as he's about to give his first television interview. Meanwhile, the FBI continues to investigate the Capitol bombing, and Agent Hannah Wells starts to develop her own theories about who was really behind the attack.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 3 of Designated Survivor was watched by 7,050,000 viewers, resulting in a 1.60 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Is Designated Survivor Renewed or Cancelled for Season 2?

Designated Survivor Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Pilot
• s01e02 - The First Day
• s01e03 - The Confession
• s01e04 - The Enemy
• s01e05 - The Mission
• s01e06 - The Interrogation
• s01e07 - The Traitor
• s01e08 - The Results
• s01e09 - The Blueprint
• s01e10 - The Oath
• s01e11 - Warriors
• s01e12 - The End of the Beginning
• s01e13 - Backfire
• s01e14 - Commander-in-Chief
• s01e15 - One Hundred Days
• s01e16 - Party Lines
• s01e17 - The Ninth Seat
• s01e18 - Lazarus
• s01e19 - Misalliance
• s01e20 - Bombshell
• s01e21 - Brace for Impact

Designated Survivor Show Summary

On the night of the State of the Union, an explosion claims the lives of the President and all members of the Cabinet except for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Tom Kirkman, who had been named the Designated Survivor. Kirkman is immediately sworn in as President, unaware that the attack is only the beginning of what is to come.