While on a secret mission to Afghanistan, President Kirkman meets with two infamous warlords and must determine whom he can trust to hand over territories to the United States, while Seth has a run-in with Washington D.C. police that puts his job, reputation and future in the White House on the line.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 2 Episode 8 of Designated Survivor was watched by 4,030,000 viewers, resulting in a 0.70 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

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Designated Survivor Season 2 Episodes...

• s02e01 - One Year In
• s02e02 - Sting of the Tail
• s02e03 - Outbreak
• s02e04 - Equilibrium
• s02e05 - Suckers
• s02e06 - Two Ships
• s02e07 - Family Ties
• s02e08 - Home
• s02e09 - Three-Letter Day
• s02e10 - Line of Fire
• s02e11 - Grief
• s02e12 - The Final Frontier
• s02e13 - Original Sin
• s02e14 - In the Dark
• s02e15 - Summit
• s02e16 - Fallout
• s02e17 - Overkill
• s02e18 - Kirkman Agonistes
• s02e19 - Capacity
• s02e20 - Bad Reception
• s02e21 - Target
• s02e22 - Run

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.