While Elizabeth is away on a retreat thinking about her presidential campaign, her staff tries to secure an international agreement to protect citizens who have been displaced due to global warming. Also, the staff works to contain a measles outbreak that threatens the life of Daisy's daughter, Joanna.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 5 Episode 17 of Madam Secretary was watched by 4,920,000 viewers, resulting in a 0.50 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Is Madam Secretary Renewed or Cancelled for Season 6?

Madam Secretary Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - E Pluribus Unum
• s05e02 - The Chaos Game
• s05e03 - The Magic Rake
• s05e04 - Requiem
• s05e05 - Ghosts
• s05e06 - Eyjafjallajökull
• s05e07 - Baby Steps
• s05e08 - The Courage to Continue
• s05e09 - Winter Garden
• s05e10 - Family Separation: Part 1
• s05e11 - Family Separation: Part 2
• s05e12 - Strategic Ambiguity
• s05e13 - Proxy War
• s05e14 - Something Better
• s05e15 - Between the Seats
• s05e16 - The New Normal
• s05e17 - The Common Defense
• s05e18 - Ready
• s05e19 - Carrying the Gold
• s05e20 - Better Angels

Madam Secretary Show Summary

Elizabeth McCord is a shrewd, determined, newly appointed Secretary of State who drives international diplomacy, battles office politics and circumvents protocol as she negotiates global and domestic issues, both at the White House and at home. A college professor and a brilliant former CIA analyst who left for ethical reasons, Elizabeth returns to public life at the request of the President following the suspicious passing of her predecessor.

The President values her apolitical leanings, her deep knowledge of the Middle East, her flair for languages and her ability to not just think outside the box, but to not even acknowledge there is a box. McCord's team includes her Chief of Staff Nadine Tolliver, speechwriter Matt Mahoney, press coordinator Daisy Grant and her charming assistant, Blake Moran. As McCord debates third world problems and finesses foreign dignitaries at work, that's just a warm-up for when she goes home to her supportive husband Henry and their three bright children, where 'politics' and 'compromise' take on new meaning.