Scoop: MADAM SECRETARY on CBS - Sunday, December 25, 2016

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"Sea Change" - When a storm destroys a naval base in Bahrain, Elizabeth urges President Dalton to reexamine his approach to climate change and his overall foreign policy, something that could jeopardize his re-election campaign. Also, Jose Campos (Carlos Gómez) tries to bring Henry back into the DIA fold, and the McCords worry that their family is being stalked when they discover Jason's laptop may have been hacked, on a rebroadcast of the third season premiere of MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday, Dec. 25 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Academy Award winner and MADAM SECRETARY Executive Producer Morgan Freeman directs the episode and guest stars as Chief Justice Wilbourne. CBS News' Jane Pauley returns to guest star as herself. (Originally broadcast 10/2/16.)

MADAM SECRETARY stars Téa Leoni as Elizabeth McCord, the shrewd, determined 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 returned to public life at the request of President Conrad Dalton, who values McCord's 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, policy advisor Jay Whitman, speechwriter Matt Mahoney, press coordinator Daisy Grant and her charming assistant, Blake Moran. As McCord debates third world problems, finesses foreign dignitaries at work and does battle with the President's combative Chief of Staff Russell Jackson, that's just a warm-up for when she goes home to her supportive husband, theology professor-turned-intelligence operative Henry, and their three children, where "politics" and "compromise" take on new meaning.


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