Madam Secretary season 4: What we expect to see when series returns

Is Madam Secretary season 4 episode 13 new tonight on CBS? That’s something we’re sure many a fan of the series would like to knowing into Sunday night.

Unfortunately, the bad news at the moment is pretty clear: There is no new episode of Madam Secretary this week, next week, or even the week after. It’s been confirmed that the CBS – Tea Leoni series is returning on Sunday, March 11, which is the week following the Academy Awards. As much as it may be a bummer, it makes some sense that the series would be off the air this week for many different reasons. For starters, Madam Secretary is not a show CBS wants to air opposite the NFL, and they also don’t want to air it coming up against the Oscars or the Winter Olympics. The series will also be preempted outright on at least one occasion coming up for the Grammys on CBS.

Related – What’s going to be coming moving forward with President Dalton?

When the series does end up returning there are a wide array of different things that you can probably anticipate seeing. For starters, we are assuming that President Dalton is going to be coming back to office after his recovery when the show returns. Yet, is the structure of the White House going to be the same? The Vice President is going to be the de-facto leader during his recovery and that, in turn, could lead to all sorts of questions regarding whether or not there is a possible power struggle. She could become rather used to sitting in that position and not be altogether interested in giving up all of her power. While we’re sure that she will do so, but she may try to make her presence felt and be more of an influencer than before.

This, in turn, could cause some more issues between Dalton and the entire Cabinet. If the VP tries to make a bigger name for herself on the world stage, it could become a little bit harder for Elizabeth to get a word in edgewise. If Elizabeth does get frustrated with this, we imagine that this could fuel all sorts of additional conversations about a Presidential run.

As for some other characters…

Let’s just say that there are some other questions that remain about how Henry and Stevie are going to be integrated now. Both characters had in some way put a lot of time and energy into Dmitri; with him gone, what does that mean for their immediate future? What other challenges await the two of them?

What do you want to see on Madam Secretary when the series returns with new episodes? Be sure to share some of your thoughts in the comments!

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