Madam Secretary is an American political drama television series created by Barbara Hall. It stars Téa LeoniasElizabeth "Bess" Adams McCord, an ex-CIA analyst who becomes the United States Secretary of State.[1] Madam Secretary was ordered to series in May 2014,[2][3] and premiered on September 21, 2014, on CBS.[4]
Madam Secretary was renewed for a sixth and final season in May 2019,[5][6] which premiered on October 6, 2019.[7] During the course of the series, 120 episodes of Madam Secretary aired over six seasons, between September 21, 2014, and December 8, 2019.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 22 | September 21, 2014 (2014-09-21) | May 3, 2015 (2015-05-03) | |
2 | 23 | October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04) | May 8, 2016 (2016-05-08) | |
3 | 23 | October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) | May 21, 2017 (2017-05-21) | |
4 | 22 | October 8, 2017 (2017-10-08) | May 20, 2018 (2018-05-20) | |
5 | 20 | October 7, 2018 (2018-10-07) | April 21, 2019 (2019-04-21) | |
6 | 10 | October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06) | December 8, 2019 (2019-12-08) |
No. overall | No.in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | David Semel | Barbara Hall | September 21, 2014 (2014-09-21) | 14.75[8] |
2 | 2 | "Another Benghazi" | David Semel | Barbara Hall | September 28, 2014 (2014-09-28) | 12.72[9] |
3 | 3 | "The Operative" | Jeremy Webb | David Grae | October 5, 2014 (2014-10-05) | 12.18[10] |
4 | 4 | "Just Another Normal Day" | Eric Stoltz | Joan Rater & Tony Phelan | October 12, 2014 (2014-10-12) | 11.45[11] |
5 | 5 | "Blame Canada" | Eriq La Salle | Paul Redford | October 19, 2014 (2014-10-19) | 12.28[12] |
6 | 6 | "The Call" | Mark Piznarski | Matt Ward | October 26, 2014 (2014-10-26) | 11.71[13] |
7 | 7 | "Passage" | Martha Coolidge | Alex Cooley | November 2, 2014 (2014-11-02) | 13.21[14] |
8 | 8 | "Need to Know" | Dennie Gordon | Alexander Maggio | November 9, 2014 (2014-11-09) | 12.54[15] |
9 | 9 | "So It Goes" | James Whitmore Jr. | David Grae | November 16, 2014 (2014-11-16) | 12.77[16] |
10 | 10 | "Collateral Damage" | Eric Stoltz | Matt Ward | November 23, 2014 (2014-11-23) | 12.41[17] |
11 | 11 | "Game On" | Randy Zisk | Paul Redford | November 30, 2014 (2014-11-30) | 13.24[18] |
12 | 12 | "Standoff" | Gloria Muzio | Joseph C. Muscat | January 4, 2015 (2015-01-04) | 11.69[19] |
13 | 13 | "Chains of Command" | Michael Waxman | Alex Cooley | January 11, 2015 (2015-01-11) | 12.13[20] |
14 | 14 | "Whisper of the Ax" | Eric Stoltz | Barbara Hall | March 1, 2015 (2015-03-01) | 11.64[21] |
15 | 15 | "The Ninth Circle" | Nicole Rubio | Alexander Maggio | March 8, 2015 (2015-03-08) | 10.82[22] |
16 | 16 | "Tamerlane" | Jonathan Brown | David Grae | March 15, 2015 (2015-03-15) | 11.26[23] |
17 | 17 | "Face the Nation" | Rob Greenlea | Matt Ward | March 22, 2015 (2015-03-22) | 10.79[24] |
18 | 18 | "The Time is at Hand" | Anna Foerster | Joy Gregory | March 29, 2015 (2015-03-29) | 11.47[25] |
19 | 19 | "Spartan Figures" | Tate Donovan | Lyla Oliver | April 5, 2015 (2015-04-05) | 9.27[26] |
20 | 20 | "The Necessary Art" | Dennie Gordon | Paul Redford | April 12, 2015 (2015-04-12) | 11.39[27] |
21 | 21 | "The Kill List" | Ed Ornelas | David Grae | April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26) | 10.46[28] |
22 | 22 | "There But For the Grace of God" | Eric Stoltz | Barbara Hall | May 3, 2015 (2015-05-03) | 9.67[29] |
No. overall | No.in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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23 | 1 | "The Show Must Go On" | Morgan Freeman | Barbara Hall | October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04) | 11.79[30] |
24 | 2 | "The Doability Doctrine" | Eric Stoltz | David Grae | October 11, 2015 (2015-10-11) | 11.15[31] |
25 | 3 | "The Rusalka" | Dennie Gordon | Matt Ward | October 18, 2015 (2015-10-18) | 9.61[32] |
26 | 4 | "Waiting for Taleju" | Felix Alcalá | Joy Gregory | October 25, 2015 (2015-10-25) | 10.81[33] |
27 | 5 | "The Long Shot" | Rob J. Greenlea | Moira Kirland | November 1, 2015 (2015-11-01) | 9.47[34] |
28 | 6 | "Catch and Release" | Charlotte Brandstrom | Alex Cooley | November 8, 2015 (2015-11-08) | 10.59[35] |
29 | 7 | "You Say You Want a Revolution" | Tate Donovan | Joan Rater & Tony Phelan | November 15, 2015 (2015-11-15) | 10.61[36] |
30 | 8 | "Lights Out" | Dennie Gordon | Alexander Maggio | November 22, 2015 (2015-11-22) | 9.91[37] |
31 | 9 | "Russian Roulette" | Jonathan Brown | Barbara Hall | November 29, 2015 (2015-11-29) | 9.96[38] |
32 | 10 | "The Greater Good" | Eric Stoltz | David Grae | December 13, 2015 (2015-12-13) | 10.14[39] |
33 | 11 | "Unity Node" | Jet Wilkinson | Matt Ward | January 10, 2016 (2016-01-10) | 8.97[40] |
34 | 12 | "The Middle Way" | James Whitmore Jr. | Lyla Oliver | January 17, 2016 (2016-01-17) | 11.87[41] |
35 | 13 | "Invasive Species" | Tony Phelan | Moira Kirland | January 31, 2016 (2016-01-31) | 10.20[42] |
36 | 14 | "Left of the Boom" | Rob Greenlea | Joy Gregory | February 14, 2016 (2016-02-14) | 10.06[43] |
37 | 15 | "Right of the Boom" | Jonathan Brown | Alexander Maggio | February 21, 2016 (2016-02-21) | 10.73[44] |
38 | 16 | "Hijriyyah" | Charlotte Brandstrom | Alex Cooley | March 6, 2016 (2016-03-06) | 10.19[45] |
39 | 17 | "Higher Learning" | Heather Cappiello | Kelly Jane Costello | March 20, 2016 (2016-03-20) | 9.41[46] |
40 | 18 | "On the Clock" | Zetna Fuentes | Barbara Hall and David Grae | March 27, 2016 (2016-03-27) | 8.50[47] |
41 | 19 | "Desperate Remedies" | Rob Greenlea | Matt Ward | April 10, 2016 (2016-04-10) | 9.86[48] |
42 | 20 | "Ghost Detainee" | Charlotte Brandstrom | Moira Kirland | April 17, 2016 (2016-04-17) | 9.57[49] |
43 | 21 | "Connection Lost" | Jonathan Brown | Joy Gregory | April 24, 2016 (2016-04-24) | 9.57[50] |
44 | 22 | "Render Safe" | Felix Alcala | David Grae | May 1, 2016 (2016-05-01) | 9.90[51] |
45 | 23 | "Vartius" | Eric Stoltz | Barbara Hall | May 8, 2016 (2016-05-08) | 9.99[52] |
No. overall | No.in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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46 | 1 | "Sea Change" | Morgan Freeman | Barbara Hall | October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) | 9.20[53] |
47 | 2 | "The Linchpin" | Eric Stoltz | David Grae | October 16, 2016 (2016-10-16) | 9.10[54] |
48 | 3 | "South China Sea" | Rob Greenlea | Matt Ward | October 23, 2016 (2016-10-23) | 9.04[55] |
49 | 4 | "The Dissent Memo" | Felix Alcala | Joy Gregory | October 30, 2016 (2016-10-30) | 7.91[56] |
50 | 5 | "The French Revolution" | Jonathan Brown | Moira Kirland | November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06) | 8.24[57] |
51 | 6 | "The Statement" | Jet Wilkinson | Alex Cooley | November 13, 2016 (2016-11-13) | 9.26[58] |
52 | 7 | "Tectonic Shift" | Arlene Sanford | Lyla Oliver | November 20, 2016 (2016-11-20) | 8.52[59] |
53 | 8 | "Breakout Capacity" | James Whitmore Jr. | Alexander Maggio | November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27) | 8.97[60] |
54 | 9 | "Snap Back" | Sam Hoffman | Shalisha Francis | December 11, 2016 (2016-12-11) | 7.82[61] |
55 | 10 | "The Race" | Eric Stoltz | David Grae | December 18, 2016 (2016-12-18) | 9.05[62] |
56 | 11 | "Gift Horse" | Jonathan Brown | Barbara Hall | January 8, 2017 (2017-01-08) | 9.00[63] |
57 | 12 | "The Detour" | Martha Mitchell | Matt Ward | January 15, 2017 (2017-01-15) | 7.54[64] |
58 | 13 | "The Beautiful Game" | Felix Alcala | Joy Gregory | January 29, 2017 (2017-01-29) | 8.71[65] |
59 | 14 | "Labor of Love" | Charlotte Brandstrom | Moira Kirland | March 5, 2017 (2017-03-05) | 7.44[66] |
60 | 15 | "Break in Diplomacy" | Maggie Greenwald | Lyla Oliver | March 12, 2017 (2017-03-12) | 8.23[67] |
61 | 16 | "Swept Away" | Felix Alcala | Alex Cooley | March 19, 2017 (2017-03-19) | 7.62[68] |
62 | 17 | "Convergence" | James Whitmore Jr. | Alexander Maggio | March 26, 2017 (2017-03-26) | 8.77[69] |
63 | 18 | "Good Bones" | Rob Greenlea | Joy Gregory | April 9, 2017 (2017-04-09) | 7.58[70] |
64 | 19 | "Global Relief" | Jet Wilkinson | Moira Kirland | April 23, 2017 (2017-04-23) | 7.87[71] |
65 | 20 | "Extraordinary Hazard" | Charlotte Brandstrom | Mark Steilen | April 30, 2017 (2017-04-30) | 7.88[72] |
66 | 21 | "The Seventh Floor" | Deborah Reinisch | Matt Ward | May 7, 2017 (2017-05-07) | 7.58[73] |
67 | 22 | "Revelation" | Jonathan Brown | David Grae | May 14, 2017 (2017-05-14) | 7.83[74] |
68 | 23 | "Article 5" | Eric Stoltz | Barbara Hall | May 21, 2017 (2017-05-21) | 7.44[75] |
No. overall | No.in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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69 | 1 | "News Cycle" | Morgan Freeman | Barbara Hall | October 8, 2017 (2017-10-08) | 7.21[76] |
70 | 2 | "Off the Record" | Eric Stoltz | David Grae | October 15, 2017 (2017-10-15) | 6.36[77] |
71 | 3 | "The Essentials" | Charlotte Brandstrom | Matt Ward | October 22, 2017 (2017-10-22) | 6.43[78] |
72 | 4 | "Shutdown" | Felix Alcala | Joy Gregory | October 29, 2017 (2017-10-29) | 5.83[79] |
73 | 5 | "Persona Non Grata" | John Murray | Alexander Maggio | November 5, 2017 (2017-11-05) | 5.92[80] |
74 | 6 | "Loophole" | Maggie Greenwald | Moira Kirland | November 12, 2017 (2017-11-12) | 6.63[81] |
75 | 7 | "North to the Future" | Sunu Gonera | Kristi Korzec | November 19, 2017 (2017-11-19) | 5.86[82] |
76 | 8 | "The Fourth Estate" | Sam Hoffman | Matt Chester | November 26, 2017 (2017-11-26) | 5.82[83] |
77 | 9 | "Minefield" | Rob Greenlea | Matt Ward | December 10, 2017 (2017-12-10) | 6.45[84] |
78 | 10 | "Women Transform the World" | Eric Stoltz | Lyla Oliver | December 17, 2017 (2017-12-17) | 5.53[85] |
79 | 11 | "Mitya" | Geoffrey Arend | Alexander Maggio | January 7, 2018 (2018-01-07) | 6.11[86] |
80 | 12 | "Sound and Fury" | Debbie Reinsich | Barbara Hall & David Grae | January 14, 2018 (2018-01-14) | 7.25[87] |
81 | 13 | "Reading the Signs" | Phil Bertelsen | Moira Kirland | March 11, 2018 (2018-03-11) | 6.28[88] |
82 | 14 | "Refuge" | Eric Stoltz | Kristi Korzec | March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18) | 5.72[89] |
83 | 15 | "The Unnamed" | Felix Alcala | Joy Gregory | March 25, 2018 (2018-03-25) | 6.14[90] |
84 | 16 | "My Funny Valentine" | Rob Greenlea | Matt Ward | April 1, 2018 (2018-04-01) | 5.75[91] |
85 | 17 | "Phase Two" | Martha Mitchell | Leland Jay Anderson | April 8, 2018 (2018-04-08) | 6.19[92] |
86 | 18 | "The Friendship Game" | Sam Hoffman | Lyla Oliver | April 22, 2018 (2018-04-22) | 6.06[93] |
87 | 19 | "Thin Ice" | Felix Alcala | Moira Kirkland & Alexander Maggio | April 29, 2018 (2018-04-29) | 6.03[94] |
88 | 20 | "The Things We Get to Say" | Sunu Gonera | Joy Gregory | May 6, 2018 (2018-05-06) | 5.91[95] |
89 | 21 | "Protocol" | Charlotte Brandstrom | Matt Ward | May 13, 2018 (2018-05-13) | 5.90[96] |
90 | 22 | "Night Watch" | Rob Greenlea | Barbara Hall & David Grae | May 20, 2018 (2018-05-20) | 6.22[97] |
No. overall | No.in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
91 | 1 | "E Pluribus Unum" | Eric Stoltz | Barbara Hall & David Grae | October 7, 2018 (2018-10-07) | 6.13[98] |
92 | 2 | "The Chaos Game" | Felix Alcala | Joy Gregory | October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14) | 5.48[99] |
93 | 3 | "The Magic Rake" | John Murray | Matt Ward | October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21) | 5.80[100] |
94 | 4 | "Requiem" | Eric Stoltz | Keith Eisner | October 28, 2018 (2018-10-28) | 5.56[101] |
95 | 5 | "Ghosts" | Rob Greenlea | Lyla Oliver | November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04) | 5.23[102] |
96 | 6 | "Eyjafjallajökull" | Geoffrey Arend | Alexander Maggio | November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11) | 5.10[103] |
97 | 7 | "Baby Steps" | Kevin Dowling | Kristi Korzec | November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18) | 5.52[104] |
98 | 8 | "The Courage to Continue" | Sam Hoffman | Matt Chester | November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25) | 5.24[105] |
99 | 9 | "Winter Garden" | Eric Stoltz | Joy Gregory | December 9, 2018 (2018-12-09) | 5.35[106] |
100 | 10 | "Family Separation: Part 1" | Rob Greenlea | Barbara Hall & David Grae | December 23, 2018 (2018-12-23) | 6.60[107] |
101 | 11 | "Family Separation: Part 2" | Martha Mitchell | Barbara Hall & David Grae | January 6, 2019 (2019-01-06) | 5.44[108] |
102 | 12 | "Strategic Ambiguity" | Eric Stoltz | Matt Ward | January 13, 2019 (2019-01-13) | 6.02[109] |
103 | 13 | "Proxy War" | Felix Alcala | Keith Eisner | January 27, 2019 (2019-01-27) | 5.38[110] |
104 | 14 | "Something Better" | Charlotte Brandstrom | Sara Ray | February 17, 2019 (2019-02-17) | 4.99[111] |
105 | 15 | "Between the Seats" | Sam Hoffman | Lyla Oliver | March 3, 2019 (2019-03-03) | 5.19[112] |
106 | 16 | "The New Normal" | Felix Alcala | Alexander Maggio | March 17, 2019 (2019-03-17) | 5.43[113] |
107 | 17 | "The Common Defense" | Martha Mitchell | Kristi Korzec | March 24, 2019 (2019-03-24) | 4.92[114] |
108 | 18 | "Ready" | Sunu Gonera | Matt Chester | March 31, 2019 (2019-03-31) | 4.99[115] |
109 | 19 | "The Great Experiment" | Eric Stoltz | Joy Gregory | April 14, 2019 (2019-04-14) | 4.98[116] |
110 | 20 | "Better Angels" | John Murray | Matt Ward | April 21, 2019 (2019-04-21) | 4.79[117] |
No. overall | No.in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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111 | 1 | "Hail to the Chief" | Eric Stoltz | Barbara Hall & David Grae | October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06) | 4.77[118] |
112 | 2 | "The Strike Zone" | Felix Alcala | Joy Gregory | October 13, 2019 (2019-10-13) | 4.51[119] |
113 | 3 | "Killer Robots" | Rob Greenlea | Keith Eisner | October 20, 2019 (2019-10-20) | 4.34[120] |
114 | 4 | "Valor" | James Whitmore Jr. | Lyla Oliver | October 27, 2019 (2019-10-27) | 3.99[121] |
115 | 5 | "Daisy" | Rob Greenlea | Alexander Maggio | November 3, 2019 (2019-11-03) | 3.82[122] |
116 | 6 | "Deepfake" | Leslie Libman | Matt Chester | November 10, 2019 (2019-11-10) | 3.90[123] |
117 | 7 | "Accountability" | Darnell Martin | Leland Jay Anderson | November 17, 2019 (2019-11-17) | 4.14[124] |
118 | 8 | "Ships and Countries" | Sam Hoffman | Joy Gregory | November 24, 2019 (2019-11-24) | 4.25[125] |
119 | 9 | "Carpe Diem" | Felix Alcala | David Grae | December 1, 2019 (2019-12-01) | 4.23[126] |
120 | 10 | "Leaving the Station" | Eric Stoltz | Barbara Hall | December 8, 2019 (2019-12-08) | 4.53[127] |
No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Hail to the Chief" | October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06) | 0.4/2 | 4.77[118] | 0.3 | 2.69 | 0.7 | 7.46[128] |
2 | "The Strike Zone" | October 13, 2019 (2019-10-13) | 0.5/3 | 4.51[119] | — | 2.72 | — | 7.23[129] |
3 | "Killer Robots" | October 20, 2019 (2019-10-20) | 0.4/2 | 4.34[120] | 0.2 | 2.36 | 0.6 | 6.70[130] |
4 | "Valor" | October 27, 2019 (2019-10-27) | 0.4/2 | 3.99[121] | 0.2 | 2.49 | 0.6 | 6.48[131] |
5 | "Daisy" | November 3, 2019 (2019-11-03) | 0.4/2 | 3.82[122] | 0.3 | 2.58 | 0.7 | 6.40[132] |
6 | "Deepfake" | November 10, 2019 (2019-11-10) | 0.3/2 | 3.90[123] | — | 2.40 | — | 6.30[133] |
7 | "Accountability" | November 17, 2019 (2019-11-17) | 0.4/3 | 4.14[124] | — | 2.42 | — | 6.56[134] |
8 | "Ships and Countries" | November 24, 2019 (2019-11-24) | 0.4/2 | 4.25[125] | — | 2.25 | — | 6.50[135] |
9 | "Carpe Diem" | December 1, 2019 (2019-12-01) | 0.5/3 | 4.23[126] | — | 2.47 | — | 6.70[136] |
10 | "Leaving the Station" | December 8, 2019 (2019-12-08) | 0.5/3 | 4.53[127] | — | 2.55 | — | 7.08[137] |
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
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Season | Episode number | Average | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | |||
1 | 14.75 | 12.72 | 12.18 | 11.45 | 12.28 | 11.71 | 13.21 | 12.54 | 12.77 | 12.41 | 13.24 | 11.69 | 12.13 | 11.64 | 10.82 | 11.26 | 10.79 | 11.47 | 9.27 | 11.39 | 10.46 | 9.67 | – | 11.82 | |
2 | 11.79 | 11.15 | 9.61 | 10.81 | 9.47 | 10.59 | 10.61 | 9.91 | 9.96 | 10.14 | 8.97 | 11.87 | 10.20 | 10.06 | 10.73 | 10.19 | 9.41 | 8.50 | 9.86 | 9.57 | 9.57 | 9.90 | 9.99 | 10.10 | |
3 | 9.20 | 9.10 | 9.04 | 7.91 | 8.24 | 9.26 | 8.52 | 8.97 | 7.82 | 9.05 | 9.00 | 7.54 | 8.71 | 7.44 | 8.23 | 7.62 | 8.77 | 7.58 | 7.87 | 7.88 | 7.58 | 7.83 | 7.44 | 8.29 | |
4 | 7.21 | 6.36 | 6.43 | 5.83 | 5.92 | 6.63 | 5.86 | 5.82 | 6.45 | 5.53 | 6.11 | 7.25 | 6.28 | 5.72 | 6.14 | 5.75 | 6.19 | 6.06 | 6.03 | 5.91 | 5.90 | 6.22 | – | 6.16 | |
5 | 6.13 | 5.48 | 5.80 | 5.56 | 5.23 | 5.10 | 5.52 | 5.24 | 5.35 | 6.60 | 5.44 | 6.02 | 5.38 | 4.99 | 5.19 | 5.43 | 4.92 | 4.99 | 4.98 | 4.79 | – | 5.41 | |||
6 | 4.77 | 4.51 | 4.34 | 3.99 | 3.82 | 3.90 | 4.14 | 4.25 | 4.23 | 4.53 | – | 4.25 |
Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research[138]
For the second season, see "Madam Secretary: Season Two Ratings". TV Series Finale. May 9, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
For the third season, see "Madam Secretary: Season Three Ratings". TV Series Finale. May 22, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
For the fourth season, see "Madam Secretary: Season Four Ratings". TV Series Finale. May 22, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
For the fifth season, see "Madam Secretary: Season Five Ratings". TV Series Finale. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
For the sixth season, see "Madam Secretary: Season Six Ratings". TV Series Finale. October 29, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.