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Commander in Chief
Commander in Chief title card
Genre	Drama
Created by	Rod Lurie
Starring	Geena Davis Kyle Secor Donald Sutherland Harry J. Lennix
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	18 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	Approx. 42 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	September 27, 2005 – June 14, 2006
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Commander in Chief is a television drama that focuses on the presidential administration and family of Mackenzie Allen (portrayed by Geena Davis), the first female President of the United States, who ascended to the role after the previous chief executive, Teddy Bridges (played by Will Lyman), died in office from a sudden ruptured cerebral aneurysm. The series began broadcasting on ABC on Tuesday, September 27, 2005, at 9 p.m. Eastern Time, although most countries outside North America began screening the series in mid-2006. It garnered the highest ratings for a series debut on a Tuesday night. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... // The Current Cabinet President of the United States Mackenzie Spencer Allen (I-CT) Secretary of State Martin Wye Secretary of Agriculture Francis Barnes Secretary of Defense Francis Mills Attorney General Carl Brantley Nominee for Secretary of the Treasury Stan Dennison Other Government Leaders CIA Director Margaret Shoop CIA Director Paul... Image File history File links Commander_logo. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Rod Lurie (born 1962) is an American director, screenwriter and former film critic. ... Virginia Elizabeth Geena Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American actress and former fashion model. ... Kyle Secor in Commander in Chief Kyle Secor (born May 31, 1957 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American television and movie actor, best known for his work on the show Homicide: Life on the Street. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Harry Joseph Lennix (born November 16, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor. ... Commander in Chief title screen. ... The American Broadcasting Company ( oftenly known as ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... In the television show Commander in Chief, a political drama aired by ABC, the fictional character Mackenzie Spencer Allen, played by Geena Davis, is the first female President of the United States. ... Virginia Elizabeth Geena Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American actress and former fashion model. ... The presidential seal is a well-known symbol of the presidency. ... Theodore Teddy Roosevelt Bridges, a President of the United States, is a fictional character in the ABC political drama Commander in Chief played by Will Lyman. ... Will Lyman is the distinctive voice who has narrated the PBS series Frontline since 1982. ... A cerebral or brain aneurysm is a cerebrovascular disorder in which weakness in the wall of a cerebral artery or vein causes a localized dilation or ballooning of the blood vessel. ... The American Broadcasting Company ( oftenly known as ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... EST is UTC-5 The North American Eastern Standard Time Zone (abbreviated EST) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting five hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) resulting in UTC-5. ...

The show was #1 on Tuesday nights until FOX's American Idol took this honor. The show was also the #1 new show of the season until CBS' Criminal Minds surpassed it. Its major competitor in the 9:00 p.m. timeslot was FOX's House, which airs after American Idol. AMERICAN IDOL HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO DEATH OF SIMON ... Criminal Minds is a crime drama that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005. ... House, also known as House, M.D., is a critically-acclaimed American medical drama television series created by David Shore and executive produced by Shore and film director Bryan Singer. ...

The series was created by American director Rod Lurie, director of thrillers like The Contender and Deterrence, and may have been inspired by The West Wing, a popular political drama on rival NBC. Lurie directed the first three episodes of Commander in Chief. Rod Lurie (born 1962) is an American director, screenwriter and former film critic. ... For other uses of this term, see Contender. ... Deterrence is a low-budget 1999 movie by director Rod Lurie depicting fictional events about nuclear brinksmanship. ... “The West Wing” redirects here. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...

On May 13, 2006, ABC announced that the show had been cancelled, although the remaining three episodes of the season were broadcast after the ratings year had ended. The network is in discussions with Rod Lurie, the creator of the show, about making a television movie based on the television show. On June 30, 2006, Davis told The Stage that the telemovie had been confirmed. [1]. However no movie has been made yet. June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Stage is a weekly British newspaper founded in 1880, available nationally and published on Thursdays. ...

Primary characters

Geena Davis as President Mackenzie Allen

• President Mackenzie Allen (Geena Davis) – former member of Congress from Connecticut and Chancellor of the University of Richmond, an Independent chosen by Republican Theodore Roosevelt "Teddy" Bridges as his running mate, and duly elected. The first female Vice President and, upon Bridges' death, the first female president.
• First Gentleman Rod Calloway (Kyle Secor) – Allen's husband; formerly her Vice Presidential Chief of Staff.
• Speaker of the House Nathan Templeton (Donald Sutherland) – Republican Congressional leader from Florida; had been Bridges' choice to succeed him as President. Has significant resentment towards President Allen.
• White House Chief of Staff Jim Gardner (Harry Lennix) – formerly President Bridges' Chief of Staff, asked by President Allen to continue into her administration.
• Press Secretary Kelly Ludlow (Ever Carradine) – brought into Allen's administration from her Vice Presidential residential staff; formerly her Communications Director.
• Horace Calloway (Matt Lanter), Rebecca Calloway (Caitlin Wachs) and Amy Calloway (Jasmine Jessica Anthony) – Allen and Rod's three children; sixteen-year-old twins and a six-year-old child. Rebecca frowns upon her mother's choice to assume the Presidency and holds more conservative political views than her mother.

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Main Characters

Main article: List of Characters from Commander In Chief

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The Commander in Chief universe

The universe of Commander in Chief shares a great deal of recent history with our own: in the first episode, Vice Presidents Al Gore and Dick Cheney are mentioned, suggesting that the show's universe diverges from our own sometime after 2001. As the first episode states that Teddy Bridges served four years as Vice President and the show begins two years into his first Presidential term, some viewers assume that, in the universe of the series, either President George W. Bush served only one term (2001-2005) or that Teddy Bridges was his Vice President for the second term (2005-2009). This would place Bridges' election to the Presidency in 2008 and the show around the year 2011. It is also possible that the show takes place more than a decade from now. However, in the episode First Dance, Russia is described as having been a democracy for only 15 years, placing the first season around 2006, assuming a parallel unfolding of history. Another possibility is that the writers have simply disregarded statements made in the first few episodes and now retconned the series to take place in the present (in an alternate timeline). Seal of the office of the Vice-President of the United States The Vice President of the United States is the first in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death, resignation, or removal of the President. ... Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. ... Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941), is the 46th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President George W. Bush. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... 2011 (MMXI) will be a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A decade is a set or a group of ten, commonly a period of 10 years in contemporary English, or a period of 10 days in the French revolutionary calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The placement of the series within the federal election cycle is also in question. Although early episodes refer to Bridges' death occurring prior to the midterm elections, later episodes e.g. The Mom Who Came To Dinner refer to two years remaining in the Presidential term. This is inconsistent with First Strike, which places Bridges' death months after the midterm elections. As the series' episodes have paralleled their actual air dates, including events such as the Atlantic hurricane season, Halloween, and Thanksgiving, it would make sense that Bridges' death occurred during his third year in office, which would mean a Presidential election due shortly thereafter.

According to the rules of Presidential succession, if Allen began serving out Bridges' term less than two full years after he was sworn in, she can only run as a candidate in one Presidential election. However, if Bridges' time in office was more than two full years (even by a matter of a week or two) Allen would be allowed to run in two Presidential elections, and thus could potentially be president for almost ten years (See Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution). Amendment XXII in the National Archives The Twenty-second Amendment of the United States Constitution sets a term limit for the President of the United States, providing that No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office...

As on the political drama The West Wing, the world of Commander in Chief includes both real countries (such as Nigeria, North Korea and Iraq), as well as fictitious ones (such as the South American country of San Pasquale). However, there are apparent errors in the portrayal of Nigeria's judicial system and governance. First, there are no Sharia law in Lagos where the rescued woman was held, hence there will be no jurisdiction for her detainment in Kirikiri prison. Also, Nigeria does not have a parliamentary system of government, so the Nigerian Ambassador should be reporting to the Nigerian President and not a Prime Minister as portrayed in the first episode. “The West Wing” redirects here. ... San Pasquale is a fictional country in the TV Drama Commander in Chief which is possibly based on the republic of Bolivia. ...

There are subtle hints that the show may be taking place in a post-9/11 world, but in Commander In Chief's universe 9/11 may have taken place during Bridges' Presidency. The Department of Homeland Security, created in the wake of 9/11 in the real world, has been mentioned. In the episode No Nukes is Good Nukes, Templeton mentioned that President Bridges launched a raid on the Khyber Pass, an area of Afghanistan, so an invasion of Afghanistan may have taken place in the Commander in Chief universe. And in the episode First...Do No Harm, President Allen faced a crisis when a terrorist group resembling Al-Qaeda attempts to launch an attack in the United States.

Timeline

Though specific dates are not given, many events are assigned relative to the present (i.e. at the time of production) with considerable detail due to the show's use of flashbacks. The following is a list of notable events and their relative time. In literature and film, a flashback (also called analepsis) takes the narrative back in time from the point the story has reached, to recount events that happened before and give the back-story. ...

1965

Nathan Templeton is a Democratic candidate for office. It is unclear whether Templeton is publicly a segregationalist, however he is taped privately during this time making very extreme segregationist statements.

Approximately 22 years before the first season

Teddy Bridges is elected Governor of his home state, he is re-elected at every election until his election to the Vice Presidency 16 years later.

10 years before "First... Do No Harm"

Mackenzie Allen, a Republican, is approached by a group of moderate Republicans in her district to run as an Independent for Congress as a far right Republican is expected to easily win the primary.

8 years before "First Disaster"

First-term Congresswoman Mackenzie Allen defies the will of Speaker Nathan Templeton when she is left with the deciding vote for a piece of legislation. Templeton reminds her of her Republican heritage and the wide Republican support for the bill, however she refuses to support it as she views it as wasteful spending.

Approximately 6 years before the first season

Teddy Bridges is elected Vice President of the United States on a Republican ticket.

2 and a half years before "Pilot"

Vice President Teddy Bridges approaches Mackenzie Allen, a former two-term Independent Congresswoman, to be his running mate.

8 months before "First Strike"

While campaigning during the midterm elections, President Teddy Bridges asks Nathan Templeton to agree to become his Vice President, Bridges suggested he could create a vacancy in the office by appointing Vice President Mackenzie Allen to the Supreme Court of the United States. Templeton declines, saying the Vice Presidency would be a demotion from his current office as Speaker.

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Controversy

The Cato Institute and Reason Magazine, charged that the series glorified the "Imperial Presidency" and that it favored using government force to impose the personal values of some Americans on other Americans who disagreed with them, and also impose the values of those Americans on the rest of the world. The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Institutes stated mission is to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets, and peace by seeking greater involvement of the... The libertarian Reason Magazine dedicated an issue to Ayn Rands influence one hundred years after her birth. ... The Imperial Presidency is a term used from the 1960s and made popular by the historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. ...

General criticisms are that the series is so centered on Allen's gender that this becomes the focus of the show instead of the character's capability. However, a counter-argument is that the series is trying to depict realistically what the general public's reaction to the first female President would be, and such an occurrence would probably also focus public scrutiny on a female President's gender rather than her policies.

However, in interviews on the show's website, various cast members said that as time went on there was supposed to be less focus on her gender and more focus on the fact that she was an independent, especially when she would have run for election.

The April 27 episode generated further controversy and negative press in its fictional depiction of the bordering suburb of Hyattsville, Maryland as having the highest murder rate in the United States. It also indirectly depicted the town as being an urban ghetto dominated by poor minorities. The city and Prince George's County were very upset at ABC and somewhat surprised as well at this depiction; in reality the city is ethnically mixed, middle-upper middle income and mostly suburban in density and character. On May 1, 2006 ABC formally apologized to both the city and county. Hyattsville is a city located in Prince Georges County, Maryland, USA. // History The city was named for its founder, Christopher Clark Hyatt. ... Prince Georges County is a suburban county located in the state of Maryland immediately east of Washington, D.C.. It is notable as the wealthiest majority-African-American county in the country. ... The American Broadcasting Company ( oftenly known as ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... The American Broadcasting Company ( oftenly known as ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ...

Like the similar show The West Wing, the show was often criticized for its perceived left-wing bias on subjects such as campaign finance restrictions, the death penalty, environmentalism, the Equal Rights Amendment, and its overall portrayal of Republican politicians as malevolent figures.^{[citation needed]} “The West Wing” redirects here. ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition... Political campaign Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Campaign finance reform is the common term for the political effort in the United States to change the involvement of money in politics, primarily in political campaigns. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ... For the psychology topic, see Environmental psychology. ... The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that was intended to guarantee equal rights under the law for Americans regardless of sex. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ...

The Traditional Values Coalition, FrontPage Magazine and conservative commentators have gone on record complaining that the show was really a thinly-veiled attempt to lay groundwork for a possible 2008 Presidential run by prominent Democrat Hillary Clinton. This charge has been denied by Lurie, Davis, and ABC. The Traditional Values Coalition is a Christian Right organization that claims to represent 43,000 conservative Christian churches throughout the United States of America. ... FrontPage Magazine is a conservative internet publication edited by David Horowitz Link [1] Categories: Computer stubs | Magazines stubs ... Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947), was First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, as the wife of President Bill Clinton. ...

Ratings

The series went on hiatus after its January 24, 2006 episode; in its place, ABC promoted a new Arrested Development type show titled Sons & Daughters. [2] Commander in Chief was scheduled to return on April 18 with either four or seven remaining new episodes (reflecting rumors that the number of episodes for the season had been cut by three). However, on March 29, ABC announced that it would instead return on April 13 and move from its Tuesday 9 p.m. slot to a 10 p.m. slot on Thursdays, directly competing with CBS hit Without a Trace and longtime NBC standby ER. Some media experts believed the show had already been unofficially cancelled and was moved to that time slot to burn off the remaining episodes--since it is one of the toughest primetime slots for ABC to compete in. However, other experts thought that ABC was hoping the show could be saved by gaining viewers from the surprise reality hit American Inventor aired right before Commander in Chief. [3] However, the reality show saw its ratings plummet to nearly half of what it once was, and proved to be a weak lead in to Commander in Chief.^{[citation needed]} Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Sons & Daughters is an American situation comedy about a group of dysfunctional families living close together in a neighborhood (somewhat inspired by the series Arrested Development [1]). The producer, Significant Others Creator Fred Goss (who also is the star of the show), Lorne Michaels (who was a co-creator of... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... Without a Trace is an American television show set in New York City. ... NBC (a former acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... ER is a long-running, Emmy Award winning American serial medical drama created by novelist Michael Crichton and set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. ... It has been suggested that BulletBall be merged into this article or section. ...

The show's return April 13 was met by low ratings in its new 10 p.m. time slot, perhaps lessening its chances for a second season. Preliminary ratings available April 14 indicated that only 8.2 million viewers (2.4 rating/7 share in the 18-49 demographic) tuned in for the show's return. CBS's Without a Trace dominated the hour with 18.6 million viewers. Further competition also came from NBC's ER. The show aired a repeat the night Commander in Chief returned, yet it still narrowly beat Commander in Chief in the 18-49 demographic (2.6/7 versus 2.4/7), though it had about two million viewers less overall.^{[citation needed]}

ABC pulled the series from its lineup on May 2, 2006, essentially guaranteeing its cancellation prior to the autumn season.

The series was officially cancelled on May 16, 2006, "although a two-hour movie is in the process of being made, with Geena Davis confirming her performance in this TV-movie." [4]

There were some factual inaccuracies evident in the pilot episode viz; i. The Nigerian woman allegedly convicted for adultery and sentenced to death by stoning by a sharia court is named Oria Madula.There is no Nigerian tribe that bears a name like that.Most likely, she would have had to be a muslim to be tried under sharia and muslims do not bear such names.

ii. The Nigerian Ambassador, upon being informed of the extraction plan at the meeting of the Joint Chiefs, stated that he would inform the Prime Minister.Nigeria operates a presidential system of Government and the head of Government is designated as president.

iii.At the extraction by the American forces, we are shown what is deignated as "Kirikiri prisons, Lagos".Sharia is practised only in some states in Northern Nigeria.Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, does not practise sharia and is located in the south-west region of Nigeria.The real Kirikiri prisons in Lagos does not bear any resemblance to that depicted in the series.Similarly, the depiction of the prison as being manned by soldiers is inaccurate as Nigerian prisons even during the Military dispensations in the past are manned by prison wardens.

Episodes

Main article: List of Commander in Chief episodes

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TV Movie and Second Season

Shortly after the cancellation of the regular series, rumours began to arise that a TV movie would be produced in late 2006. Soon after, there were a number of reports confirming the TV movie, one of which was made by Geena Davis to The Stage. The TV movie was set to enter production, but columnist Matt Roush reported "on excellent authority" in TV Guide that it is no longer in the works. [5] TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ...

Trivia

• The characters of the President and Vice President were named after the two actors who played those roles in Rod Lurie's previous political thriller, The Contender. Teddy Bridges, named for Jeff Bridges who played President Jackson Evans, and Mackenzie Allen, named for Joan Allen who played Laine Hanson, his Vice Presidential nominee.
• This was Donald Sutherland's first regular role on a television series.
• The first seven episode titles from the first season after the pilot all begin with the word "first" (e.g. First Choice, First Disaster). The eighth episode was the "first" not to do so.
• Starting with the episode Rubie Dubidoux and the Brown Bound Express, Steven Bochco replaced Rod Lurie as head executive producer and showrunner. Bochco's changes included a staff of new writers and a new title design similar in style to that of NBC's The West Wing.
• Part of the Greater Richmond Children's Choir (GRCC) of Richmond, Virginia was the French Choir in the pilot episode, making an ironic connection between real life and fiction since Mackenzie Allen was Chancellor of the University of Richmond when Bridges tapped her as his running mate as seen as a flashback in the pilot.
• In the episode Happy Birthday, Madam President, Allen receives a 19th century bow and arrow from the Chinese premier, inspiring her chief of staff to remark, "I'm betting this President can handle a bow and arrow." This is an in-joke reference to Geena Davis's archery skills.
• On August 15, the first episode of the series was aired on Germany's Sat.1 TV network. It was, however given an incorrect title: "Welcome Mrs. President" (instead of Madam).
• Former Clinton Administration National Security Advisor Sandy Berger was signed on as an advisor to the show.
• This was not the first American network television series to be about a woman as President of the United States. It was preceded in 1985 by the comedy Hail to the Chief.
• At President Allen's swearing-in, the judge stated her name Mackenzie Spencer Allen. She replied, "I, Mackenzie S. Allen." This is exactly what happened at President Harry S. Truman's inauguration. He insisted that his middle name was S.
• After Kelly's first day as press secretary, Rod finds her outside holding a cigarette. She claims that she doesn't smoke, but is preparing for the inevitable. Humorously, she can be seen in later episodes holding a box of cigarettes and lighter, such as when Rod tells her he's been offered the baseball job.
• The basis of the story is very similar to the novel by Jeffrey Archer Shall_We_Tell_the_President?

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Awards & Nominations

Awards Won

Golden Globe Awards: The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

• Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Drama Series- Geena Davis (2006)

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Awards Nominated

Golden Globe Awards: The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

• Best TV Series-Drama
• Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Television Drama Series- Donald Sutherland (2006)

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• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Geena Davis (2006)

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• Outstanding Actress in a Series, Drama Geena Davis (2006)

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• Outstanding Lead Actress in A Drama Series Geena Davis (2006)

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DVD

DVD Releases

On April 28th Buena Vista Home Video formally announced the release of Commander In Chief: The Complete First Season. [6] However, following the show's cancellation, it was decided that it should be split into two volumes. [7] In Italy the 5 DVD boxset was released on December 1, 2006 and it contains all original episodes dubbed in Italian plus voice tracks in English and Spanish and also special features such Pilot episode with comments by Rod Lurie and deleted scenes. [8] December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

DVD Name	Cover Art	Ep #	Region 1	Region 2	Description
The Inaugural Edition, Part 1		10	June 27, 2006	N/A	Episodes 1 - 10
The Inaugural Edition, Part 2		8	September 5, 2006	N/A	Episodes 11 - 18, Interview with Geena Davis, Unaired Scenes, Bloopers, Exclusive Creator Commentaries.
The Complete First Season		18	N/A	January 29, 2007	Interview with Geena Davis, Unaired Scenes, Bloopers, Exclusive Creator Commentaries.

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International Broadcasts

• Australia - Seven Network Australia
• Bulgaria - Fox life as "Главнокомандващ"
• Canada - CTV (English) and Historia (French)
• Denmark - TV 2
• Finland - Nelonen
• France - M6
• Germany - Sat.1 as "Welcome, Mrs. President"
• Hong Kong - Asia Television
• India - Star World
• Indonesia - Metro TV
• Republic of Ireland - RTÉ One
• Israel - Yes TV as "Gvirti Hanasie" (Madamme President)
• Italy - Rai Uno and Fox Life as "Una donna alla Casa Bianca" (A woman at the White House)
• Kenya - NTV
• Latin America - Sony Entertainment Television
• Malaysia - 8TV
• Middle East - Showtime Arabia
• New Zealand - TV2
• Norway - TVNORGE
• Philippines - STAR World
• Poland - TVP1 as "Pani prezydent" (Madamme President)
• Portugal - SIC
• Singapore - MediaCorp
• South Korea - KBS2
• Spain - People&Arts/La Sexta as "Señora Presidenta" (Mrs. President)
• Sweden - TV4
• Taiwan - Public Television Service
• Turkey - DiziMax
• UK - ABC1(Apr 2006) More4(Oct 10)

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External links

• Commander in Chief at the Internet Movie Database
• Commander in Chief at TV.com
• ABC's Commander in Chief website
• Commander in Chief Online
• Commander in Chief Online Petition for Shows Return
• German Fan Page with Community
• TV.com download page (iTunes)
• TV Series Finale - Davis announces movie will be made