Madam Secretary Preview Photos: “Proxy War”

Madam Secretary is not on tonight (January 20) due to a football game and special showing of Magnum P.I.; the show will return, though, with an episode titled “Proxy War” airing on January 27.

Here’s how CBS describes the next new episode of the show:

When innocent Syrian children are killed by an American-made cluster bomb, Elizabeth races to figure out what went wrong before Russia can use it as an excuse to escalate its military presence in the region. Also, Russell faces a PR nightmare after he gets into a heated argument with a homeless protester, on MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday, Jan. 27 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

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"Proxy War" -- When innocent Syrian children are killed by an American-made cluster bomb, Elizabeth races to figure out what went wrong before Russia can use it as an excuse to escalate its military presence in the region. Also, Russell faces a PR nightmare after he gets into a heated argument with a homeless protester, on MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday, Jan. 27 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured (L-R) Evan Roe as Jason McCord and Téa Leoni as Elizabeth Adams McCord Photo: Michael Parmelee/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Madam Secretary stars Téa Leoni (Elizabeth Adams McCord), Tim Daly (Henry McCord), Zeljko Ivanek (Russell Jackson), Keith Carradine (President Dalton), Sebastian Arcelus (Jay Whitman), Patina Miller (Daisy Grant), Geoffrey Arend (Matt Mahoney), Erich Bergen (Blake Moran), Kathrine Herzer (Alison McCord), Wallis Currie-Wood (Stephanie “Stevie” McCord), Evan Roe (Jason McCord), and Sara Ramirez (Kat Sandoval).

Recurring cast appearing in “Proxy War” includes Clifton Davis (Ephraim Ware), Mike Pniewski (Gordon Becker), and Johanna Day (Ellen Hill).

Additional guest stars include Lisa Emery (Maggie Brixton), Sandra Daley (Adele Steele), Tracee Chimo Pallero (Nina Cummings), Yasen Peyankov (Russian Foreign Minister Konstantin Avdonin), Danny Burstein (Natan Dworsky), Rasha Zamamiri (Samira), Marie-Lou Nahhas (Interpreter), Nick Massouh (Adnan Moghadam), Anthony Wahba (Rafi), Grainger Hines (Leland Grafton), Agnes Chung (Reporter), Lareina Bellecour (Mother 1), and Ruba Thérese Mansouri (Mother 2).