Actually, your problem has been solved since you wrote this, but I'll fill you in on what happened.

"Madam Secretary" was on a mid-season hiatus, which is quite common these days, especially for the shows that premiere in the fall. It returned on March 1.

Generally speaking, networks don't want to air new episodes over Christmas, when people are either out shopping or at home watching old Christmas specials, and January and February are tricky, with football playoffs and awards shows drawing attention away from regular series.

Often a show will just go on break at the end of November until March, but CBS managed to sneak a couple of new "Madam Secretary" episodes into the schedule in mid-January, which was great for fans, but could have made it confusing when the show left the schedule again for six more weeks.

CBS might have done that because it has a lot of faith in its freshman drama series and figured it could stand up to all the winter distractions.

The network gave an even bigger show of faith in mid-January when it renewed "Madam Secretary" for a second season.

The show has been a hit for the network and was renewed at the same time as its even bigger freshman hit, "NCIS: New Orleans."

"These freshman dramas have each made a big impact on key nights of the week," said CBS entertainment boss Nina Tassler. "Creatively distinctive, the series are backed by strong showrunners with amazingly talented casts and have resonated with a big, broad audience."

"Madam Secretary" stars Téa Leoni as Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord, and it follows her personal and professional life as she tries to balance family obligations with being America's top diplomat.

The series has some power players of its own behind the scenes as well. It reportedly came from a pitch by film great Morgan Freeman, who was watching news coverage of Hillary Clinton and thought a female secretary of state would make a good TV character.

He told the "Los Angeles Daily News" that he wanted to "have a hand in telling the American story, so this is how I do that."

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