''Commander in Chief'' is an
American
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** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
political drama
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Dramatists who have written political dramas in ...
television series that focused on the fictional administration and family of Mackenzie Allen (portrayed by
Geena Davis
Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an American actor ), the first female
president of the United States
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, who ascends to the post from the vice presidency after the death of the sitting president from a sudden
cerebral aneurysm
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Aneurysms in the posterior circul ...
.
The series began broadcasting on
ABC
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* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
on Tuesday, September 27, 2005, at 9 p.m.
Eastern Time
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, although most countries outside North America began screening the series in mid-2006.
The show was ranked No. 1 on Tuesday nights until Fox's ''
American Idol
''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...
'' started in January. The show was also the No. 1 new show of the season until CBS' ''
Criminal Minds
''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis (writer), Jeff Davis. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and originally concluded on February 19, 2020; it was r ...
'' surpassed it. Its major competitor in the 9:00 p.m. timeslot was FOX's ''
House
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'', which aired after ''American Idol''.
The series was created by American director
Rod Lurie
Rod Lurie ( he, רוד לוריא; born May 15, 1962) is an Israeli-American director, screenwriter, and former film critic.
Early life and career
The son of internationally syndicated cartoonist Ranan Lurie, he was born in Israel but moved to ...
, director of the films ''
The Contender'' and ''
Deterrence
Deterrence may refer to:
* Deterrence theory, a theory of war, especially regarding nuclear weapons
* Deterrence (penology), a theory of justice
* Deterrence (psychology)
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''.
The network replaced Lurie with
Steven Bochco
Steven Ronald Bochco Masterson (December 16, 1943 – April 1, 2018) was an American television writer and producer. He developed a number of television series, including ''Hill Street Blues'', ''L.A. Law'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'', ''Cop Rock'' ...
as
show runner
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.
[Gay, Vern]
"He's not blue about leaving network TV"
''The Boston Globe
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'', September 5, 2007. Accessed 2 July 2009.["A Final 'Commander' Performance?"](_blank)
May 16, 2006, ''The Baltimore Sun
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Founded in 1837, it is currently owned by Tr ...
'' retrieved June 15, 2020 After ratings continued declining, Bochco was replaced by
Dee Johnson
Dee Johnson is an American television producer and writer. She has worked on the series ''ER (TV series), ER'', ''Melrose Place'', ''Commander in Chief (TV series), Commander in Chief'', ''Southland (TV series), Southland'', ''The Good Wife''
an ...
. Further declining ratings brought about a hiatus, a timeslot change and ultimately cancellation announced in May 2006, with the final episodes airing the following month.
Characters
Main
*Mackenzie Allen (
Geena Davis
Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an American actor )
**Mac is a former member of
Congress
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from
Connecticut
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and
chancellor
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of the
University of Richmond
The University of Richmond (UR or U of R) is a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Virginia. It is a primarily undergraduate, residential institution with approximately 4,350 undergraduate and graduate students in five schools: the School ...
. An independent placed on the Republican presidential ticket alongside Teddy Bridges. It is a common belief she was the reason Bridges won the election. Mac becomes the first female vice president, a very popular one at that, and, upon Bridges' death, she becomes the first female president of the United States. During the first season, Mac decides she wants to run for re-election, with her political strategists stating her campaign is likely to secure her the middle fifty percent of voters.
*Nathan Templeton (
Donald Sutherland
Donald McNichol Sutherland (born 17 July 1935) is a Canadian actor whose film career spans over six decades. He has been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films ''Citizen X'' (1995) an ...
)
**Templeton is a Republican congressional leader from
Florida
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and The
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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. He was Bridges' choice to succeed him as president, and thus he harbors significant resentment towards Mac, who refused to resign from her position. He and Mac slowly become more acquainted with one another over the course of the series, and begin to develop a political kinship. He has his own intentions to run as a Republican candidate in the next election. He is married, with no children.
*Jim Gardner (
Harry Lennix
Harry Joseph Lennix III (born November 16, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Terrence "Dresser" Williams in the Robert Townsend film ''The Five Heartbeats'' (1991) and as Boyd Langton in the science-fiction series ''Dollh ...
)
**Jim was Bridges' chief of staff, and was asked by Allen to continue into her administration. A loyal supporter of his Commander in Chief, Gardner finds himself resented by her husband, Rod Calloway, who served as her vice presidential chief of staff. Gardner becomes Vice President of the United States following the resignation of Keaton.
*Rod Calloway (
Kyle Secor
Kyle Ivan Secor (born May 31, 1957) is an American television and film actor. He is known for portraying Detective Tim Bayliss on the crime drama series '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' (1993–1999).
Early years
Secor was born in Tacoma, Was ...
)
**Calloway is Mac's husband. He was her vice-presidential chief of staff, and thus was initially resentful of Gardner. During the first season, Calloway encourages Mac to give him an office in the West Wing, and a real role in the administration. He later returns to a more traditional First Person role, though Mac's mother continues to act as hostess.
*Kelly Ludlow (
Ever Carradine
Ever Dawn Carradine is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Tiffany Porter and Kelly Ludlow on the ABC television series '' Once and Again'' and '' Commander in Chief'', respectively and as Naomi Putnam and Janet Stein on the Hu ...
)
**Brought into Allen's administration from her vice presidential residential staff, Ludlow was the VP's communications director. She is promoted to Press Secretary ahead of the incumbent Deputy Press Secretary, though later proves herself particularly capable in this role. As the series progresses, Mac offers her a more in-depth role in the administration, and thus keeps her apprised of numerous political developments.
*Richard McDonald (
Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Mark-Paul Harry Gosselaar (; born March 1, 1974) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles, most notably as Zack Morris in ''Saved by the Bell''. In 1991, he won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor Starring in an Off-Pri ...
)
**Dickie is a campaign advisor and political strategist hired by Rod Calloway into Mac's administration. He idolizes the President, and believes her unquestioning principles to be unmatched in Washington. He often irritates senior staff by focusing only on the political outcomes of personal situations, although he states he does so in order to secure Mac the middle fifty percent of voters.
*Horace, Rebecca, and Amy Calloway (
Matt Lanter
Matthew MacKendree Lanter (born April 1, 1983) is an American actor and model. He began his modeling career in 2004. The same year, he acted in the film '' Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius'' and the television series '' Point Pleasant''. He went ...
,
Caitlin Wachs
Caitlin Elizabeth Wachs (pronounced ''wax''; born March 15, 1989) is an American production coordinator and actress. She appeared alongside Ally Walker and Robert Davi on the NBC television series '' Profiler'' in the role of Chloe Waters and ...
, and
Jasmine Anthony)
**Horace, Rebecca, and Amy are Mac and Rod's children. Horace and Rebecca, aged sixteen, are twins, and Amy is six years old. Rebecca frowns on her mother's choice to assume the presidency and holds more conservative political views than her mother, though Horace is more supportive.
Recurring
* Vince Taylor (Anthony Azizi); a special aide to the president.
* Jayne Murray (
Natasha Henstridge
Natasha Tonya Henstridge (born August 15, 1974) is a Canadian actress and model. In 1995, she came to prominence with her debut role in the science-fiction thriller ''Species'', followed by performances in ''Species II'' and ''Species III''. She ...
); the Speaker's chief of staff.
* Warren Keaton (
Peter Coyote
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); the vice president of the United States who resigns in episode fifteen.
* Kate Allen (
Polly Bergen
Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin; July 14, 1930 – September 20, 2014) was an American actress, singer, television host, writer and entrepreneur.
She won an Emmy Award in 1958 for her performance as Helen Morgan in ''The Helen Mo ...
); Mac's mother and the White House hostess.
* Mike Fleming (
Matt Barr
Matthew Jerome Barr (born February 14, 1984) is an American actor, best-known as Danny McNamara in the CBS/Paramount+ action–adventure television series ''Blood & Treasure''
and as Johnson "Johnse" Hatfield in '' Hatfields & McCoys''.
Barr al ...
); a guy from Becca's high school and her boyfriend later on.
* Joan Greer (
Julie Ann Emery
Julie Ann Emery (born January 16, 1975) is an American television and film actress. She is best known for her roles in the television series ''Better Call Saul'', ''Preacher'', and ''Five Days at Memorial''. She has appeared in films such as '' H ...
); a Secret Service agent.
Episodes
"Little Shop of Horace"
This episode was scheduled to air on February 21, 2006, after "Wind Beneath My Wings", and a promo was released.
Mac weighs her options on how to deal with a situation in Africa when she learns genocide is taking place in a country there, and it becomes clear there are no easy solutions. Meanwhile, at Dickie's suggestion, Mac considers firing her current Cabinet - many of them holdovers from Teddy Bridges' administration - and bringing in her own in order to start with a clean slate going into her re-election campaign. At the same time, Rod makes a scheduled appearance at a joint U.S.-
Cuba
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n children's gymnastics convention, where a freak accident sparks an international situation, and Horace asks Rebecca's friend, Stacey, for help with his homework—but the two end up doing more than just studying.
The episode was written by Tom Szentgyorgyi and directed by Carol Banker.
Reception
''Commander in Chief'' received generally positive reviews (Davis' performance was largely praised as being a "successful comeback vehicle"), with an aggregate score of 56/100 (26 reviews) on
Metacritic
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. Critics in major U.S. media, cited on the review site ''
Rotten Tomatoes
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'' were generally enthusiastic. Some critics described the series as lacking "credibility," approaching "fantasy," and being less about the presidency than about "gender politics."
[Dana Stevens ('']Slate (magazine)
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''), Matthew Gilbert (''The Boston Globe
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''), Heather Havrilesky (''Salon.com
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Content and coverage
''Salon'' covers a variety of topics, including re ...
''), et.al, cited in
"Commander in Chief Season 1,"
on ''Rotten Tomatoes
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,'' retrieved June 1, 2020
''
Reason
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'' magazine charged that the series glorified the "
Imperial Presidency
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"
and that it favored using government force to impose the personal values of some Americans on others who disagreed with them and to impose the values of those Americans on the rest of the world.
[
Negative comparisons were drawn with ''24'''s black president David Palmer, as while in that show a black president was depicted as having been voted into office under normal circumstances, ''Commander in Chiefs storyline showed a female president only coming into the presidency because the existing president dies in office.
On the day the series premiered, Davis was reported to have said in an interview, "This is a show about every aspect of the life of a person who is president, the personal side and the public side." A November 2005 review in '']USA Today
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'' noted the show's focus was more on Allen's family than world or national political events; in the same review, Allen's leadership style was compared and contrasted favorably with that of Josiah Bartlet
Josiah Edward "Jed" Bartlet is a fictional character from the American television serial drama ''The West Wing'' created by Aaron Sorkin and portrayed by actor Martin Sheen. The role earned Sheen a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Telev ...
of ''The West Wing
''The West Wing'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the ...
''. A reviewer for United Features Syndicate
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wrote that "While 'Commander' avoids the overt wonkery of 'West Wing,' it also fails to give its audience much credit for knowing history or current events."
The episode "Ties That Bind" generated controversy and negative press in its fictional depiction of the bordering suburb of Hyattsville, Maryland
Hyattsville is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and also a close, urban suburb of Washington, D.C. The population was 21,187 at the 2020 United States Census.
History
Before Europeans reached the area, the upper An ...
, as having one of the fastest growing crime rates in the United States
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. It also indirectly depicted the town as being an urban ghetto dominated by poor minorities. The city and Prince George's County
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were very upset at ABC
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** Disney–ABC Television ...
and somewhat surprised as well at this depiction; in reality, the city is ethnically mixed, middle-income and mostly suburban in density and character. On May 1, 2006, ABC
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* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
formally apologized to both the city and county.
Ratings
The series had good ratings initially, but they waned in subsequent weeks.
The series went on hiatus after its January 24, 2006 episode. In its place, ABC promoted a new ''Arrested Development
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''-type show titled '' Sons & Daughters''. ''Commander in Chief'' was scheduled to return on April 18. 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
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hit ''Without a Trace
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'' and longtime NBC
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standby '' ER''. Some media experts thought that ABC was hoping the show could be saved by gaining viewers from the surprise reality hit ''American Inventor
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'' aired right before ''Commander in Chief''. However, the reality show saw its ratings drop by half and proved to be a weak lead in to ''Commander in Chief''.
The show's return on April 13 was met by low ratings in its new time slot. Preliminary ratings available on 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. NBC's ''ER'', airing a repeat, beat ''Commander in Chief'' in the 18-49 demographic (2.6/7 versus 2.4/7), although it had about two million viewers less overall.
ABC pulled the series from its lineup on May 2, 2006, and on May 13 announced that the show had been cancelled. The remaining three episodes of the season were broadcast after the ratings year had ended.
Production
* Starting with the episode ''Rubie Dubidoux and the Brown Bound Express'', Steven Bochco
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replaced Rod Lurie
Rod Lurie ( he, רוד לוריא; born May 15, 1962) is an Israeli-American director, screenwriter, and former film critic.
Early life and career
The son of internationally syndicated cartoonist Ranan Lurie, he was born in Israel but moved to ...
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
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's ''The West Wing
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''.
* Beginning with the episode ''State of the Unions'', Dee Johnson
Dee Johnson is an American television producer and writer. She has worked on the series ''ER (TV series), ER'', ''Melrose Place'', ''Commander in Chief (TV series), Commander in Chief'', ''Southland (TV series), Southland'', ''The Good Wife''
an ...
replaced Steven Bochco
Steven Ronald Bochco Masterson (December 16, 1943 – April 1, 2018) was an American television writer and producer. He developed a number of television series, including ''Hill Street Blues'', ''L.A. Law'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'', ''Cop Rock'' ...
as head executive producer and showrunner.
* Part of the Greater Richmond Children's Choir (GRCC) of Richmond, Virginia
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was the French Choir in the pilot
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episode, making an ironic connection between real life and fiction since Mackenzie Allen was Chancellor of the University of Richmond
The University of Richmond (UR or U of R) is a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Virginia. It is a primarily undergraduate, residential institution with approximately 4,350 undergraduate and graduate students in five schools: the School ...
when Bridges tapped her as his running mate as seen as a flashback in the pilot, the scenes in Paris were also filmed at the University of Richmond.
* Former Clinton Administration National Security Advisor Sandy Berger
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was signed on as an advisor to the show.
Filming locations
* City Hall - 200 N. Spring St., Downtown, Los Angeles, California
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, USA
*Oriole Park
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Oriole Par ...
at Camden Yards - 333 W. Camden Street, Baltimore, Maryland
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, USA
* Raleigh Studios - 5300 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, California
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, USA (studio)
*University of Richmond
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- 28 Westhampton Way, Richmond, Virginia
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, USA
*The Huntington Library
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- San Marino, California
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, USA
* Intersection of North Vermont Avenue and Russell Avenue, Los Feliz, California, USA
Awards and nominations
Home media
On April 28, 2006, Buena Vista Home Video formally announced the release of Commander In Chief: The Complete First Season. However, following the show's cancellation, it was decided that it should be split into two volumes.
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 the Pilot episode with comments by Rod Lurie and deleted scenes.
International broadcasts
* - Previously: Seven Network Australia (Original airing)
Currently: 7TWO (Encore Screening - 2009). Also screening on Disney plus Australia.
* Asia
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- STAR World
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, Hallmark Channel
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* - Fox life
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The ...
* - Fox life
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The ...
as "Главнокомандващ"
* - CTV (English), Historia (French)
* - TV 2
* - Fox life
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The ...
* - Nelonen
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* - M6 then Téva
* - Sat.1 as "Welcome, Mrs. President"
* - ATV World
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as 最高統帥 (Commander in Chief)
* - Viasat 3
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Viasat 3 aired Hungary's first reality show in 2001 called ''A Bár'' ( The Bar).
In 2015, the Sony Pictures Television acquired the Hungarian Viasat channels fro ...
as "Az elnöknő" (Mrs. President)
* - STAR World
Star World (formerly known as Star Plus) is an English language entertainment television channel originally launched on 15 December 1991 as Star Entertainment () by STAR TV in Hong Kong as the old iteration of Star Plus. On 30 March 1996, the ...
* - Metro TV
* - RTÉ One
RTÉ One ( ga, RTÉ a hAon) is an Irish free-to-air flagship television channel owned and operated by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). It is the most-popular and most-watched television channel in the country and was launched as ''Telefís ...
* - Yes Stars
Carried by the Israeli satellite television provider - ''Yes (Israel), yes'', yes TV Shows Channels (formerly stylized as yes stars) is an Israeli group of television channels which broadcasts American, British and Israeli television shows. As of ...
as "Gvirti Hanasie" (Madam President)
* - Rai Uno
Rai 1 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's flagship television channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream and general ...
and Fox Life
Fox Life is an international pay television network, launched by the Fox Networks Group in 2004. The network has been discontinued in several markets over time, except for the Middle East, Bulgaria, Portugal, the Balkans, India and Greece.
The ...
as "Una donna alla Casa Bianca" (A woman at the White House)
* - Fox life
Fox Life is an international pay television network, launched by the Fox Networks Group in 2004. The network has been discontinued in several markets over time, except for the Middle East, Bulgaria, Portugal, the Balkans, India and Greece.
The ...
as "マダム・プレジデント 星条旗をまとった女神"
* - NTV NTV may refer to:
Television
* NTV (Bangladesh), a Bengali-language satellite television channel in Bangladesh
* NTV (India), Telugu regional channel
* NTV (Kenya)
* NTV (Mongolia), a television channel based in Mongolia
* NTV (Newport Television) ...
* Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
- Sony Entertainment Television
* - Fox life
Fox Life is an international pay television network, launched by the Fox Networks Group in 2004. The network has been discontinued in several markets over time, except for the Middle East, Bulgaria, Portugal, the Balkans, India and Greece.
The ...
* - Fox life
Fox Life is an international pay television network, launched by the Fox Networks Group in 2004. The network has been discontinued in several markets over time, except for the Middle East, Bulgaria, Portugal, the Balkans, India and Greece.
The ...
* - 8TV
*Middle East
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- Showtime Arabia / MBC 4
* - Foxlife
* - TV2
* - TVNORGE
TVNorge (literally "TVNorway"; originally abbreviated TVN, now just abbreviated N in the logos) is a Norwegian television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA.
History
TVNorge went on the air on 5 December 1988 and was the first adver ...
* - STAR World
Star World (formerly known as Star Plus) is an English language entertainment television channel originally launched on 15 December 1991 as Star Entertainment () by STAR TV in Hong Kong as the old iteration of Star Plus. On 30 March 1996, the ...
* - STAR World
Star World (formerly known as Star Plus) is an English language entertainment television channel originally launched on 15 December 1991 as Star Entertainment () by STAR TV in Hong Kong as the old iteration of Star Plus. On 30 March 1996, the ...
From October 12, 2007
* - TVP1
TVP1 (TVP Jeden, ''Program I Telewizji Polskiej'', ''"Jedynka"'') is the main public television channel of TVP (Telewizja Polska S.A.), Poland's national television broadcaster. It was the first Polish channel to be broadcast and remains one ...
as "Pani prezydent" (Madam President)
* - SIC
The Latin adverb ''sic'' (; "thus", "just as"; in full: , "thus was it written") inserted after a quoted word or passage indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed or translated exactly as found in the source text, complete with any e ...
as "Senhora Presidente" (Mrs. President)
* - Fox Life
Fox Life is an international pay television network, launched by the Fox Networks Group in 2004. The network has been discontinued in several markets over time, except for the Middle East, Bulgaria, Portugal, the Balkans, India and Greece.
The ...
* - RTS 2 as "Predsednica" (Mrs. President)
* - MediaCorp TV Channel 5
* - POP TV
Pop TV is a Slovenian generalist television channel operated by Pro Plus d.o.o., a subsidiary of Central European Media Enterprises (CME), which is in turn owned by Czech investment company PPF.
News programs
POP TV's current news programmin ...
as "Gospa predsednica" (Mrs. President)
* - SABC 2
SABC 2 is a South African family public television channel owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). SABC 2 broadcasts programming in English, Sepedi, Afrikaans, Venda, and Tsonga.
As of August 2018, the channel started broadc ...
* - KBS2
The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters.
KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...
* - People&Arts/La Sexta
La Sexta (; "The Sixth"; stylized as laSexta) is a Spanish free-to-air television channel. It is privately owned and was originally founded on 18 March 2001 as Beca TV that began broadcasting on 1 April 2001, that same year. By 21 July 2003, the ...
as "Señora Presidenta" (Mrs. President)
* - TV4 TV4 or TV 4 may refer to:
*TV4 (Poland), a private Polish television station
*TV4 (Sweden), a Swedish television network
**TV4 Group, owners of the Swedish television station
*South African Broadcasting Corporation TV4, a channel operated by the st ...
* - SF zwei
SRF zwei (''Swiss Radio and Television Two'') is a Swiss German-language free-to-air television channel run under the public SRG SSR broadcasting group.
History
The channel was launched in 1997 as 'SF 2' as the German-speaking replacement ...
as "Welcome, Mrs. President" (German+English Bilingual)
* - Public Television Service
Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation (PTS Foundation/Public Television Service Foundation, ), also called Public Television Service (PTS, ), is the first independent public broadcasting institution in Taiwan, which broadcasts the Public Te ...
as "白宮女總統" (Female President at the White House
* - TrueVisions
TrueVisions is a cable and satellite television operator in Thailand. TrueVisions is owned by the True Corporation. Until February 2007, it was called the United Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), or UBC-True.
History International Broadcasting C ...
16 Hallmark Channel
The Hallmark Channel is an American television channel owned by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., which in turn is owned by Hallmark Cards, Inc. The channel's programming is primarily targeted at families, and features a mix of television movies and ...
as "ประธานาธิบดีดอกไม้เหล็ก"(Iron Flower Mrs. President)
* - CNMG
* - DiziMax
beIN Series, formerly DiziMax, is a series of satellite television channels available on Turkish satellite television provider Digiturk. It consists of DiziMax, DiziMax HD, and DiziMaxMore and is available on Sinema Paketi (Cinema Package).
It wa ...
* - ABC1
ABC TV, formerly known as ABC1, is an Australian national public television network. It is owned and operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and is the flagship ABC Television network. The headquarters of the ABC TV channel an ...
(Apr 2006), More4
More4 is a British free-to-air television channel, owned by Channel Four Television Corporation. The channel launched on 10 October 2005. Its programming mainly focuses on lifestyle and documentaries, as well as foreign dramas.
Content
When ...
(10 October 2006), with repeats on More4, Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
, and E4
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