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Commander in Chief is an American drama television series that focused on the fictional administration and family of Mackenzie Allen, the first female President of the United States, who ascends to the post from the Vice Presidency after the death of the sitting President from a sudden cerebral aneurysm.
Original Release
09/27/2005 on ABC
US Release
09/27/2005
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Geena Davis | Mackenzie Allen / President Mackenzie Allen |
| Donald Sutherland | Nathan Templeton |
| Harry Lennix | Jim Gardner |
| Kyle Secor | Rod Calloway |
| Ever Carradine | Kelly Ludlow |
| Caitlin Wachs | Rebecca Calloway |
| Jasmine Jessica Anthony | Amy Calloway |
| Anthony Azizi | Vince Taylor |
| Matt Lanter | Horace Calloway |
| Natasha Henstridge | Jayne Murray |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Unaired Pilot | |
| 1 | Pilot | Monday, 07 November 2005 |
| 2 | First Choice | Sunday, 26 February 2006 |
| 3 | First Strike | Sunday, 05 March 2006 |
| 4 | First Dance | Sunday, 12 March 2006 |
| 5 | First... Do No Harm | Tuesday, 25 April 2006 |
| 6 | First Disaster | Sunday, 26 March 2006 |
| 7 | First Scandal | Sunday, 02 April 2006 |
| 8 | Rubie Dubidoux and the Brown Bound Express | Sunday, 09 April 2006 |
| 9 | The Mom Who Came to Dinner | Tuesday, 29 November 2005 |
| 10 | Sub Enchanted Evening | Sunday, 23 April 2006 |
| 11 | No Nukes Is Good Nukes | Tuesday, 31 October 2006 |
| 12 | Wind Beneath My Wing | Tuesday, 24 January 2006 |
| 13 | State of the Unions | Tuesday, 14 November 2006 |
| 14 | The Price You Pay | Sunday, 21 May 2006 |
| 15 | Ties That Bind | Sunday, 28 May 2006 |
| 16 | The Elephant in the Room | Wednesday, 31 May 2006 |
| 17 | Happy Birthday, Madam President | Sunday, 03 September 2006 |
| 18 | Unfinished Business | Monday, 17 July 2006 |
Directors
Rod Lurie, Bobby Roth, Jesse Bochco, Vincent Misiano, Dan Attias, Jeremy Podeswa, Greg Yaitanes, Jeff Bleckner, Rick Wallace, Steve Shill, Chris Long, Dan Lerner, Daniel Minahan
Writers
Dee Johnson, Steven Bochco, Joel Fields, Steven A. Cohen, Rod Lurie, Alison Cross, Stuart Stevens, Cynthia Cohen, Tom Szentgyorgyi, Richard Arthur, Alex Berger, Crystal Nix Hines, Anya Epstein, Ali Adler, Dahvi Waller
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Geena Davis | Mackenzie Allen / President Mackenzie Allen |
| Donald Sutherland | Nathan Templeton |
| Harry Lennix | Jim Gardner |
| Kyle Secor | Rod Calloway |
| Ever Carradine | Kelly Ludlow |
| Caitlin Wachs | Rebecca Calloway |
| Jasmine Jessica Anthony | Amy Calloway |
| Anthony Azizi | Vince Taylor |
| Matt Lanter | Horace Calloway |
| Natasha Henstridge | Jayne Murray |
| Mark-Paul Gosselaar | Richard 'Dickie' McDonald |
| Polly Bergen | Kate Allen |
| Samantha Eggar | Sara Templeton |
| Pamela Dunlap | Gilda Rockwell |
| Peter Coyote | Warren Keaton |
| Kristen Shaw | Norah Woodruff |
| Ned Vaughn | Reporter Charlie |
| Michael Sheriff | Aide Ryan |
| Eyal Podell | Eli Meltzer |
| Donzaleigh Abernathy | Reporter Patricia |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Rod Lurie | Executive Producer |
| Geena Davis | Executive Producer |
| Dee Johnson | Executive Producer |
| Feliks Norski | Executive Producer |
| Alison Cross | Executive Producer |
| Joel Fields | Executive Producer |
| Tom Szentgyorgyi | Executive Producer |
| Rick Wallace | Executive Producer |
| Ali Adler | Executive Producer |
| Marc Frydman | Executive Producer |
| Steven Bochco | Executive Producer |
| Alex Shevchenko | Producer |
| Steven A. Cohen | Producer |
| Stuart Stevens | Producer |
| Dayna Kalins | Producer |
| James Spies | Producer |
| Jeffrey Downer | Producer |
| Crystal Nix Hines | Producer |
| Anya Epstein | Producer |
| Sascha Schneider | Producer |
| Loucas George | Producer |
Editors
Christal Khatib, Lauren A. Schaffer, Jonathan P. Shaw, Sarah Boyd, Christopher Nelson, Warren Bowman
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2006 | Golden Globe | Best Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 2006 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Won |
| 2006 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
