Commander in Chief (TV series)

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Commander in Chief
Genre	Political drama
Created by	Rod Lurie
Starring	Geena Davis Donald Sutherland Harry Lennix Kyle Secor Ever Carradine Matt Lanter Caitlin Wachs Jasmine Anthony Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	17
Production
Executive producers	Rod Lurie Steven Bochco Marc Frydman Dee Johnson
Producers	James Spies Sascha Schneider
Running time	42 minutes
Production companies	Battleplan Productions Steven Bochco Productions (from episode 8) Touchstone Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27) – June 14, 2006 (2006-06-14)
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Commander in Chief is an American political drama television series that focused on the fictional administration and family of Mackenzie Allen (portrayed by Geena Davis), 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.

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.

The show was ranked No. 1 on Tuesday nights until Fox's American Idol started in January. The show was also the No. 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 aired after American Idol.

The series was created by Rod Lurie, writer and director of the films The Contender and Deterrence.

The network replaced Lurie with Steven Bochco as show runner.^[1][2] After ratings continued declining, Bochco was replaced by Dee Johnson. 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.^[2]