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List Of Designated Survivor Episodes
''Designated Survivor (TV series), Designated Survivor'' is an American political drama television series created by David Guggenheim, starring Kiefer Sutherland, airing on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The series revolves around former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Tom Kirkman (Sutherland), who is sworn in as President of the United States after a bombing kills his predecessor and everyone else in the United States presidential line of succession, line of succession during the State of the Union Address. The series premiered on September 21, 2016, and was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 27, 2017. In May 2018, ABC canceled the series after two seasons. On September 5, 2018, Netflix picked up the series for a third season of 10 episodes, that premiered on June 7, 2019. On July 24, 2019, Netflix canceled the series. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (2016–17) Season ...
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In the United States, a designated survivor (or designated successor) is a person in the United States presidential line of succession, presidential line of succession who is kept distant from others in the line when they are gathered together, to reduce the chance that everyone in the line will be unable to take over the President of the United States, presidency in a Disaster, catastrophic or Mass casualty incident, mass-casualty event. The person is chosen to stay at an undisclosed secure location, away from such events such as State of the Union addresses and United States presidential inauguration, presidential inaugurations. The Designation (law), designation of a survivor is intended to prevent the Decapitation (military strategy), decapitation of the government and to safeguard Continuity of government, continuity in the presidency if the president, the vice president, and others in the presidential line of succession die. The procedure began in the 1950s, during the Cold W ...
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Designated Survivor (TV Series)
''Designated Survivor'' is an American political thriller drama television series created by David Guggenheim. It aired for three seasons, beginning on ABC and then exclusively on Netflix for the third and final season. Kiefer Sutherland stars as Thomas Kirkman, an American academic named as the designated survivor for the State of the Union address, who suddenly ascends from the position of U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to President of the United States after an explosion kills everyone ahead of him in the presidential line of succession. Kirkman deals with his inexperience as head of state while looking to uncover the truth behind the attack. The project skipped the pilot stage. It was ordered straight to series on December 14, 2015, with a formal announcement on May 6, 2016. The first episode premiered on September 21, 2016, to an audience of over 10 million viewers. Eight days later, a full-season order was announced. The series was renewed for a seco ...
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Political Drama
A political drama can describe a Theatre, play, film or TV program that has a politics, political component, whether reflecting the author's political opinion, or describing a politician or series of political events. Dramatists who have written political dramas include Aaron Sorkin, Robert Penn Warren, Sergei Eisenstein, Bertolt Brecht, Jean-Paul Sartre, Howard Brenton, Caryl Churchill, and Federico García Lorca. Theatre In the history of theatre, there is long tradition of performances addressing issues of current events, especially those central to society itself. The political satire performed by the comic poets at the Ancient Greek theatre, theatres had considerable influence on public opinion in the Athenian democracy. Those earlier Western dramas, arising out of the polis, or democratic city-state of Greek society, were performed in amphitheaters, central arenas used for theatrical performances, religious ceremonies and political gatherings; these dramas had a ritualistic a ...
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David Guggenheim
David Guggenheim is an American screenwriter, producer, and novelist. He is best known for writing the 2012 films ''Safe House'' and ''Stolen'', as well as creating and writing for the 2016 television series ''Designated Survivor''. In 2013, the film rights to a suspense novel published by Little, Brown and Company that Guggenheim co-wrote with Nicholas Mennuti entitled ''Weaponized'', were purchased by Bluegrass Films and Guggenheim was attached as screenwriter. He also worked on an earlier draft of ''Bad Boys for Life'', and the screenplays for ''Uncharted'' and the upcoming film ''Narco Sub''. His older brothers are screenwriters Marc Guggenheim and Eric Guggenheim. In 2019, Guggenheim joined other WGA writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging Packaging is the science, art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use. Packaging also refers to the process of des ...
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Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland (born 21 December 1966) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his starring role as Jack Bauer in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox drama series ''24 (TV series), 24'' (2001–2010, 2014), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, and Designated Survivor (TV series), President Tom Kirkman in the ABC political drama series ''Designated Survivor (TV series), Designated Survivor''. Born to actors Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas, he got his first leading film role in the Canadian Drama (film and television), drama ''The Bay Boy'' (1984), which earned him a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor, Genie Award nomination. He has since appeared in such films as ''Stand by Me (film), Stand by Me'' (1986), ''The Lost Boys'' (1987), ''Young Guns (film), Young Guns'' (1988), ''Flatliners'' (1990), ''A Few Good Men'' (1992), ''The Three Musketeers (1993 film), The Three Musketeers'' (1993), ''Freeway (199 ...
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American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast Television broadcaster, television and radio Radio network, network that serves as the flagship property of the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company. ABC is headquartered on Riverside Drive in Burbank, California, directly across the street from Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Disney Studios and adjacent to the Team Disney – Roy E. Disney Animation Building. The network maintains secondary offices at 77 66th Street (Manhattan), West 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, which houses its broadcast center and the headquarters of its news division, ABC News (United States), ABC News. Since 2007, when ABC Radio (also known as Cumulus Media Networks) was sold to Citadel Broadcasting, ABC has reduced its broadcasting operations almost exclusively to television. The youngest of the "Big Three (American television), Big Three" American ...
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United States Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development
The United States secretary of housing and urban development is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and thirteenth in the presidential line of succession. The post was created with the formation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on September 9, 1965, by President Lyndon B. Johnson's signing of The Department of Housing and Urban Development Act into law. The department's mission is "to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination." The secretary of housing and urban development is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule,. thus earning a salary of US$246,400, as of January 2024. The current secretary of housing and urban development is Scott Turner, who was sworn in on February 5, 2025. List of secretaries of housing and urban development ;Parties (9) (10) ;Status References Ext ...
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President Of The United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal government of the United States, federal government and is the Powers of the president of the United States#Commander-in-chief, commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. The power of the presidency has grown since the first president, George Washington, took office in 1789. While presidential power has ebbed and flowed over time, the presidency has played an increasing role in American political life since the beginning of the 20th century, carrying over into the 21st century with some expansions during the presidencies of Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Presidency of George W. Bush, George W. Bush. In modern times, the president is one of the world's most powerful political figures and the leader of the world's ...
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United States Presidential Line Of Succession
The United States presidential line of succession is the order of succession, order in which the vice president of the United States and other Officer of the United States, officers of the United States federal government assume the powers and duties of the President of the United States, U.S. presidency (or the office itself, in the instance of succession by the vice president) upon an elected president's death, resignation, removal from office, or incapacity. The order of succession specifies that the office passes to the vice president; if the vice presidency is simultaneously vacant, the powers and duties of the presidency pass to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, speaker of the House of Representatives, President pro tempore of the United States Senate, president pro tempore of the Senate, and then Cabinet of the United States, Cabinet secretaries, depending on eligibility. Presidential succession is referred to multiple times in the U.S. Constit ...
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State Of The Union
The State of the Union Address (sometimes abbreviated to SOTU) is an annual message delivered by the president of the United States to a Joint session of the United States Congress, joint session of the United States Congress near the beginning of most calendar years on the current condition of the nation. The speech generally includes reports on the United States federal budget, nation's budget, economy, news, agenda, progress, achievements and the president's priorities and legislative proposals. The address fulfills the requirement in Article Two of the United States Constitution#Section 3: Presidential responsibilities, Article II, Section 3, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution for the president to periodically "give to the Congress Information of the State of the Perpetual Union, Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient". During most of the country's first century, the president primarily submitted only a written repor ...
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TVLine
''TVLine'' is a website devoted to information, news, and spoilers of television programs. It covers various topics including the latest news on television, reviews, latest releases, and more. History In late 2010, ''Entertainment Weekly''s Michael Ausiello announced that he would be leaving ''EW'' after nearly two years in their employ to establish a TV-centered website with PMC, the media company founded by Jay Penske. He later announced that fellow ''EW'' writer Michael Slezak, E! Online's Megan Masters, and ''TV Guide''s Matt Mitovich would be joining him in the venture. The site debuted January 5, 2011, and more than tripled initial expectations for internet traffic in its first six days. In early 2011 a report by TV by the Numbers analyzed the pageview ratings for four television websites: ''TVLine'', its sister site '' Deadline'', '' TheWrap'', and TV by the Numbers itself. With a high of just over 1 million daily pageviews, ''TVLine'' beat all three competitors. ...
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The Futon Critic
''The Futon Critic'' is a website that provides articles and information regarding prime time programming on broadcast and cable networks in the United States. The site publishes reviews of prime time programming and interviews of people in the television industry, as well as republishing Nielsen ratings data reports, and press releases provided by television networks and streaming television platforms. ''The Futon Critic'' was founded by Brian Ford Sullivan in 1997. History Brian Ford Sullivan, CEO of Futon Media, registered ''The Futon Critic'' on January 14, 1997. From its founding, the site has published reviews on prime time programming, as well as interviews its staff conducted with members of the television industry. The site also contains sections of articles dedicated to republishing press releases, network schedules and Nielsen ratings data, which have been cited by articles on websites such as '' The Huffington Post'' and TV by the Numbers. Its publications ...
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