Commander in Chief - Season 1 - Eps 16: The Elephant in the Room
Mac suffers a burst appendix while aboard Air Force One. Since there is no Vice President in place, Templeton becomes acting President since he is the Speaker of the House and next in line. Meanwhile, there is an air strike that is crippling travel on Memorial Day weekend and Templeton ends up overstepping his bounds and handles the situation the way he wants to.
About Commander in Chief
Title: Commander in Chief
First Air Date: 2005-09-27
Last Air Date: 2006-06-14
Status: Canceled
Rating: 7.643/10 (from 35 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 18
Network: ABC
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Battleplan Productions, Touchstone Television, Steven Bochco Productions
Synopsis
Mackenzie Allen has a lot on her plate -- she has twin teenagers, a 6-year-old at home and an ambitious husband at the office, and she is about to become the first female president of the United States. Before that happens, however; Mackenzie, who serves as vice president, has to decide whether or not to go against the dying wishes of the current president, who has asked her to step down and let someone "more appropriate" fill his shoes in the Oval Office. Not only does the president want her to resign, so does the entire party that elected her in the first place. But when the moment of truth arrives, Mackenzie isn't willing to be a mere footnote in history. Instead of allowing her detractors to keep her down, she decides to trust her instincts and accept the most powerful job in the world.
Cast
Geena Davis
Mackenzie Allen
Donald Sutherland
Nathan Templeton
Harry Lennix
Jim Gardner
Kyle Secor
Rod Calloway
Ever Carradine
Kelly Ludlow
Matt Lanter
Horace Calloway
Caitlin Wachs
Rebecca Calloway
Jasmine Jessica Anthony
Amy Calloway
Anthony Azizi
Vince Taylor
