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Commander in Chief S1E5 — First... Do No Harm

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Commander in Chief•Season 1•Episode 5

First... Do No Harm

7.4/10 · 68 votesOct 25, 2005

Ranked #13 of 18 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

In the middle of the announcement of her new National Security Advisor, Anthony Prado, Mac is caught off guard by the breaking news of a terrorist smuggling explosives across the Canadian border. The way in which Mac and her Attorney General deal with the situation

Directed byDaniel Minahan

Written byAnya Epstein, Dahvi Waller

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First Strike

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Geena Davis

Geena Davis

Mackenzie Allen

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Nathan Templeton

Harry Lennix

Harry Lennix

Jim Gardner

Kyle Secor

Kyle Secor

Rod Calloway

Ever Carradine

Ever Carradine

Kelly Ludlow

Matt Lanter

Matt Lanter

Horace Calloway

Caitlin Wachs

Caitlin Wachs

Rebecca Calloway

Jasmine Jessica Anthony

Jasmine Jessica Anthony

Amy Calloway

Anthony Azizi

Anthony Azizi

Vince Taylor

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Daniel Minahan

Daniel Minahan

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Anya Epstein

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Dahvi Waller

Dahvi Waller

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Episode Summary

"First... Do No Harm" is episode 5 of Commander in Chief season 1. It scored 7.4/10 from 68 votes, ranking #13 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Daniel Minahan and written by Anya Epstein, Dahvi Waller, it aired on October 25, 2005.

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