The Powers That Be

Holland Taylor

Margaret Powers

Eve Gordon

Jordan Miller

Peter MacNicol

Bradley Grist

Valerie Mahaffey

Caitlyn Van Horne

David Hyde Pierce

Theodore Van Horne

Elizabeth Berridge

Charlotte

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Pierce Van Horne

Robin Bartlett

Sophie Lipkin

Seasons

Season 1

7 episodes

Premiered Mar 7, 1992

Season 2

13 episodes

Premiered Nov 7, 1992

Episodes

1–6 of 7

Ep 1

The Love Child

Mar 7, 1992

48m

Senator Powers, in the middle of a tough re-election campaign with a local hero, finds that he has an additional potential obstacle to his re-election -- an illegitimate daughter.

Ep 2

Bill Gets Shot

Mar 14, 1992

23m

It's Caitlyn and Theodore's anniversary and Margaret is insistent that Sophie not join the family for dinner. Meanwhile, the campaigning Senator is in need of some publicity, but he didn't expect it to come from Theodore's botched suicide attempt -- which results in Bill being shot in a very undignified location.

Ep 3

My Mother, My Self

Mar 21, 1992

Not being asked to a White House luncheon for Princess Diana is bad enough, but Margaret really gets upset when her efforts only result in Caitlyn being invited instead. Margaret then tries to play on Caitlyn's insecurities to secure the invitation for herself, including playing her trump card -- Sophie. Meanwhile, Bill just wants the family to get along.

Ep 4

Dirty Politics

Mar 28, 1992

Margaret, Jordan and Bradley scheme to discredit the Senator's opponent, the now-handicapped, former-pro footballer, Joe Bowman. The result is a faked videotape of Bowman hopping out of his chair. The press discovers the tape is a fake, and as a last-ditch effort to save his aids from being fired, Bill visits Bowman and is startled by what he finds.

Ep 5

Kiss Me Caitlyn

Apr 4, 1992

The Senator and his aides have no choice but to offer Joe Bowman a public apology -- in spite of his paralysis secretly being a sham. Meanwhile, Bowman sets his sights on seducing Caitlyn to have someone inside the Senator's camp. Caitlyn finds herself simultanously charmed and repulsed by Mr. Bowman and contemplates having an affair. Meanwhile, Bill and Margaret share a spontanous night of passion.

Ep 6

Bill and Margaret's Excellent Adventure

Apr 11, 1992