Continuity mistake: Valentina is sitting and reading a magazine when Tony enters her hospital room. She places the magazine on her lap. Throughout the scene the magazine appears on her lap when the camera is on Tony and disappears when the camera is on Valentina.(00:18:57)
Factual error: At presentation of the Medal of Honor, the US Air Force Secretary reads the citation that states William H. Pitsenbarger was an Airman First Class (E-3 with 2 stripes) but in the battle scenes William H. Pitsenbarger is wearing the insignia of a 'Buck' Sergeant (E-4 with 3 stripes).(00:14:29 - 01:43:55)
Continuity mistake: When Richard returns home from the FBI office, he grabs his backpack when he gets out of his truck. When he enters his home he doesn't have the backpack.(01:03:54)
Continuity mistake: While in a Paris restaurant Carmela and Ro toast. Each time their wine glasses are shown on the table, the wine goes from a swallow to a half of glass.(00:39:47)
Continuity mistake: Alex opens a bottle of wine. She takes the cork off the corkscrew with both hands and the bottle of wine spins from not showing the label to showing it.(00:37:55)
Factual error: Jason's wife Alana tells Jason she going to grab H.E.B.'s finest bottle of $12 red, a rotisserie chicken and beer. H.E.B is a Texas grocery store, and the show is set in Virginia Beach, VA, Virginia doesn't have H.E.B. Stores.(00:39:03)
Other mistake: Dave injured his left wrist and it was placed in a black cast. Dave wears his watch on his right wrist and has the pen in his right hand as he is right handed. He is shown taking an order right handed, but in a closeup, the shot is reversed, showing him writing left handed and the cast on his right wrist.(00:25:46)
Factual error: The USMC Embassy Guard is an enlisted Marine Sgt. He is wearing a Commissioned USMC Officer's cover (hat) that has gold braid and gold oak leaf motifs on the visor.(01:20:15)
Continuity mistake: The Marine Captain is showing Gomer Pyle how to salute. When she salutes she has a watch on her right wrist, but when she is shown holding the salute the watch is not on her wrist.
Continuity mistake: While at Easy Street Records they make a plate of corn beef hash with three eggs sunny side up. When the dish is finished the eggs are placed over easy on top of the hash, but when served the eggs are sunny side up.(00:44:00 - 00:45:00)
Character mistake: The FBI team responds to a murder crime scene. The victim is lying face down in the bed with blood everywhere. The team leader takes the victim's wrist with his bare ungloved hand. A trained FBI agent would never touch a murder victim without gloves - one to protect himself and two not to contaminate the crime scene.(00:10:00)
Factual error: Larry is having a MRI and he is completely clothed with his shoes still on but he took his glasses off. When doing a MRI the patient has to has to wear gown.(00:05:00)
Factual error: Congressman Tate and his brother are on the shooting range. They are wearing high-tech electronic earmuffs that block harmful noise like gunfire while amplifying speech and other low-volume sounds. Although, they are wearing high-tech earmuffs, they both have an ear exposed so they can hear each other talk.(00:13:00)
Continuity mistake: Larry is eating his lunch in the rabbi's office. He has a piece of chicken from a breast or thigh in his hand and in the next shot showing the rabbi he is holding a drumstick.(00:26:00)
Continuity mistake: Jason is in bed with his girlfriend lying on opposite ends of the bed. The girlfriend's feet are exposed. When the camera pans up to her face and back down, she only has one foot exposed.(00:02:00)
Trivia: What political party viewpoint does President Dalton associate with on the show? Even though there is political discourse on the show, Madam Secretary has done an amazing job of not naming political parties. However, a revealing political fact occurred when President Dalton is in a heated video teleconference with the Governor of Arizona and behind the governor is a framed picture of President Reagan. Therefore, the show finally makes a reference to a political party - the governor identifies with the Republican Party and President Dalton is not a Republican.(00:17:00)
Continuity mistake: Axel is driving down a residential street when see a house under construction. In the close up of Axel there is traffic behind him like on a city street. When he decides to turn around he is on a residential street again.(00:29:00)
Factual error: The sleeves on Col. Turnbull's uniform shirt are a ridiculous length. Her sleeves are three-quarter length and down to her elbows while the other female Marines have uniform shirts with half sleeves.
Continuity mistake: Captain Dobbins has her Garrison cover tucked under the belt of her uniform overcoat with her rank insignia not displayed. In the next shots, the USMC emblem is displayed on her Garrison cover and rank insignia is displayed again.(00:25:05)