Mad Men season 7

The seventh and final season of the American television drama series Mad Men premiered on April 13, 2014, and concluded on May 17, 2015, on AMC. The season consists of 14 episodes split into two, seven-episode parts: the first half, titled "The Beginning", aired from April 13 to May 25, 2014; and the second half, titled "The End of an Era", aired from April 5 to May 17, 2015. The first part of the seventh season was released on Blu-ray/DVD on October 21, 2014, and the second half was released on October 13, 2015. Each episode in the season has a running time of approximately 48 minutes, with the exception of the final two episodes which are 54 and 57 minutes, respectively.

The first part of season 7 begins in January 1969, several weeks after the Thanksgiving 1968 ending of season 6, with characters dealing with the dynamics of lives and offices being split between New York and Los Angeles, and ends in July 1969. The second part of season 7 takes place between April and November 1970. Both halves received critical acclaim, and based on year-end lists published by television critics, Mad Men's seventh season was the seventh most acclaimed series of 2014 for its first seven episodes, and was the second most acclaimed series of 2015 for its final episodes.

Main cast

 * Jon Hamm as Don Draper
 * Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson
 * Vincent Kartheiser as Pete Campbell
 * January Jones as Betty Francis
 * Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris
 * Aaron Staton as Ken Cosgrove
 * Rich Sommer as Harry Crane
 * Kiernan Shipka as Sally Draper
 * Jessica Paré as Megan Draper
 * Kevin Rahm as Ted Chaough
 * Christopher Stanley as Henry Francis
 * Jay R. Ferguson as Stan Rizzo
 * Ben Feldman as Michael Ginsberg
 * Mason Vale Cotton as Bobby Draper
 * Robert Morse as Bert Cooper
 * John Slattery as Roger Sterling

Recurring cast
• Harry Hamlin as Jim Cutler

• Joel Murray as Freddy Rumsen

• Stephanie Drake as Meredith

• Allan Havey as Lou Avery

• Trevor Einhorn as John Mathis

• Beth Hall as Caroline

• Teyonah Parris as Dawn Chambers

• Sola Bamis as Shirley

• Jessy Schram as Bonnie Whiteside

• Elizabeth Rice as Margaret Hargrove

• H. Richard Greene as Jim Hobart

• Talia Balsam as Mona Sterling

• Julia Ormond as Marie Calvet

• Kit Williamson as Ed Gifford

• Jill Alexander as Marsha

• Alison Brie as Trudy Campbell

• Christine Estabrook as Gail Holloway

• Elizabeth Reaser as Diana Bauer

• Juliette Angelo as Carol

• Pamela Shaddock as Loretta

• Greg Cromer as Dennis Ford

• Rachel DiPillo as Sherry

• David James Elliott as Dave Wooster

• Christine Garver as Moira

• Kiva Jump as Dee

• Johnathan McClain as Alan Silver

• Gabriella Weltman as Yolanda

• Bruce Greenwood as Richard Burghoff

• Paul Johansson as Ferg Donnelly

• Caity Lotz as Stephanie Horton

Guest stars

 * Neve Campbell as Lee Cabot
 * James Wolk as Bob Benson
 * Larisa Oleynik as Cynthia Cosgrove
 * Ray Wise as Ed Baxter
 * Anne Dudek as Francine Hanson
 * Brian Markinson as Dr. Arnold Rosen
 * Linda Cardellini as Sylvia Rosen
 * Maggie Siff as Rachel Katz (née Menken)
 * Rebecca Creskoff as Barbara Katz
 * Mimi Rogers as Pima Ryan
 * Marten Holden Weiner as Glen Bishop
 * Rich Hutchman as Bud Campbell
 * Mark Moses as Herman "Duck" Phillips
 * Brett Gelman as Daniel
 * Evan Arnold as Leonard

Critical reception
The seventh season of Mad Men received acclaim. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 90% of 510 critics reviewed the season favorably with an average score of 8.85/10. The site's consensus is: "Just in time to rekindle viewers' interest, Mad Men gets back on track for one last season, revisiting its steady, deliberate pace and style on its way to a sure-to-be-compelling climax." On Metacritic, the first part of the seventh season scored 85 out of 100 based on 26 reviews; the second part scored 83 out of 100, based on 19 reviews, both indicating "universal acclaim".

Accolades
For the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, the first half of the season was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series, Jon Hamm was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Christina Hendricks was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and Robert Morse was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. For the 67th Writers Guild of America Awards, the series was nominated for Best Drama Series and Jonathan Igla and Matthew Weiner were nominated for Best Episodic Drama for "A Day's Work".

For the 31st TCA Awards, the series was nominated for Program of the Year and Outstanding Achievement in Drama, and Hamm won for Individual Achievement in Drama. For the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, Jon Hamm won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series after eight consecutive nominations. The series received nominations for Outstanding Drama Series, Elisabeth Moss for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Christina Hendricks for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for "Lost Horizon", and Weiner in the same category for "Person to Person". For the 68th Writers Guild of America Awards, the series won for Best Drama and Matthew Weiner was nominated for Best Episodic Drama for "Person to Person". For the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast was nominated for Best Drama Ensemble and Jon Hamm was nominated for Best Drama Actor. For the 73rd Golden Globe Awards, Jon Hamm won for Best Drama Actor. For the 68th Directors Guild of America Awards, Matthew Weiner was nominated for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series for "Person to Person".