On the night of the State of the Union, a cabinet member is chosen to sit out the speech at an undisclosed location. This is to ensure that continuity of government is maintained in the event of a catastrophic attack that kills everyone above the cabinet member in the presidential line of succession. They are what's known as "The Designated Survivor." And if tragedy does strike, they are our nation's new president. Includes French SDH subtitles. Season Three.