List of The West Wing episodes

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The West Wing is an American serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that aired on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White House, where the Oval Office and offices of presidential senior staff are located, during the fictitious Democratic administration of Josiah Bartlet (played by Martin Sheen). During the course of the series, 154 episodes of The West Wing aired, including two specials over seven seasons.

Contents

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 22September 22, 1999 (1999-09-22)May 17, 2000 (2000-05-17)
2 22October 4, 2000 (2000-10-04)May 16, 2001 (2001-05-16)
3 21October 10, 2001 (2001-10-10)May 22, 2002 (2002-05-22)
4 23September 25, 2002 (2002-09-25)May 14, 2003 (2003-05-14)
5 22September 24, 2003 (2003-09-24)May 19, 2004 (2004-05-19)
6 22October 20, 2004 (2004-10-20)April 6, 2005 (2005-04-06)
7 22September 25, 2005 (2005-09-25)May 14, 2006 (2006-05-14)

Episodes

Season 1 (1999–2000)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot" Thomas Schlamme Aaron Sorkin September 22, 1999 (1999-09-22)47515116.91 [1]
22"Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc"Thomas SchlammeAaron SorkinSeptember 29, 1999 (1999-09-29)22590113.71 [2]
33"A Proportional Response" Marc Buckland Aaron SorkinOctober 6, 1999 (1999-10-06)22590214.41 [3]
44"Five Votes Down" Michael Lehmann Story by: Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr. and Patrick Caddell
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
October 13, 1999 (1999-10-13)22590312.32 [4]
55"The Crackpots and These Women" Anthony Drazan Aaron SorkinOctober 20, 1999 (1999-10-20)22590412.41 [5]
66"Mr. Willis of Ohio" Christopher Misiano Aaron SorkinNovember 3, 1999 (1999-11-03)22590513.37 [6]
77"The State Dinner"Thomas SchlammeAaron Sorkin & Paul Redford November 10, 1999 (1999-11-10)22590613.66 [7]
88"Enemies" Alan Taylor Story by: Rick Cleveland, Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr. & Patrick Caddell
Teleplay by: Ron Osborn & Jeff Reno
November 17, 1999 (1999-11-17)22590712.92 [8]
99"The Short List" Bill D'Elia Story by: Aaron Sorkin & Dee Dee Myers
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin & Patrick Caddell
November 24, 1999 (1999-11-24)22590812.37 [9]
1010"In Excelsis Deo" Alex Graves Aaron Sorkin & Rick ClevelandDecember 15, 1999 (1999-12-15)22590914.23 [10]
1111"Lord John Marbury" Kevin Rodney Sullivan Story by: Patrick Caddell & Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr.
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin & Patrick Caddell
January 5, 2000 (2000-01-05)22591013.65 [11]
1212"He Shall, from Time to Time..." Arlene Sanford Aaron SorkinJanuary 12, 2000 (2000-01-12)22591113.96 [12]
1313"Take out the Trash Day" Ken Olin Aaron SorkinJanuary 26, 2000 (2000-01-26)22591214.92 [13]
1414"Take This Sabbath Day"Thomas SchlammeStory by: Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr. & Paul Redford and Aaron Sorkin
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
February 9, 2000 (2000-02-09)22591314.18 [14]
1515"Celestial Navigation"Christopher MisianoStory by: Dee Dee Myers & Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr.
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
February 16, 2000 (2000-02-16)22591413.48 [15]
1616"20 Hours in L.A."Alan TaylorAaron SorkinFebruary 23, 2000 (2000-02-23)22591512.41 [16]
1717"The White House Pro-Am"Ken OlinLawrence O'Donnell, Jr. & Paul Redford and Aaron SorkinMarch 22, 2000 (2000-03-22)22591615.76 [17]
1818"Six Meetings Before Lunch" Clark Johnson Aaron SorkinApril 5, 2000 (2000-04-05)22591714.24 [18]
1919"Let Bartlet Be Bartlet" Laura Innes Story by: Peter Parnell and Patrick Caddell
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
April 26, 2000 (2000-04-26)22591813.97 [19]
2020"Mandatory Minimums" Robert Berlinger Aaron SorkinMay 3, 2000 (2000-05-03)22591912.89 [20]
2121"Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics" Don Scardino Aaron SorkinMay 10, 2000 (2000-05-10)22592014.33 [21]
2222"What Kind of Day Has It Been"Thomas SchlammeAaron SorkinMay 17, 2000 (2000-05-17)22592113.30 [22]

Season 2 (2000–01)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
23
24
1
2
"In the Shadow of Two Gunmen" Thomas Schlamme Aaron Sorkin October 4, 2000 (2000-10-04)226201
226202
25.05 [23]
253"The Midterms" Alex Graves Aaron SorkinOctober 18, 2000 (2000-10-18)22620316.80 [24]
264"In This White House" Ken Olin Story by: Peter Parnell & Allison Abner
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
October 25, 2000 (2000-10-25)22620417.11 [25]
275"And It's Surely to Their Credit" Christopher Misiano Story by: Kevin Falls & Laura Glasser
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
November 1, 2000 (2000-11-01)22620518.47 [26]
286"The Lame Duck Congress" Jeremy Kagan Story by: Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr.
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
November 8, 2000 (2000-11-08)22620618.48 [27]
297"The Portland Trip" Paris Barclay Story by: Paul Redford
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
November 15, 2000 (2000-11-15)22620718.47 [28]
308"Shibboleth" Laura Innes Story by: Patrick Caddell
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
November 22, 2000 (2000-11-22)22620817.48 [29]
319"Galileo"Alex GravesKevin Falls and Aaron SorkinNovember 29, 2000 (2000-11-29)22620918.99 [30]
3210"Noël"Thomas SchlammeStory by: Peter Parnell
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
December 13, 2000 (2000-12-13) [note 1] 22621012.23 [31]
3311"The Leadership Breakfast" Scott Winant Story by: Paul Redford
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
January 10, 2001 (2001-01-10)22621117.65 [32]
3412"The Drop-In" Lou Antonio Story by: Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr.
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
January 24, 2001 (2001-01-24)22621218.02 [33]
3513"Bartlet's Third State of the Union"Christopher MisianoStory by: Allison Abner & Dee Dee Myers
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
February 7, 2001 (2001-02-07)22621318.19 [34]
3614"The War at Home"Christopher MisianoAaron SorkinFebruary 14, 2001 (2001-02-14)22621418.39 [35]
3715"Ellie" Michael Engler Story by: Kevin Falls & Laura Glasser
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
February 21, 2001 (2001-02-21)22621516.43 [36]
3816"Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail" Jessica Yu Paul Redford & Aaron SorkinFebruary 28, 2001 (2001-02-28)22621618.08 [37]
3917"The Stackhouse Filibuster" Bryan Gordon Story by: Pete McCabe
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
March 14, 2001 (2001-03-14)22621717.16 [38]
4018"17 People"Alex GravesAaron SorkinApril 4, 2001 (2001-04-04)22621816.56 [39]
4119"Bad Moon Rising" Bill Johnson Story by: Felicia Wilson
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
April 25, 2001 (2001-04-25)22621916.77 [40]
4220"The Fall's Gonna Kill You"Christopher MisianoStory by: Patrick Caddell
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
May 2, 2001 (2001-05-02)22622016.61 [41]
4321"18th and Potomac" Robert Berlinger Story by: Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr.
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
May 9, 2001 (2001-05-09)22622117.01 [42]
4422"Two Cathedrals"Thomas SchlammeAaron SorkinMay 16, 2001 (2001-05-16)22622220.72 [43]
  1. In Canada; the US airing was pre-empted for one week by Al Gore's concession speech in the 2000 United States presidential election.

Season 3 (2001–02)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
45
46
1
2
"Manchester" Thomas Schlamme Aaron Sorkin October 10, 2001 (2001-10-10)
October 17, 2001 (2001-10-17)
227201
227202
23.65 [44]
20.79 [45]
473"Ways and Means" Alex Graves Story by: Eli Attie & Gene Sperling
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
October 24, 2001 (2001-10-24)22720321.47 [46]
484"On the Day Before" Christopher Misiano Story by: Paul Redford & Nanda Chitre
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
October 31, 2001 (2001-10-31)22720417.78 [47]
495"War Crimes"Alex GravesStory by: Allison Abner
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
November 7, 2001 (2001-11-07)22720519.48 [48]
506"Gone Quiet" Jon Hutman Story by: Julia Dahl & Laura Glasser
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
November 14, 2001 (2001-11-14)22720719.89 [49]
517"The Indians in the Lobby" Paris Barclay Story by: Allison Abner
Teleplay by: Allison Abner & Kevin Falls and Aaron Sorkin
November 21, 2001 (2001-11-21)22720816.73 [50]
528"The Women of Qumar"Alex GravesStory by: Felicia Wilson & Laura Glasser & Julia Dahl
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
November 28, 2001 (2001-11-28)22720920.86 [51]
539"Bartlet for America"Thomas SchlammeAaron SorkinDecember 12, 2001 (2001-12-12)22721018.40 [52]
5410"H. Con-172" Vincent Misiano Story by: Eli Attie
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
January 9, 2002 (2002-01-09)22721118.38 [53]
5511"100,000 Airplanes" David Nutter Aaron SorkinJanuary 16, 2002 (2002-01-16)22721219.05 [54]
5612"The Two Bartlets"Alex GravesStory by: Gene Sperling
Teleplay by: Kevin Falls and Aaron Sorkin
January 30, 2002 (2002-01-30)22721319.12 [55]
5713"Night Five"Christopher MisianoAaron SorkinFebruary 6, 2002 (2002-02-06)22721418.14 [56]
5814"Hartsfield's Landing"Vincent MisianoAaron SorkinFebruary 27, 2002 (2002-02-27)22721516.36 [57]
5915"Dead Irish Writers"Alex GravesStory by: Paul Redford
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
March 6, 2002 (2002-03-06)22721619.49 [58]
6016"The U.S. Poet Laureate"Christopher MisianoStory by: Laura Glasser
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
March 27, 2002 (2002-03-27)22721716.95 [59]
6117"Stirred" Jeremy Kagan Story by: Dee Dee Myers
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin & Eli Attie
April 3, 2002 (2002-04-03)22721817.26 [60]
6218"Enemies Foreign and Domestic"Alex GravesPaul Redford and Aaron SorkinMay 1, 2002 (2002-05-01)22721917.40 [61]
6319"The Black Vera Wang"Christopher MisianoAaron SorkinMay 8, 2002 (2002-05-08)22722017.26 [62]
6420"We Killed Yamamoto"Thomas SchlammeAaron SorkinMay 15, 2002 (2002-05-15)22722115.54 [63]
6521"Posse Comitatus"Alex GravesAaron SorkinMay 22, 2002 (2002-05-22)22722216.64 [64]

Season 4 (2002–03)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
66
67
1
2
"20 Hours in America" Christopher Misiano Aaron Sorkin September 25, 2002 (2002-09-25)175301
175302
18.16 [65]
683"College Kids" Alex Graves Story by: Debora Cahn and Mark Goffman
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02)17530316.70 [66]
694"The Red Mass" Vincent Misiano Story by: Eli Attie
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
October 9, 2002 (2002-10-09)17530415.99 [67]
705"Debate Camp" Paris Barclay Story by: William Sind & Michael Oates Palmer
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
October 16, 2002 (2002-10-16)17530515.90 [68]
716"Game On"Alex GravesAaron Sorkin & Paul Redford October 30, 2002 (2002-10-30)17530615.73 [69]
727"Election Night" Lesli Linka Glatter Story by: David Gerken and David Handelman
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
November 6, 2002 (2002-11-06)17530816.22 [70]
738"Process Stories"Christopher MisianoStory by: Paula Yoo & Lauren Schmidt
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
November 13, 2002 (2002-11-13)17530915.78 [71]
749"Swiss Diplomacy"Christopher Misiano Kevin Falls & Eli AttieNovember 20, 2002 (2002-11-20)17530715.03 [72]
7510"Arctic Radar" John David Coles Story by: Gene Sperling
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
November 27, 2002 (2002-11-27)17531014.28 [73]
7611"Holy Night" Thomas Schlamme Aaron SorkinDecember 11, 2002 (2002-12-11)17531115.39 [74]
7712"Guns Not Butter" Bill D'Elia Eli Attie & Kevin Falls and Aaron SorkinJanuary 8, 2003 (2003-01-08)17531213.96 [75]
7813"The Long Goodbye"Alex Graves Jon Robin Baitz January 15, 2003 (2003-01-15)17531314.45 [76]
7914"Inauguration: Part I"Christopher MisianoStory by: Michael Oates Palmer & William Sind
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
February 5, 2003 (2003-02-05)17531413.03 [77]
8015"Inauguration: Over There"Lesli Linka GlatterStory by: David Gerken & Gene Sperling
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
February 12, 2003 (2003-02-12)17531513.59 [78]
8116"The California 47th"Vincent MisianoStory by: Lauren Schmidt & Paula Yoo
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
February 19, 2003 (2003-02-19)17531612.23 [79]
8217"Red Haven's on Fire"Alex GravesStory by: Mark Goffman & Debora Cahn
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
February 26, 2003 (2003-02-26)17531714.01 [80]
8318"Privateers"Alex GravesStory by: Paul Redford & Debora Cahn
Teleplay by: Paul Redford & Debora Cahn and Aaron Sorkin
March 26, 2003 (2003-03-26)17531811.70 [81]
8419"Angel Maintenance" Jessica Yu Story by: Eli Attie & Kevin Falls
Teleplay by: Eli Attie and Aaron Sorkin
April 2, 2003 (2003-04-02)17532012.72 [82]
8520"Evidence of Things Not Seen"Christopher MisianoStory by: Eli Attie & David Handelman
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
April 23, 2003 (2003-04-23)17531913.65 [83]
8621"Life on Mars"John David ColesStory by: Paul Redford & Dee Dee Myers
Teleplay by: Aaron Sorkin
April 30, 2003 (2003-04-30)17532113.18 [84]
8722"Commencement"Alex GravesAaron SorkinMay 7, 2003 (2003-05-07)17532213.37 [85]
8823"Twenty Five"Christopher MisianoAaron SorkinMay 14, 2003 (2003-05-14)17532313.79 [86]

Season 5 (2003–04)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
891"7A WF 83429" Alex Graves John Wells September 24, 2003 (2003-09-24)17605118.32 [87]
902"The Dogs of War" Christopher Misiano John WellsOctober 1, 2003 (2003-10-01)17605216.32 [88]
913"Jefferson Lives"Alex GravesStory by: Carol Flint & Debora Cahn
Teleplay by: Carol Flint
October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08)17605313.43 [89]
924"Han"Christopher MisianoStory by: Peter Noah & Mark Goffman and Paula Yoo
Teleplay by: Peter Noah
October 22, 2003 (2003-10-22)17605412.06 [90]
935"Constituency of One" Laura Innes Story by: Eli Attie and Michael Oates Palmer
Teleplay by: Eli Attie
October 29, 2003 (2003-10-29)17605513.12 [91]
946"Disaster Relief" Lesli Linka Glatter Story by: Alexa Junge & Lauren Schmidt
Teleplay by: Alexa Junge
November 5, 2003 (2003-11-05)17605612.48 [92]
957"Separation of Powers"Alex Graves Paul Redford November 12, 2003 (2003-11-12)17605712.42 [93]
968"Shutdown"Christopher MisianoMark GoffmanNovember 19, 2003 (2003-11-19)17605813.49 [94]
979"Abu el Banat"Lesli Linka GlatterDebora CahnDecember 3, 2003 (2003-12-03)17605912.77 [95]
9810"The Stormy Present"Alex GravesStory by: John Sacret Young & Josh Singer
Teleplay by: John Sacret Young
January 7, 2004 (2004-01-07)17606013.28 [96]
9911"The Benign Prerogative"Christopher MisianoCarol FlintJanuary 14, 2004 (2004-01-14)17606111.86 [97]
10012"Slow News Day" Julie Hébert Eli AttieFebruary 4, 2004 (2004-02-04)17606210.84 [98]
10113"The Warfare of Genghis Khan" Bill D'Elia Peter NoahFebruary 11, 2004 (2004-02-11)17606311.64 [99]
10214"An Khe"Alex GravesJohn WellsFebruary 18, 2004 (2004-02-18)17606411.43 [100]
10315"Full Disclosure"Lesli Linka Glatter Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr. February 25, 2004 (2004-02-25)17606511.21 [101]
10416"Eppur Si Muove"Llewellyn WellsAlexa JungeMarch 3, 2004 (2004-03-03)17606611.42 [102]
10517"The Supremes" Jessica Yu Debora CahnMarch 24, 2004 (2004-03-24)17606710.76 [103]
10618"Access"Alex GravesLauren SchmidtMarch 31, 2004 (2004-03-31)17606810.95 [104]
10719"Talking Points" Richard Schiff Eli AttieApril 21, 2004 (2004-04-21)17606911.10 [105]
10820"No Exit"Julie HébertStory by: Carol Flint & Mark Goffman
Teleplay by: Carol Flint & Debora Cahn
April 28, 2004 (2004-04-28)17607211.94 [106]
10921"Gaza"Christopher MisianoPeter NoahMay 12, 2004 (2004-05-12)17607010.76 [107]
11022"Memorial Day"Christopher MisianoJohn Sacret Young & Josh SingerMay 19, 2004 (2004-05-19)17607111.03 [108]

Season 6 (2004–05)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
1111"NSF Thurmont" Alex Graves John Wells October 20, 2004 (2004-10-20)2T500112.27 [109]
1122"The Birnam Wood"Alex GravesJohn WellsOctober 27, 2004 (2004-10-27)2T500212.07 [110]
1133"Third-Day Story" Christopher Misiano Eli Attie November 3, 2004 (2004-11-03)2T500313.82 [111]
1144"Liftoff"Alex Graves Debora Cahn November 10, 2004 (2004-11-10)2T500415.26 [112]
1155"The Hubbert Peak" Julie Hébert Peter Noah November 17, 2004 (2004-11-17)2T500512.41 [113]
1166"The Dover Test" Laura Innes Carol Flint November 24, 2004 (2004-11-24)2T500611.76 [114]
1177"A Change Is Gonna Come" Vincent Misiano Story by: John Sacret Young
Teleplay by: John Sacret Young & Josh Singer
December 1, 2004 (2004-12-01)2T500713.28 [115]
1188"In the Room"Alex Graves Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr. December 8, 2004 (2004-12-08)2T500812.33 [116]
1199"Impact Winter" Lesli Linka Glatter Debora CahnDecember 15, 2004 (2004-12-15)2T500912.53 [117]
12010"Faith Based Initiative"Christopher Misiano Bradley Whitford January 5, 2005 (2005-01-05)2T501011.74 [118]
12111"Opposition Research"Christopher MisianoEli AttieJanuary 12, 2005 (2005-01-12)2T501111.88 [119]
12212"365 Days" Andrew Bernstein Mark Goffman January 19, 2005 (2005-01-19)2T501210.92 [120]
12313"King Corn"Alex GravesJohn WellsJanuary 26, 2005 (2005-01-26)2T501310.69 [121]
12414"The Wake Up Call"Laura InnesJosh SingerFebruary 9, 2005 (2005-02-09)2T50149.62 [122]
12515"Freedonia"Christopher MisianoEli AttieFebruary 16, 2005 (2005-02-16)2T501510.17 [123]
12616"Drought Conditions"Alex GravesDebora CahnFebruary 23, 2005 (2005-02-23)2T50169.93 [124]
12717"A Good Day" Richard Schiff Carol FlintMarch 2, 2005 (2005-03-02)2T501710.66 [125]
12818"La Palabra" Jason Ensler Eli AttieMarch 9, 2005 (2005-03-09)2T501810.10 [126]
12919"Ninety Miles Away" Rod Holcomb John Sacret YoungMarch 16, 2005 (2005-03-16)2T50199.75 [127]
13020"In God We Trust"Christopher MisianoLawrence O'Donnell, Jr.March 23, 2005 (2005-03-23)2T50208.96 [128]
13121"Things Fall Apart" Nelson McCormick Peter NoahMarch 30, 2005 (2005-03-30)2T50219.88 [129]
13222"2162 Votes"Alex GravesJohn WellsApril 6, 2005 (2005-04-06)2T502211.62 [130]

Season 7 (2005–06)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
1331"The Ticket" Christopher Misiano Debora Cahn September 25, 2005 (2005-09-25)2T62018.90 [131]
1342"The Mommy Problem" Alex Graves Eli Attie October 2, 2005 (2005-10-02)2T62027.66 [132]
1353"Message of the Week"Christopher Misiano Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr. October 9, 2005 (2005-10-09)2T62037.95 [133]
1364"Mr. Frost" Andrew Bernstein Alex GravesOctober 16, 2005 (2005-10-16)2T62048.15 [134]
1375"Here Today"Alex Graves Peter Noah October 23, 2005 (2005-10-23)2T62057.85 [135]
1386"The Al Smith Dinner" Lesli Linka Glatter Eli AttieOctober 30, 2005 (2005-10-30)2T62068.51 [136]
1397"The Debate"Alex GravesLawrence O'Donnell, Jr.November 6, 2005 (2005-11-06)2T62079.58 [137]
1408"Undecideds"Christopher MisianoDebora CahnDecember 4, 2005 (2005-12-04)2T62087.26 [138]
1419"The Wedding" Max Mayer Josh Singer December 11, 2005 (2005-12-11)2T62098.13 [139]
14210"Running Mates" Paul McCrane Peter NoahJanuary 8, 2006 (2006-01-08)2T621011.74 [140]
14311"Internal Displacement"Andrew Bernstein Bradley Whitford January 15, 2006 (2006-01-15)2T62116.36 [141]
14412"Duck and Cover"Christopher MisianoEli AttieJanuary 22, 2006 (2006-01-22)2T62127.71 [142]
14513"The Cold"Alex GravesStory by: Debora Cahn & Lauren Schmidt
Teleplay by: Debora Cahn
March 12, 2006 (2006-03-12)2T62137.02 [143]
14614"Two Weeks Out" Laura Innes Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr.March 19, 2006 (2006-03-19)2T62148.07 [144]
14715"Welcome to Wherever You Are" Matia Karrell Josh SingerMarch 26, 2006 (2006-03-26)2T62157.90 [145]
14816"Election Day Part I" Mimi Leder Lauren SchmidtApril 2, 2006 (2006-04-02)2T62167.27 [146]
14917"Election Day Part II"Christopher MisianoEli Attie & John Wells April 9, 2006 (2006-04-09)2T62178.39 [147]
15018"Requiem" Steve Shill Eli Attie, Debora Cahn & John WellsApril 16, 2006 (2006-04-16)2T62188.29 [148]
15119"Transition" Nelson McCormick Peter NoahApril 23, 2006 (2006-04-23)2T62198.42 [149]
15220"The Last Hurrah" Tim Matheson Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr.April 30, 2006 (2006-04-30)2T62208.34 [150]
15321"Institutional Memory"Lesli Linka GlatterDebora CahnMay 7, 2006 (2006-05-07)2T62217.94 [151]
15422"Tomorrow"Christopher MisianoJohn WellsMay 14, 2006 (2006-05-14)2T622210.11 [152]

Ratings

The West Wing: U.S. viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode number
1234567891011121314151617181920212223
116.9113.7114.4112.3212.4113.3713.6612.9212.3714.2313.6513.9614.9214.1813.4812.4115.7614.2413.9712.8914.3313.30
225.0525.0516.8017.1118.4718.4818.4717.4818.9912.2317.6518.0218.1918.3916.4318.0817.1616.5616.7716.6117.0120.72
323.6520.7921.4717.7819.4819.8916.7320.8618.4018.3819.0519.1218.1416.3619.4916.9517.2617.4017.2615.5416.64
418.1618.1616.7015.9915.9015.7316.2215.7815.0314.2815.3913.9614.4513.0313.5912.2314.0111.7012.7213.6513.1813.3713.79
518.3216.3213.4312.0613.1212.4812.4213.4912.7713.2811.8610.8411.6411.4311.2111.4210.7610.9511.1011.9410.7611.03
612.2712.0713.8215.2612.4111.7613.2812.3312.5311.7411.8810.9210.699.6210.179.9310.6610.109.758.969.8811.62
78.907.667.958.157.858.519.587.268.1311.746.367.717.028.077.907.278.398.298.428.347.9910.11
Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research [ citation needed ]

Specials

Two special episodes were produced to complement the series and broadcast on NBC. The first was a terrorism-themed episode produced in the wake of the September 11 attacks. The episode pushed the scheduled season premiere back a week and encouraged viewers to donate to charity—profits from the episode and cast members' weekly pay were also donated. [153] The episode "was written and produced in record time" – less than three weeks. [153] [154] Although timely and well-intentioned, the episode was criticized for being condescending and preachy. [154]

The second special interspersed the characters' fictional lives with interviews of real West Wing personnel, including Presidents Ford, Carter and Clinton; press secretaries Marlin Fitzwater and Dee Dee Myers; presidential advisors David Gergen, Paul Begala and incumbent Karl Rove; Secretary of State Henry Kissinger; Chief of Staff Leon Panetta; presidential personal secretary Betty Currie; and speechwriter Peggy Noonan. [155] The documentary won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2002 for "Outstanding Special Class Program". [156] Both episodes ran within the season 3 television season and were included on the season's DVD. [157]

A third retrospective "clip-and-interview" special was slated to air in the hour before the series finale; however, it was axed and replaced with a re-run of the "Pilot" episode, as cast members were not contracted to do the special and there were disputes over pay. [158]

Special
No.
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProduction
code
Rating/share [nb 1]
S1 [160] "Isaac and Ishmael" Christopher Misiano [161] Aaron Sorkin [154] October 3, 2001 (2001-10-03) [154] 227206 [160] 18.0/25 [162]
S2 [163] "Documentary Special" William Couturié [163] Eli Attie, William Couturié & Felicia Willson (interview materials) [163] April 24, 2002 (2002-04-24) [164] 227223 [165] 11.7/17 [166]

"A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote" (2020)

"A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote" is a reunion special that was released on HBO Max on October 15, 2020. The special serves as a stage version of the season 3 episode "Hartsfield's Landing". The special intended to raise awareness and support for When We All Vote, a non-profit organization that helps increase participation in United States elections. [167] [168]

TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
"A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote" Thomas Schlamme Aaron Sorkin
Eli Attie (special material)
October 15, 2020 (2020-10-15)

See also

Notes

  1. A rating/share represents the percentage of all television households tuned into a program, and the proportion of the television audience viewing a particular show, respectively. [159]

Related Research Articles

<i>The West Wing</i> (season 5) Season of television series

The fifth season of the American political drama television series The West Wing aired in the United States on NBC from September 24, 2003, to May 19, 2004, and consisted of 22 episodes. This was the first season with executive producer John Wells as showrunner after series creator Aaron Sorkin departed the series at the end of the previous season.

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