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  • NBC
  • Oct 4, 2000
  • NBC
  • Oct 4, 2000
The West Wing

Summary The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life. The first six seasons focused on ...

Created By: Aaron Sorkin

  • NBC
  • Oct 4, 2000
  • NBC
  • Oct 4, 2000
The West Wing
Season 2
7 Seasons
Season Premiere: Oct 4, 2000
Metascore Available after 4 critic reviews
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 41 User Ratings
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Summary The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life. The first six seasons focused on ...

Created By: Aaron Sorkin

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Episode 1 • Oct 4, 2000 • 43 m
In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part I
The President is rushed to hospital following a shooting; staffers field questions on protection measures and executive authority. Flashbacks show how key staff members joined the Bartlet campaign.
Episode 2 • Oct 4, 2000 • 41 m
In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part II
A suspect in the presidential shooting is caught; staffers anxiously await news on Bartlet and Josh's injuries; flashbacks show how C.J. and Donna joined Bartlet's campaign.
Episode 3 • Oct 18, 2000 • 44 m
The Midterms
Episode 4 • Oct 25, 2000 • 1 h
In This White House
Episode 5 • Nov 1, 2000 • 42 m
And It's Surely to Their Credit
Sam helps Josh battle his health insurance company; Ainsley Hayes encounters her firebrand boss and hostile colleagues; Abby gives the President some good news about his health; C.J. discovers a retiring General intends to publicly criticize the president.
Episode 6 • Nov 8, 2000 • 1 h
The Lame Duck Congress
The administration considers recalling Congress to pass a nuclear test ban treaty; a Ukranian politician arrives unannounced at the White House; Sam reluctantly asks Ainsley to summarize a position paper; C.J.'s personal and professional relationship with Danny becomes more complex.
Episode 7 • Nov 15, 2000 • 1 h
The Portland Trip
C.J. joins the President on a flight to Portland after a wisecrack about Notre Dame; Josh seeks to defeat an anti-gay marriage bill; Sam wants to rewrite an education speech; an oil tanker appears to be violating UN sanctions; Josh teases Donna over her dating record.
Episode 8 • Nov 22, 2000 • 41 m
Shibboleth
Dozens of Chinese stowaways are discovered in a container ship in California; Toby looks to pick a fight over school prayer with a recess appointment; Thanksgiving at the White House sees C.J. in charge of turkeys and Charlie looking for the ultimate carving knife.
Episode 9 • Nov 29, 2000 • 42 m
Galileo
The President and NASA plan a TV event for a probe's landing on Mars; satellite photographs show a suspicious-looking fire in Russia; Leo asks Toby and Josh to decide on the next postage stamp; Sam and C.J. have personal reasons for not wanting to accompany the President to a concert.
Episode 10 • Dec 20, 2000 • 43 m
Noël
Josh speaks to a psychiatrist about the events of the last three weeks: Toby hired musicians for the foyer, an Air Force pilot disobeyed orders, Yo-Yo Ma performed at the White House, and Josh managed to cut his hand quite badly.
Episode 11 • Jan 10, 2001 • 1 h
The Leadership Breakfast
Toby wants to use a bipartisan breakfast to discuss real issues instead of making it a staged event; Sam floats the idea of moving the press room across the street; Leo wants Josh to apologize to a columnist on his behalf; Leo and Toby realize they need to start thinking about reelection.
Episode 12 • Jan 24, 2001 • 42 m
The Drop In
Episode 13 • Feb 7, 2001 • 42 m
Bartlet's Third State of the Union
Episode 14 • Feb 14, 2001 • 42 m
The War at Home
President Bartlet is fighting a war on two fronts as he tries to rescue hostages in Colombia and deal with explaining to his wife why he's breaking his word to her by running for a 2nd term.
Episode 15 • Feb 21, 2001 • 42 m
Ellie
Comments made by Surgeon General Dr. Millicent Griffith concerning the medical effects of marijuana appear to reverse the President's stance on legalizing the drug.
Episode 16 • Feb 28, 2001 • 1 h
Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail
Episode 17 • Mar 14, 2001 • 43 m
The Stackhouse Filibuster
Episode 18 • Apr 4, 2001 • 1 h
17 People
Episode 19 • Apr 25, 2001 • 43 m
Bad Moon Rising
President Bartlett talks to the White House Counsel about the concealment of his MS. An enraged Toby has CJ grill the West Wing staff to find a leaker. Josh and Donna spar over a financial bailout of Mexico.
Episode 20 • May 2, 2001 • 44 m
The Fall's Gonna Kill You
White House Counsel Oliver Babbish interviews CJ once she learns of the President's condition. The First Lady learns she may be legally vulnerable. Donna frets over news of a falling satellite.
Episode 21 • May 9, 2001 • 1 h
18th and Potomac
Episode 22 • May 16, 2001 • 43 m
Two Cathedrals
7 Seasons

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Martin Sheen

President Josiah Bartlet

Rob Lowe

Sam Seaborn

Allison Janney

C.J. Cregg

John Spencer

Leo McGarry

Bradley Whitford

Josh Lyman

Janel Moloney

Donna Moss

Richard Schiff

Toby Ziegler

Dulé Hill

Charlie Young

NiCole Robinson

Margaret Hooper, Margaret

Melissa Fitzgerald

Carol Fitzpatrick, Carol, White House Staffer

Joshua Malina

Will Bailey

Stockard Channing

Abbey Bartlet

Kim Webster

Ginger, Kim

Kris Murphy

Katie Witt, Katie, Katie Witt - Santos Reporter #1, Reporter #3, Reporter #4

Timothy Davis-Reed

Mark O'Donnell, Mark, Mark O'Donnell - Vinick Reporter #2, Reporter #2, Reporter Mark, Vinick Reporter #2

Mary McCormack

Kate Harper

William Duffy

Larry, Congressional Liaison #2, Staffer, Staffer Larry

Peter James Smith

Ed, Congressional Liaison #1, Staffer Ed

Renée Estevez

Nancy

Charles Noland

Reporter Steve, Steve, Reporter #1, Reporter #2, Reporter #2 - Steve, Reporter #3

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100
Jun 27, 2013
Remains a winner.
By Tom Gliatto FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 25, 2013
"The West Wing" needs changes, and it needs them now. Without a revamping of the show in some significant fashion, it runs the risk of losing its importance, dropping its political cachet and looking for all the world like a fine, if not sterling, bit of Hollywood fictional fluffery.
By Tim Goodman FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 41 User Ratings
7.7
78% Positive
32 Ratings
2% Mixed
1 Rating
20% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 41 User Ratings
7.7
78% Positive
32 Ratings
2% Mixed
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20% Negative
8 Ratings

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