The West Wing

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.

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Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials October 2001 October 2020 4
Season 1 September 1999 May 2000 22
Season 2 October 2000 May 2001 22
Season 3 October 2001 May 2002 21
Season 4 September 2002 May 2003 23
Season 5 September 2003 May 2004 22
Season 6 October 2004 April 2005 22
Season 7 September 2005 May 2006 22
Unassigned Episodes 5
Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials April 2002 September 2012 2
Season 1 September 1999 May 2000 22
Season 2 October 2000 May 2001 22
Season 3 October 2001 May 2002 22
Season 4 September 2002 May 2003 22
Season 5 September 2003 May 2004 22
Season 6 October 2004 April 2005 22
Season 7 September 2005 May 2006 22
Unassigned Episodes 7
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 September 1999 May 2002 43
Unassigned Episodes 120
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Aaron Sorkin 88 09/22/1999 - 05/14/2003
John Wells 10 09/24/2003 - 05/14/2006
Bradley Whitford 3 01/05/2005 - 01/15/2006
Jeff Reno 1 11/17/1999
Jon Robin Baitz 1 01/15/2003
Ron Osborn 1 11/17/1999
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Alex Graves 36 12/15/1999 - 03/12/2006
Christopher Misiano 35 11/03/1999 - 05/14/2006
Eli Attie 22 10/24/2001 - 04/16/2006
Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. 18 10/13/1999 - 04/30/2006
Debora Cahn 16 10/02/2002 - 05/07/2006
Thomas Schlamme 15 09/22/1999 - 10/15/2020
Paul Redford 14 11/10/1999 - 11/12/2003
Peter Noah 9 10/22/2003 - 04/23/2006
Lesli Linka Glatter 8 11/06/2002 - 05/07/2006
Kevin Falls 8 11/01/2000 - 04/02/2003
Patrick Caddell 8 10/13/1999 - 05/02/2001
Carol Flint 7 10/08/2003 - 03/02/2005
Laura Innes 6 04/26/2000 - 03/19/2006
Josh Singer 6 01/07/2004 - 03/26/2006
Mark Goffman 6 10/02/2002 - 01/19/2005
Dee Dee Myers 6 11/24/1999 - 04/30/2003
John Sacret Young 6 01/07/2004 - 03/16/2005
Gene Sperling 5 10/24/2001 - 02/12/2003
Lauren Schmidt Hissrich 5 11/13/2002 - 04/02/2006
Laura Glasser 5 11/01/2000 - 03/27/2002
Allison Abner 5 10/25/2000 - 11/21/2001
Vincent Misiano 5 01/09/2002 - 12/01/2004
Paris Barclay 3 11/15/2000 - 10/16/2002
Ken Olin 3 01/26/2000 - 10/25/2000
Andrew Bernstein 3 01/19/2005 - 01/15/2006
Michael Oates Palmer 3 10/16/2002 - 10/29/2003
Alexa Junge 3 11/05/2003 - 03/03/2004
Jessica Yu 3 02/28/2001 - 03/24/2004
Richard Schiff 3 04/21/2004 - 03/02/2005
Paula Yoo 3 11/13/2002 - 10/22/2003
Julie Hébert 3 02/04/2004 - 11/17/2004
Peter Parnell 3 04/26/2000 - 12/20/2000
Bill D'Elia 3 11/24/1999 - 02/11/2004
David Handelman 2 11/06/2002 - 04/23/2003
Rick Cleveland 2 11/17/1999 - 12/15/1999
Nelson McCormick 2 03/30/2005 - 04/23/2006
Tim Matheson 2 04/30/2006
William Sind 2 10/16/2002 - 02/05/2003
Alan Taylor 2 11/17/1999 - 02/23/2000
Felicia Willson 2 04/25/2001 - 11/28/2001
Robert Berlinger 2 05/03/2000 - 05/09/2001
Julia Dahl 2 11/14/2001 - 11/28/2001
David Gerken 2 11/06/2002 - 02/12/2003
Jeremy Kagan 2 11/08/2000 - 04/03/2002
John David Coles 2 11/27/2002 - 04/30/2003
David Nutter 1 01/16/2002
Lou Antonio 1 01/24/2001
Clark Johnson 1 04/05/2000
Mimi Leder 1 04/02/2006
Anthony Drazan 1 10/20/1999
William Couturie 1 04/24/2002
Bryan Gordon 1 03/14/2001
Arlene Sanford 1 01/12/2000
Matia Karrell 1 03/26/2006
Max Mayer 1 12/11/2005
Steve Shill 1 04/16/2006
Don Scardino 1 05/10/2000
Kevin Rodney Sullivan 1 01/05/2000
Rod Holcomb 1 03/16/2005
Jason Ensler 1 03/09/2005
Scott Winant 1 01/10/2001
Nanda Chitre 1 10/31/2001
Michael Lehmann 1 10/13/1999
Jon Hutman 1 11/14/2001
Marc Buckland 1 10/06/1999
Bill Johnson 1 04/25/2001
Michael Engler 1 02/21/2001
Pete McCabe 1 03/14/2001
Paul McCrane 1 01/08/2006
Llewellyn Wells 1 03/03/2004

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