The West Wing

The administration of a fictional American president, filtered through Aaron Sorkin’s signature blend of drama, social commentary, and walk-and-talks.

Current Season: 4 - Total Episodes: 55
Highest Rated: Ep 21-22, Season 2

“Twenty Five”

by Steve Heisler October 29, 2012 -

The West Wing’s “Twenty Five” features a stunning act of patriotism—and an ordinary act of fatherhood.

“Commencement”

by Steve Heisler October 22, 2012 -

Bartlet sends Zoey off to France with a speech, but The West Wing has other plans

“Life On Mars”

by Steve Heisler October 15, 2012 -

The West Wing loses a cast member, but gains some perspective on Mars.

“Angel Maintenance”/“Evidence Of Things Not Seen”

by Steve Heisler October 8, 2012 -

In both “Angel Maintenance” and “Evidence Of Things Not Seen,” The West Wing sees tiny problems become major issues, seemingly out of nowhere.

Ep. 23, Season 4
“Twenty Five”
Ep. 22, Season 4
“Commencement”
Ep. 20, Season 4
“Life On Mars”
Ep. 19-20, Season 4
“Angel Maintenance”/“Evidence Of Things Not Seen”

Features Reviews

Season

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"Lies, Damn Lies & Statistics"/"What Kind Of Day Has It Been"
Episode 21-22

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"Let Bartlet Be Bartlet"/"Mandatory Minimums"
Episode 19-20

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"The White House Pro-Am"/"Six Meetings Before Lunch"
Episode 17-18

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"Celestial Navigation"/"20 Hours In LA"
Episode 15-16

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"Take Out The Trash Day"/"Take This Sabbath Day"
Episode 13-14

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"Lord John Marbury"/"He Shall, From Time To Time…"
Episode 11-12

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"Enemies"/"The Short List"/"In Excelsis Deo"
Episode 8-10

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"Mr. Willis Of Ohio"/"The State Dinner"
Episode 6-7

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"Five Votes Down"/"The Crackpots And These Women"
Episode 4-5

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"Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc"/"A Proportional Response"
Episode 2-3

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B+
"Pilot"
Episode 1

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A-

"18th & Potomac"/"Two Cathedrals"
Episode 21-22

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A+
"Bad Moon Rising"/"The Fall's Gonna Kill You"
Episode 19-20

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A
“The Stackhouse Filibuster”/”17 People”
Episode 17-18

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B
“Ellie”/”Somebody’s Going To Emergency, Somebody’s Going To Jail”
Episode 15-16

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B+
"Bartlet's Third State Of The Union"/"The War At Home"
Episode 13-14

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B+
"The Leadership Breakfast"/"The Drop-In"
Episode 11-12

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A-
"Galileo"/"Noël"
Episode 9-10

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A-
"The Portland Trip"/"Shibboleth"
Episode 7-8

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B
"And It's Surely To Their Credit"/"The Lame Duck Congress"
Episode 5-6

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B+
"The Midterms"/"In This White House"
Episode 3-4

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A-
"In The Shadow Of Two Gunmen, Parts I and II"
Episode 1-2

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A

“Posse Comitatus”
Episode 22

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“The Black Vera Wang”/“We Killed Yamamoto”
Episode 20-21

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“Stirred”/”Enemies Foreign And Domestic”
Episode 18-19

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“Dead Irish Writers”/“The U.S. Poet Laureate”
Episode 16-17

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“Hartsfield’s Landing”
Episode 15

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"The Two Bartlets"/"Night Five"
Episode 13-14

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"H-Con 172"/"100,000 Airplanes"
Episode 11-12

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"Bartlet For America"
Episode 10

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"The Indians In The Lobby"/"The Women Of Qumar"
Episode 8-9

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"War Crimes"/"Gone Quiet"
Episode 6-7

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"Ways And Means"/"On The Day Before"
Episode 4 & 5

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"Manchester, Parts 1 And 2"
Episode 2-3

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"Isaac And Ishmael"
Episode 1

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“Twenty Five”
Episode 23

The West Wing’s “Twenty Five” features a stunning act of patriotism—and an ordinary act of fatherhood.
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“Commencement”
Episode 22

Bartlet sends Zoey off to France with a speech, but The West Wing has other plans
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“Life On Mars”
Episode 20

The West Wing loses a cast member, but gains some perspective on Mars.
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“Angel Maintenance”/“Evidence Of Things Not Seen”
Episode 19-20

In both “Angel Maintenance” and “Evidence Of Things Not Seen,” The West Wing sees tiny problems become major issues, seemingly out of nowhere.
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“Privateers”
Episode 18

“Privateers” is The West Wing over the course of a single day—a chance to witness emotional rollercoasters in real time, and realize it’s not the kind of ride you want to willingly ride twice.
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“Red Haven’s On Fire”
Episode 17

Painting a different picture of Washington D.C.
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“The California 47th”
Episode 16

Who knew The West Wing had so many “levels”?
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“Inauguration, Part I”/“Inauguration: Over There”
Episode 14-15

Bartlet gets inducted and Will Bailey speaks out.
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“The Long Goodbye”
Episode 13

The show heads to Dayton, Ohio for a quiet, unfussy, touching CJ Cregg episode
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“Guns Not Butter”
Episode 12

An episode ensuring we no longer view working at the White House with any sort of reverence or majesty.
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“Holy Night”
Episode 11

The West Wing celebrates Christmas with the return of Danny and the return of Toby’s dad.
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“Arctic Radar”
Episode 10

“Arctic Radar” puts loneliness and isolation on The West Wing’s map.
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“Swiss Diplomacy”
Episode 9

The campaign trail on The West Wing is over, but secretly it still marches on.
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“Process Stories”
Episode 8

With the election over, The West Wing looks back at the long road in "Process Stories."
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“Election Night”
Episode 7

The West Wing's "Election Night" pits Bartlet against Ritchie in a battle of pulling voting levers.
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“Game On”
Episode 6

“Game On” is a raucous debate-filled West Wing episode, and it’s one of the funniest of the series.
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“Debate Camp”
Episode 5

"Debate Camp" is less fun in the sun, more West Wing meditations and zingers.
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“The Red Mass”
Episode 4

The West Wing approaches "The Red Mass" with Stackhouse stealing votes from Bartlet
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“College Kids”
Episode 3

The West Wing goes to The Situation Room and a Rock The Vote rally.
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“20 Hours In America”
Episode 1-2

Our coverage of The West Wing returns with a two-episode jaunt to Indiana.
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10 quotes for when your political candidate loses
Situational wisdom from Kurt Vonnegut, The Simpsons, and others.
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Lily Tomlin on Robert Altman and knowing Tom Waits on a soul level
“I thought getting famous was a drag.”
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Revolution is TV's number one new show, so you're no longer allowed to complain about it
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After 100 episodes, you can't tell Adventure Time what to do anymore!
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Why Louie is the next stage in the evolution of the TV sitcom
Is Louie the Sopranos of television comedy?
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The TV season begins tonight, so find out how Castle and Beckett avoided hooking up this time
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West Wing cast reunites to make you feel safe (and vote)
"We're not talking dog catching here."
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What would happen if the power went out, and all you had to watch was the Revolution pilot?
It's a night with two big network drama debuts, as NBC launches Revolution and Fox launches The Mob Doctor. Also: Fulfill your dreams of watching classic cricket matches.
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If you've missed The Voice, three episodes over three nights should disabuse you of that notion
Been missing The Voice? Here are three episodes over three nights, sure to make you wish it would go away again. Also: MasterChef wraps up its season, and Monday Night Football returns.
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Philip Baker Hall on The Chicago 8, Seinfeld, and Paul Thomas Anderson
“When I came to L.A., I began to learn how much they loved New York actors who came out with no agent and no prospects and almost no film in his bag. They didn’t.”
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The CW moves The LA Complex because TV's lowest-rated show can handle things like that
The CW has moved The LA Complex to a new night, because that's totally the sort of thing you do to TV's lowest-rated show. Also: How cute! Canada thinks it can play football!
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MTV remakes The Inbetweeners, and you don't have to run away in terror, surprisingly
MTV remade The Inbetweeners, and it somehow didn't turn it into something completely awful. Also: We encourage you to celebrate Paul Giamatti Day, as you do every August 20.
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You’ll never take us alive, Copper!
You’ll never take us alive, Copper! Also: Season finales for aliens and political animals alike.
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NBC invites you to remember how much you liked Grimm before jerking it all over the schedule
NBC got great mileage out of Grimm last season, so, naturally, it's now doing whatever it can to kill it. Also: Teen Wolf ends its second season, and the NFL revs up again.
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Why the Television Critics Association press tour still matters
What two weeks of hype and self-service actually accomplishes for critics and the industry.
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TV Club bringeth you Strangers With Candy TV Club Classic reviews, and TV Club taketh them away
Our Strangers With Candy coverage comes to a sad but inevitable end, as we reach the end of season one. Also: men's diving, BMO's sock searching, and Rooney Mara's acting.
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HBO at the TCA press tour: Aaron Sorkin among the masses
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The Defenders was the great drama of the ’60s, but good luck seeing it today
A father and son lawyer team tackled social injustice itself in one of TV’s great lost series.
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The Newsroom and the perils of time-delay drama
Why Will McAvoy is no Jon Stewart.
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Alphas returns to see if it can follow up a promising first season with a great second one
Alphas had one of the most promising first seasons for a new science fiction show in ages, but will season two follow suit? Also: The Bunheads spend a wild night out.
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The lovable hooligans of Adventure Time continue their plans for world conquest
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