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| The West Wing | |
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| Created by | Aaron Sorkin |
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| Composer | W. G. Snuffy Walden |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 154[note 1] (list of episodes) |
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| Cinematography | Thomas Del Ruth |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
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| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 22, 1999 – May 14, 2006 |
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The West Wing is an American serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006.[1] The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White House, where the Oval Office and offices of presidential senior personnel are located, during the fictitious Democratic administration of President Josiah Bartlet.
The West Wing was produced by Warner Bros. Television and featured an ensemble cast, including Martin Sheen, John Spencer, Allison Janney, Rob Lowe, Bradley Whitford, Richard Schiff, Janel Moloney, Dulé Hill, and Stockard Channing. For the first four seasons, there were three executive producers: Sorkin (lead writer of the first four seasons), Thomas Schlamme (primary director), and John Wells. After Sorkin left the series, Wells assumed the role of head writer, with later executive producers being directors Alex Graves and Christopher Misiano (seasons 6–7), and writers Lawrence O'Donnell and Peter Noah (season 7).
The West Wing has been ranked among the best television shows of all time in publications such as Time,[2] TV Guide,[3][4] Empire,[5] Rolling Stone,[6] and the New York Daily News.[7] The Writers Guild of America ranked it no. 10 in its "101 Best-Written TV Series" list.[8] It has received praise from critics, political science professors, and former White House staffers and has been the subject of critical analysis. The West Wing received a multitude of accolades, including two Peabody Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and 26 Primetime Emmy Awards, including the award for Outstanding Drama Series, which it won four consecutive times from 2000 to 2003. The show's ratings waned in later years following the departure of series creator Sorkin after the fourth season (Sorkin wrote or co-wrote 85 of the first 88 episodes), yet it remained popular among high-income viewers, a key demographic for the show and its advertisers,[9] with around 16 million viewers.
A stage version of the season 3 episode "Hartsfield's Landing", "A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote", premiered on HBO Max in October 2020, featuring the entire surviving original main cast along with key recurring cast in their original roles.
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- ^ Keveney, Bill (January 22, 2006). "'West Wing' to end with new president". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2006.
- ^ "The West Wing – The 100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME". Time. September 6, 2007. Archived from the original on October 22, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
- ^ Roush, Matt (February 25, 2013). "Showstoppers: The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time". TV Guide: 16–17.
- ^ Fretts, Bruce; Roush, Matt (December 23, 2013). "TV Guide Magazine's 60 Best Series of All Time". TV Guide. Archived from the original on November 19, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ^ "The 50 Best TV Shows Ever". Empire. April 24, 2018. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (September 21, 2016). "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ Hinckley, David (August 22, 2014). "From 'Mad Men' to 'Breaking Bad,' the Top 10 dramas of all time". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "101 Best Written TV Series of All Time". Writers Guild of America, West. June 2, 2013. Archived from the original on July 16, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ^ Spitzer, Gabriel (May 14, 2001). "Rich are different. They watch 'West Wing.'". Media Life. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2010.