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The West Wing

For the section of the White House for which the show is named, see West Wing.

The West Wing
Genre
Created byAaron Sorkin
Showrunners
Starring
ComposerW. G. Snuffy Walden
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes154[note 1] (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
CinematographyThomas Del Ruth
Running time42 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 22, 1999 (1999-09-22) –
May 14, 2006 (2006-05-14)
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The West Wing is an American 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 fictional two-term Democratic administration of President Josiah Bartlet.

The West Wing was produced by Warner Bros. Television and features an ensemble cast, including Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford, Martin Sheen, Janel Moloney, 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 at the end of the fourth season, 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 regarded by many publications as one of the greatest television shows of all time.[2][3][4][5][6][7][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 (with him having been the writer or co-writer of 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.


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  3. ^ Roush, Matt (February 25, 2013). "Showstoppers: The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time". TV Guide: 16–17.
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  5. ^ "The 50 Best TV Shows Ever". Empire. April 24, 2018. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
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