West wing cast to campaign for hillary clinton cnnpolitics. Best west wing episodes, tv moments election 2016 link. Election night election day arrives as the president martin sheen and his staff. Mimi leder was nominated for outstanding directing in a drama series for the episode election day and audio mixer edward j. President bartlet martin sheen faces the voters, but when he returns to his limousine in manchester, n. List of the west wing episodes the fourth season of the american political drama television series the west wing aired in the united states on nbc from september 25, 2002 to may 14, 2003 and consisted of 23 episodes. He is deputy white house communications director in the josiah bartlet administration throughout the first four seasons of the series the show was designed with sam as the main character, and as such he is the protagonist of the pilot episode and remains a focal point and lens. But after the events of september 11, that changed for one episode. Former cast member rob lowe returns as sam seaborn in this episode, which finds bartlet and his staff making the transition as easy. Despite the expectation of a bartlet victory, theres a lot of action in this episode, and it allows a rare glimpse into the psyches of the white house.
The second season of the american political drama television series the west wing aired in the united states on nbc from october 4, 2000 to may 16, 2001 and consisted of 22 episodes. The seventh and final season of the american political drama television series the west. But his fans find solace in streaming an old favorite. The third season of the american political drama television series the west wing aired in the united states on nbc from october 3, 2001 to may 22, 2002 and. According to former west wing writer and producer eli attie, who scripted several of the pivotal vinick episodes, vinick seemed threatening to the democrats from a distance, but really he. The west wing critics consensus a contentious race for the white house gives the west wing narrative focus during a final season that bids a heartfelt farewell to president bartlet while. Vinick also deals with a new life now that the election is over. The episode title refers to a mass celebrated in the catholic church for. The west wing was always careful to avoid actual political issues, happy to exist in its own parallel universe. Martin sheen as president bartlet in the west wing, a drama. With alan alda, kristin chenoweth, allison janney, joshua malina. Watch the west wing episodes online season 7 2006 tv.
As results come in across the country, sam is focused on a single congressional election that will determine his own future. The west wing is an american serial political drama television series created by aaron. The series is set primarily in the west wing of the white house, where the oval office and offices of presidential senior staff are located, during the fictitious democratic administration of josiah bartlet. Seasons three to seven of the west wing saw the departure of creator aaron sorkin, the death of a wellloved cast member, and the election of a new president to. As results come in across the country, sam is focused on a single. The cast of the west wing is back but this time, instead of the fictional jed bartlet, theyre backing a different democrat for president. The decision to include these episodes came from a few basic facts. The west wing is an american serial political drama television series created by aaron sorkin that aired on nbc from september 22, 1999 to may 14, 2006.
There are 154 regular season episodes, plus the special episodes isaac and ishmael and documentary special. Watch the west wing season 4, episode 7 election night. In seven seasons and two terms, the west wing rewrote politics on television and gave americans an administration worth looking up to. Twenty years have passed since the first episode of the west wing aired. 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. Watch the west wing episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. This episode stands out to fans with its cliffhanger, when president bartlet is asked if hes seeking reelection in the midst of grieving mrs. Election day finally arrives with the staff eagerly anticipating the outcome. Samuel norman seaborn is a fictional character portrayed by rob lowe on the television serial drama the west wing.