The West Wing is an American serial political drama television series that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 1999 to May 2006. 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. 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. It won 26 Primetime Emmy Awards, including the award for Outstanding Drama Series.
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The West Wing is an American serial political drama television series that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 1999 to May 2006. 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. 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. It has been ranked among the best television shows of all time in publications such as Time, TV Guide, Empire, Rolling Stone, and the New York Daily News. The show’s ratings waned in later years following the departure of series creator Aaron Sorkin after the fourth season, but it remained popular among high-income viewers, a key demographic for the show and its advertisers. A stage version of the season three 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. It won 26 Primetime Emmy Awards, including the award for Outstanding Drama Series, which it won four consecutive times from 2000–2003. It also won two Peabody Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and 26 Primarily Emmy Awards. It received praise from critics, political science professors, and former White House staffers and has been the subject of critical analysis.
In an interview on the first season DVD, BradleyWhitford said that he was originally cast as Sam, even though Aaron Sorkson had created the Josh character specifically for him. Other actors were seriously considered for other roles, including Alan Alda and Sidney Poitier for the President, Judd Hirsch for Leo, Eugene Levy for Toby, and CCH Pounder for C. J. The first season saw the return of the pilot team along with the addition of Ron Osborn and Jeff Reno as producers and Rick Cleveland as a second co-producer with Robert W. Glasser as an associate producer. Julie Herlock joined the production team after only five episodes. John Spencer died of a heart attack on December 16, 2005, about a year after his character experienced a nearly fatal heart attacks on the show. The loss of Spencer’s character was addressed beginning with the episode \”Election Day\”, which aired on April 2, 2006. Rob Lowe left the series in the fourthSeason reportedly due to not getting a salary increase. John Wells and Kristin Harwellyn Wells were the pilot producers for the pilot episode alongside Thomas Schlamme and Llemems and Michael Hissrich. Paul Redford served as a story editor throughout the first nine episodes of the second season. Lawrence O’Donnell Jr. worked as a consulting story editor for the second half of the third season. Paul Osborn served as an Associate Producer for the first six episodes of season three.
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