The West Wing 1999
“Right place. Right time. Right man.”
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- September 22, 1999
- Last Aired
- May 14, 2006
- Format
- 7 seasons · 154 eps
- Highest Rated Episode
- S2E22 "Two Cathedrals" (★ 9.3/10)
- Created By
- Aaron Sorkin
- Network
- NBC
- Where to Stream
- Netflix, HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV
What is The West Wing?
The West Wing is an American political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin. The show originally aired on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1999
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 154
- First aired
- Sep 22, 1999
- Last aired
- May 14, 2006
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- NBC
- Genres
- Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 8.3/10 from 584 votes
- Format
- 7 seasons · 154 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- NBC
Where to watch in United States
Stream
Stan
HBO Max
HBO Max Amazon ChannelWith ads
9NowBuy
Apple TV Store
Amazon Video
Stream
HBO MaxHBO Max Amazon ChannelBuy
Apple TV StoreAmazon Video
maxdome Store
Freenet meinVOD
Stream
Sky GoWith ads
Channel 4Buy
Apple TV StoreAmazon VideoStream
U-NEXT
HBO Max on U-NextRent
Amazon VideoBuy
Amazon Video
Google Play MoviesStream
NetflixHBO Max Amazon Channel
YouTube TV
Netflix Standard with AdsHBO MaxBuy
Amazon VideoApple TV StoreGoogle Play Movies
Fandango At HomeStreaming availability data provided by JustWatch via TMDB. Availability changes by country and date; verify on the provider before subscribing or purchasing.
How long to binge?
Estimate the schedule using 154 episodes and an average 45-minute runtime.
Trailer
Overview
The West Wing is an American political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin. The show originally aired on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White House, where the Oval Office and the offices of presidential senior personnel are located. The program follows United States President Josiah Bartlet and his administration as they navigate various political issues in an effort to maintain peace and harmony in the nation. By providing a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital, the series tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These characters demonstrate dedication and humor that touches the heart, while the politics they discuss address aspects of everyday life. The cast of the series includes Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, and John Spencer. The production focuses on the daily operations and challenges faced by the staff working within the executive branch of the government.
Should you watch it?
“This political drama follows the daily lives and challenges of a fictional presidential administration in Washington D.C.”
- portrayal of presidential politics
- dedicated character development
- focuses heavily on political dialogue
Watch it if you enjoy character-driven dramas centered on the inner workings of the White House.
The series features complex political discussions and themes suitable for a general audience.
Ask the Vault
Ask anything about The West Wing — answers are spoiler-safe.
Your verdict
Is The West Wing worth watching?
Cast
Episode guide
Spoiler-Safe Browsing Progress
Season 1 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Pilot Mytharc Sep 22, 1999
- E2 Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc Core Sep 29, 1999
- E3 A Proportional Response Core Oct 6, 1999
- E4 Five Votes Down Core Oct 13, 1999
- E5 The Crackpots and These Women Core Oct 20, 1999
- E6 Mr. Willis of Ohio Core Nov 3, 1999
- E7 The State Dinner Core Nov 10, 1999
- E8 Enemies Core Nov 17, 1999
- E9 The Short List Core Nov 24, 1999
- E10 In Excelsis Deo Core Dec 15, 1999
- E11 Lord John Marbury Core Jan 5, 2000
- E12 He Shall, from Time to Time Core Jan 12, 2000
- E13 Take out the Trash Day Core Jan 26, 2000
- E14 Take This Sabbath Day Core Feb 9, 2000
- E15 Celestial Navigation Core Feb 16, 2000
- E16 20 Hours in L. A. Core Feb 23, 2000
- E17 The White House Pro-Am Core Mar 22, 2000
- E18 Six Meetings Before Lunch Core Apr 5, 2000
- E19 Let Bartlet Be Bartlet Core Apr 26, 2000
- E20 Mandatory Minimums Core May 3, 2000
- E21 Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics Mytharc May 10, 2000
- E22 What Kind of Day Has It Been Mytharc May 17, 2000
Season 2 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (1) Mytharc Oct 4, 2000
- E2 In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (2) Core Oct 4, 2000
- E3 The Midterms Core Oct 18, 2000
- E4 In this White House Core Oct 25, 2000
- E5 And It's Surely to Their Credit Core Nov 1, 2000
- E6 The Lame Duck Congress Core Nov 8, 2000
- E7 The Portland Trip Core Nov 15, 2000
- E8 Shibboleth Core Nov 22, 2000
- E9 Galileo Core Nov 29, 2000
- E10 Noël Core Dec 20, 2000
- E11 The Leadership Breakfast Core Jan 10, 2001
- E12 The Drop-In Core Jan 24, 2001
- E13 Bartlet's Third State of the Union Core Feb 7, 2001
- E14 The War at Home Core Feb 14, 2001
- E15 Ellie Core Feb 21, 2001
- E16 Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail Core Feb 28, 2001
- E17 The Stackhouse Filibuster Core Mar 14, 2001
- E18 17 People Core Apr 4, 2001
- E19 Bad Moon Rising Core Apr 25, 2001
- E20 The Fall's Gonna Kill You Mytharc May 2, 2001
- E21 18th and Potomac Mytharc May 9, 2001
- E22 Two Cathedrals Mytharc May 16, 2001
Season 3 · 21 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Manchester (1) Mytharc Oct 10, 2001
- E2 Manchester (2) Core Oct 17, 2001
- E3 Ways and Means Core Oct 24, 2001
- E4 On the Day Before Core Oct 31, 2001
- E5 War Crimes Mytharc Nov 7, 2001
- E6 Gone Quiet Core Nov 14, 2001
- E7 The Indians in the Lobby Core Nov 21, 2001
- E8 The Women of Qumar Core Nov 28, 2001
- E9 Bartlet for America Core Dec 12, 2001
- E10 H. Con-172 Core Jan 9, 2002
- E11 100,000 Airplanes Core Jan 16, 2002
- E12 The Two Bartlets Core Jan 30, 2002
- E13 Night Five Core Feb 6, 2002
- E14 Hartsfield's Landing Core Feb 27, 2002
- E15 Dead Irish Writers Core Mar 6, 2002
- E16 The U.S. Poet Laureate Core Mar 27, 2002
- E17 Stirred Core Apr 3, 2002
- E18 Enemies Foreign and Domestic Core May 1, 2002
- E19 The Black Vera Wang Core May 8, 2002
- E20 We Killed Yamamoto Mytharc May 15, 2002
- E21 Posse Comitatus Mytharc May 22, 2002
Season 4 · 23 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 20 Hours in America (1) Mytharc Sep 25, 2002
- E2 20 Hours in America (2) Core Sep 25, 2002
- E3 College Kids Core Oct 2, 2002
- E4 The Red Mass Core Oct 9, 2002
- E5 Debate Camp Core Oct 16, 2002
- E6 Game On Core Oct 30, 2002
- E7 Election Night Mytharc Nov 6, 2002
- E8 Process Stories Core Nov 13, 2002
- E9 Swiss Diplomacy Core Nov 20, 2002
- E10 Arctic Radar Core Nov 27, 2002
- E11 Holy Night Core Dec 11, 2002
- E12 Guns Not Butter Core Jan 8, 2003
- E13 The Long Goodbye Core Jan 15, 2003
- E14 Inauguration (1) Core Feb 5, 2003
- E15 Inauguration: Over There (2) Core Feb 12, 2003
- E16 The California 47th Core Feb 19, 2003
- E17 Red Haven's on Fire Core Feb 26, 2003
- E18 Privateers Core Mar 26, 2003
- E19 Angel Maintenance Core Apr 2, 2003
- E20 Evidence of Things Not Seen Core Apr 23, 2003
- E21 Life on Mars Core Apr 30, 2003
- E22 Commencement Mytharc May 7, 2003
- E23 Twenty Five Mytharc May 14, 2003
Season 5 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 7A WF 83429 Mytharc Sep 24, 2003
- E2 The Dogs of War Core Oct 1, 2003
- E3 Jefferson Lives Core Oct 8, 2003
- E4 Han Core Oct 22, 2003
- E5 Constituency of One Core Oct 29, 2003
- E6 Disaster Relief Core Nov 5, 2003
- E7 Separation of Powers Mytharc Nov 12, 2003
- E8 Shutdown Core Nov 19, 2003
- E9 Abu el Banat Core Dec 3, 2003
- E10 The Stormy Present Core Jan 7, 2004
- E11 The Benign Prerogative Core Jan 14, 2004
- E12 Slow News Day Core Feb 4, 2004
- E13 The Warfare of Genghis Khan Core Feb 11, 2004
- E14 An Khe Filler Feb 18, 2004
- E15 Full Disclosure Core Feb 25, 2004
- E16 Eppur Si Muove Core Mar 3, 2004
- E17 The Supremes Core Mar 24, 2004
- E18 Access Core Mar 31, 2004
- E19 Talking Points Core Apr 21, 2004
- E20 No Exit Core Apr 28, 2004
- E21 Gaza Mytharc May 12, 2004
- E22 Memorial Day Mytharc May 19, 2004
Season 6 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 NSF Thurmont Mytharc Oct 20, 2004
- E2 The Birnam Wood Core Oct 27, 2004
- E3 Third-Day Story Core Nov 3, 2004
- E4 Liftoff Core Nov 10, 2004
- E5 The Hubbert Peak Core Nov 17, 2004
- E6 The Dover Test Mytharc Nov 24, 2004
- E7 A Change Is Gonna Come Core Dec 1, 2004
- E8 In the Room Core Dec 8, 2004
- E9 Impact Winter Core Dec 15, 2004
- E10 Faith Based Initiative Core Jan 5, 2005
- E11 Opposition Research Core Jan 12, 2005
- E12 365 Days Core Jan 19, 2005
- E13 King Corn Core Jan 26, 2005
- E14 The Wake Up Call Core Feb 9, 2005
- E15 Freedonia Core Feb 16, 2005
- E16 Drought Conditions Core Feb 23, 2005
- E17 A Good Day Core Mar 2, 2005
- E18 La Palabra Core Mar 9, 2005
- E19 Ninety Miles Away Core Mar 16, 2005
- E20 In God We Trust Core Mar 23, 2005
- E21 Things Fall Apart Mytharc Mar 30, 2005
- E22 2162 Votes Mytharc Apr 6, 2005
Season 7 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Ticket Mytharc Sep 25, 2005
- E2 The Mommy Problem Core Oct 2, 2005
- E3 Message of the Week Core Oct 9, 2005
- E4 Mr. Frost Mytharc Oct 16, 2005
- E5 Here Today Core Oct 23, 2005
- E6 The Al Smith Dinner Core Oct 30, 2005
- E7 The Debate Core Nov 6, 2005
- E8 Undecideds Core Nov 13, 2005
- E9 The Wedding Core Dec 11, 2005
- E10 Running Mates Core Jan 8, 2006
- E11 Internal Displacement Core Jan 15, 2006
- E12 Duck and Cover Core Jan 22, 2006
- E13 The Cold Core Mar 12, 2006
- E14 Two Weeks Out Core Mar 19, 2006
- E15 Welcome to Wherever You Are Core Mar 26, 2006
- E16 Election Day (1) Core Apr 2, 2006
- E17 Election Day (2) Core Apr 9, 2006
- E18 Requiem Core Apr 16, 2006
- E19 Transition Core Apr 23, 2006
- E20 The Last Hurrah Core Apr 30, 2006
- E21 Institutional Memory Mytharc May 7, 2006
- E22 Tomorrow Mytharc May 14, 2006
Frequently asked questions
What is The West Wing about?
It is a television series that follows the fictional administration of President Josiah Bartlet.
Who created the show?
The series was created by Aaron Sorkin.
When did the show originally air?
It was broadcast from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006.
Where is the show set?
The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White House.
Who stars in the series?
The cast includes Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, and John Spencer.
■ Ended / Final Season Complete Renewal tracker
Explore The West Wing
Where to watch Episode ratings heatmap How long to watch Facts & FAQ Similar shows Take the quiz More from NBC
What viewers say
No comments yet. Be the first to share your take on The West Wing.