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'The West Wing' Synopsis and General Information

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'The West Wing' Synopsis and General Information© 2005 NBC Universal, Inc.

Premiered:

September 22, 1999

When Was it Canceled?:

January 2006 - The series finale aired on May 14, 2006.
The series ran for seven seasons on NBC and produced 154 episodes.

Cast:

Alan Alda as Senator Arnold Vinick
Stockard Channing as Abigail Bartlet
Kristin Chenoweth as Annabeth Schott
Dulé Hill as Charlie Young
Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg
Joshua Malina as Will Bailey
Mary McCormack as Kate Harper
Janel Moloney as Donna Moss
Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler
Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet
Jimmy Smits as Matt Santos
John Spencer as Leo McGarry
Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman

Trivia Fact #1:

Martin Sheen did not sign on to be a regular cast member. Sheen was supposed to only film four episodes a season. Once the pilot was filmed, he was signed on as a full-fledged cast member.

Trivia Fact #2:

Alan Alda was considered for the role of the President.

Trivia Fact #3:

The set of The West West was the largest in television history.

Awards:

2003: Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series
2002: Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series
2001: Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series
2001: Golden Globe for Best TV-Series
2000: Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series

Synopsis:

The high-profile drama series uniquely documents the daily activities of a fictitious U.S. President's (Martin Sheen as U.S. President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet) highly talented administration portrayed by Dulé Hill as President Bartlet's aide Charlie Young, Allison Janney as Press Secretary C.J. Cregg, Richard Schiff as White House Director of Communications Toby Ziegler, John Spencer as White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry and Bradley Whitford as Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman.

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