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The West Wing

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. 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…

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Genre
Serial drama · Political drama
Cinematography
Thomas Del Ruth
Composer
W. G. Snuffy Walden
Country of origin
United States
Created by
Aaron Sorkin
Executive producers
Aaron Sorkin · John Wells · Thomas Schlamme · Christopher Misiano · Alex Graves

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Crew

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Exploration of real world issues

The West Wing universe

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The West Wing

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The West Wing

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related to Main cast · 93
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related to Written works · 68
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related to Awards · 35
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related to Development · 31
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related to Fictional timeline · 28
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related to Exploration of real world issues · 23
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related to Parodies · 22
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related to Realism · 20
The West Wing → Attie, Eli Attie, Former Senate, Former White House Press, Frank Luntz, Gene Sperling, Lawrence O'Donnell, Marlin Fitzwater, O'Donnell, Other, Patrick Caddell, Peggy Noonan, President Gerald Ford's, Secretaries Dee Dee Myers, Some West Wing, Susan, They, West Wing, While The West Wing, White House
related to 2002 presidential election · 19
The West Wing → After, Bartlet, Bartlet's, Because, Chairman, Florida Governor Robert Ritchie, Hoynes, James Brolin, Jeff Heston, John Amos, Joint Chiefs, McGarry, Minnesota Democratic Senator Howard, Republican, Ritchie, Stackhouse, Staff Admiral Percy Fitzwallace, The West Wing's, Vice President John Hoynes
related to 2006 presidential election · 18
The West Wing → April, Congress, Congressman Matt Santos, D-TX, Democratic, Democratic National Convention, He, Iowa, Jimmy Smits, Josh Lyman, Leo McGarry, New Hampshire, November, Republican, Santos, Santos's, The, The West Wing's

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The West WingCinematographyThomas Del Ruth1.00infobox
The West WingComposerW. G. Snuffy Walden1.00infobox
The West WingCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
The West WingCreated byAaron Sorkin1.00infobox
The West WingExecutive producersAaron Sorkin1.00infobox
The West WingExecutive producersJohn Wells1.00infobox
The West WingExecutive producersThomas Schlamme1.00infobox
The West WingExecutive producersChristopher Misiano1.00infobox
The West WingExecutive producersAlex Graves1.00infobox
The West WingExecutive producersLawrence O'Donnell1.00infobox
The West WingExecutive producersPeter Noah1.00infobox
The West WingGenreSerial drama1.00infobox
The West WingGenrePolitical drama1.00infobox
The West WingNetworkNBC1.00infobox
The West WingNo. of episodes154[note 1] (list of episodes)1.00infobox
The West WingNo. of seasons71.00infobox
The West WingOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
The West WingProduction companiesJohn Wells Productions1.00infobox
The West WingProduction companiesWarner Bros. Television1.00infobox
The West WingReleaseSeptember 22, 1999 (1999-09-22) – May 14, 2006 (2006-05-14)1.00infobox
The West WingRunning time42 minutes1.00infobox
The West WingShowrunnersAaron Sorkin1.00infobox
The West WingShowrunnersJohn Wells1.00infobox
The West WingStarringRob Lowe1.00infobox
The West WingStarringMoira Kelly1.00infobox
The West WingStarringDulé Hill1.00infobox
The West WingStarringAllison Janney1.00infobox
The West WingStarringRichard Schiff1.00infobox
The West WingStarringJohn Spencer1.00infobox
The West WingStarringBradley Whitford1.00infobox

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