West Wing, the

Arguably the most complete and extensive portrayal of the American presidency in popular culture history, The West Wing (TWW) was a 1-hour dramatic serial program broadcast on the NBC television network from September 22, 1999, until May 14, 2006. A total of 156 episodes of the program aired on NBC, with rerun episodes featured on the Bravo television network. TWW has also been released on DVD in yearly installments and in a final series package in late 2006. The program depicted the inner workings of the administration of President Josiah “Jed” Bartlet, a New Hampshire Democrat.

TWW was created by Aaron Sorkin, a film and television writer who was also the screenwriter for the feature films A Few Good Men (adapted from his Broadway play), Malice, ...