Top 25 West Wing Episodes
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1.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Two Cathedrals
(2001)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama
As the Haitian army continues their seizure of the American embassy there, Bartlet and the staff prepare for the announcement that Bartlet has M.S. and the President must decide whether or ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Schlamme | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney
Votes: 3,646
2.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
20 Hours in America: Part II
(2002)
TV-14 | 41 min | Drama
Donna teaches Toby and Josh an important lesson as their trek homeward continues; Sam staffs the President in Josh's absence and welcomes an old friend home; Bartlet hires a secretary and ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney
Votes: 865
3.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
The Supremes
(2004)
TV-14 | 41 min | Drama
A Supreme Court Justice dies, forcing the administration's hand on picking a desirable replacement who can be confirmed by a hostile Congress.
Director: Jessica Yu | Stars: Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina, Janel Moloney
Votes: 1,230
4.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
In Excelsis Deo
(1999)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama
When a homeless veteran dies on the National Mall and his body remains uncollected for hours, Toby becomes fixated on getting him a proper burial.
Director: Alex Graves | Stars: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney
Votes: 1,909
5.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
The Stackhouse Filibuster
(2001)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama
Josh finalizes a $6B health care plan that has strong support from both parties in both houses and appears to be a slam dunk for passage, but 78-year-old Senator Howard Stackhouse pulls a ... See full summary »
Director: Bryan Gordon | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney
Votes: 1,256
6.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Part I
(2000)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama
The President is rushed to hospital following a shooting; staffers field questions on protection measures and executive authority. Flashbacks show how key staff members joined the Bartlet campaign.
Director: Thomas Schlamme | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney
Votes: 1,821
7.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Bartlet for America
(2001)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama
In an episode dotted with flashbacks, Leo and his attorney Jordon Kendall (Joanna Gleason) face a Congressional inquiry into whether the president lied to the American people regarding his ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Schlamme | Stars: Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney
Votes: 1,154
8.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Requiem
(2006)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
President Bartlet and his current and former staffers come together for Leo's funeral.
Director: Steve Shill | Stars: Alan Alda, Stockard Channing, Kristin Chenoweth, Dulé Hill
Votes: 843
9.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Twenty Five
(2003)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama
In the wake of his daughter's kidnapping, Bartlet must make a decision between being a father and being President.
Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina
Votes: 1,101
10.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Evidence of Things Not Seen
(2003)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
Trying to participate in a late-night staff poker game proves difficult as news arrives that an unmanned U.S. spy plane has crashed in a remote part of Russia, and Bartlet and Leo have to ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina, Janel Moloney
Votes: 778
11.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
And It's Surely to Their Credit
(2000)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
Sam helps Josh battle his health insurance company; Ainsley Hayes encounters her firebrand boss and hostile colleagues; Abby gives the President some good news about his health; C.J. discovers a retiring General intends to publicly criticize the president.
Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney
Votes: 1,123
12.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail
(2001)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
On this year's "Big Block of Cheese Day", a college friend of Donna's asks Sam to help her get her late grandfather, accused of being a Communist spy inside the U.S. government, a ... See full summary »
Director: Jessica Yu | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney
Votes: 1,143
13.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
In This White House
(2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
After a Republican commentator trounces Sam on television, President Bartlett decides to hire her over the objections of the staff. Josh and Toby mediate a conference between U.S. drug ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Olin | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney
Votes: 1,199
14.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Dead Irish Writers
(2002)
TV-14 | 41 min | Drama
A lavish W.H. party for Abbey's birthday the night before a N.H. medical board begins hearings on whether to suspend her license over her secret treatment of her husband's MS. Abbey returns... See full summary »
Director: Alex Graves | Stars: Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney
Votes: 868
15.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Shutdown
(2003)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
President Bartlet refuses to let Speaker of the House Haffley hold him hostage on the budget and allows the government to be shut down.
Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina
Votes: 837
16.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Slow News Day
(2004)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
Toby awakens at 3 a.m. with an idea of how to save the social security program for future generations, leading him to meet in secret with the president and volunteer to "touch the third ... See full summary »
Director: Julie Hébert | Stars: Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina, Janel Moloney
Votes: 702
17.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Tomorrow
(2006)
TV-PG | 42 min | Drama
Santos and his staff prepare for the inauguration as Bartlet and his team look back on their years in the White House.
Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Alan Alda, Stockard Channing, Kristin Chenoweth, Dulé Hill
Votes: 1,045
18.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
No Exit
(2004)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
When a bio-hazard alarm goes off in the White House, the staff are locked down where they are - forcing them to have conversations they would have otherwise avoided.
Director: Julie Hébert | Stars: Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina
Votes: 706
19.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
He Shall, from Time to Time...
(2000)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama
When the President collapses on the eve of his State of the Union, it's diagnosed as the flu. But when the First Lady cancels a trip and rushes home to look after him, Leo suspects the ... See full summary »
Director: Arlene Sanford | Stars: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney
Votes: 1,212
20.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Posse Comitatus
(2002)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
Bartlet, Leo, Sam, Toby, and C.J. travel to New York City for a Catholic fund raiser at a long Broadway play called "The War of the Roses". Josh steps up his efforts to beat his girlfriend,... See full summary »
Director: Alex Graves | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney
Votes: 1,246
21.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
The Crackpots and These Women
(1999)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama
On the series' first "Big Block of Cheese" Day (nicknamed "Total Crackpot Day" by Josh), staffers meet with reps of various organizations causes, e.g., C.J. hosts a group that wants $900 ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Drazan | Stars: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney
Votes: 1,472
22.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Election Day: Part 2
(2006)
TV-14 | 41 min | Drama
Polls are closing across the country, and the race is too close to call; friends and colleagues react to the news about Leo.
Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Alan Alda, Kristin Chenoweth, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina
Votes: 845
23.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
2162 Votes
(2005)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama
WHO WILL BE THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE? - It's the Democratic National Convention and the race to become the Democratic Presidential candidate has narrowed to three candidates: ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Graves | Stars: Alan Alda, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney
Votes: 780
24.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
The Midterms
(2000)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama
With the midterm elections coming up, Toby looks for a way to stop hate groups; Charlie and Zoey decide whether to continue their relationship; President Bartlet discovers the egg cream and... See full summary »
Director: Alex Graves | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney
Votes: 1,163
25.
The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode:
Talking Points
(2004)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
The president and staff are about to head for Brussels to sign an international free trade deal that Josh has just spent a lot of time and effort negotiating, to nearly everyone's ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Schiff | Stars: Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina, Janel Moloney
Votes: 650
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