The West Wing Premiered Date, Network, Genre, Cast

Premiered Date

September 22, 1999

Genre

Drama

Network

NBC

Cast

Rob Lowe, Kristin Chenoweth, Allison Janney, Dule Hill, Martin Sheen, Alan Alda, Stockard Channing, Moira Kelly, Bradley Whitford, Jimmy Smits, John Spencer, Richard Schiff, Mary McCormack, Janel Moloney, Joshua Malina

Rob Lowe

as Sam Seaborn

Kristin Chenoweth

as Annabeth Schott

Allison Janney

as C.J. Cregg

Dule Hill

as Charlie Young

Martin Sheen

as President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet

Alan Alda

as Senator Arnold Vinick

Stockard Channing

as Abbey Bartlet

Moira Kelly

as Mandy Hampton

Bradley Whitford

as Josh Lyman

Jimmy Smits

as Matthew Santos

1946-2005

John Spencer

as Leo McGarry

Richard Schiff

as Toby Ziegler

Mary McCormack

as Kate Harper

Janel Moloney

as Donna Moss

Joshua Malina

as Will Bailey

About The West Wing

About

26-time Emmy Award-winning series that follows the lives of staffers in the West Wing of the White House. It was created by Aaron Sorkin and it was ranked among the best television shows of all time in publications such as Time, TV Guide, Empire, Rolling Stone and the New York Daily News.

Trivia

Allison Janney won three awards for her role in the show, the most of any of her co-stars. The show won two Peabody Awards and won the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series in four consecutive years from 2000-2003.