The West Wing / Season 7
| Season 7 of The West Wing | |||
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| Episodes | 22nd | ||
| Country of production |
 United States
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| First broadcast | 25 Sep 2005 - May 14, 2006 on NBC | ||
| German-language first broadcast |
Feb 28, 2011 - Jul 25, 2011 on FOX | ||
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The seventh season of the television series The West Wing - In the Center of Power is the final season of the series and first aired between September 2005 and May 2006. In Germany and Austria, the first broadcast started in February 2011 on the pay-TV channel FOX .
action
The season is almost entirely dominated by the presidential campaign between Democrat Matt Santos and favored Republican Arnold Vinick. On election day, Santos' vice-presidential candidate Leo McGarry dies. Even so, Santos can secure the presidency by a narrow margin. In the weeks leading up to his inauguration, the transition phase, he offers Vinick the important position of foreign minister . The season ends with the inauguration and the simultaneous departure of President Bartlet from the White House. Before that, Josh, Santos' chief of staff, succeeds in getting Sam into the team as his deputy.
occupation
Main cast
- Alan Alda as Arnold Vinick, Republican Senator and Presidential Candidate, then Foreign Secretary-Designate (6 episodes)
- Stockard Channing as Abigail Bartlet, First Lady (4)
- Kristin Chenoweth as Annabeth Schott, employee of the Santos / McGarry election campaign (13)
- Dulé Hill as Charlie Young, Deputy Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff (6)
- Allison Janney as CJ Cregg, White House Chief of Staff (17)
- Joshua Malina as Will Bailey, Vice President's Chief of Staff (13)
- Mary McCormack as Kate Harper, Assistant National Security Advisor (12)
- Janel Moloney as Donna Moss, campaign employee Santos / McGarry (13)
- Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler, White House Communications Director (11)
- John Spencer as Leo McGarry, Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate (7)
- Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman, Santos / McGarry Campaign Manager (19)
- Jimmy Smits as Matt Santos, Democratic MP and Presidential Candidate (22)
- Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet, President of the United States (12)
Supporting and guest cast
- Janeane Garofalo as Louise Thornton, communications director for the Santos / McGarry campaign (15)
- Karis Campbell as Ronna Beckmann, employee of the Santos / McGarry election campaign (14)
- Matthew Del Negro as Bram Howard, Santos / McGarry Campaign employee (14)
- Teri Polo as Helen Santos, wife of Matt Santos (13)
- NiCole Robinson as Margaret, Assistant to the Chief of Staff (12)
- Ramon De Ocampo as Otto, employee of the Santos / McGarry election campaign (10)
- Diana-Maria Riva as Edie Ortega, deputy campaign manager for the Santos / McGarry campaign (8)
- Ron Silver as Bruno Gianelli, campaign strategist for the Vinick / Sullivan campaign (8)
- Renée Estevez as Nancy, assistant (8)
- Patricia Richardson as Sheila Brooks, Vinick / Sullivan Campaign Manager (7)
- Stephen Root as Bob Mayer, speechwriter for Arnold Vinick (7)
- Lily Tomlin as Debbie Fiderer, Secretary to President Bartlet (6)
- Melissa Fitzgerald as Carol Fitzpatrick, Assistant to the Press Secretary (5)
- Timothy Busfield as Danny Concannon, Washington Post reporter (4)
- Steve Ryan as Miles Hutchinson, Secretary of Defense (5)
- Evan Arnold as Ned Carlson, campaign employee Santos / McGarry (4)
- Nina Siemaszko as Ellie Bartlet, second youngest daughter of President Bartlet (4)
- Melinda McGraw as Jane Braun, Republican campaign strategist (4)
- Tom Everett as Charles Frost, CIA agent (3)
- Brett Cullen as Ray Sullivan, Republican Vice Presidential Candidate (3)
- Kathleen York as Andrea Wyatt, Democratic MP (3)
- William Duffy as Larry, Congress Liaison (2)
- Peter James Smith as Ed, Congress Liaison (2)
- Mary-Louise Parker as Amy Gardner, political functionary (2)
- Annabeth Gish as Elizabeth Bartlet Westin, eldest daughter of President Bartlet (2)
- Anna Deavere Smith as Nancy McNally, National Security Advisor (2)
- Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn, Former White House Assistant Director of Communications (2)
- Michael O'Neill as Secret Service Agent Ron Butterfield, Head of the President's Personal Protection Team (2)
- Allison Smith as Mallory O'Brien, daughter of Leo McGarry (2)
- Oliver Platt as Oliver Babish, White House Legal Advisor (2)
- Thomas Kopache as Bob Slattery, Deputy Secretary of State (2)
- Lee Garlington as Alana Waterman, lawyer for Toby Ziegler (2)
- Gary Cole as Vice President Bob Russell, Vice President of the United States (1)
- Tim Matheson as John Hoynes, Former Vice President of the United States (1)
- Sam Robards as Greg Brock, Reporter (1)
- Elisabeth Moss as Zoey Bartlet, youngest daughter of President Bartlet (1)
- Steven Eckholdt as Doug Westin, wife of Elizabeth Bartlet (1)
- Makram Khoury as Nizar Farad, Chairman of the PLO (1)
- Kim Webster as Ginger, Assistant to the Communications Director (1)
- Emily Procter as Ainsley Hayes, Former White House Assistant Legal Adviser (1)
Episodes
| No. ( total ) |
No. ( St. ) |
German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
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| 133 | 1 | The new team | The ticket | 25 Sep 2005 | Feb 28, 2011 | Christopher Misiano | Debora Cahn |
| 134 | 2 | The Oedipus Factor | The mommy problem | Oct 2, 2005 | 7th Mar 2011 | Alex Graves | Eli Attie |
| 135 | 3 | Frontier workers | Message of the Week | Oct 9, 2005 | 14 Mar 2011 | Christopher Misiano | Lawrence O'Donnell |
| 136 | 4th | Questions of faith | Mr. Frost | Oct 16, 2005 | 21 Mar 2011 | Andrew Bernstein | Alex Graves |
| 137 | 5 | Confessions | Here Today | Oct 23, 2005 | 28 Mar 2011 | Alex Graves | Peter Noah |
| 138 | 6th | Dirty election campaign | The Al Smith Dinner | Oct 30, 2005 | Apr 4, 2011 | Lesli Linka Glatter | Eli Attie |
| 139 | 7th | The television duel | The Debate | Nov 6, 2005 | Apr 11, 2011 | Alex Graves | Lawrence O'Donnell |
| 140 | 8th | The undecided | Undecideds | Dec 4, 2005 | Apr 18, 2011 | Christopher Misiano | Debora Cahn |
| 141 | 9 | The wedding | The Wedding | Dec 11, 2005 | Apr 25, 2011 | Andrew Bernstein | Josh Singer |
| 142 | 10 | The runner-up | Running mates | Jan. 8, 2006 | May 2, 2011 | Paul McCrane | Peter Noah |
| 143 | 11 | The diplomat | Internal displacement | Jan 15, 2006 | May 9, 2011 | Andrew Bernstein | Bradley Whitford |
| 144 | 12 | The accident | Duck and Cover | Jan. 22, 2006 | May 16, 2011 | Christopher Misiano | Eli Attie |
| 145 | 13 | Interventions | The Cold | March 12 2006 | May 23, 2011 | Alex Graves | Debora Cahn Synopsis : Debora Cahn, Lauren Schmidt |
| 146 | 14th | head to head | Two weeks out | 19 Mar 2006 | May 30, 2011 | Laura Innes | Lawrence O'Donnell |
| 147 | 15th | Final sprint | Welcome to Wherever You Are | 26th Mar 2006 | June 6, 2011 | Matia Karrell | Josh Singer |
| 148 | 16 | Decision Day, Part 1 | Election Day (Part 1) | Apr 2, 2006 | June 13, 2011 | Mimi leather | Lauren Schmidt |
| 149 | 17th | Decision Day, Part 2 | Election Day (Part 2) | Apr 9, 2006 | June 20, 2011 | Christopher Misiano | Eli Attie, John Wells |
| 150 | 18th | requiem | requiem | Apr 16, 2006 | June 27, 2011 | Steve Shill | Eli Attie, Debora Cahn, John Wells |
| 151 | 19th | Maneuvering games | Transition | Apr 23, 2006 | 4th July 2011 | Nelson McCormick | Peter Noah |
| 152 | 20th | Wanted: Vice President | The Last Hurray | Apr 30, 2006 | July 11, 2011 | Tim Matheson | Lawrence O'Donnell |
| 153 | 21st | Seductive offers | Institutional memory | May 7, 2006 | July 18, 2011 | Lesli Linka Glatter | Debora Cahn |
| 154 | 22nd | farewell | Tomorrow | May 14, 2006 | July 25, 2011 | Christopher Misiano | John Wells |
reception
Awards
The seventh season was nominated a total of 6 times at the Emmy Awards 2006 , including in the category Best Drama Series . Alan Alda won the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series . Decisive for this were his performances in the episodes Head to Head and Wanted: Vice President . The season won another award for the episode Das Fernsehduell in the category Best Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or a Special .
Web links
- Season 7 in the Internet Movie Database (English)