"You like The West Wing? Me too! Let's watch it!" (I ended up married to one of the people I had one of those early West Wing-powered conversations with.) Now, 25 years after the first season ...

Almost 25 years ago, way back in September of 1999, Aaron Sorkin’s political drama The West Wing aired its first episode on NBC. Over the course of the next seven years, the series aired 154 ...

NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with Martin Sheen and Melissa Fitzgerald about all things West Wing. Fitzgerald co-wrote a new book called What’s Next about the legacy of the show. Politics are in ...

THE WEST WING, from left: Martin Sheen, Richard Schiff, Bradley Whitford, John Spencer, Dule Hill, Allison Janney, (2000) 1999-2006. David Burnett / ©NBC / TV Guide / courtesy Everett Collection ...

“The West Wing” stars Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Dulé Hill, Richard Schiff, Janel Moloney took the Emmys stage to present the award for outstanding drama series. The cast began the segment ...

In honor of its 25th anniversary (and seeking some political solace), I spent the last two months rewatching “The West Wing” in its seven-season entirety. At least I thought I was rewatching.

Aaron Sorkin knows today’s Republican Party is nothing like the one in “The West Wing.” Sorkin, who created early aughts political drama series, spoke at a Los Angeles event for his upcoming ...

What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing covers the genesis, casting and seven seasons of one of the better television shows in history. I seldom mention new books in my column. But with the ...

(SOUNDBITE OF W.G. SNUFFY WALDEN'S "MAIN TITLE (THE WEST WING)") DETROW: ...A very specific political fiction of contested political conventions, of accidental arrests of Supreme Court nominees ...

When NPR was offered the chance to interview Martin Sheen and Melissa Fitzgerald about The West Wing, I dashed through the newsroom with an energy... ‘The West Wing’ was my inspiration.