White House on small screen
Channel One MTV will be launching The West Wing (Season 2 and 3), an
award winning American television serial drama with effect from August
14. The drama will be aired from 8pm during weekends.
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The cast of The West Wing |
The West Wing is an American television serial drama created by Aaron
Sorkin originally broadcast from September 22, 1999 to May 14, 2006. The
series is set in the West Wing of the White House-where the Oval Office
and offices of presidential senior staff are located-during the
fictional Democratic administration of Josiah Bartlet (played by Martin
Sheen).
The West Wing was produced by Warner Bros. Television. For the first
three seasons, there were three executive producers, Aaron Sorkin (lead
writer of almost all those first four seasons), Thomas Schlamme and John
Wells.
It first aired on NBC in 1999, and has been broadcast by many
networks in several other countries.
The show received positive reviews from critics, political science
professors, and former White House staffers. In total, The West Wing won
three Golden Globe Awards and 27 Emmy Awards, including the award for
Outstanding Drama Series, which it won four consecutive times from 2000
through 2003.
The drama was popular among high-income viewers, with around 16
million viewers, a key demographic for the show and its advertisers. |
