The West Wing - Season 5 - Eps 12: Slow News Day
Toby gets Jed's support to seize a controversial window of opportunity to save Social Security, but is hampered by Jed's mandate to keep the operation under wraps; desperate to feed the press corps beast on a glacially slow news day, C.J. meets with an attache to discuss cabbage imports, and has a little fun with a particularly dense reporter; Josh's brainstorm to help Will burnish Bob Russell's presentation problems and a persistent reporter endanger Toby's attempts to broker a deal on the Hill; Rina finds a friend in Donna, and Josh isn't too happy about it; Toby is saved from having to fall on his sword when Josh and Jed devise a plan to rescue his deal from certain disaster.
About The West Wing
Title: The West Wing
First Air Date: 1999-09-22
Last Air Date: 2006-05-14
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.3/10 (from 506 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 8
Total Episodes: 154
Network: NBC
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: John Wells Productions, Warner Bros. Television
Synopsis
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.
Cast
Martin Sheen
President Josiah Bartlet
Allison Janney
C.J. Cregg
John Spencer
Leo McGarry
Bradley Whitford
Josh Lyman
Joshua Malina
Will Bailey
Alan Alda
Arnold Vinick
Jimmy Smits
Matthew Santos
Kristin Chenoweth
Annabeth Schott
Mary McCormack
Kate Harper
