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List of episodes. The third season of the American political drama television series The West Wing aired in the United States on NBC from October 3, 2001 to May 22, 2002 and consisted of 21 episodes and 2 special episodes.
S3.E1 ∙ Isaac and Ishmael. Wed, Oct 3, 2001. The West Wing goes under lock down as a suspected terrorist is found to be working at the White House. Stuck with a group of high school students who were visiting the White House, the staffers, President Bartlet, and the First Lady all debate the issues regarding terrorism.
Season 3 (2001–02) Season 4 (2002–03) Season 5 (2003–04) Season 6 (2004–05) Season 7 (2005–06) Ratings. The West Wing : U.S. viewers per episode (millions) Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research [citation needed]
No. OverallNo. In SeasonTitleDirected By1122"Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc"Thomas Schlamme33"A Proportional Response"44S1.E3 ∙ A Proportional Response. Wed, Oct 6, 1999. After being offered "a proportional response" to the Syrian military's downing of a U.S. military plane on a medical mission (and carrying his newly named personal physician), the president demands an option that will have greater impact.
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Season 3 was the third season of The West Wing. It consisted of twenty-one regular episodes and two special episodes. The first of these, Isaac and Ishmael, was created in the wake of the tragedy of 9/11 and served as the series opener after being written and filmed in two weeks.
Despite his concealing a serious illness from the American people, President Bartlet will run again, and he intends to win.
It may not be that simple. First, his decision causes serious friction with his wife, Abbey, who had made the President promise to only serve one term. Next, a team of election consultants led by Bruno Gianelli clashes with the idealistic and resentful staffers. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives begin their probe into the cover-up of Bartlet's illness, with both Donna and Leo finding themselves in sticky situations. To end it all, Bartlet is forced to make a difficult decision.
The staffers' personal lives are not any less complicated, either. Josh finds himself drawn to women's activist Amy Gardner while Toby confronts the President about his sacrificing of political ideals in order to be liked, which causes a rift between them. Sam is confronted by several challenges, including having to deal with his ex-fiancée and a betrayal by a friend that hurts him deeply and embarrasses him publicly.
Finally, C.J. receives a death threat after making pointed comments about Saudi Arabia, threats so serious that they require the protection of the Secret Service.
Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn
Stockard Channing as Abigail Bartlet (10 episodes)
Dulé Hill as Charlie Young
Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg
Janel Moloney as Donna Moss
Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler
•During the season a Documentary Special about the series aired.
Oct 10, 2001 · Season 3 guide for The West Wing TV series - see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Track The West Wing season 3 episodes.
Oct 3, 2001 · Season 3 Episode Guide. 22 Episodes 2001 - 2002. Series 3 begins with President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) announcing that he intends to run for re-election. Parallel storylines include...
