TV Guide: Allison Janney

Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 3 09:00 AM BRAVO It's "Big Block of Cheese" Day, which means that Leo sends grumbling staffers to meet with organizations who are not usually heard from at the White House. Toby, for instance, meets with World Bank protesters while C.J.'s assignment is the Cartographers for Social Equality. Meanwhile, a friend of Donna's (Jolie Jenkins) asks Sam to pursue a pardon for her grandfather, a White House staffer in the '40s who was convicted of perjury in a McCarthy-era spy case and died in prison.

Ellie

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 3 08:00 AM BRAVO The President returns from Japan to learn that his Surgeon General (Mary Kay Place) has said some things about marijuana that might prove troublesome. Then his daughter Ellie, a medical student, says something about the controversy to reporter Danny Concannon. Meanwhile, Charlie's choice of a movie for the President to watch proves controversial, too. And Toby tries to enlist his ex-wife, a Congresswoman, in his effort to make peace with liberal Democrats over the Social Security flap.

The War at Home

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 2 09:00 AM BRAVO The crisis over the missing DEA agents in Colombia intensifies, and the fallout from the State of the Union Address isn't so good, either. For starters, a liberal senator (Ed Begley Jr.) is upset about the speech's Social Security suggestions. It doesn't look like the flap over the brutality accusation against the police officer Bartlet cited in the speech is going to go away quickly. And Joey Lucas's polling numbers are discouraging. (Or are they?) Meanwhile, Abbey (Stockard Channing) doesn't like the White House atmosphere. Joey: Marlee Matlin.

Bartlet's Third State of the Union

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Wed Dec 2 08:00 AM BRAVO It's State of the Union night and West Wing staffers are basking in the address's glow, but Abbey (Stockard Channing) has problems with its tone. Another distraction: guerrillas have captured five DEA agents in Colombia. And it turns out that a cop Bartlet cited in the speech has a controversial incident on his record. Meanwhile, Josh can't get numbers from White House pollster Joey Lucas (Marlee Matlin). And Donna is pestering Josh to ask Joey for a date. Shallick: Corbin Bernsen.

Six Days, Seven Nights

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:05:00 -0500

Tue Dec 1 09:05 AM ENC

The Drop-in

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 1 09:00 AM BRAVO Lord John Marbury (Roger Rees), a friend of the President's (and a royal pain in Leo's neck), is appointed Britain's ambassador to the U.S.; Toby and Sam wrangle over an address the President is to give to an environmental group; Leo tries (with no success) to get the President interested in a missile-defense system; and C.J. is enlisted to ask a controversial comedian (Rocky Carroll) to decline an invitation to perform at a dinner the President is to attend.

The Leadership Breakfast

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 1 08:00 AM BRAVO With Congress reconvening, the White House is planning a “leadership breakfast.” But first, Toby must go over details with the Majority Leader's new Chief of Staff (Felicity Huffman). There are plenty of devils in those details---it seems that the Majority Leader has Presidential ambitions. Meanwhile, Sam wants to move the press corps to new quarters across the street; and Leo, Sam and Donna (in turn) embarrass themselves in front of an influential columnist. Rep. Shallick: Corbin Bernsen.

Wolf

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 1 03:00 AM AMC

10 Things I Hate About You

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:40:00 -0500

Mon Nov 30 03:40 PM ENC

Noel

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 30 09:00 AM BRAVO It's the Christmas season at the White House but Josh isn't merry: he's rude to everyone, including the President---something that just isn't done. So Leo orders therapy. Meanwhile, C.J. takes interest when an elderly woman on a White House tour loses her composure at the sight of a painting. And the President decides that he wants to sign all his Christmas cards---well, maybe just 100,000 of them---personally. Stanley: Adam Arkin. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma has a cameo.

Galileo

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 30 08:00 AM BRAVO Crises come in all shapes and sizes during one hectic day at the White House. The biggest fire to be put out is just that: it's in a Russian missile silo and the Russian government is covering it up. Other troubles range from a missing U.S. fighter plane to a news report that the President doesn't like green beans. Reese: John Carroll Lynch. Nadia Kozlowski: Charlotte Cornwell.

Strangers with Candy

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Sun Nov 29 08:00 AM COMEDY

The Hours

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:30:00 -0500

Fri Nov 27 10:30 AM OXYGN

The Chumscrubber

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:20:00 -0500

Fri Nov 27 01:20 AM CINEMAX

Miracle on 34th Street

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Thu Nov 26 08:00 PM ABCFAM

Hairspray

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Thu Nov 26 07:00 PM HBOSGe

The Indians in the Lobby

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Thu Nov 26 08:00 AM BRAVO It's the day before Thanksgiving and the President is talking turkey to whoever will listen (and everyone must). Meanwhile, two Native Americans are encamped in the lobby. They've been stood up by the official who was supposed to meet with them and they aren't about to leave. And C.J. is told to make the problem go away. Maggie: Georgina Lightning. Jack: Gary Farmer.

Juno

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:30:00 -0500

Wed Nov 25 11:30 PM HBO2e

Thaddeus and Thor; De Plane! De Plane!

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500

Wed Nov 25 12:00 PM DISXD The boys compete with a pair of visiting brothers who also like to build ambitious projects to see who can construct the best backyard fort; Doofenshmirtz attends a family reunion; the guys build a passenger plane to rival the famous Spruce Goose.

Shibboleth

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Wed Nov 25 09:00 AM BRAVO It's the week before Thanksgiving and a shipload of illegal immigrants from China has just been intercepted. They're claiming asylum as persecuted Christians. Meanwhile, Toby presses the President to appoint Leo's sister (Deborah Hedwall), the superintendent of schools in Atlanta, to an important Education Department post. Making this politically dicey is that she's a foe of school prayer. Jhin Wei: Henry O. John La Salle: Sam Anderson. Mary Marsh: Annie Corley. Al Caldwell: F. William Parker.

The Portland Trip

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Wed Nov 25 08:00 AM BRAVO The President is taking a red-eye to Portland, Ore., to deliver an education address, and Sam must go with him because he can't get the speech right. Toby must also go, to help Sam, and C.J. has to go, too, because she's being punished for making disparaging remarks about the President's alma mater, Notre Dame. Back at the White House, Josh spars with a gay Republican congressman over a bill on homosexual marriage, and Leo monitors a minor crisis in the Persian Gulf involving an oil tanker.

And It's Surely to Their Credit

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Tue Nov 24 09:00 AM BRAVO Ainsley Hayes (Emily Procter) meets her new boss, White House counsel Lionel Tribbey (John Larroquette), and receives her first assignment: clean up after two domestic-policy staffers who presented inaccurate testimony before a House committee. Meanwhile, Sam hits upon the idea of Josh suing the hate group whose members shot him; and C.J. stares down a soon-to-retire general (Tom Bower) who's planning to blast the Administration on TV talk shows.

In This White House

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Tue Nov 24 08:00 AM BRAVO The West Wing gets a right winger as young Republican lawyer Ainsley Hayes (Emily Procter) signs on as Associate White House Counsel. She's offered the job at the insistence of the President, after he sees her demolish Sam on a TV talk show. Meanwhile, the president (Zakes Mokae) of an AIDS-ravaged African country visits the White House and spars with drug-company executives.