TV Guide: John Spencer

The Portland Trip

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

Wed Nov 25 09:00 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.

The Lame Duck Congress

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

Wed Nov 25 08:00 AM BRAVO Josh, Toby and Sam want the President to consider calling a lame-duck session of Congress to try to pass a test-ban treaty, and C.J. leaks news of this to Danny, who initiated the story in the first place by asking if the White House was "considering" calling the session. Meanwhile, Donna goes on the warpath over carpel-tunnel syndrome; Sam and Ainsley teach each other a thing or two; and a Ukrainian reformer (Eugene Lavarev) shows up---drunk---at the White House, demanding to see the President.

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.

The Midterms

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 23 09:00 AM BRAVO Things are looking up in the aftermath of the shooting: Josh is recovering nicely and the Administration is polling at 81 percent. But "those numbers are soft," Sam cautions, and probably won't hold up for the midterm elections in 12 weeks. Still, Toby wants to use this "honeymoon" as leverage for a domestic-terrorism initiative. Meanwhile, the President is obsessed with thwarting an old foe running for school board; and Sam enlists an old law-school classmate to run for an open House seat.

When No One Would Listen

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500

Fri Nov 20 12:00 PM LMN

In the Shadow of Two Gunmen

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Fri Nov 20 09:00 AM BRAVO The Bartlet Administration is in chaos---an assassination attempt has left the White House (not to mention the country) reeling. Who was hit? Was anyone killed? Who did it? And why? This episode includes flashbacks detailing how the Administration came to be. Oh, and one more thing: there's a downed fighter pilot in Iraq. Bartlet: Martin Sheen.

What Kind of Day Has It Been

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Fri Nov 20 08:00 AM BRAVO While Bartlet gets ready for a town-hall meeting with college students, several staff members are concerned about a downed U.S. plane in the Iraqi desert. Zoey: Elisabeth Moss. Danny: Timothy Busfield. Gina: Jorja Fox. Fitzwallace: John Amos. Vice President Hoynes: Tim Matheson. Toby: Richard Schiff. Bartlet: Martin Sheen.

Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Thu Nov 19 09:00 AM BRAVO While the staff awaits the results of a poll on the President's popularity, Joey Lucas (Marlee Matlin) and Josh don't see eye-to-eye on an issue, and Sam's friend graduates from law school. Laurie: Lisa Edelstein. Ken Cochran: Lawrence Pressman. Barry Haskell: Austin Pendleton. Kenny: Bill O'Brien. Sen. Lobell: David Huddleston. Sam: Rob Lowe. Toby: Richard Schiff. Bartlet: Martin Sheen.

Mandatory Minimums

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Thu Nov 19 08:00 AM BRAVO Bartlet makes two nominations; Josh clashes with a senator; Joey Lucas (Marlee Matlin) arrives to work on a special project. Al Kiefer: John De Lancie. Onorato: Paul Provenza. Senator: Bruce Weitz. Kenny: Bill O'Brien. Danny: Timothy Busfield. Josh: Bradley Whitford. Sam: Rob Lowe. Bartlet: Martin Sheen.

Let Bartlet Be Bartlet

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Wed Nov 18 09:00 AM BRAVO Problems facing the staff include a memo criticizing the President that Mandy wrote while working for the opposition, plus meetings about gays in the military and campaign funding. Steve Onorato: Paul Provenza. Blakely: Richard Penn. Danny: Timothy Busfield. Fitzwallace: John Amos. Congressman No. 1: David Brisbin. Congressman No. 2: Andy Buckley. Bartlet: Martin Sheen. Mandy: Moira Kelly. C.J.: Allison Janney.

Six Meetings Before Lunch

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Wed Nov 18 08:00 AM BRAVO The President's daughter (Elisabeth Moss) is questioned by a writer about a party she attended; Josh discusses monetary reparations for descendants of slaves. Gina: Jorja Fox. Mallory: Allison Smith. Jeff Breckenridge: Carl Lumbly. Drumm: Christopher Wynne. Bartlet: Martin Sheen. Sam: Rob Lowe. Leo: John Spencer.

The White House Pro-Am

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Tue Nov 17 09:00 AM BRAVO Diplomacy figures into how best to advise the First Lady (Stockard Channing) on some actions; hate mail prompts the President to ask his daughter to cancel a date. Zoey: Elisabeth Moss. Danny: Timothy Busfield. Lilli Mays: Nadia Dajani. Rebecca Reeseman: Amy Aquino. Gina: Jorja Fox. Jeffrey: Brandon Hammond. Sam: Rob Lowe. Leo: John Spencer. Bartlet: Martin Sheen.

20 Hours in L.A.

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Tue Nov 17 08:00 AM BRAVO During a quick trip to L.A., Bartlet meets his daughter's new Secret Service agent (Jorja Fox) and attends a fund-raiser at the home of a movie executive (Bob Balaban). Jay Leno, David Hasselhoff and Veronica Webb appear as themselves. Joey: Marlee Matlin. Kiefer: John de Lancie. Vice President Hoynes: Tim Matheson. Josh: Bradley Whitford. Bartlet: Martin Sheen.

Forget Paris

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:30:00 -0500

Mon Nov 16 05:30 PM HBOSGe

Celestial Navigation

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 16 09:00 AM BRAVO While Sam and Toby go to Connecticut to get the President's Supreme Court nominee (Edward James Olmos) out of jail, Josh tells a group about a typical day at the White House. Debbie O'Leary: CCH Pounder. Nessler: Robert David Hall. Danny: Timothy Busfield. Peter: Jason C. Morgan. MacNamara: Vaughn Armstrong. Sam: Rob Lowe. Toby: Richard Schiff. Josh: Bradley Whitford.

Take This Sabbath Day

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Mon Nov 16 08:00 AM BRAVO Bartlet spends the weekend deciding on whether or not to commute the sentence of a man convicted of drug-related murders. Joey: Marlee Matlin. Father Cavanaugh: Karl Malden. Zane: Noah Emmerich. Rabbi Glassman: David Proval. Kenny: Bill O'Brien. Sam: Rob Lowe. Josh: Bradley Whitford. Leo: John Spencer.

The Rock

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Sun Nov 15 08:00 PM TNT

Cop Land

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:00 -0500

Sat Nov 14 02:15 AM ENC

Take Out the Trash Day

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Fri Nov 13 09:00 AM BRAVO The staff has to deal with a possible hearing involving Leo, a sex-education bill, funding for PBS-TV and the source of some news leaks. Congressman Bruno: James Handy. Simon Blye: Dakin Matthews. Zoey: Elisabeth Moss. Danny: Timothy Busfield. Mrs. Lydell: Linda Gehringer. Mr. Lydell: Ray Baker. Leo: John Spencer. Bartlet: Martin Sheen. C.J.: Allison Janney.

He Shall, From Time to Time

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Fri Nov 13 08:00 AM BRAVO Bartlet (Martin Sheen) collapses while preparing to deliver his first State of the Union address; Leo (John Spencer) faces the press about his past substance-abuse problems. First Lady: Stockard Channing. Marbury: Roger Rees. Mallory: Allison Smith. Danny: Timothy Busfield.

Cold Around the Heart

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500

Fri Nov 13 02:00 AM FMC