TV Guide: John Spencer

Manchester

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Fri Dec 11 08:00 AM BRAVO President Bartlet wastes no time making his reelection intentions clear (not surprisingly, it's the first question at the press conference that follows his MS disclosure). But everyone knows that his predicament will make the campaign no piece of cake. Adding to Bartlet's problems is Abbey's reaction to his decision, not to mention Haiti's obstreperous dictator. Meanwhile, the White House press corps is making life particularly miserable for C.J. Babish: Oliver Platt. Nancy: Anna Deavere Smith.

Two Cathedrals

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 10 09:00 AM BRAVO The Administration prepares for the storm of its life. Indeed, a tropical storm is bearing down on Washington on the day the President is to disclose that he has MS and has been lying about it for eight years. Bartlet is distracted by Mrs. Landingham's death, but staffers are all business as they deal with Congressional Democrats, party officials and network execs. And they must fashion answers to likely press-conference questions. The one that concerns them most: Will Bartlet seek reelection?

18th and Potomac

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 10 08:00 AM BRAVO With disastrous hypothetical polling numbers from Joey Lucas (Marlee Matlin) in hand, staffers prepare to announce the President's condition. But first, both Sam and Oliver Babish (Oliver Platt) question the First Lady (Stockard Channing) about the matter. Meanwhile, a crisis erupts in Haiti; Josh deals with Democratic senators who are less than enthusiastic about the Government's tobacco-industry suit; and male staffers can't help but give Mrs. Landingham (Kathryn Joosten) car-buying advice.

The Fall's Gonna Kill You

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 8 09:00 AM BRAVO White House counsel Oliver Babish (Oliver Platt) menacingly questions C.J. and Abbey (Stockard Channing) about the President's MS cover-up. And Josh enlists Joey Lucas (Marlee Matlin) to take a hush-hush poll on it. Meanwhile, new estimates project a smaller-than-expected budget surplus---and that cheers staffers; and a Chinese satellite has fallen out of its orbit and is hurtling to earth at 2000 mph, and no one's concerned but Donna (Janel Moloney). Ed: Peter James Smith. Larry: William Duffy.

Bad Moon Rising

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

Tue Dec 8 08:00 AM BRAVO Bartlet decides that he needs an opinion from White House counsel Oliver Babish on whether his MS deception constituted a criminal conspiracy; an oil spill off the Delaware coast hits home to Sam; Josh heads up a White House team dealing with a Mexican economic crisis (and bickers with Donna about it); and Toby's on the rampage because of a press leak about a possible change in the President's position on school vouchers. Ainsley Hayes: Emily Procter. Emily Lowenbrau: Jacqueline Kim.

Cold Around the Heart

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:30:00 -0500

Tue Dec 8 12:30 AM FMC

Sea of Love

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:05:00 -0500

Tue Dec 8 12:05 AM ENC

17 People

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 7 09:00 AM BRAVO Toby puts two and two together and finds out about the President's "thing" (his multiple sclerosis). Then he challenges him on it---forcefully. Also challenging Bartlet is a terrorist threat, and he must decide whether to beef up security at U.S. airports. Meanwhile, staffers struggle to punch up a speech the President is to give at the White House Correspondents Dinner ("It's not funny," Leo sniffs); Josh and Donna bicker over their "anniversary"; and Sam and Ainsley bicker over the ERA.

The Stackhouse Filibuster

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 7 08:00 AM BRAVO Staffers (most of whom have weekend plans) are blindsided when an elderly senator (George Coe) begins a Friday-night filibuster on a bill they had thought was a done deal. Meanwhile, Toby is puzzled when the Vice President, normally a champion of the oil industry, volunteers to attack it for "price gouging." And C.J. fears that the ancient Egyptian cat goddess Bast has cursed her because she accidentally broke a Bast statuette that had been given to the President on a visit to Cairo.

The Rock

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:30:00 -0500

Sat Dec 5 05:30 PM TNT

Forget Paris

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -0500

Sat Dec 5 06:00 AM HBO2e

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.

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.

Cop Land

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:50:00 -0500

Mon Nov 30 01:50 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.