Follows a group of advisers to the United States president. They attempt to help run the country while keeping their personal and public lives separate.
In the early hours of the morning, senior White House staff gather to tackle the latest crises (S1 Ep1)
CJ attempts to defuse a dispute between Bartlet and the Vice President (S1 Ep2)
When the press learn of Sam and Laurie's relationship, CJ tries to divert attention (S1 Ep3)
The team have 72 hours to rescue a gun control bill that needs five more votes (S1 Ep4)
Leo forces the team to meet with overlooked special interest groups (S1 Ep5)
Mr Willis of Ohio: Toby is surprised by the teacher who assumed his late wife's office (S1 Ep6) - Offensive language
State Dinner: The President deals with militant survivalists, striking truck drivers and a hurricane (S1 Ep7)
Word gets out that Bartlet embarrassed the Vice President during a cabinet meeting (S1 Ep8)
The President's plan to appoint a new Supreme Court Justice runs into problems (S1 Ep9)
CJ tries to get the staff to review hate crime legislation after a gay man is murdered (S1 Ep10)
When India invades Kashmir, Bartlet seeks help from an eccentric British diplomat (S1 Ep11)
He Shall, from Time to Time: President Bartlet is struck down by a sudden illness (S1 Ep12)
CJ grapples with the ethics of burying news that deserves public attention (S1 Ep13)
Bartlet must decide if he wants to commute the sentence of a prisoner on death row (S1 Ep14)
The new Supreme Court Justice is arrested for drunk driving and resisting arrest (S1 Ep15)
20 Hours in LA: The President and his staff fly to Los Angeles for a fundraiser hosted by a Hollywood mogul (S1 Ep16)
The West House Pro-Am: The President and First Lady's separate staff feud over rival agendas (S1 Ep17)
President Bartlet's daughter Zoey attends a party that gets busted for drugs (S1 Ep18)
A memo Mandy wrote before she joined the White House team comes back to haunt her (S1 Ep19)
The President announces two contentious nominations for the Federal Election Commission (S1 Ep20)
Bartlet is forced to defuse an embarrassing overseas incident (S1 Ep21)
What Kind of Day Has it Been? The US military races to find an American pilot who was shot down over Iraq (S1 Ep22)