The West Wing - Season 5 Episode 11 The Benign Prerogative

Name: The West Wing
Genre: Drama
Released: 14 May 2006
Rating: 8.30
Cast: Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford, Joshua Malina

Right place. Right time. Right man. 2006-05-14 United States of America 45 minutes.

8.30 521 votes

Drama washington dc, usa the white house usa president politics government political intrigue usa politics political consultant thoughtful political conflict chief of staff dialog driven comforting optimistic

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Season - Episode

7 Season 7 Sep 25, 2005

7 - 1

The Ticket Sep 25, 2005
7 - 2

The Mommy Problem Oct 02, 2005
7 - 3

Message of the Week Oct 09, 2005
7 - 4

Mr. Frost Oct 16, 2005
7 - 5

Here Today Oct 23, 2005
7 - 6

The Al Smith Dinner Oct 30, 2005
7 - 7

The Debate Nov 06, 2005
7 - 8

Undecideds Nov 13, 2005
7 - 9

The Wedding Dec 11, 2005
7 - 10

Running Mates Jan 08, 2006
7 - 11

Internal Displacement Jan 15, 2006
7 - 12

Duck and Cover Jan 22, 2006
7 - 13

The Cold Mar 12, 2006
7 - 14

Two Weeks Out Mar 19, 2006
7 - 15

Welcome to Wherever You Are Mar 26, 2006
7 - 16

Election Day (1) Apr 02, 2006
7 - 17

Election Day (2) Apr 09, 2006
7 - 18

Requiem Apr 16, 2006
7 - 19

Transition Apr 23, 2006
7 - 20

The Last Hurrah Apr 30, 2006
7 - 21

Institutional Memory May 07, 2006
7 - 22

Tomorrow May 14, 2006

6 Season 6 Oct 20, 2004

6 - 1

NSF Thurmont Oct 20, 2004
6 - 2

The Birnam Wood Oct 27, 2004
6 - 3

Third-Day Story Nov 03, 2004
6 - 4

Liftoff Nov 10, 2004
6 - 5

The Hubbert Peak Nov 17, 2004
6 - 6

The Dover Test Nov 24, 2004
6 - 7

A Change Is Gonna Come Dec 01, 2004
6 - 8

In the Room Dec 08, 2004
6 - 9

Impact Winter Dec 15, 2004
6 - 10

Faith Based Initiative Jan 05, 2005
6 - 11

Opposition Research Jan 12, 2005
6 - 12

365 Days Jan 19, 2005
6 - 13

King Corn Jan 26, 2005
6 - 14

The Wake Up Call Feb 09, 2005
6 - 15

Freedonia Feb 16, 2005
6 - 16

Drought Conditions Feb 23, 2005
6 - 17

A Good Day Mar 02, 2005
6 - 18

La Palabra Mar 09, 2005
6 - 19

Ninety Miles Away Mar 16, 2005
6 - 20

In God We Trust Mar 23, 2005
6 - 21

Things Fall Apart Mar 30, 2005
6 - 22

2162 Votes Apr 06, 2005

5 Season 5 Sep 24, 2003

5 - 1

7A WF 83429 Sep 24, 2003
5 - 2

The Dogs of War Oct 01, 2003
5 - 3

Jefferson Lives Oct 08, 2003
5 - 4

Han Oct 22, 2003
5 - 5

Constituency of One Oct 29, 2003
5 - 6

Disaster Relief Nov 05, 2003
5 - 7

Separation of Powers Nov 12, 2003
5 - 8

Shutdown Nov 19, 2003
5 - 9

Abu el Banat Dec 03, 2003
5 - 10

The Stormy Present Jan 07, 2004
5 - 11

The Benign Prerogative Jan 14, 2004
5 - 12

Slow News Day Feb 04, 2004
5 - 13

The Warfare of Genghis Khan Feb 11, 2004
5 - 14

An Khe Feb 18, 2004
5 - 15

Full Disclosure Feb 25, 2004
5 - 16

Eppur Si Muove Mar 03, 2004
5 - 17

The Supremes Mar 24, 2004
5 - 18

Access Mar 31, 2004
5 - 19

Talking Points Apr 21, 2004
5 - 20

No Exit Apr 28, 2004
5 - 21

Gaza May 12, 2004
5 - 22

Memorial Day May 19, 2004

4 Season 4 Sep 25, 2002

4 - 1

20 Hours in America (1) Sep 25, 2002
4 - 2

20 Hours in America (2) Sep 25, 2002
4 - 3

College Kids Oct 02, 2002
4 - 4

The Red Mass Oct 09, 2002
4 - 5

Debate Camp Oct 16, 2002
4 - 6

Game On Oct 30, 2002
4 - 7

Election Night Nov 06, 2002
4 - 8

Process Stories Nov 13, 2002
4 - 9

Swiss Diplomacy Nov 20, 2002
4 - 10

Arctic Radar Nov 27, 2002
4 - 11

Holy Night Dec 11, 2002
4 - 12

Guns Not Butter Jan 08, 2003
4 - 13

The Long Goodbye Jan 15, 2003
4 - 14

Inauguration (1) Feb 05, 2003
4 - 15

Inauguration: Over There (2) Feb 12, 2003
4 - 16

The California 47th Feb 19, 2003
4 - 17

Red Haven's on Fire Feb 26, 2003
4 - 18

Privateers Mar 26, 2003
4 - 19

Angel Maintenance Apr 02, 2003
4 - 20

Evidence of Things Not Seen Apr 23, 2003
4 - 21

Life on Mars Apr 30, 2003
4 - 22

Commencement May 07, 2003
4 - 23

Twenty Five May 14, 2003

3 Season 3 Oct 10, 2001

3 - 1

Manchester (1) Oct 10, 2001
3 - 2

Manchester (2) Oct 17, 2001
3 - 3

Ways and Means Oct 24, 2001
3 - 4

On the Day Before Oct 31, 2001
3 - 5

War Crimes Nov 07, 2001
3 - 6

Gone Quiet Nov 14, 2001
3 - 7

The Indians in the Lobby Nov 21, 2001
3 - 8

The Women of Qumar Nov 28, 2001
3 - 9

Bartlet for America Dec 12, 2001
3 - 10

H. Con-172 Jan 09, 2002
3 - 11

100,000 Airplanes Jan 16, 2002
3 - 12

The Two Bartlets Jan 30, 2002
3 - 13

Night Five Feb 06, 2002
3 - 14

Hartsfield's Landing Feb 27, 2002
3 - 15

Dead Irish Writers Mar 06, 2002
3 - 16

The U.S. Poet Laureate Mar 27, 2002
3 - 17

Stirred Apr 03, 2002
3 - 18

Enemies Foreign and Domestic May 01, 2002
3 - 19

The Black Vera Wang May 08, 2002
3 - 20

We Killed Yamamoto May 15, 2002
3 - 21

Posse Comitatus May 22, 2002

2 Season 2 Oct 04, 2000

2 - 1

In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (1) Oct 04, 2000
2 - 2

In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (2) Oct 04, 2000
2 - 3

The Midterms Oct 18, 2000
2 - 4

In this White House Oct 25, 2000
2 - 5

And It's Surely to Their Credit Nov 01, 2000
2 - 6

The Lame Duck Congress Nov 08, 2000
2 - 7

The Portland Trip Nov 15, 2000
2 - 8

Shibboleth Nov 22, 2000
2 - 9

Galileo Nov 29, 2000
2 - 10

Noël Dec 20, 2000
2 - 11

The Leadership Breakfast Jan 10, 2001
2 - 12

The Drop-In Jan 24, 2001
2 - 13

Bartlet's Third State of the Union Feb 07, 2001
2 - 14

The War at Home Feb 14, 2001
2 - 15

Ellie Feb 21, 2001
2 - 16

Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail Feb 28, 2001
2 - 17

The Stackhouse Filibuster Mar 14, 2001
2 - 18

17 People Apr 04, 2001
2 - 19

Bad Moon Rising Apr 25, 2001
2 - 20

The Fall's Gonna Kill You May 02, 2001
2 - 21

18th and Potomac May 09, 2001
2 - 22

Two Cathedrals May 16, 2001

1 Season 1 Sep 22, 1999

1 - 1

Pilot Sep 22, 1999
1 - 2

Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc Sep 29, 1999
1 - 3

A Proportional Response Oct 06, 1999
1 - 4

Five Votes Down Oct 13, 1999
1 - 5

The Crackpots and These Women Oct 20, 1999
1 - 6

Mr. Willis of Ohio Nov 03, 1999
1 - 7

The State Dinner Nov 10, 1999
1 - 8

Enemies Nov 17, 1999
1 - 9

The Short List Nov 24, 1999
1 - 10

In Excelsis Deo Dec 15, 1999
1 - 11

Lord John Marbury Jan 05, 2000
1 - 12

He Shall, from Time to Time Jan 12, 2000
1 - 13

Take out the Trash Day Jan 26, 2000
1 - 14

Take This Sabbath Day Feb 09, 2000
1 - 15

Celestial Navigation Feb 16, 2000
1 - 16

20 Hours in L. A. Feb 23, 2000
1 - 17

The White House Pro-Am Mar 22, 2000
1 - 18

Six Meetings Before Lunch Apr 05, 2000
1 - 19

Let Bartlet Be Bartlet Apr 26, 2000
1 - 20

Mandatory Minimums May 03, 2000
1 - 21

Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics May 10, 2000
1 - 22

What Kind of Day Has It Been May 17, 2000

0 Season 0 Oct 03, 2001

0 - 1

Isaac and Ishmael Oct 03, 2001
0 - 2

Documentary Special Apr 24, 2002
0 - 3

The Debate (East Coast) Nov 06, 2005

Overview

In the days leading up to the State of the Union address, Toby gets crucial voter feedback when he accompanies Joey as she mall-tests the speech around the nation; Jed and the staff wrestle with the issues of presidential pardons and mandatory minimums; Charlie dates an attractive woman who's not what she seems; Joey Lucas derails Josh's plans when she arrives at the White House carrying a surprise; Jed and Abbey reach out to an old friend on the eve of his ex-wife's remarriage.

Year 2006

Studio NBC

Director Aaron Sorkin

Crew John Wells (Executive Producer), Patrick Ward (Producer), Kristin Harms (Producer), Llewellyn Wells (Producer), Neal Ahern Jr. (Producer), Aaron Sorkin (Executive Producer)

Popularity 18.3973

Language English