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The West Wing S7E3 — Message of the Week

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The West Wing•Season 7•Episode 3

Message of the Week

7.8/10 · 738 votesOct 9, 200540 min

Ranked #20 of 22 in Season 7•−0.5 vs season avg

It's three weeks into the presidential campaign and Vinick meets with Frost out on the trail. Santos pulls a stunt which leads to higher approval ratings and jolts the Vinick camp. Vinick and Santos try to kick each other politically while they focus on their

Directed byChristopher Misiano

Written byLawrence O'Donnell

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Cast9

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Josiah Bartlet

Allison Janney

Allison Janney

C.J. Cregg

John Spencer

John Spencer

Leo McGarry

Bradley Whitford

Bradley Whitford

Josh Lyman

Joshua Malina

Joshua Malina

Will Bailey

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Arnold Vinick

Jimmy Smits

Jimmy Smits

Matthew Santos

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth

Annabeth Schott

Mary McCormack

Mary McCormack

Kate Harper

Crew4

Christopher Misiano

Christopher Misiano

Director

Lawrence O'Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell

Writer

M

Michael Mayers

Director of Photography

C

Caroline Ross

Editor

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Episode Summary

"Message of the Week" is episode 3 of The West Wing season 7. It scored 7.8/10 from 738 votes, ranking #20 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Christopher Misiano and written by Lawrence O'Donnell, it aired on October 9, 2005.

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