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The West Wing

Season released 24th Apr, 2002Rated TV-1423 episodes

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Where to watch The West Wing Season 3

The West Wing season 3 is streaming in Australia on HBO Max (subscription) and Stan (subscription), and free on 9Now. You can also buy it on Apple TV from $29.99. Season 3 was released on 10 October 2001.

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The West Wing Season 3 episodes

  1. S03 E01

    Documentary Special

    40 mins · Wed, 24 Apr 2002

    The cast celebrates real people who have served in the White House. Clips highlight the series' first three seasons. Interviews with David Gergen, Dee Dee Myers, Henry Kissinger, Leon Panetta, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton.

  2. S03 E02

    Isaac and Ishmael

    37 mins · Wed, 3 Oct 2001

    The White House is forced to go into lockdown when a suspected terrorist is discovered working in the premises.

  3. S03 E01

    Manchester

    43 mins · Wed, 10 Oct 2001

    The president's bid for re-election could be in jeopardy after Sam realises Bartlet never apologised for concealing his condition, and CJ makes a crucial mistake at a press conference. Bartlet must make a decision regarding a military rescue.

  4. S03 E02

    Manchester

    43 mins · Wed, 17 Oct 2001

    Bartlet refines his re-election speech, and contemplates adding a public apology to his remarks, CJ considers what actions to take to defuse her ill-timed remarks, and Babish educates Charlie about the costs of legal representation.

  5. S03 E03

    Ways and Means

    43 mins · Wed, 24 Oct 2001

    CJ drops hints to the press about the special prosecutor investigating Bartlet's nondisclosure, in hopes that the media's investigations will get him replaced, and Bartlet and Wyoming's governor clash over the forest fire.

  6. S03 E04

    On the Day Before

    43 mins · Wed, 31 Oct 2001

    The staff scramble to win over congressmen holding out for political favours when the House of Representatives readies to override the president's death tax veto, and Charlie considers asking for immunity.

  7. S03 E05

    War Crimes

    43 mins · Wed, 7 Nov 2001

    Vice President John Hoynes is asked to speak at an anti-gun rally after a church shooting.

  8. S03 E06

    Gone Quiet

    42 mins · Wed, 14 Nov 2001

    A crisis erupts when an American spy submarine disappears in North Korean waters, putting the president in the position of either notifying the enemy or attempting a risky rescue.

  9. S03 E07

    The Indians in the Lobby

    43 mins · Wed, 21 Nov 2001

    As the president debates where to spend Thanksgiving, Native Americans camp out in the White House in search of improved public health projects for their reservation.

  10. S03 E08

    The Women of Qumar

    43 mins · Wed, 28 Nov 2001

    While the president copes with a possible mad cow disease epidemic, Josh delicately handles a UN treaty to ban prostitution, and WWII veterans stage a protest.

  11. S03 E09

    Bartlet for America

    44 mins · Wed, 12 Dec 2001

    Leo gives testimony in the congressional investigation into the president's failure to disclose his illness, and President Bartlet threatens to use troops to protect frightened churchgoers on Christmas Eve.

  12. S03 E10

    H.Con - 172

    43 mins · Wed, 9 Jan 2002

    Leo rejects a deal from Congress offering a presidential public censure that would end its probe, and the staff reacts to a White House insider's tell-all book.

  13. S03 E11

    100,000 Airplanes

    43 mins · Wed, 16 Jan 2002

    The president wants to use his State of the Union speech as a launching pad for a 10-year crusade to cure cancer, and Sam is interviewed for a Vanity Fair profile by his ex-fiancée.

  14. S03 E12

    The Two Bartlets

    43 mins · Wed, 30 Jan 2002

    The president and his staff ponder countering a verbal assault on affirmative action by a fellow candidate, and Josh must postpone his vacation to defuse a powder keg.

  15. S03 E13

    Night Five

    43 mins · Wed, 6 Feb 2002

    Needing rest, President Bartlet battles a sleep disorder by consulting a psychiatrist, and CJ lobbies to secure the release of a reporter taken hostage in the Congo.

  16. S03 E14

    Hartsfield's Landing

    43 mins · Wed, 27 Feb 2002

    The president plays chess with Sam and Toby, literally, and with saber-rattling China figuratively, in a game of brinkmanship, and Josh tries to account for all 42 votes cast in a portentous New Hampshire presidential primary.

  17. S03 E15

    Dead Irish Writers

    42 mins · Wed, 6 Mar 2002

    A birthday bash fêtes the first lady, who faces the likely loss of her medical license the next day, and the British ambassador urges the president to cancel a planned meeting with an Irish terrorist.

  18. S03 E16

    The U.S. Poet Laureate

    43 mins · Wed, 27 Mar 2002

    The newly-appointed US poet laureate raises concern in the White House when she threatens to challenge the administration's policy on land mines.

  19. S03 E17

    Stirred

    41 mins · Wed, 3 Apr 2002

    A rig carrying uranium fuel rods crashes in Idaho.

  20. S03 E18

    Enemies Foreign and Domestic

    43 mins · Wed, 1 May 2002

    A summit between Bartlet and the Russian president is threatened when satellite photos link Russia to a nuclear-bomb facility in Iran. Bartlet assigns the Secret Service to protect CJ when public statements prompt death threats from a stalker.

  21. S03 E19

    The Black Vera Wang

    42 mins · Wed, 8 May 2002

    The White House staff respond to a warning of an impending terrorist attack, while frustrated CJ deals with an inflexible Secret Service agent assigned to protect her.

  22. S03 E20

    We Killed Yamamoto

    43 mins · Wed, 15 May 2002

    The president considers breaking the law to rescind the diplomatic immunity of a known terrorist, Josh battles his lover over a welfare reform bill, and CJ develops a new-found respect for her Secret Service bodyguard.

  23. S03 E21

    Posse Comitatus

    43 mins · Wed, 22 May 2002

    President Bartlet encounters his Republican foe at a Broadway show. Bartlet also deals with a terrorist threat, Josh's support for a welfare reform bill threatens his relationship with Amy, and CJ flirts with her bodyguard.

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