From the Oct. 1, 1999, edition of Daily Variety


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Eight days after the series premiered on NBC, Aaron Sorkin and John Wells gave a shout-out to “The West Wing” director Thomas Schlamme.








From the Nov. 17, 1999, edition of Daily Variety


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Viewers for Quality Television got the jump on the Television Academy and every other awards body in showering kudos on NBC’s “The West Wing” after it had been on the air for two months.








From the June 16, 2000, edition of Daily Variety


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NBC’s “The West Wing” earned the Emmy Award for best drama series four years in a row, starting in 2000.








From the Aug. 7, 2000, edition of Daily Variety


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“The West Wing” creator Aaron Sorkin did win an Emmy for writing for the show’s first season, but it wasn’t for the pilot.

Sorkin earned two writing noms for the show that year, for the pilot and for “In Excelsis Deo.” He shared the win for the latter episode with scribe Rick Cleveland.

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