The Debate

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The West Wing episode
"The Debate"
Episode no. 139
Prod. code 2T6207
Orig. airdate November 6, 2005
Writer(s) Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr.
Director Alex Graves
Guest star(s) Janeane Garofalo
Ron Silver
Teri Polo
Patricia Richardson
Forrest Sawyer
Season 7
September 25 2005 – May 14 2006
  1. The Ticket
  2. The Mommy Problem
  3. Message of the Week
  4. Mr. Frost
  5. Here Today
  6. The Al Smith Dinner
  7. The Debate
  8. Undecideds
  9. The Wedding
  10. Running Mates
  11. Internal Displacement
  12. Duck and Cover
  13. The Cold
  14. Two Weeks Out
  15. Welcome to Wherever You Are
  16. Election Day Part I
  17. Election Day Part II
  18. Requiem
  19. Transition
  20. The Last Hurrah
  21. Institutional Memory
  22. Tomorrow
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"The Debate" is episode 139 of The West Wing. In an unprecedented move for the show, the episode was broadcast live.

The episode featured a debate between Arnold Vinick and Matt Santos, the two presidential candidates, with Forrest Sawyer serving as moderator.