Slow News Day

February 4, 2004
41 min
3.9/5
Season 5 - Episode 12: Slow News Day

Season 5 - Episode 12: Slow News Day

Slow News Day - Episode 12

Overview

Toby gets Jed's support to seize a controversial window of opportunity to save Social Security, but is hampered by Jed's mandate to keep the operation under wraps; desperate to feed the press corps beast on a glacially slow news day, C.J. meets with an attache to discuss cabbage imports, and has a little fun with a particularly dense reporter; Josh's brainstorm to help Will burnish Bob Russell's presentation problems and a persistent reporter endanger Toby's attempts to broker a deal on the Hill; Rina finds a friend in Donna, and Josh isn't too happy about it; Toby is saved from having to fall on his sword when Josh and Jed devise a plan to rescue his deal from certain disaster.

Episode Information

TV Show

The West Wing

Season

Season 5

Episode Number

12

Air Date

February 4, 2004

Runtime

41 minutes

Rating

3.9/5

Guest Stars

Melissa Marsala

Melissa Marsala

Rina

Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Steve Gaines

Kate Burton

Kate Burton

Sarah Brainerd

Michael Nouri

Michael Nouri

Roy Turner

Scott Allan Campbell

Scott Allan Campbell

Grey Polk

Joaquim de Almeida

Joaquim de Almeida

Carlos Carrio

Crew

E

Eli Attie

Writer

Julie Hébert

Julie Hébert

Director