◎自1999年开播以来，共荣获超过23座艾美奖，49项艾美奖提名，为各种电视影集奖项中的常胜军◎影评誉为最佳现代电视影集，荣获2001年金球奖最佳电视影集剧情：在【白宫风云】第六季中，棘手的问题不只是两岸的局势，以巴和谈所延伸出的美国驻军与国防预算问题、南北韩之间核武测试的斗争角力以及杰德巴特勒总统的多重肝硬化症所引发的健康疑虑，都让其任期经营的分外辛苦，加上幕僚长里奥心脏病突发，也让接手人选与白宫情势极度棘手。此外，副幕僚长乔西与其助理唐娜的离职，更让第六季的【白宫风云】增加了不少离别的氛围，但这样的安排似乎也替即将落幕的【白宫风云】留下了精采的伏笔。

各位女士、先生，请欢迎美国总统葛兰艾伦华肯！他是众议院院长也是个死硬的保守派，当巴特勒总统为了女儿被绑架的事件忙得焦头烂额时，华肯暂代总统职位，白宫的幕僚人员则夹在新旧总统间左右为难。绑架危机的化解及巴特勒重回总统宝座，是【白宫风云】第五季两条引人入胜的故事主轴。饰演白宫发言人的艾莉詹尼，也因她在第五季的精湛表现而荣获艾美奖最佳女主角奖。第五季可说是情节高潮迭起，也包括副总统出人意料之外的阵前换将，最高法院的大法官任命风波，及多位幕僚前往迦萨走廊的一趟致命之旅。

Season3:2001–2002Cast:RobLowe,StockardChanning,DuléHill,AllisonJanney,JanelMoloney,RichardSchiff,JohnSpencer,BradleyWhitfordandMartinSheenThethirdseason,whichcoverstheadministration’sthirdandfourthyearsinoffice,startsoffwithBartletannouncinghisintentiontorunforreelectionandisheavilydevotedtotheupcomingpresidentialelection.OtherprominentplotlinesincludeCongressionalinvestigationsintowhetherBartletcommittedelectoralfraudbyconcealinghisMS,adeaththreatagainstC.J.andtheensuingrelationshipshedevelopswithaSecretServiceagentassignedtoher,theQumaridefenseministerAbdulShareefplottingterroristattacksagainsttheUS,andatroublingmeetingbetweenTobyandthePresidentthatleavesBartletwithaboutofinsomniain"NightFive."Theseasonfinale,"PosseComitatus"closesseveralofthesestorylinesasBartletmeetshisopponentintheelectionsandreaffirmshiscommitmenttobeathim.TheepisodeendswiththepresidentfinallydecidingtoorderShareef’sassassination(alegallyquestionableact)andC.J.’sagent’smurder,justafterthemanthreateningC.J.wascaught.Fromacriticalperspective,seriescreatorAaronSorkinacknowledgedinOctober2002thattheterrorism-relatedplotsdesignedtokeeptheseriesrelevantafterthereal-life9/11attackswereawkwardattimes,saying"fromweektoweek,youfeltlikeyouwerewritingtheshowhandcuffed,alittlebit.Ididn’tknowhowtowriteitanymore.ItwasaconstantsearchforwhatIwasn’tdoingthatusedtomaketheshowwork.[...]Maybetherewasawaytomakeitwork;thereprobablywas.Iwasn’tabletofinditintwenty-twoepisodes."[1]Nonetheless,theshowwentontowinitsthird"OutstandingDrama"Emmyinarow.

该剧时间设定在《刺猬索尼克2》与《刺猬索尼克3》之间，纳克鲁斯（伊德里斯·艾尔巴IdrisElba配音）同意收韦德·威波（亚当·佩里AdamPally配音）为徒、并将他训练成真正的针鼹战士。