The third season of the American political drama television series The West Wing aired in the United States on NBC from October 10, 2001 to May 22, 2002 and consisted of 21 episodes and 2 special episodes. Outstanding Drama Series at the 54th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 22, 2002 — hosted by Conan O'Brien at Shrine Auditorium. Wiki link Wiki link Poster: TMDB (this product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB).