Just for the record, I only watched about 1/3 of last season's episodes. Sorkin's writing had become increasingly strident, filled with conservative hate, and just plain bad on its own merits. The show's ratings collapsed because the quality of the show collapsed, period. Whenever there was anything else good on in the same time slot (and there was another show I much preferred, though I can't think of it at the moment), that show got my eyeballs and I just said, "Eh, I'll watch West Wing in the summer." Except I never got around to it then, either. I don't have the desire any more.
I'll give it a few weeks this fall to see if it gets any better, and more fair to conservatives. If not, I'll give up on it for good.
No doubt there's enough work in that realm for hundreds more like you.
I don't watch much drama but I gotta admit my wife and I got hooked on NYPD-Blue reruns this summer and I am now in the same position as those lady "soap" lovers.
I can't believe it...but I'm actually looking forward to the start of the next season next month.
I won't sit through the 'live' version but tape it and watch it later.
For a while there I was startin' ta' tawk like Sipowicz, yanowhudImean?