Presidents' Day - Entertaining Presidential TV
by urbanemovies | created - 06 Mar 2016 | updated - 02 Feb 2023 | PublicIn honor of Presidents' Day, these TV series give viewers a look at the inner workings and the comical goings-on of the White House and upper echelons of the U.S. government.
Which of these select TV series about U.S. presidents, cabinet members, staff and their families gives the most entertaining look behind the curtain?
Discuss the topic here.
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1. The West Wing (1999–2006)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama
Inside the lives of staffers in the West Wing of the White House.
Stars: Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, John Spencer
Votes: 85,625
2. Veep (2012–2019)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy
Former Senator Selina Meyer finds that being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she hoped and everything that everyone ever warned her about.
Stars: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, Reid Scott
Votes: 63,543
3. Scandal (2012–2018)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Thriller
A former White House Communications Director starts her own crisis management firm only to realize her clients are not the only ones with secrets.
Stars: Kerry Washington, Darby Stanchfield, Katie Lowes, Guillermo Diaz
Votes: 79,735
4. House of Cards (2013–2018)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama
A Congressman works with his equally conniving wife to exact revenge on the people who betrayed him.
Stars: Kevin Spacey, Michel Gill, Robin Wright, Kate Mara
Votes: 531,070
5. Designated Survivor (2016–2019)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A low-level Cabinet member becomes President of the United States after a catastrophic attack kills everyone above him in the line of succession.
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Adan Canto, Italia Ricci, Kal Penn
Votes: 104,524
6. Commander in Chief (2005–2006)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
MacKenzie Allen becomes the first woman American president after she ascends to the job following the death of president Teddy Bridges.
Stars: Geena Davis, Donald Sutherland, Harry Lennix, Kyle Secor
Votes: 3,560
7. 1600 Penn (2012–2013)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
President Gilcrest and his trophy wife are living in the White House, with their overachieving daughter sidetracked by pregnancy, a couch potato hopeless son, a genius young son, and an odd middle school girl.
Stars: Josh Gad, Jenna Elfman, Martha MacIsaac, André Holland
Votes: 3,975
8. The Event (2010–2011)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a man goes looking for his missing girlfriend, he stumbles upon a government conspiracy that is bigger than the President himself.
Stars: Jason Ritter, Sarah Roemer, Ian Anthony Dale, Zeljko Ivanek
Votes: 26,586
9. The Kennedys (2011)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, History, Romance
The triumphs and tragedies of the most popular political family in American history.
Stars: Greg Kinnear, Barry Pepper, Katie Holmes, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 7,695
10. Madam Secretary (2014–2019)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Thriller
A political drama which looks into the life of the Secretary of State as she tries to balance work with family.
Stars: Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Erich Bergen, Zeljko Ivanek
Votes: 26,557
11. 24 (2001–2010)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Counter Terrorism Agent Jack Bauer races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster.
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard, Dennis Haysbert
Votes: 197,093
12. Political Animals (2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
A divorced former First Lady is currently serving as the Secretary of State. She deals with State Department issues while trying to keep her family together.
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Carla Gugino, James Wolk, Sebastian Stan
Votes: 6,554
13. State of Affairs (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Thriller
A CIA officer is plucked from the field to become the president's daily briefer, assuming responsibility for targeting America's most critical threats while navigating the unique lifestyle that comes with such a high-powered job.
Stars: Katherine Heigl, Alfre Woodard, Adam Kaufman, Sheila Vand
Votes: 6,127
14. Cory in the House (2007–2008)
TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Cory Baxter moves to the White House in Washington, DC when his father Victor, is named the new personal White House chef of the President.
Stars: Kyle Massey, Jason Dolley, Maiara Walsh, Madison Pettis
Votes: 7,253
15. The President Show (2017–2018)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
"The President Show" brings America's most beloved leader to late-night as he brings his message to the people, fake news be damned. Everything's on the table and nothing's off-limits--... See full summary »
Stars: Anthony Atamanuik, Peter Grosz, Adam Pally, Keith Olbermann
Votes: 1,536
16. That's My Bush! (2001)
TV-14 | 184 min | Comedy
Somewhat dim President George W. Bush's White House more closely resembles the set of a sitcom than real life, down to the laugh track.
Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Carrie Quinn Dolin, Kurt Fuller, Marcia Wallace
Votes: 2,060
17. Graves (I) (2016–2017)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Former President Richard Graves has the epiphany, twenty years after leaving office, that his policies have damaged the country for decades. This, as his wife, the former First Lady, has political ambitions of her own.
Stars: Nick Nolte, Skylar Astin, Heléne Yorke, Christopher Lowell
Votes: 1,335
18. Our Cartoon President (2018–2020)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
From executive producer Stephen Colbert comes this hilarious animated workplace comedy where the office is oval. It's a character study in search of character and a timely political send-up of our forty-fifth president.
Stars: Jeff Bergman, James Adomian, Gabriel Gundacker, Emily Lynne
Votes: 3,814
Added 01 March 2018
19. The Oval (2019– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Newly-elected U.S. President Hunter Franklin and his family move into the White House.
Stars: Brad Benedict, Ed Quinn, Kron Moore, Ptosha Storey
Votes: 1,884
Added 01 February 2023
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