On what date did the episode "17 People" originally air?

The West Wing episode “17 People” originally aired on April 4, 2001.

Broadcast by NBC, “17 People” is the eighteenth episode of the show’s second season. It follows “The Stackhouse Filibuster” and precedes “Bad Moon Rising,” placing it in the middle of the season’s continuing storyline about President Bartlet’s concealed multiple-sclerosis diagnosis.

The date matters because the episode’s plot centers on a secret that has already shaped the Bartlet administration for years. Bartlet finally tells Toby Ziegler about the diagnosis, creating a major shift in the relationship between the president and his communications director. The episode aired several years before the series finale, which was broadcast in 2006.

The listed alternatives come from different points in the season or are simply dates associated with other episodes. “17 People” was not a December 2000 broadcast, nor did it air in March or May 2001.