Season 79 • Episode 29
LatestMeet the Press is a weekly American television news/interview program airing on NBC. It is the longest-running television series in American broadcasting history, despite bearing little resemblance to the original format of the program seen in its television debut on November 6, 1947. Meet the Press is the highest-rated of the American television Sunday morning talk shows. It has been hosted by 11 moderators, beginning with Martha Rountree. Meet the Press and similar shows specialize in interviewing national leaders on issues of politics, economics, foreign policy and other public affairs.
Production
79 seasons of surviving format changes, network drama, and democracy itself.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1947 debut featured a single moderator asking questions from cards submitted by viewers—no follow-ups allowed.
The show's endurance mirrors America's fractured relationship with its own institutions: constantly rebooted, rarely reformed.
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