TV Series

Meet the Press (1947)

• TV-G
• First aired November 6, 1947
• Seasons: 80 · Episodes: 3242
• 53m per episode

• News
• Talk

Overview

Meet 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.

Created by

Martha Rountree, Lawrence E. Spivak

Starring

Tim Russert, Ned Brooks, Lawrence E. Spivak