Meet the Press
Meet the Press is a weekly American television Sunday morning talk show broadcast on NBC. It is the longest-running program on American television, though its format has changed since the debut episode on November 6, 1947. Meet the Press specializes in interviews with leaders in Washington, D.C., across the country, and around the world on issues of politics, economics, foreign policy, and other public affairs, along with panel discussions that provide opinions and analysis. In January 2021, production moved to NBC's bureau on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
| Meet the Press | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Public affairs/news analysis program |
| Created by | Martha Rountree Lawrence Spivak |
| Directed by | Rob Melick |
| Presented by | Kristen Welker (for past moderators, see section) |
| Narrated by | Fred Facey Bert Pence Dennis Haysbert |
| Theme music composer | John Williams |
| Opening theme | "The Pulse of Events" (fourth part of The Mission) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 70 |
| No. of episodes | 3,600+ |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | David P. Gelles |
| Production locations | NBC News Washington Bureau, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes (1947–1992) 60 minutes (1992–present) |
| Production company | NBC News Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | November 6, 1947 – present |
The longevity of Meet the Press is attributable in part to the fact that the program debuted during what was only the second official "network television season" for American television. It was the first live television network news program on which a sitting president of the United States appeared, this occurred on its broadcast on November 9, 1975, which featured Gerald Ford. The program has been hosted by 12 moderators, beginning with creator Martha Rountree. The show's current moderator is Kristen Welker, who became moderator in September 2023 following longtime moderator Chuck Todd’s departure.
Meet the Press airs Sundays from 9-10 a.m. ET on the NBC-TV network; 10:30-11:30 a.m. ET in New York and Washington. The program also re-airs at 2 p.m. ET Sundays and 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. ET Mondays on MSNBC on cable. Meet the Press is also occasionally pre-empted by network coverage of sports events held outside the U.S. The program is also rebroadcast on Mondays at 2:30 a.m. Eastern Time on MSNBC, whose audio feed is also simulcast on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio. The program is syndicated by Westwood One to various radio stations around the United States, and is on C-SPAN Radio as part of its replays of the Sunday morning talk shows.