Meet the Press
October 4, 2015
TV Flash files “October 4, 2015” as hour 48 of 584 in the TV Flash guide — Meet the Press (1947–present) on NBC, season 2015, episode 40, aired 2015-10-04, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2015E40: listed hour 48 of 584 in the Meet the Press guide, hour 40 of 52 in season 2015. It aired 2015-10-04 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “September 27, 2015” (S2015E39). Next is “October 11, 2015” (S2015E41). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does October 4, 2015 sit in the Meet the Press guide?
S2015E40 is listed hour 48 of 584 — hour 40 of 52 in season 2015, season 2015 episode 40.
When did Meet the Press S2015E40 air?
October 4, 2015 aired 2015-10-04 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with 1950s panel combat — Spivak, Rountree's founding role in the lore, a public figure under questions. The Sunday ritual is visible immediately.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Meet the Press is the longest-running show in television history: Sunday panel combat as civic ritual, Martha Rountree's founding power too often soft-pedaled. Defined the public-affairs interview still central to U.S. politics. In 2026 you watch it as the original must-quote hour — politicians on a panel, not a podcast.
The silhouette is Sunday furniture: a panel, a public figure, the original must-quote hour. Meet the Press premiered on NBC television in 1947 after a radio start and is the longest-running show in U.S. television history — already an institution by the 1950s. Co-created by Martha Rountree and Lawrence E. Spivak; Ned Brooks among the moderators. Rountree's founding power is the credit history too often soft-pedals. Journalists question public figures in a panel format that became the template for Sunday morning…
Filed against
- Lawrence E. Spivak as Panelist / moderator
Lawrence E. Spivak sat Meet the Press as panelist and moderator — the longest-running show in television, Sunday panel combat as civic ritual, the public-affairs interview still central to U.S. politics. Must-quote hour. TV Flash files…
- Martha Rountree as Creator / moderator
Martha Rountree built the Sunday fight as creator and moderator of Meet the Press — the longest-running show in television history, panel combat as civic ritual, founding power too often soft-pedaled. Public-affairs interview still…
- Ned Brooks as Moderator
Ned Brooks moderated Meet the Press when Sunday panel combat was still inventing itself as civic ritual — 1950s longest-running show in television history, Martha Rountree’s founding power too often soft-pedaled, the public-affairs…