Meet the Press
July 16, 2017
TV Flash files “July 16, 2017” as hour 141 of 584 in the TV Flash guide — Meet the Press (1947–present) on NBC, season 2017, episode 29, aired 2017-07-16, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2017E29: listed hour 141 of 584 in the Meet the Press guide, hour 29 of 53 in season 2017. It aired 2017-07-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “July 9, 2017” (S2017E28). Next is “July 23, 2017” (S2017E30). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
For almost as long as there has been television, there's been "Meet the Press.'' The hourlong Sunday morning public affairs program has featured interviews with countless U.S. and world leaders, and has reviewed, analyzed and discussed the news of the week -- all while looking toward the week ahead.
Viewer FAQ
Where does July 16, 2017 sit in the Meet the Press guide?
S2017E29 is listed hour 141 of 584 — hour 29 of 53 in season 2017, season 2017 episode 29.
When did Meet the Press S2017E29 air?
July 16, 2017 aired 2017-07-16 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…