Meet the Press
May 17, 2020
TV Flash files “May 17, 2020” as hour 282 of 584 in the TV Flash guide — Meet the Press (1947–present) on NBC, season 2020, episode 20, aired 2020-05-17, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2020E20: listed hour 282 of 584 in the Meet the Press guide, hour 20 of 51 in season 2020. It aired 2020-05-17 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “May 10, 2020” (S2020E19). Next is “May 24, 2020” (S2020E21). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Peter Navarro, Director, Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy; Dr. Tom Inglesby, Clint Watts, Peter Alexander, Yamiche Alcindor and Anna Palmer.
Viewer FAQ
Where does May 17, 2020 sit in the Meet the Press guide?
S2020E20 is listed hour 282 of 584 — hour 20 of 51 in season 2020, season 2020 episode 20.
When did Meet the Press S2020E20 air?
May 17, 2020 aired 2020-05-17 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…