Meet the Press
October 16 –– Sen. Bernie Sanders, Evan McMullin, Rep. Stephanie Murphy
TV Flash files “October 16 –– Sen. Bernie Sanders, Evan McMullin, Rep. Stephanie Murphy” as hour 398 of 584 in the TV Flash guide — Meet the Press (1947–present) on NBC, season 2022, episode 38, aired 2022-10-16, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2022E38: listed hour 398 of 584 in the Meet the Press guide, hour 38 of 48 in season 2022. It aired 2022-10-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Oct. 9 — Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Rep. Don Bacon” (S2022E37). Next is “Oct. 23 — Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.)” (S2022E39). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does October 16 –– Sen. Bernie Sanders, Evan McMullin, Rep. Stephanie Murphy sit in the Meet the Press guide?
S2022E38 is listed hour 398 of 584 — hour 38 of 48 in season 2022, season 2022 episode 38.
When did Meet the Press S2022E38 air?
October 16 –– Sen. Bernie Sanders, Evan McMullin, Rep. Stephanie Murphy aired 2022-10-16 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…
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- 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…
Also in season 2022
- S2022E01 Jan. 2 — Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), Fiona Hill, Barton Gellman
- S2022E02 Jan. 9 — Mayor Lightfoot, Rep. Kinzinger, Dr. Emanuel & Dr. Gounder
- S2022E03 Jan 16 — Sen. Romney, Rep. Clyburn, James Carville
- S2022E04 Jan. 23 — Sec. Blinken, Sen. Sanders, Rep. Slotkin
- S2022E05 Jan. 30 — Sen. Durbin, Sen. Portman, Gov. Hutchinson & Gov. Murphy
- S2022E06 Feb. 6 — Jake Sullivan & Marc Short