Meet the Press
Dec. 25 — Looking back at 75 years of ‘Meet the Press'
TV Flash files “Dec. 25 — Looking back at 75 years of ‘Meet the Press'” as the last listed hour of season 2022 — Meet the Press (1947–present) on NBC, season 2022, episode 48, aired 2022-12-25, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2022E48: listed hour 408 of 584 in the Meet the Press guide, last listed hour of season 2022. It aired 2022-12-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “December 18 — Sen. Sherrod Brown, Gov. Asa Hutchinson, LA Mayor Karen Bass” (S2022E47). Next is “Jan. 1 — Frances Haugen, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Mike Gallagher” (S2023E01). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Dec. 25 — Looking back at 75 years of ‘Meet the Press' sit in the Meet the Press guide?
S2022E48 is listed hour 408 of 584 — last listed hour of season 2022, season 2022 episode 48.
When did Meet the Press S2022E48 air?
Dec. 25 — Looking back at 75 years of ‘Meet the Press' aired 2022-12-25 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…
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