Meet the Press
Oct. 22 - Sec. Antony Blinken, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Mike Pence
TV Flash files “Oct. 22 - Sec. Antony Blinken, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Mike Pence” as hour 447 of 584 in the TV Flash guide — Meet the Press (1947–present) on NBC, season 2023, episode 39, aired 2023-10-22, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2023E39: listed hour 447 of 584 in the Meet the Press guide, hour 39 of 49 in season 2023. It aired 2023-10-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Oct. 15 - Jake Sullivan, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries” (S2023E38). Next is “Oct. 29 - Gov. Ron DeSantis, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Arnold Schwarzenegger” (S2023E40). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) Former Speaker of the House, Former Vice President Mike Pence 2024 GOP Presidential Candidate. ROUNDTABLE Peter Baker Chief White House Correspondent, The New York Times; NBC News Contributor, David Ignatius Foreign Affairs Columnist, The Washington Post, Amna Nawaz Co-Anchor, PBS NewsHour; NBC News Contributor, Danielle Pletka Distinguished Senior Fellow, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute; NBC News Contributor.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Oct. 22 - Sec. Antony Blinken, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Mike Pence sit in the Meet the Press guide?
S2023E39 is listed hour 447 of 584 — hour 39 of 49 in season 2023, season 2023 episode 39.
When did Meet the Press S2023E39 air?
Oct. 22 - Sec. Antony Blinken, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Mike Pence aired 2023-10-22 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 2023
- S2023E01 Jan. 1 — Frances Haugen, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Mike Gallagher
- S2023E02 Jan. 8 — Reps. James Comer, Dan Bishop and Hakeem Jeffries
- S2023E03 Jan. 15 — Biden admin. prepares for political consequences of classified docs
- S2023E04 Jan. 22 — Sen. Joe Manchin and Rep. Nancy Mace
- S2023E05 Jan. 29 — Rep. Jim Jordan and fmr. Defense Sec. Robert Gates
- S2023E06 Feb. 5 — Rep. Mike Turner, Sen. Cory Booker, and Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg