Meet the Press
Dec. 3 - John Kirby, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Allyson Felix
TV Flash files “Dec. 3 - John Kirby, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Allyson Felix” as hour 453 of 584 in the TV Flash guide — Meet the Press (1947–present) on NBC, season 2023, episode 45, aired 2023-12-03, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2023E45: listed hour 453 of 584 in the Meet the Press guide, hour 45 of 49 in season 2023. It aired 2023-12-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Nov. 26 - NSA Jake Sullivan, Rep. Mike Turner, Selma Blair” (S2023E44). Next is “Dec. 10 - Sen. Mitt Romney, Sen. Chris Murphy” (S2023E46). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby provides the latest updates on the Israel-Hamas war. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), a 2024 presidential candidate, exclusively discusses his campaign as the Iowa caucuses approach. Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix talks about the Black maternal health crisis in the U.S. Tim Alberta, Stephen Hayes and Kimberly Atkins Stohr join the Meet the Press roundtable.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Dec. 3 - John Kirby, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Allyson Felix sit in the Meet the Press guide?
S2023E45 is listed hour 453 of 584 — hour 45 of 49 in season 2023, season 2023 episode 45.
When did Meet the Press S2023E45 air?
Dec. 3 - John Kirby, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Allyson Felix aired 2023-12-03 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.
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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 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