Dec. 17 - Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rep. Debbie Dingell

Name: Dec. 17 - Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rep. Debbie Dingell
Released: 2023-12-17

TV Flash files “Dec. 17 - Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rep. Debbie Dingell” as hour 455 of 584 in the TV Flash guide — Meet the Press (1947–present) on NBC, season 2023, episode 47, aired 2023-12-17, 60 min.

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This leaf is S2023E47: listed hour 455 of 584 in the Meet the Press guide, hour 47 of 49 in season 2023. It aired 2023-12-17 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Dec. 10 - Sen. Mitt Romney, Sen. Chris Murphy” (S2023E46). Next is “Dec. 24 - Selma Blair, Tim Alberta, Allyson Felix, Masih Alinejad” (S2023E48). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

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With negotiations on border security underway on Capitol Hill, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) explains his push to prioritize changes to immigration policy over funding for Ukraine in a live, on set interview. From the other side of the aisle, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) discusses Democrats' struggles to build enthusiasm in her state. Dingell also reacts to Republicans in the House formalizing an impeachment inquiry into President Biden and the Senate GOP's proposals on border security. Steve Kornacki introduces a new, county-level initiative called "The Deciders" and Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker speaks directly to Democratic voters in Michigan. Geoff Bennett, Matt Gorman, Courtney Kube and Jen Psaki unpack it all at the roundtable.

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Where does Dec. 17 - Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rep. Debbie Dingell sit in the Meet the Press guide?

S2023E47 is listed hour 455 of 584 — hour 47 of 49 in season 2023, season 2023 episode 47.

When did Meet the Press S2023E47 air?

Dec. 17 - Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rep. Debbie Dingell aired 2023-12-17 and is listed at 60 minutes.

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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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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…

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