Dec. 31 - Sen. John Fetterman, Gov. Spencer Cox, Gov. Jared Polis

Name: Dec. 31 - Sen. John Fetterman, Gov. Spencer Cox, Gov. Jared Polis
Released: 2023-12-31

TV Flash files “Dec. 31 - Sen. John Fetterman, Gov. Spencer Cox, Gov. Jared Polis” as the last listed hour of season 2023 — Meet the Press (1947–present) on NBC, season 2023, episode 49, aired 2023-12-31, 60 min.

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This leaf is S2023E49: listed hour 457 of 584 in the Meet the Press guide, last listed hour of season 2023. It aired 2023-12-31 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Dec. 24 - Selma Blair, Tim Alberta, Allyson Felix, Masih Alinejad” (S2023E48). Next is “Jan. 7 - Rep. Elise Stefanik, Isaac Herzog, Quentin Fulks” (S2024E01). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

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On this New Year's Eve edition of Meet the Press, moderator Kristen Welker speaks to key figures about the mental health crisis in America. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) exclusively speaks about his struggles with depression, what ultimately led him to seek treatment and how he is doing now. In an exclusive conversation, Govs. Spencer Cox (R-Utah) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.) discuss the role social media plays in the mental health crisis and their states' respective legislative responses. Former Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.), Crisis Text Line Chief Medical Officer Dr. Shairi Turner and mental health advocate Victoria Browne continue the conversation at the Meet the Press roundtable.

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Where does Dec. 31 - Sen. John Fetterman, Gov. Spencer Cox, Gov. Jared Polis sit in the Meet the Press guide?

S2023E49 is listed hour 457 of 584 — last listed hour of season 2023, season 2023 episode 49.

When did Meet the Press S2023E49 air?

Dec. 31 - Sen. John Fetterman, Gov. Spencer Cox, Gov. Jared Polis aired 2023-12-31 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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Filed by Lana Reyes · Red Carpet Reality · Show package

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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