Meet the Press
Dec 1 -Sen. Bill Hagerty, Sen. Chris Murphy
TV Flash files “Dec 1 -Sen. Bill Hagerty, Sen. Chris Murphy” as hour 499 of 584 in the TV Flash guide — Meet the Press (1947–present) on NBC, season 2024, episode 42, aired 2024-12-01, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2024E42: listed hour 499 of 584 in the Meet the Press guide, hour 42 of 46 in season 2024. It aired 2024-12-01 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Nov 24 — Sen. Elect Adam Schiff; Sen. Eric Schmitt” (S2024E41). Next is “Dec 8 - President-Elect Donald Trump” (S2024E43). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
National security adviser Jake Sullivan joins Meet the Press following the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah. Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty (Tenn.) exclusively joins Meet the Press to discuss President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico. Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy (Conn.) reacts to the bomb threats targeting Connecticut's congressional delegation. Jonathan Allen, Matt Gorman, Sahil Kapur and Kimberly Atkins Stohr join the Meet the Press roundtable. Jacob Soboroff and Errol Morris talk about their film, "SEPARATED."
Viewer FAQ
Where does Dec 1 -Sen. Bill Hagerty, Sen. Chris Murphy sit in the Meet the Press guide?
S2024E42 is listed hour 499 of 584 — hour 42 of 46 in season 2024, season 2024 episode 42.
When did Meet the Press S2024E42 air?
Dec 1 -Sen. Bill Hagerty, Sen. Chris Murphy aired 2024-12-01 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…
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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 2024
- S2024E01 Jan. 7 - Rep. Elise Stefanik, Isaac Herzog, Quentin Fulks
- S2024E02 Jan. 14 - Sen. Joni Ernst
- S2024E03 Jan. 21 - Gov. Chris Sununu, Sen. Maggie Hassan
- S2024E04 Jan. 28 - Nikki Haley, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- S2024E05 Feb. 4 - Jake Sullivan, Rep. Mike Johnson
- S2024E06 Feb. 11 - Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas, Mitch Landrieu, Chris Christie