Meet the Press
Dec 22 - Sen. Raphael Warnock, Sen. James Lankford
TV Flash files “Dec 22 - Sen. Raphael Warnock, Sen. James Lankford” as hour 502 of 584 in the TV Flash guide — Meet the Press (1947–present) on NBC, season 2024, episode 45, aired 2024-12-22, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2024E45: listed hour 502 of 584 in the Meet the Press guide, hour 45 of 46 in season 2024. It aired 2024-12-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Dec 15 - Sen. Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Debra Tice” (S2024E44). Next is “Dec 29 — Meet the Moment 2024 with Ruby Bridges; Michael Phelps; Sue Bird; Megan Rapinoe” (S2024E46). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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In a special edition of Meet the Press, Kristen Welker sits down with bipartisan duo Sen. Raphael Warncok (D-Ga.) and Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) to explore how Americans can find common ground in a deeply divided nation. Doris Kearns Goodwin, Russell Moore and Antonia Hylton join the roundtable.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Dec 22 - Sen. Raphael Warnock, Sen. James Lankford sit in the Meet the Press guide?
S2024E45 is listed hour 502 of 584 — hour 45 of 46 in season 2024, season 2024 episode 45.
When did Meet the Press S2024E45 air?
Dec 22 - Sen. Raphael Warnock, Sen. James Lankford aired 2024-12-22 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.
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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 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