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Meet the Press

Jan 5 — Sen. Chuck Schumer; Sen. John Thune; Sen. Adam Schiff

TV Flash files “Jan 5 — Sen. Chuck Schumer; Sen. John Thune; Sen. Adam Schiff” as a desk essential hour — Meet the Press (1947–present) on NBC, season 2025, episode 1, aired 2025-01-05, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S2025E01: listed hour 504 of 584 in the Meet the Press guide, first listed hour of season 2025. It aired 2025-01-05 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Dec 29 — Meet the Moment 2024 with Ruby Bridges; Michael Phelps; Sue Bird; Megan Rapinoe” (S2024E46). Next is “Jan 12 — Sen. Alex Padilla; Sen. James Lankford; Amanda Gorman” (S2025E02). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

Essential hour

Essential hour: “Jan 5 — Sen. Chuck Schumer; Sen. John Thune; Sen. Adam Schiff”. Jan 5 — Sen. Chuck Schumer; Sen. John Thune; Sen. Adam Schiff: new-year panel as franchise continuity, civic ritual still the brand.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) joins Meet the Press to discuss his relationship with President-elect Trump and how it may impact the incoming Trump administration's plans on immigration and tax cuts. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) tells Kristen Welker that he is open to working with Republicans on a deal for Dreamers after Trump opened the door for change. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) says that the Democrats lost the 2024 election because there was a lack of focus on the economy. Carol Lee, Jonathan Martin, Symone Sanders Townsend and Marc Short join the Meet the Press roundtable.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Jan 5 — Sen. Chuck Schumer; Sen. John Thune; Sen. Adam Schiff sit in the Meet the Press guide?

S2025E01 is listed hour 504 of 584 — first listed hour of season 2025, season 2025 episode 1.

When did Meet the Press S2025E01 air?

Jan 5 — Sen. Chuck Schumer; Sen. John Thune; Sen. Adam Schiff aired 2025-01-05 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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