Meet the Press
May 18 - Mike Pence, Sen. Chris Murphy, Sec. Scott Bessent
TV Flash files “May 18 - Mike Pence, Sen. Chris Murphy, Sec. Scott Bessent” as hour 523 of 584 in the TV Flash guide — Meet the Press (1947–present) on NBC, season 2025, episode 20, aired 2025-05-18, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2025E20: listed hour 523 of 584 in the Meet the Press guide, hour 20 of 51 in season 2025. It aired 2025-05-18 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “May 11 - Sec. Sean Duffy, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Sen. John Barrasso” (S2025E19). Next is “May 25 - Dr. Vivek Murthy, Patrick Kennedy” (S2025E21). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence shares his views on the second Trump administration. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent responds to warnings from the world's largest retailer about rising prices tied to President Trump's tariffs. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) weighs in on new revelations about former President Joe Biden's health during the 2024 campaign.
Viewer FAQ
Where does May 18 - Mike Pence, Sen. Chris Murphy, Sec. Scott Bessent sit in the Meet the Press guide?
S2025E20 is listed hour 523 of 584 — hour 20 of 51 in season 2025, season 2025 episode 20.
When did Meet the Press S2025E20 air?
May 18 - Mike Pence, Sen. Chris Murphy, Sec. Scott Bessent aired 2025-05-18 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 2025
- S2025E01 Jan 5 — Sen. Chuck Schumer; Sen. John Thune; Sen. Adam Schiff
- S2025E02 Jan 12 — Sen. Alex Padilla; Sen. James Lankford; Amanda Gorman
- S2025E03 Jan 19 - Rep. Mike Johnson, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Martin Luther King III
- S2025E04 Jan 26 - Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Adam Schiff
- S2025E05 Feb 2 - Sec. Kristi Noem, Sen. Eric Schmitt, Sen. Mark Kelly
- S2025E06 Feb. 9 – NSA Mike Waltz, Sen. Andy Kim and Amanda Gorman