Meet the Press
Sec. Scott Bessent, Sen. Tim Kane, Sen. Rand Paul, Mayor Jacob Frey
TV Flash files “Sec. Scott Bessent, Sen. Tim Kane, Sen. Rand Paul, Mayor Jacob Frey” as hour 557 of 584 in the TV Flash guide — Meet the Press (1947–present) on NBC, season 2026, episode 3, aired 2026-01-18, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2026E03: listed hour 557 of 584 in the Meet the Press guide, hour 3 of 30 in season 2026. It aired 2026-01-18 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Sen. Chris Murphy, Mayor Jacob Frey, Tom Homan” (S2026E02). Next is “Sen. Adam Schiff, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Todd Blanche” (S2026E04). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joins exclusively after President Trump threatens tariffs on countries that don't go along with his push to control Greenland. Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) join in a joint interview after their push to limit Trump's military authority on Venezuela failed by a single tie-breaking vote. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) reacts to the DOJ investigation into him and other Minnesota leaders. Former Secretary Jeh Johnson, Carol Lee and Peggy Noonan join the roundtable.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Sec. Scott Bessent, Sen. Tim Kane, Sen. Rand Paul, Mayor Jacob Frey sit in the Meet the Press guide?
S2026E03 is listed hour 557 of 584 — hour 3 of 30 in season 2026, season 2026 episode 3.
When did Meet the Press S2026E03 air?
Sec. Scott Bessent, Sen. Tim Kane, Sen. Rand Paul, Mayor Jacob Frey aired 2026-01-18 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 2026
- S2026E01 Sec. Marco Rubio, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
- S2026E02 Sen. Chris Murphy, Mayor Jacob Frey, Tom Homan
- S2026E04 Sen. Adam Schiff, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Todd Blanche
- S2026E05 Speaker Mike Johnson; Rep. Ro Khanna; Ken Burns
- S2026E06 March 1 – Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Mark Kelly, Rep. Ro Khanna
- S2026E07 Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Mike Waltz, Abbas Araghchi