Meet the Press
Sec. Chris Wright, Sen. Cory Booker, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Gov. Wes Moore
TV Flash files “Sec. Chris Wright, Sen. Cory Booker, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Gov. Wes Moore” as hour 570 of 584 in the TV Flash guide — Meet the Press (1947–present) on NBC, season 2026, episode 16, aired 2026-05-10, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2026E16: listed hour 570 of 584 in the Meet the Press guide, hour 16 of 30 in season 2026. It aired 2026-05-10 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Sen. Adam Schiff, Todd Blanche” (S2026E15). Next is “Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Sen. Lindsey Graham, James Comey” (S2026E17). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Kristen Welker interviews Energy Secretary Chris Wright as Americans feel the squeeze from rising gas prices amid the war with Iran. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) joins exclusively as Democrats lose ground in the redistricting fight. Gov. Wes Moore (D-Md.), Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-Ark.) and philanthropist Olivia Walton join for a Common Ground conversation on maternal health. Ashley Etienne, Matt Gorman, Jonathan Martin and Tyler Pager join the roundtable.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Sec. Chris Wright, Sen. Cory Booker, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Gov. Wes Moore sit in the Meet the Press guide?
S2026E16 is listed hour 570 of 584 — hour 16 of 30 in season 2026, season 2026 episode 16.
When did Meet the Press S2026E16 air?
Sec. Chris Wright, Sen. Cory Booker, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Gov. Wes Moore aired 2026-05-10 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
- S2026E03 Sec. Scott Bessent, Sen. Tim Kane, Sen. Rand Paul, Mayor Jacob Frey
- 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