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Meet the Press is a weekly American television news/interview program airing on NBC. It is the longest-running television series in American broadcasting history, despite bearing little resemblance to the original format of the program seen in its television debut on November 6, 1947. Meet the Press is the highest-rated of the American television Sunday morning talk shows. It has been hosted by 11 moderators, beginning with Martha Rountree. Meet the Press and similar shows specialize in interviewing national leaders on issues of politics, economics, foreign policy and other public affairs.
46 Cast Members
Kristen Welker
Self - Host
3241 Episodes
Chuck Todd
Self - Moderator
3241 Episodes
Tim Russert
Host
831 Episodes
Ned Brooks
Host
626 Episodes
Lawrence E. Spivak
Host
520 Episodes
Bill Monroe
Self
469 Episodes
Martha Rountree
Host
321 Episodes
Garrick Utley
103 Episodes
Marvin Kalb
Self
155 Episodes
Chris Wallace
Host
105 Episodes
Roger Mudd
Self
103 Episodes
David Gregory
3 Episodes
Maureen Dowd
2 Episodes
Bill Clinton
2 Episodes
Mary Matalin
1 Episodes
John Edwards
Self
2 Episodes
William Safire
1 Episodes
Marian Wright Edelman
Self
1 Episodes
Byron York
1 Episodes
John Harwood
1 Episodes
