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Meet the Press

  • 1947-2026
  • 80 seasons
  • NBC
  • News, Talk & Interview

Weekly news program offering political interviews and analysis of current events by elected officials and experts.

Season 80 Episode Guide

34 Episodes 2026

Episode 1

Episode #80.1

Sun, Jan 4, 2026 60 mins

U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio (R,FL); House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.); Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA.); political roundtable with Amna Nawaz, Marc Short, Keir Simmons and Neera Tanden.

Episode 2

Episode #80.2

Sun, Jan 11, 2026 60 mins

Episode 3

Episode #80.3

Sun, Jan 18, 2026 60 mins

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Episode 4

Episode #80.4

Sun, Jan 25, 2026 60 mins

Todd Blanche, U.S. deputy attorney general; Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA); roundtable panel discussion with Ashley Etienne, Matt Gorman, Ryan Nobles, and Susan Page;

Episode 5

Episode #80.5

Sun, Feb 1, 2026 60 mins

Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA); Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA); documentary filmmaker Ken Burns (documentary, "The American Revolution"); political roundtable discussion with Lanhee Chen, Adrienne Elrod and Jonathan Martin.

Episode 6

Episode #80.6

Sun, Mar 1, 2026 60 mins

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R,SC); Sen. Mark Kelly (D,AZ); Rep. Ro Khanna (D,CA); political roundtable discussion with Stephen Hayes, Jeh Johnson, Carol Lee and Jonathan Martin.

Episode 7

Episode #80.7

Sun, Mar 8, 2026 60 mins

Episode 8

Episode #80.8

Sun, Mar 15, 2026 60 mins

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright; Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA); Thomas Friedman; political roundtable discussion with Lanhee Chen, Sam Jacobs, Faiz Shakir and Melanie Zanona.

Episode 9

Episode #80.9

Sun, Mar 22, 2026 60 mins

Episode 10

Episode #80.10

Sun, Mar 29, 2026 60 mins

Sen. James Lankford (R,OK); Sen. Cory Booker (D,NJ); political roundtable with Adrienne Elrod, Sara Fagen, Andrea Mitchell, and Tyler Pager.

Episode 11

Episode #80.11

Sun, Apr 5, 2026 60 mins

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va); Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.); Rep. Ro Khanna (D-California); roundtable panel discussion with Susan Glasser, Jeh Johnson, and Marc Short;

Episode 12

Episode #80.12

Sun, Apr 12, 2026 60 mins

Episode 13

Episode #80.13

Sun, Apr 19, 2026 60 mins

Mike Waltz, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations; New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani (D-NY); author Emma Grede on "Start with Yourself", advice for new business owners; political roundtable panel discussion with Sara Fagan, Ashley Etienne and Jonathan Martin.

Episode 14

Episode #80.14

Sun, Apr 26, 2026 60 mins

Shots fired at the White House Correspondents' Dinner; U.S. Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche; Sen. Thom Tillis (R,NC); Rep. Ro Khanna (D,CA); political roundtable panel discussion with Leigh Ann Caldwell, Lanhee Chen, Adrienne Elrod and Melanie Zanona.

Episode 15

Episode #80.15

Sun, May 3, 2026 60 mins

U.S. Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche; Sen. Adam Schiff (D,CA); political roundtable panel discussion with Julia Ainsley, Val Demings, Amna Nawaz and Marc Short.

Episode 16

Episode #80.16

Sun, May 10, 2026 60 mins

Chris Wright; Cory Booker; Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders; Wes Moore, Olivia Walton, and Ashley Etienne;

Episode 17

Episode #80.17

Sun, May 17, 2026 60 mins

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R,SC); Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D,MD.); former FBI Director James Comey; political roundtable with Lanhee Chen, Adrienne Elrod and Ryan Nobles.

Episode 18

Episode #80.18

Sun, May 24, 2026 60 mins

Rep. Thomas Massie (R,KY); Rep. Ro Khanna (D,CA); Moms First co-founder and CEO Reshma Saujani; roundtable panel discussion with Jeh Johnson, Andrea Mitchell, Marc Short, and Amy Walter;

Episode 19

Episode #80.19

Sun, May 31, 2026 60 mins

Author Mike Pence (book, "What Conservatives Believe"); Gov. Andy Beshear (D,KY); roundtable panel discussion with Leigh Ann Caldwell, Val Demings, Garrett Haake, and Stephen Hayes.

Episode 20

President Donald Trump

Sun, Jun 7, 2026 60 mins

Donald Trump walked out of an interview with NBC's Meet the Press after he repeatedly made false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged and faced questions about compensation for those charged in the January 6 insurrection. The US president's abrupt exit came during a tense exchange between himself and NBC's Kristen Welker during a Friday interview in Wisconsin that aired on Sunday.

Episode 21

Episode #80.21

Sun, Jun 14, 2026 60 mins

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.); Sen. James Lankford (R-Oklahoma); Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga); data analyst Steve Kornacki; roundtable discussion with Monica Alba, Mike Dubke, Jonathan Martin, and Steve Ricchetti;

Episode 22

Episode #80.22

Sun, Jun 21, 2026 60 mins

Sen. Cory Booker (D,NJ); Mark Esper, former secretary of defense; the political roundtable with Sara Fagan, Susan Glasser, Nia-Malika Henderson and Jeh Johnson.

Episode 23

Episode #80.23

Sun, Jun 28, 2026 60 mins

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn); Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan); authors Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan (book, "Regime Change"); roundtable discussion with Leigh Ann Caldwell, Ashley Etierre, and Marc Short;

Episode 24

Ken Burns/Doris Kearns Goodwin/Lonnie Bunch/

Sun, Jul 5, 2026 60 mins

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns; presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin; Lonnie Bunch, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution;

Episode 25

Remembering Sen. Lindsey Graham

Sun, Jul 12, 2026 60 mins

President Donald Trump; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Sen. Tim Scott (R,SC); Rep. Ro Khanna (D,CA); Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA); remembering Sen. Lindsey Graham (R,SC); the political roundtable discussion with Val Demings, Sara Fagen, Jonathan Martin and Andrea Mitchell.

Episode 26

Episode #80.26

Sun, Jul 26, 2026 60 mins

NBC News Chief Data Analyst Steve Kornacki; U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz; Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz); author Sheinelle Jones, "Today" co-anchor and "Wild Child" host; roundtable panel discussion with Lanhee Chen, Adrienne Elrod, and Tyler Pager;

Episode 27

Episode #80.27

Sun, Aug 2, 2026 60 mins

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt); Sen. John Kennedy (R-La); Gov. Wes Moore (D-Md); Gov. Kevin Stitt (D-Oklahoma); Dr. Tim Shriver; political roundtable panel discussion with Ashley Etienne, Garrett Haake, Stephen Hayes, and Amy Walter

Episode 28

Episode #80.28

Sun, Aug 9, 2026 60 mins

Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich); Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind); Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn); roundtable panel discussion with Carlos Curbelo, Val Demings, and Ryan Nobles;

Episode 29

Episode #80.29

Sun, Aug 16, 2026 60 mins

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche; Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY); Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA; political roundtable discussion with Sara Fagen, Jeh Johnson, and Jonathan Martin.

Episode 30

Episode #80.30

Sun, Aug 23, 2026 60 mins

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.); Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.); roundtable panel discussion with Leigh Ann Caldwell, Ashley Etienne, Matt Gorman, and Ryan Nobles;

Episode 31

Episode #80.31

Sun, Aug 30, 2026 60 mins

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) (book, "Going Further"); Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC); political roundtable panel discussion with Lanhee Chen, Adrienne Elrod, Sahil Kapur, and Amna Nawaz.

Episode 32

Episode #80.32

Sun, Sep 6, 2026 60 mins

Journalist Steve Kornacki; Sen. John Kennedy (R-La); Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md); roundtable panel discussion with Matt Gorman, Steve Ricchetti, Julie Tsirkin, and Amy Walter;

Episode 33

Episode #80.33

Sun, Sep 13, 2026 60 mins

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La), U.S. House Speaker; former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg; Jacob Coxon, A.I. whistleblower; roundtable panel discussion with Ashley Etienne, Jonathan Martin, and Marc Short;

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