On this day in 1947 “Meet The Press’ made its television debut. It is the longest running television program in American history. There have been over 5000 episodes of this weekly news/interview program. Over the years there have been 11 hosts. The late Tim Russert was the host for the longest time from 1991 until his death in 2008. “Meet The Press” is the highest rated of the Sunday Morning television news shows.