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For almost as long as there has been television, there's been Meet the Press. The hourlong Sunday morning public affairs program has featured interviews with countless U.S. and world leaders, and has reviewed, analyzed and discussed the news of the week -- all while looking toward the week ahead.

TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - David Yazbek on Why WOMEN ON THE VERGE Is His 'Best' Work
by Broadway Beat - June 08, 2011

Below, we bring you David Yazbeck, Best Original Score nominee for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Prior to his success with Women on the Verge, he was best known for scoring the musicals He wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals The Full Monty and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. ...


UPDATED VIDEO: Paul Ryan Talks 2012 Presidential Election on MEET THE PRESS
by Tyler Peterson - January 27, 2013

Former Vice Presidential nominee, Paul Ryan, appeared on NBC's MEET THE PRESS this morning to speak with David Gregory. In the clip below, Ryan comments on Romney's loss, and what the GOP must do if it ever hopes to win another election. Check it out below!...


TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus on their Virtual MORMON Collaboration
by Broadway Beat - June 05, 2011

Below, we bring you Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus, nominated together for Best Orchestrations for The Book of Mormon. Larry Hochman is also a nominee for Best Orchestrations for The Scottsboro Boys. Hochman has additionally contributed orchestrations to The Addams Famiy, Spamalot (Tony nominatio...


Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special: Joe Mantello!
by Broadway Beat - May 19, 2011

Below, we bring you Joe Mantello, Best Actor in a Play nominee for The Normal Heart. Both a director and performer, Mantello is perhaps best known for his acclaimed direction of Wicked, Assassins, 9 to 5, November, Three Days of Rain, and Glengarry Glen Ross among many others, and his performance as...


NBC to Air Special News Coverage of Tragedy in CO
by Caryn Robbins - July 20, 2012

NBC News, NBCNews.com and MSNBC will provide comprehensive special coverage of the overnight tragic shooting that took place inside a suburban movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. Below are programming details. Any updates or changes will be released throughout the day....


Norbert Leo Butz on Being the CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Tonys Ambassador
by Nicole Rosky - June 06, 2011

The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat caught up with Norbert Leo B...


NBC Publishing Announces MEET THE PRESS: 65 YEARS OF HISTORY IN THE MAKING eBOOK
by Caryn Robbins - December 11, 2012

In recognition of the 65th anniversary of 'Meet the Press,' the longest-running network television program in history, NBC News has opened its vast archives of videos, photos, and other memorabilia to release Meet the Press: 65 Years of History in the Making, Volume One as an enhanced eBook today....


MEET THE PRESS Drew in Nearly 5 Million Viewers Last Sunday, 11/11
by Tyler Peterson - November 15, 2012

'Meet the Press with David Gregory' was the top-rated Sunday morning public affairs hour for November 11, 2012, according to Nielsen Media Research data....


MEET THE PRESS Continues as #1 Sunday Public Affairs Hour for 12/9
by Tyler Peterson - December 13, 2012

'Meet the Press with David Gregory' was the top-rated Sunday morning public affairs hour for December 9, 2012, according to Nielsen Media Research data....


MEET THE PRESS is Most-Watched Sunday Public Affairs Hour for 2/10
by Tyler Peterson - February 14, 2013

"Meet the Press with David Gregory" was the most-watched Sunday morning public affairs hour on February 10, 2013, according to Nielsen Media Research data. The NBC broadcast drew 2.994 million viewers, topping This Week by +422,000, the Face the Nation hour by +504,000, and FOX News Sunday by +1,934...


TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - Tony Sheldon, PRISCILLA's Happy Ambassador
by Broadway Beat - June 09, 2011

The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat was on hand, of course, to s...


NBCUniversal Announces DECISION 2012 Programming Coverage
by Caryn Robbins - December 29, 2011

The networks of NBCUniversal today announced comprehensive DECISION 2012 programming plans for events surrounding the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary. Top anchors and correspondents from NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, and Telemundo will report from these key early states as the first Americans begin t...


Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special: Laura Benanti!
by Broadway Beat - May 17, 2011

Below, we bring you Laura Benanti, Best Featured Actress in a Musical nominee for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Benanti is a previous winner in the category for Gypsy, and has also appeared on Broadway in In The Next Room (Vibrator Play), The Wedding Singer, Into the Woods, The Sound o...


MEET THE PRESS is Most-Watched Sunday Public Affairs Hour for 1/13
by Tyler Peterson - January 17, 2013

"Meet the Press" was the most-watched Sunday morning public affairs hour on Sunday, January 13, 2013, according to Nielsen Media Research data....


VIDEO: Rep. Eric Cantor Talks Republican Party on MEET THE PRESS
by Tyler Peterson - February 10, 2013

Today's MEET THE PRESS WITH DAVID GREGORY featured an exclusive interview with House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA). In the clip below, Rep. Cantor comments on the Republican party's alienation of some Americans - check it out below....


TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - Bobby Cannavale on Being in 'The cool play on the block'
by Broadway Beat - June 06, 2011

Below, we bring you Bobby Cannavale, Best Lead Actor in a Play nominee for The Motherf**ker With the Hat. Previously nominated for a Tony Award for his role as Dennis in Mauritius in 2008, Cannavale is also known to New York theater audiences for his work with Labyrinth Theater Co. On screen, he is ...


VIDEO: David Gregory Possibly Violates DC Gun Laws on MEET THE PRESS
by Caryn Robbins - December 27, 2012

During Sunday's broadcast of NBC's MEET THE PRESS, host David Gregory presented a 30-round magazine of ammunition during an interview with the NRA's Wayne LaPierre. The Washington Metropolitan Police Department is now looking into the action as a possible violation of D.C. gun laws. Check out the se...


TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - Victoria Clark on Why She'd Be 'Okay' With Two Tonys
by Broadway Beat - June 10, 2011

Broadway Beat brings you a special interview with Victoria Clark, Best Featured Actress in a Musical nominee for Sister Act. Clark won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical in 2005 for her performance in The Light in the Piazza. She also won the Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Ci...


VIDEO: Stephen Colbert Visits NBC's MEET THE PRESS
by Caryn Robbins - October 15, 2012

Funnyman Stephen Colbert visited NBC's MEET THE PRESS with Host David Gregory yesterday. Check out his appearance below!...


Former VP Nominee Paul Ryan to Appear on MEET THE PRESS This Weekend
by Tyler Peterson - January 23, 2013

This Sunday on MEET THE PRESS, the former Republican Vice Presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) sits down exclusively with David Gregory for his first live interview since the election....


Peter Alexander Named NBC News White House Correspondent
by Caryn Robbins - December 04, 2012

NBC News President Steve Capus today announced that Peter Alexander has been named White House Correspondent, joining Chuck Todd and Kristen Welker on the beat effective immediately....


TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - Norbert Leo Butz Reveals his 'Thrill of a Lifetime'
by Broadway Beat - June 01, 2011

The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat was on hand, of course, to s...


MEET THE PRESS is #1 Sunday Morning Public Affairs Hour for 10/14
by Tyler Peterson - October 18, 2012

'Meet the Press with David Gregory' was the top-rated Sunday morning public affairs hour for the week ending October 14, 2012, according to Nielsen Media Research data....


Leon Panetta Discusses Morality of U.S. Drone Program on MEET THE PRESS
by Caryn Robbins - February 04, 2013

In this week's 'Meet the Press' PRESS Pass conversation, Chuck Todd sat down with outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to hear more on his 40 year career including what advice he would give incoming White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough on how to handle his new job....


TV Broadway Beat Tony Special: Andrew Rannells Talks His Dreams Come True
by Broadway Beat - May 25, 2011

Below, we bring you Andrew Rannells, Best Leading Actor in a Musical nominee for The Book of Mormon. Previous Broadway credits include Jersey Boys and Hairspray. This is the first nomination for Rannells. Rannells talks to host Richie Ridge about doing the show after finding out that he's been nomin...






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