stackyFACTSWhile countless hit dramas eventually fade into obscurity, the longest-running television show in history is an incredibly dry American political interview broadcast.
While countless hit dramas eventually fade into obscurity, the longest-running television show in history is an incredibly dry American political interview broadcast. 'Meet the Press' premiered in 1947 and has aggressively interrogated every major politician and president since its inception. It has aired continuously for over seven decades, surviving massive cultural shifts by sticking strictly to aggressive, live political confrontation.
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