Washington Week

Today's top journalists discuss Washington's current political events and public affairs.

Washington Week is the longest-running primetime news and public affairs program on television. The show features a group of journalists participating in a roundtable discussion of major news events and can be found at 8pm ET on most local PBS stations.

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Major funding for “Washington Week” is provided by Consumer Cellular, Otsuka, Kaiser Permanente, the Yuen Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS.

10 big stories Washington Week covered

Celebrating 50 Years

10 big stories Washington Week covered

Washington Week came on the air February 23, 1967. In the 50 years that followed, we covered a lot of history-making events. Read up on 10 of the biggest stories Washington Week covered in its first 50 years.

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