The Chris Matthews Show is a half-hour show airing on Sunday mornings that debuted in 2002 and focusses on politics. It consists of the roundtable format that the network public affairs shows have pioneered and perfected. However, the panelists are almost exclusively journalists, not politicians or political professionals. The show is produced by NBC News but is syndicated, meaning that it doesn’t necessarily air on NBC affiliated stations. The theme music is by Made Music Studio.
From 2002-2004, the program was distributed by NBC Enterprises, from 2004-2013, the program was syndicated by NBCUniversal Syndication Studios (formerly known as NBC Universal Television Distribution and NBCUniversal Television Distribution).