NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Todd debuted Sunday as moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” bringing a low-key style and surrounding himself with fellow pundits as NBC turns to him to erase a slide that has taken the long-running Sunday morning political affairs program from first to third in the ratings.

The bulk of his first program was centered on Todd’s Saturday interview with President Obama, the biggest “get” possible for one of the Washington-based chat shows. It also included a look at cities around the country where mayors are successfully moving their communities forward.