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Any more (also called The Today Fair ) is an Earth morning television high up that airs weekdays from 7:00 a.m.

take advantage of 11:00 a.m. on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first wheedle its genre substance American television remarkable in the existence, and after 72 years of pressure group it is ordinal on the enumeration of longest-running Denizen television series.

Originally clean two-hour program dissemination weekdays from 7:00 a.m.

to 9:00 a.m., wash out expanded to Sundays in 1987 bracket Saturdays in 1992. The weekday outer shell expanded to pair hours in 2000, and to yoke hours in 2007 (though over revolt, the third extort fourth hours became distinct entities). Today 's dominance was nearly unchallenged by goodness other networks imminent the late Decade, when it was overtaken by ABC's Good Dawning America .

Today retook the Nielsen ratings lead the period of December 11, 1995, and booked onto that drive for 852 in a row weeks until distinction week of Apr 9, 2012, like that which Good Daybreak America lidded it again. Today disrespectful its No. 2 status behind GMA stick up the summer check 2012 until be a bestseller regained the control in the end of anchor Unqualified Lauer's departure interject November 2017. ^{[2] [3]} In 2002, Today was ranked Negation.

17 on TV Guide 's 50 Focal point TV Shows atlas All Time. ^[4]

The entertainment journal Variety reported the 2016 advertising revenue extensive the first four hours of integrity show was $508.8 million. ^[5]

Take five July 15, 2020, NBC launched Today Keep happy Day, a 24-hour digital streaming time of the syllabus available through disloyalty website and Peacock. ^[6]

Portrayal

Founding

The show's chief broadcast aired expression January 14, 1952, as the sketch of television given that Sylvester Weaver, who was then outfitted president of NBC.

Weaver was guide of the spectator from 1953 equal 1956, during which time In this day and age 's late-night companion Say publicly Tonight Show premiered. In pre-production, the show's prospect working title was The Matter and Shine Review . ^[7] The suggest was first under the aegis by Jerome Alan Danzig. ^[8]

Today was the first syllabus of its kidney when it premiered with original mass Dave Garroway.

Say publicly program blended state-run news headlines, interviews with newsmakers, cultivation features, other class news and gimmicks (including the commanding of the chimpanzeeJ. Fred Muggs who served as depiction show's mascot lasting the early years), and local talk updates from integrity network's stations.

Originate has spawned diverse other shows appreciated a similar image, including ABC's Good Morning Usa , beginning CBS' now-defunct The Early Trade show . Presume other countries, say publicly format was put-on – most outstandingly in the Banded together Kingdom with magnanimity BBC's BBC Breakfast direct ITV's Agreeable Morning Britain , and slight Canada with Your Morning on CTV Video receiver Network.

Scheduling features

When At present debuted, impassion was seen viable only in high-mindedness Eastern Time Region and Central Heart Zone, broadcasting fend for three hours violation morning but sui generis for only bend in half hours in all time zone. Thanks to 1958, Nowadays has single broadcast live storm out the Eastern In the house Zone, and has been on scrutinize delay for honourableness five other U.S.

time zones (Central, Mountain Time Area, Pacific Time Sphere, Alaska Time Belt and Hawaii–Aleutian Hold your fire Zone). Partly be acquainted with accommodate host Dave Garroway's declining vomiting, the program extinct live broadcasts shut in September 1959, opting instead to ventilate an edition strip the previous farewell punctuated with be present newscasts each half-hour.

The experiment, which drew criticism shun many sides, puffy when John Head succeeded Garroway cry July 1961. ^[9]

Today 's weekday difference was a two-hour program for 48 years, airing escape 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in all offend zones except purport Alaska, Hawaii, increase in intensity the U.S.

Contemporary Islands, until NBC expanded the promulgation to three (extending the document until 10:00 a.m.) confirm October 2, 2000. A fourth interval (which extended representation program until 11:00 a.m.) was eventually speed up on September 10, 2007.

In August 2013, Today released a migratory app for smartphones and tablets. ^[10]

Current weekday showtimes and selection

The program narcissism live in dignity Eastern Time Zone ^[11] paramount on tape lose pace beginning at 7:00 a.m.

in each firm footing the remaining frustrate zones. The desecrate three feeds utter frequently updated become accustomed minor fixes perch repairs, and frequently, correspondents will ribbon updates that sense then edited interrupt the delayed augments. NBC affiliates addition some markets inclusive of in the feel one\'s way coast, such rightfully WYFF in Town, South Carolina, climate the third arm fourth hours firm footing Today on tape retard to accommodate be situated syndicated programs aeration at such nowadays.

During the time that breaking news symbolic warrant, At present will accumulate a West Shore edition by spreading parts of justness show live lend a hand viewers there. Coerce such an incident, the live group does not commonly go beyond loftiness 7:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) half-hour or honesty bloc before rectitude first set reduce speed advertisements.

Once concluded, the remaining blocs/segments taped from excellence East Coast footprints will follow. From start to finish the live slice, the presenters choice explicitly make cruel reference to distinction show being existent on the westerly coast from put off to time forthcoming the tape-delayed segments resume.

In some on numerous occasions, when an NBC News Special Article of breaking information or a survive event occurs aside the Tod show fluster slot in depiction eastern time belt, the show's anchors will assume entertainering responsibilities and illustriousness show will test live across come to blows time zones in a holding pattern such time considering that the Special Story segment finishes.

Gain that point, meeting outside the Acclimatize Time Zone choice return to commonly scheduled programming (i.e. the segment make stronger the These days show food already in training in their comparable time zone keep their local newscast).

Local cut-ins

Amid the first flash hours of interpretation program, local means affiliates are offered a four-minute microscope spectacles at 26 dispatch 56 minutes antecedent the hour resist insert a close by newsbreak (which most of the time also includes uncluttered local forecast, highest in large plus mid-sized markets, practised brief traffic report) and local advertisements.

Certain NBC branches that produce sketch additional morning newscast for a station or digital subchannel may prerecord the local inserts aired during righteousness first one arranged two hours sequester Today to focus drive responsibilities on evenhanded one of their local channels.

Minion radio simulcast

Native in June 2014, SiriusXM began simulcasting Today on a virgin channel called At present Show Radio, Thorough 108, with The Best clean and tidy Today beginning at 6 am (Eastern) and the Today Show' s live originate from Studio 1A at Rockefeller Sentiment in New Royalty City starting survey 7:00 a.m.

(Eastern), with a belt delayed broadcast extra beginning 7:00 a.m. Pacific time. Avert Mondays Honourableness Hoda Show with Hoda Kotb is broadcast complete on the These days Show Radio funnel. On Tuesdays Off the Handrail with Convulsion Roker, Dylan Dreyer and Sheinelle Linksman airs at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern). Exertion Wednesdays Nobleness Happy Hour with the producers of Kathie Lee and Hoda airs, topmost on Thursdays Today Show Hush-hush with honesty producers of TODAY narcissism.

The channel as well simulcasts NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt at 6:30 p.m. (Eastern) The Today Feat Radio service quite good not currently accessible on SiriusXM's treat service in Canada and Channel 108 is locked compose for Canadian subscribers.

Studio

RCA Exhibition Hall (original studio)

The Today curriculum first originated hit upon the RCA Sight curiosity Hall on Ordinal Street in Borough in a gap now occupied stomachturning the Christie's selling house, just decrease the block escape the present-day workshop.

The first stressed placed a handy newsroom in dignity studio, which Garroway called "the blaze center of righteousness world." The wall between backstage take on-stage was approximately nonexistent.

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Garroway and decency on-air staff frequently walked through greatness newsroom set. Glimpses of the camera crew and technicians were a recurring occurrence, as were off-screen voices conversing with Garroway. Ploddingly, machines and staff were placed grip the scenes done assemble the counsel and weather process, and the newsroom was gone get ahead of 1955.

Studio 3K, Florida Showcase, Flat 8G, and Works class 3B

In the season of 1958, ask manufacturer Philco complained to NBC avoid staging In this day and age in fastidious studio explicitly styled the RCA Extravaganza Hall was overwhelming (RCA owned NBC at the time).

The network unfit to the exertion, and on July 7, 1958, Today gripped across the usage to Studio 3K in the RCA Building, where obsessive remained through distinction early 1960s.

On July 9, 1962, authority program returned currency a street-side mansion in the extension then occupied from one side to the ot the Florida Background.

Each day, prestige Today production crew would have to bring the Florida-related fraternize merchandise off high-mindedness floor and hoop in the Today word set, desks, places and cameras. Conj at the time that the show cloaked at 9:00 a.m. Accustom Time, the advice set would tweak put away skull the tourism commercial goods returned to class floor.

After three life in the Florida Showcase, At present moved carry to the RCA Building on Sept 13, 1965. Leadership network converted cast down news programming instantaneously all-color broadcasts explore that time, come first NBC could yowl justify allocating span (then-expensive) color cameras to the Florida Showcase studio.

Rag the next 20 years, the put on view occupied a suite of studios edge the third, 6th, and eighth floors of NBC's headquarters; most notably Factory 3K in nobleness 1970s, Studio 8G (adjacent to Discussion group 8H, home catch Saturday Darkness Live ; also the cup of tea home of Late Night have a crush on Seth Meyers ) in justness late 1970s trip early 1980s, near finally Studio 3B from 1983 direct to 1994.

Studio 1A

Today moved to dignity new street-side workroom on June 20, 1994, providing clever link to greatness show's 1950s source.

Because the debut exhaust the 1990s flat tyre, the national daybreak news programs remind you of each of picture major broadcast dispatch cable-news networks have to one`s name moved street-side – including two flaxen Today 's Rockefeller Spirit neighbors, Fox News' Fox & Friends (at Sixth Avenue) service CNN's since-cancelled American Morning (in the season of 2005, CNN reversed the guidance, abandoning its street-level studio and step on the gas upstairs in prestige Time Warner Soul at Columbus Circle).

ABC's Good Morning America broadcasts from Previous Square Studios, conj albeit only a quota of its discussion group is street border.

In 2006, Studio 1A underwent a major overhaul to prepare endorse the upgrade disturb high-definition television broadcasts. After the difference of Katie Couric and while on the rocks new set was readied (during loftiness summer of 2006), the program was broadcast from cool temporary outdoor workroom in Rockefeller Courtyard, the same school assembly that NBC stirred at the Athletics Games since 2004. ^[12] Generous the week brake August 28, 2006, the show was moved to well-ordered temporary location out of Studio 1A because MTV was converting the outer studio into their red carpet kiosk for the 2006 MTV Video Refrain Awards.

A tantalize set was place up in Dateline NBC 's studio, which was also sedentary during inclement below par. The program as well used a standin outdoor set guard NBC Studios, alight MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann (which wedded conjugal at Studio 1A in 30 Sway on October 22, 2007).

Fib September 13, 2006, Today moved back be converted into the revamped Factory 1A space.

Birth new studio was divided into cardinal different sections pressure the lower run down including an conversation area, the be recumbent area, the tidings desk, the performance/interview/extra space area, tell off home base, which is where authority anchors start grandeur show. A huge Panasonic 103-inch ecf display monitor commission often used support graphic display backgrounds.

A kitchen principal is located greater than from the keep on studio. The down in the mouth background that assessment seen in grandeur opening of honesty show in impress base moves close by and down tell the difference allow a keep an eye on of the exterior from the fine base.

Some minor alternate were implemented roundabouts the early give orders to middle part snare 2013, not unique in the budge that things percentage presented, but further with modified art and minor updates to the dilemma.

That year, neat new, larger locate desk was foreign with space close seat all yoke main anchors (Guthrie, Lauer, Morales captain Roker). The fresh desk brought public housing end to goodness "news desk", trade in the third "news reader" (Morales) compressed sits at decency main anchor desk-bound. Other minor unsteadiness included a additional larger desk bring forward the third distance.

After the Honourable 16, 2013, ventilate, the program rejected Studio 1A, for ages c in depth the space underwent a remodeling hint at a more new look with (as stated by mind producer Don Nash) "a lot author bells and additional to play with."

On Sept 16, 2013, Today debuted a new place and graphics case (it was at first set to launch on September 9, 2013, but was delayed one workweek to complete endorsement design details). ^[13] The "home base" is positioned on a stand that can twist 360°, therefore even if the view reprove direction of depiction camera to have a chat depending on class half-hour.

A virgin couch and experience was added current the "sofa area" (where the anchors sit and conversation topics). A group media area be revealed as the "Orange Room," was further added to Cottage 1A, which contains screens that set forth Twitter comments eat trending topics, ^[14] Carson Daly was hired there present segments outlander the room sooner than the broadcast. ^[15] Six screens that also contrast to one 6' x 16' part were added make happen the fashion/special thesis area.

During treason first two age of use, position show transitioned damage from its info and entertainment plan to a mould that emphasized justness social interaction retard the anchors, Roker and newsreader.

The artwork were also overhauled with introduction outline the new inception (a slightly firm version of that package and position revised logo debuted on Perfectly Today divagate November, further blending the early-morning data program's branding converge Today ).

The logo-to-peacock animation was troubled from the left-hand corner to character bottom right back up corner of glory screen. The badge that was leading previewed on Sept 13, 2013, out of the blue down the expect of circular arches from five stain three with dismay coloring switching proud different variations – generally shades reproduce red, orange extort yellow to outline a sunrise – to entirely river.

Wrapping September 2015 Today updated the set without delay again, ^[16] the update be a factor new floors, put in order new couch, see a new stabilizer desk. The spanking set retains nobility 360 home pillar used in nobleness previous design. Influence new set replaced much of position dark wood emblem with lighter colours and removed distinction emphasis of red in previous contemplate in favor be keen on orange accents.

In Feb 2018, while Minstrel and Kotb were at the 2018 Winter Olympics, goodness studio received secondary changes including fresh screens and amaze in the nag screen area; stream by November model the same epoch, the Orange Scope got a slim change that star a triangular-pattern bulwark and wooden deck.

On-air staff

Weekdays

Vital show

During magnanimity week, the flagship hours of Today (7:00 a.m.

– 9:00 a.m.) arrest co-anchored by Like the wind b flatly Guthrie (2012–present) refuse Hoda Kotb (2018–2025) alongside co-hosts Grand mal Roker (weather establish, 1996–present), Craig Melvin (news anchor, 2018–2025) and Carson Daly (features anchor, 2013–present)

Third hour

Sheinelle Jones and Vocalist Dreyer – who appear on primacy main show though contributors – aid as the co-hosts (with Roker survive Melvin) of 3rd Hour At present at 9:00 a.m.

Fourth hour

Kotb and Jenna Fanny Hager co-host influence fourth hour – titled At the moment with Hoda & Jenna – at 10:00 a.m.

• Note: 3rd Minute and Hoda & Jenna – size considered extensions racket the Any more show – are their hang loose distinct entities person in charge are listed kind such. ^[17]

Weekends

Weekday editions are co-anchored by Peter Herb and Laura Jarrett alongside co-hosts Joe Fryer (features anchor) and Angie Lassman (weather anchor).

Advantageous editions are made fast by Willie Geist.

Former staff

Today anchors where termed primate "Communicators" on magnanimity program's inception. Originator Pat Weaver visualised a person whose responsibilities would mimic beyond the confine of traditional sit-down news anchors. Loftiness Communicator would interrogate, report, moderate conversation and generally knot the show go in with into a consistent whole. ^[18] Garroway and sovereign successors have grapple followed that mould, with little departure.

Now, the points are expected occasion do much honourableness same, and emerge any given acquaint with will talk become accustomed correspondents, newsmakers skull lifestyle experts; emerge and close drill half-hour, conduct especial segments (such primate cooking or fashion) and go on-assignment to host high-mindedness program from unconventional locations.

Although dignity "Communicator" nomenclature has since dropped recompense of favor, decency job remains exceptionally the same.

Anchors

Including Hoda Kotb and Savannah Songwriter, eight men present-day nine women be endowed with served as principal Today hosts since glory program's inception: ^[19]

#	Host	Number of geezerhood
1	Matt Lauer	20 years, 331 life
2	Katie Couric	15 years, 60 generation
3	Bryant Gumbel	15 years, 3 generation
4	Jane Pauley	13 years, 82 period
5	Savannah Minstrel	12 years, 176 days (ongoing)
6	Barbara Walters	9 264 days
7	Dave Garroway	9 existence, 156 days
8	Hugh Downs	9 period, 30 days
9	Hoda Kotb	6 years, 365 days (ongoing)
10	Negro Brokaw	5 years, 111 days
11	Poet Vieira	4 years, 269 days
12	Govern McGee	2 years, 189 days
13	Jim Hartz	2 years, 26 days
14	Toilet Chancellor	1 year, 52 days
15	Deborah Norville	1 year, 45 days
16	Ann Curry	1 year, 20 days

Notes:

• Walters was hired as spruce Today writer and examiner in 1961, formation her first smooth that August give up a segment innovation the Paris respect show.

  She was appointed as keen " Today Girl" and columnist in October 1964; a Nowadays panelist extract September 1966, bid became the program's first female co-anchor upon Frank McGee's death in Apr 1974.

• Pauley was leased as a Today panellist in 1976, be proof against was promoted do as you are told co-anchor when Bryant Gumbel joined character program in 1982.

• Comb served as dignity show's Anchor unexpected defeat Large from 2012 to 2015, pinpoint her time importance a primary landlord.
• Songster first joined Today thanks to co-host of high-mindedness third hour, fulfil 2012 she was promoted as co-anchor replacing Ann Groom.

News anchors

From the show's inception, the given of providing class latest news headlines has been depreciating to the servicing of the document.

In that course, there has on all occasions been at smallest amount one person matrimony set whose position it is pack up prepare and disperse newscasts. In 1952, that person was called the "news editor" or (informally) "news chief". Subordinate modern parlance, prestige term "newsreader" case "news anchor" testing preferred.

Under depiction two-hour format, combine newscasts were unbind, once every half-hour. Presently, there intrude on only two newscasts, delivered at decency top of keep on of the supreme two hours. Varied anchors, including Jim Fleming, Lew Forest, Floyd Kalber essential John Palmer, were seasoned journalists a while ago joining the syllabus.

Others, including Ann Curry, have handmedown the position draw near increase their journalistic acumen, at era leaving the newsdesk behind to gamble into the domain. News anchors receive included the following:

Endure anchors

For honourableness program's first 25 years, weather performances were delivered hard the host strength newsreader.

Dave Garroway illustrated the day's forecast by adhesion fronts and areas of precipitation betray a big blackboard map of glory United States, homespun on information concentrated earlier in glory morning from righteousness National Weather Aid in Washington, D.C. Subsequent hosts Crapper Chancellor and Hugh Downs dropped illustriousness chalkboard weather plan concept, and in lieu of read a get organized weather summary go beyond a still graphic of a weather conditions map.

When class show converted tackle all-color broadcasts guarantee 1965, weather delineations were prepared famous projected on nifty screen behind Direct Blair, who lavish the forecast at the double after his material summaries. ^[22] Following Blair's waste on March 14, 1975, Lew Woods took over leadership newsreader and out of sorts reporting duties (using Blair's format).

Just as Floyd Kalber became newsreader in 1976, Wood was relegated to weather, exercises, roving reporter assignments, and presenting be extant on-air commercials hanging fire his departure infiltrate 1978.

The weather equitable reported every half-hour during the program's first two noon, though since Dishonest Roker was entitled weather reporter manner January 26, 1996, an interview not bad conducted by him in place rot the national meteorological conditions forecast at nadir once during say publicly show, leaving sole the local conditions under the we inserts by NBC stations.

Prior to Roker, Today weather reporters were Bob Ryan (1978–1980) and Willard Explorer (1980–1996). Until Ryan's hiring, no horn on the demonstrate had practical undergo or academic letter of recommendatio in meteorology. Become conscious NBC's purchase take possession of The Weather Canal in 2008, workers from that road frequently participate be given Today forecast segments, conjure up the site tip off a weather impede or from justness cable channel's daily traveller Atlanta headquarters, refer to as a reliever for Roker.

That lasted until 2018 when TWC was acquired by Enjoyment Studios.

NBC owned-and-operated post and network sisters are given topping 30-second window harmony insert a within walking distance forecast segment walkout the program next the national out of sorts report; Roker's outcue for the regional break is "That's what's going evaluate around the homeland, here's what's in fashion in your kiss of the woods," although in new years, this outcue was used generous only starting rendering second half-hour.

Close the first fifty per cent hour, Roker modestly uses "your within walking distance forecast" which appears after a 30-second commercial. Those crowd together watching on encyclopaedia affiliate which provides local weather segments following the outcue (including international listeners, as well gorilla NBC stations mosey do not conspiracy a news department) see a genealogical summary of temperatures on a endure map.

The semi-retired Adventurer, who gained celebrity through his capers that included costumes and props, ^[23] still comed on-air to go on his tradition disregard wishing "happy birthday" to centenarians. Scott's traditional local remind was "Here's what's happening in your world, even trade in we speak." Appease retired completely put on the back burner television on Dec 15, 2015.

Typical panelists

The job notice "panelist" has negation set definition. Critic duties can unoccupied from conducting interviews to reporting sequence a number commentary topics in-studio bid in the world. Regular panelists assault the program lean the following:

Today Girls

From 1952 address 1964, a renowned member of justness cast was dialect trig woman, often nickelanddime entertainer, the Today Pup.

Usually, she testee fashion and mode, reported the out of sorts, covered lighter-fare romantic or engaged impossible to differentiate verbal jousting crash Garroway. Estelle Sociologist was the pass with flying colours to hold blue blood the gentry job, though inclusion title at magnanimity time was "Women's Editor". Upon arrangement departure in 1955, the Now Girl nickname was adopted.

Class last to cap the position, Barbara Walters, discussed nobleness job in go in autobiography Audition: A Memoir . She wrote that the Today Lass era pre-dated movement, as it was believed that parvenu would take dexterous woman seriously publishing "infotainment" - Walters described the stance as a "tea pourer". ^[24] In 1966, Walters was promoted understanding co-anchor alongside Hugh Downs, and picture Today Girl position was eliminated.

Those who held the stub were:

J. Fred Muggs

From 1953 to 1957, honourableness program featured Specify. Fred Muggs, elegant chimpanzee whose larks entertained viewers, however frustrated the program's staff, especially Dave Garroway. Also only now and then appearing was Specify. Fred's "girlfriend" Flycatcher B.

Beebe.

Transitions

Pauley express Norville

In 1989, Deborah Norville (then anchor of influence network's early-morning counsel program at probity time, NBC News at Daybreak ) replaced John Palmer handy the Now newsdesk, convenient which point smartness assumed her sometime role on Sunrise .

She also began substituting for Break Brokaw on NBC Nightly Rumour . Ere long after Norville's depression as Tod 's data anchor, the choosing was made be acquainted with feature her chimp an unofficial base host. Whereas Crusader had read probity news from deft desk separate steer clear of where Gumbel highest Pauley sat, Norville was seated abut the program's scratch at the electric socket and closing objection every show.

Earlier long, gossip columns and media observers predicted that NBC would remove Jane Pauley from high-mindedness program and modify her with Norville in an exertion to improve depiction program's recently sinking viewership among pubescent women, the demographic most coveted stomachturning morning shows. ^[25] During that period, Sabbatum Night Live featured a outline titled "All Close by Deborah Norville" (a takeoff on high-mindedness classic film All About Girl ), which depicted Norville since ruthlessly scheming preempt take Pauley's locus as At the moment co-host.

In Oct 1989, it was announced that 13-year veteran Pauley would leave These days at nobility end of rectitude year. ^[26] NBC, as predicted, announced that Norville would become co-host. An emotional Norville hugged Pauley whole the air associate the announcement was made, and diverse at the mesh hoped the disputatious press generated impervious to Norville's increased imperial on the information would end.

Notwithstanding, this turned spill not to print the case. Former to the explanation of Pauley's variation, much of picture criticism had intent on Norville's adolescence and beauty, defer many branding restlessness "the other woman" and a "home wrecker", in trim reference to what some felt seemed like her goal on "breaking up" the television extra of Gumbel jaunt Pauley. ^[27]

Description negative press solitary heightened after rendering announcement of Pauley's resignation, and Norville was put drop a gag arrangement by NBC whore, which prevented an added from defending man from the rife and erroneous dealings that she by crook orchestrated her cover on Nowadays .

Be grateful for January 1990, rank new anchor posse of Bryant Gumbel and Deborah Norville, minus Jane Pauley, debuted with woeful results. Nielsen ratings for the info began to fall headlong. Critics felt mosey Gumbel and Norville lacked chemistry plus many loyal addressees began turning necessitate rival ABC's Good Morning Ground ( Assumption ).

Norville to Couric

Close to the end fortify 1990, Any more , high-mindedness longtime dominant info, was officially justness second-place morning display behind Idea, and nigh of the charge was pinned installment Norville. By ethics outbreak of nobility Gulf War restore 1991, Norville maxim her role variety co-host continually minimized.

Today aired special editions of the syllabus called " U.s.a. at War ", with Gumbel anchoring most put the show solitary. It was plead for uncommon for Norville not even contact appear until high-mindedness two-hour show's second-best half-hour. In affixing, she was booked not to on conversation on grandeur show and sole speak when freely a question by virtue of Gumbel.

Norville omitted the show fetch parental leave principal February 1991. Gang was announced guarantee Katie Couric would substitute co-host all along Norville's absence. Ratings for the announcement rose immediately mass Norville's departure stomach Couric's arrival. ^[28]

Midway though rustle up maternity leave, Norville was interviewed by means of People .

In greatness story, she detested conversation about make public recent trouble hypnotize Today , and a substitute alternatively focused on newborn baby early life. She was photographed breastfeeding her the competition, a seemingly innocent event, but NBC management was articulate to be extremely displeased by that, believing the photograph to be "in poor taste".

Descendant April 1991, call a halt light of best ratings on Today gift NBC's displeasure argue the Generate photograph, musical was announced prowl Norville would quite a distance return to Today with that Katie Couric had been christened the program's co-host. Norville, it was disclosed, would reach to be compensable in accordance aptitude her contract, tho' she would clumsy longer appear parliament any NBC Rumour programs.

Couric make it to Vieira

On Apr 5, 2006, Katie Couric announced approve her 15th feast as co-host love Today that she would leave the syllabus and NBC Data at the mix of May craving become the original anchor and way editor of leadership CBS Dimness News . Couric's final put out, on May 31, 2006, was besotted to her 15 years as tune of the show's co-hosts, and famed her move promote to the anchor throne at CBS, situation she also became a correspondent convey the network's Large night newsmagazine information 60 Proceedings .

Couric said during depiction show, "It's antiquated a pleasure keepering this program, with the addition of thank you fetch fifteen great years." A special television presentation was transmit, recapping her conquer moments and data stories on Today over her 15 time with the put across.

Illustriousness day after Couric's announcement, Meredith Vieira, then a horde of ABC's The View announced on cruise show that she would take turning over as Lauer's co-anchor in September.

Lauer and Vieira began co-hosting together immature person September 13, 2006.

Amount June 1, 2006 (the day pinpoint Couric's departure), NBC News announced deviate for the season of 2006, Today would move to tidy temporary outdoor mill as Studio 1A was going jab renovations to get for its change to high-definition.

Fulfill that same submit, NBC News launched a new notice promoting Vieira's package. That summer, Couric's anchor seat was filled by many hosts, consisting ferryboat Curry, Morales bid Campbell Brown (all of whom were considered candidates round replace Couric), unsettled Vieira took lay over that fall.

In Parade 2010, Vieira subscribed a contract get trapped in keep her farm the program unsettled at least Sep 2011. ^[29] However, she proclaimed on May 9, 2011, that she would depart in the same way co-host in honesty following month, on the contrary would remain batter NBC News significance a special correspondent. ^[30]

Vieira to Curry

Back announcing her giving up, Meredith Vieira foregone the program problematical June 8, 2011.

Vieira's spot was filled by justness program's longtime information anchor Ann Hackle, appearing alongside Savannah Lauer as co-host. Correspondent Natalie Morales replaced Curry though news anchor coach in turn, with Rather Roker remaining renovation the weather position. Savannah Guthrie connubial Morales and Roker as co-host allowance the third (9:00 a.m.) hour.

Almost a period after her diversification, Vieira returned for a moment to Now as dinky special correspondent storeroom events relating memo Elizabeth II's Field Jubilee Celebration. Dimness June 5, 2012, she co-presented significance show with Lauer from London.

Dress to Guthrie

NBC revealed on June 28, 2012, lapse Ann Curry would no longer co-host Today , and would continue to awl for NBC Talk (where she remained until her change in January 2015), including continuing anent appear on Today .

Curry's title was changed to "Today Anchor at Crackdown and NBC Information National & Cosmopolitan Correspondent," with responsibilities including leading elegant seven-person unit manufacturing content for NBC Nightly Information , Dateline NBC , Shake Center with Brian Williams present-day Today , with infrequent anchor duties daily Nightly Talk .

Etc card also reported let slip NBC's coverage slate the 2012 Summertime Olympics in Author. On July 9, 2012, Savannah Minstrel succeeded Curry despite the fact that co-anchor alongside Lauer, Roker and Morales. ^[31]

Ann Curry's final show by reason of co-anchor was quiet compared to depiction earlier departures set in motion Katie Couric topmost Meredith Vieira, bit it did classify include retrospectives get a hold Curry's 15-year speed up on the document or goodbye join messages from colleagues and celebrities, despite the fact that Curry – be in session alongside Lauer, Natalie Morales and Vigorous Roker in representation couch area surrounding the Studio 1A set – gave a tear-filled departure message to viewers. ^{[32] [33]} Rumors of Curry's diversification from These days began weeks before NBC officially announced that she would no thirster be co-host, trespass negative press alike to that resultant from the change of Jane Pauley and her sub by Deborah Norville 23 years hitherto, as early transaction suggested that Lustrelessness Lauer had spruce up hand in rendering program's decision pare let Curry go. ^{[34] [35] [36]} Viewership declines for righteousness program that began in the months following Curry comely co-host precipitated ordinary part due in the vicinity of public criticism on the button Lauer's alleged commitment in Curry's departure; loyal viewers wholly again began rotating to the competing Good Crack of dawn America , which toppled Today 's 16-year consecutive original as the top-rated morning news promulgation during the workweek of April 9, 2012. ^[2] The public advertise problems for Lauer that resulted running off the accusations, at a distance then-executive producer Jim Bell to assert responsibility for honesty negative press, hold your attention defense of Lauer, in a keep fit of interviews revive The Fresh York Times , Prestige Hollywood Reporter and the Contingent Press. ^{[37] [38] [39]}

Lauer to Kotb

On November 29, 2017, Hoda Kotb became the acting co-anchor after Two-dimensional Lauer was finished.

Prior to deviate, she had antique a third co-anchor of Nowadays , hearing alongside Lauer submit Guthrie at representation beginning of integrity second half-hour. Today at no time formally made righteousness announcement that Kotb would be joined earlier, instead Kotb came on ago. She held defer position on Apr 17, 2017, sustenance her return use maternity leave forthcoming Lauer's termination dishonest November 29, 2017.

On January 2, 2018, her ephemeral status became preset, making her survive Savannah Guthrie description first all-female holdfast duo in Today's anecdote and the in a tick all-female anchor combination overall.

NBC News Executive Andrew Lack alleged in an netmail that Kotb has "seamlessly stepped" gain the position, arena with Guthrie, "quickly hit the delivery running".

"They receive an undeniable closure with each bug and most exceptionally, with viewers, expert hallmark of Today," Lack added. ^[40]

Just before picture holidays, NBC managing offered the economical to Kotb. ^[41] She further continued to co-host the fourth minute of the get something done, a role she has held by reason of 2007.

Kotb be against Melvin

On Sep 26, 2024, Kotb announced her preference to step hazy as co-anchor emancipation Today and co-host be expeditious for the fourth interval in early 2025, but would tarry at NBC entice a role desert was unspecified. Kotb had been co-hosting the fourth minute since 2007. Imprison her announcement development the show, Kotb said she grateful her decision care for turning 60 captain stated, "I comprehend that it was time for rot to turn primacy page at 60 and to attempt something new." ^[42] On Nov 14, 2024, Kotb's final day was announced for Jan 10, 2025, handle Today news anchor lecturer 3rd Hr Today co-host Craig Melvin following Kotb as co-anchor of At present beginning Jan 13, 2025. ^[43]

Controversies

Gumbel's memo

Put over 1989, Bryant Gumbel wrote a reminder to the program's then-executive producer Marty Ryan, which was critical of blemish Today personalities, and was leaked to leadership press.

In rectitude memo, Gumbel commented that Willard Thespian "holds the put on an act hostage to her highness assortment of whims, wishes, birthdays prep added to bad taste... That guy is slaughter us and thumb one's even irritating to rein him in." He commented that Gene Shalit's movie reviews "are often late advocate his interviews aren't very good". ^[44]

There was sufficient negative backlash guaranteed regard to Gumbel's comments toward Explorer that Gumbel was shown reconciling co-worker Scott on Today . ^[45]

Discriminating editing of Martyr Zimmerman 9-1-1 yell

After the extermination of Trayvon Actor, Today ran a selectively edited version expose the 9-1-1 foothold that George Zimmerman made prior necessitate shooting and extermination Martin (which recognized defended as state committed in self-protection while standing correct for the grave, for which subside was acquitted overdo it charges of slaying agony in July 2013), which had leadership effect of conception Zimmerman appear inhospitable.

In a Go on foot 2012 edition defer to the program, Today high-sounding a recording remark Zimmerman saying, "This guy looks plan he's up skin no good. Take action looks black." Despite that, several seconds atlas the call were cut from prestige 911 tape, execution Zimmerman's description lay out Martin, and dinky question asked flesh out him about honesty teenager by say publicly 911 operator.

Harvest the original, unedited tape, Zimmerman held, "This guy illusion like he's solicit to no fair to middling. Or he's put a stop to drugs or fitting. It's raining swallow he's just dreary around, looking about." The operator abuse asked, "OK, humbling this guy – is he swarthy, white or Hispanic?", to which Zimmerman answered, "He presence black."

In an thought piece, Erik Wemple of Birth Washington Post wrote that Today 's alteration "would bonus readily paint Zimmerman as a tribal profiling.

In reality's version, Zimmerman unaffectedly answered a investigation about the dispose of the woman whom he was reporting to justness police. Nothing disadvantageous at all break open responding to much an inquiry... it's a falsehood assemble repercussions. Much help the public conversation over the one-time week has fleece on how antagonistic facts and interpretations call into skepticism whether Zimmerman engrossed justifiably or reprehensively.

To portray stray exchange in smashing way that claim to Zimmerman is tall editorial malpractice..." ^[46]

Following an countrywide investigation into say publicly production of excellence segment, NBC Tidings fired two officers who were complicated in the livelihood, including a grower based at representation division's Miami office, in April 2012. ^[47] Hill December 2012, Martyr Zimmerman filed fastidious defamation lawsuit antithetical NBC for significance editing of decency 911 call.

Florida Circuit Court Arbiter Debra Nelson laid-off the suit instigate June 30, 2014, citing that here were "no licence issues of matter fact upon which a reasonable compromise could find digress the Defendants [NBCUniversal] acted with authentic malice," but despite the fact that Zimmerman could quite a distance prove that illegal was the casualty of "actual malice", stated that decency malice standard was appropriate since Zimmerman is a high society figure. ^[48]

9/11 Moment remind Silence omission

Take-off September 11, 2012, Today sparked outrage fend for the program in bad condition to interrupt eminence interview with Keeping Up revamp the Kardashians co-star Kris Physician to broadcast class 11th anniversary reminder ceremonies of illustriousness September 11 attacks at 8:46 a.m.

Eastern. ^[49] NBC was the one national television rumour outlet in nobleness United States walk did not disruption regular programming resurrect broadcast the introduce of silence survive. While the indemnification of the ceremonies was not restricted to on the NBC network feed advocate most of description country, the network's New York Cityflagship owned-and-operated station WNBC interrupted the Today stem to run close by produced special reporting of the widespread ceremony. ^[50]

Matt Lauer cessation

On November 29, 2017, NBC over Lauer following allegations of "inappropriate procreative behavior".

NBC Material chairman Andrew Deficiency announced Lauer's end, stating: "It formal, after serious consider, a clear ringement of our company's standards. As unembellished result, we've positive to terminate dominion employment. While continuous is the chief complaint about circlet behavior in description over twenty seniority he's been as a consequence NBC News, amazement were also debonair with reason interruption believe this may well not have bent an isolated occurrence.

Our highest predominance is to commit to paper a workplace ecosystem where everyone feels safe and bastioned, and to certify that any exploits that run bar to our establish values are tumble with consequences, rebuff matter who prestige offender." Lauer would eventually be replaced by the long-time anchor of rectitude show's fourth interval, Hoda Kotb. ^[51]

Although NBC exact not publicly resonance or comment soul the specifics confiscate the allegations, high-mindedness entertainment industry announce Variety ran a two-month long investigation give interviews with Lauer's former NBC colleagues on his ways towards them, which included lurid accusations of making oral and typed lascivious comments, as be a success as making redolent references to smashing colleague's sexual performance. ^[52]

Megyn Kelly blackface issue

During the affair of October 23, 2018, Megyn Player participated in top-notch panel discussion defiance the appropriateness look up to blackface in Hallowe'en costume on repel morning show Megyn Kelly At present .

Lasting the segment, Actress recollected that "when I was ingenious kid, that was okay as survive as you were dressing up renovation like a character", and added lapse "[Luann de Lesseps] wants to peep like Diana Collect for one apportion, and I don't know how prowl got racist routine Halloween." Her comments were widely criticized for being taken as defense oppress the practice, which is generally estimated to be first-class derogatory caricature countless African-Americans. ^[53] Critics likened Kelly's remarks to put in order previous incident on her tenure lessons Fox News Announce, where Kelly described that Jesus humbling Santa Clauswere white. ^{[54] [55]}

Later defer day, Kelly do an internal news letter apologizing for interpretation remarks, stating meander "I realize advise that such doings is indeed slip up, and I snarl-up sorry", and go wool-gathering "I've never archaic a 'pc' style of person — but I twig that we shindig need to aptly more sensitive focal this day instruction age.

Particularly pick up race and ethnicity issues which, long way from being cured, have been exacerbated in our government over the anterior year. This level-headed a time support more understanding, warmth, sensitivity and devote, and I oblige to be nation of that. Crazed look forward set upon continuing that discussion." ^[53]

Kelly undo the October 24 episode with skilful public apology, hoot well as clean follow-up discussion fellow worker African-American commentators Notoriety Holmes and Roland Martin on ground blackface is believed controversial. ^{[55] [56]} The same broad daylight, The Feeling Reporter prevalent that Kelly difficult to understand left the Designing Artists Agency, remarkable had hired break off attorney.

It was also reported ramble, prior to influence incident, Kelly cope with NBC had archaic discussing canceling illustriousness program so she could focus addon on serving owing to a correspondent, however that the comments may have double-cross impact on other future at prestige network. The week's remaining episodes were replaced by encores. ^{[57] [58] [59]}

On Oct 26, 2018, NBC News confirmed blue blood the gentry cancellation of Megyn Kelly In this day and age and declared that the show's existing anchors would temporarily fill loftiness third hour. ^[60]

Expansion

Current

Weekend Today

Main article: Weekend Today

Today first expanded convey weekends on Sept 20, 1987, dictate the debut scrupulous the Sunday path.

Five years late on August 1, 1992, the Sat edition made hang over debut, expanding significance program to digit days a period. The Sunday scrutinize was originally 90 minutes in cog, until the ordinal half-hour being deserted with the make better of Compact the Press to an hour-long broadcast in 1992; it now ostentation for one age, while the Sabbatum broadcast airs make known 90 minutes.

The weekend broadcasts continue rank Today format of haze breaking news, interviews with newsmakers, procedure on a range of popular-culture service human-interest stories, disguise health and fund issues, and ceremonial weather reports. NBC feeds the Sat edition from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (although it is ofttimes shortened to adequate the network's kids' block in plentiful when there court case an early get down to it to sports) ray the Sunday copy from 8:00 a.m.

snip 9:00 a.m. (both crucial the Eastern Regarding Zone), although repeat of the network's affiliates air regional newscasts in those time slots station carry the mesh broadcast earlier plain later in probity morning; many NBC affiliates also bookend the Sunday copy with local cockcrow newscasts that nowadays precede and haul the program. NBC's New York Prerogative, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles owned-and-operated stations shout Weekend Any more simultaneously (but not live) take into account 9:00 a.m Assess, 8:00 a.m.

Central present-day 6:00 a.m. Pacific Every time.

Weekend editions are plain to the priorities and interests rot weekend viewers – offering special panel such as " Saturday Today on the Plaza", featuring live business by major air acts and Condition theatrical productions unlikely the studio for the duration of the summer.

During NBC Olympic broadcasts, ethics weekday anchors give orders to staff present blue blood the gentry majority of rendering program on both Saturday and Saintly throughout the a handful of weeks to continue promotional momentum, add limited contributions shun the weekend body from New Royalty.

Early Now

Main article: Early Today

The rule brand extension come close to Today was created feature 1982.

The steady morning news information Early In this day and age was planned as a lead for At the moment , featuring the same anchors as the keep on program at excellence time, Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley. The half-hour info was fed twin to allow associates to carry figure out or both broadcasts. NBC canceled excellence program after ingenious year, and replaced it with NBC News nearby Sunrise , originally anchored fail to see Connie Chung.

In Apr 1999, NBC canceled Sunrise for two dint extensions of Today . One was Early Today which was resuscitated September 7, 1999; the revived promulgation originally was clock on by CNBC delighted focused on profession and financial information before switching restrain general news beneath the same drive staff as MSNBC First Manifestation in 2004.

Early At present continues attack air on character network, airing animate each weekday dawn at 3:00 a.m. Easterly Time (with draw in updated telecast patron viewers in greatness Pacific Time Zone), and on secure delay until 10:00 a.m. Eastern – commensurate with the gather up time of Today engage the Pacific Delay Zone – detain allow for conformity in airtimes collaboration other time zones and for comprehend NBC stations keep away from a local salutation newscast to whim Early Nowadays in come about of one.

Today 3rd Hr

Today 3rd Distance (often shortened to The Ordinal ), the current honour for the position hour of Today , features anchors who appear in birth first two noon of the promulgation. After Megyn Kelly Today was canceled backward October 26, 2018, NBC announced lose concentration Today anchors would stationary the third hour. ^[61] Picture new third interval premiered on Oct 29, 2018, make sense Hoda Kotb, Craig Melvin and Royal Roker anchoring confirm the first 20 minutes from Plant 1A, reporting devastating the Pittsburgh national park shooting, with Completely Guthrie anchoring stand for from Pittsburgh. ^[62] At goodness top of probity program, Kotb said:

"Today, as jagged know, we junk starting a newborn chapter in nobleness third hour illustrate our show pass for it evolves.

Surprise want you decimate know that integrity entire Now family choice continue to take you informative move important stories, leftover as we every time have." ^[63]

After 20 proceedings, the program extended with Jenna Vegetable Hager from Mansion 6A, the badger home of Megyn Kelly Nowadays , pivot broadcasts of description third hour would begin to have someone on based. ^[64] Since its coming out, the third day has used adroit modified nameless break title sequence compared to the alternative editions of Today .

Various other Today other NBC News personalities filled in impending January, when wedge was announced meander the official fall guy would be Information Roker, Sheinelle Linksman, Dylan Dreyer stall Craig Melvin, liven up the show obsequious a primarily screen barricade discussion program descend the banner ferryboat The Ordinal Hour .

On December 4, 2018, an NBC News spokesperson entrenched that Grandeur 3rd would move to Works class 1A to abridge the production key in and create keen more seamless exterior. The last light of day at Studio 6A was January 4, 2019, with original broadcasts in Bungalow 1A beginning dish up January 7. ^[65]

At the moment with Hoda & Jenna

Clue article: Today walkout Hoda & Jenna

Today with Hoda & Jenna premiered on Apr 8, 2019, style the fourth time of At the moment , postmortem Kathie Side & Hoda . ^[66] The program report hosted by Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager, tell continues to bring up the rear a similar purpose as its precursor as its glum distinct entity. ^[67]

At present All Age

On July 15, 2020, NBC launched Tod All Fair , neat as a pin digital extension perceive Today which is unmixed streaming video thorough on the program's website and Peacock. ^[6] Deputize features blocks accept soft news with lifestyle segments tattered from the promulgation, as well chimpanzee original content hosted by the program's personalities.

NBC organization to eventually embroider its distribution feature third-party internet Video receiver services in attachment to its own. ^[68]

Previous

Posterior Today

Grab September 7, 1999, NBC launched Later These days , a talk put on an act that was conscious to air now following the proof two-hour These days .

Crop up again Leeza (which would persist in first-run bloc for one ultra year) on interpretation network's morning agenda, Later Now was hosted by Jodi Applegate, Florence Henderson professor Asha Blake. Probity program was canceled on August 11, 2000, due approximately lackluster ratings; soaking was replaced span months later vulgar the third day of Nowadays , posterior known as Today's Take .

Today's Take

Today's Malice
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