Today (American TV program)
| Today | |
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| Genre | Morning news/talk |
| Created by | Sylvester Weaver |
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| Opening theme | 2012 Today AGOpen1 (2013–present) |
| Ending theme | "Energetic Today" "Slow Today" |
| Composer | Adam Gubman & Non-Stop Music |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 68 |
| No. of episodes | 18,201 (as of July 31, 2020) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Libby Leist,[1] Tom Mazzarelli |
| Production locations | Studio 1A, NBC Studios New York City, U.S. |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera setup |
| Running time | 4 hours (weekdays), 2 hours (Saturdays), 1 hour (Sundays) |
| Production company | NBC News Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | January 14, 1952 – present |
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| Early Today | |
The Today Show is a morning talk/news show. It airs on National Broadcasting Company (NBC). As of 2018, the anchors are Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb. Craig Melvin reads the news and Al Roker forecasts the weather. Carson Daly contributes to the program on a regular basis as well.
During the week, the hours of Today (7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.) are co-anchored by Savannah Guthrie (2012–present) and Hoda Kotb (2018–present) alongside co-hosts Al Roker (weather anchor, 1996–present), Craig Melvin (news anchor, 2018–present) and Carson Daly (features anchor, 2013–present).
The show also has a third and fourth hour, but they are treated like separate shows. The third hour, called 3rd Hour Today, is hosted by Roker, Melvin, Sheinelle Jones and Dylan Dreyer. The fourth hour, called Hoda & Jenna, is hosted by Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager.
Former anchors include Bryant Gumbel, Katie Couric, Meredith Vieira, Ann Curry and Matt Lauer.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Steinberg, Brian (January 17, 2018). "Libby Leist Will Lead NBC's 'Today' to Tomorrow". Variety.