Today (1952– )

A daily live broadcast provides current domestic and international news, weather reports and interviews with news-makers from the worlds of politics, business, media, entertainment and sports.

Creator:

Sylvester L. Weaver Jr.

Stars:

Natalie Morales, Matt Lauer, Al Roker

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 7 wins & 29 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Natalie Morales	...	Herself - Substitute News Anchor (658 episodes, 2001-2013)
Matt Lauer	...	Himself - Co-Host (302 episodes, 1996-2013)
Al Roker	...	Himself - Weather (275 episodes, 2003-2013)

Storyline

A daily live broadcast provides current domestic and international news, weather reports and interviews with news-makers from the worlds of politics, business, media, entertainment and sports.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | morning show | non fiction

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Genres:

News | Talk-Show

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 January 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

NBC News Today

Filming Locations:

NBC Studios - 10 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

NBC News

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min 120 min 180 min 240 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (1952-1986) Stereo (1986-)

Color:

Black and White (1952-1965) Color (1965-)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the show started in 1952, it was seen only in the Eastern and Central time zones, broadcasting three hours a morning but seen for only two hours in each time zone. Later, it aired live for five hours a morning, but it was seen for only two hours in each time zone. Since 1958, the show is tape-delayed for the different time zones. For many years it was a two-hour program from seven to nine ET, until NBC expanded it to three hours (7-10 A.M. Eastern Time/Pacific Time; 6-9 A.M. Central Time/Mountain Time) on October 2, 2000. In 2007, NBC expanded the show to four hours.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.116 (2013)

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Soundtracks

"The Mission"
Written by John Williams
Conducted by John Williams

User Reviews

Four Hours of Today!

I have to admit it that I don't watch the Today show. I prefer the Imus show on MSNBC because I feel like it's real, candid, and authentic with great guests. I have stopped watching morning shows like Today because I can't stand the pretentious and falseness. Everybody appears a little too happy for me especially in the morning if you are not a morning person like myself. I am happy for Meredith Viera because she probably felt like she was saving from the Titanic or the The View as it's called so she seems so much happier now. but for NBC to ditch daytime soaps like Passions and Another World is ridiculous. The Today Show is becoming more and more like cable television. We don't need four hours of the Today Show. We do need shows like Passions though. It's a well-known fact that NBC has wanted to ditch the soaps for a long time. The only problem now is Days of Our Lives which has a strong fan base that will do anything to keep it on the air. Anyway, NBC is going in the toilet faster than the View. remember when there was Saturday morning cartoons for kids and television programming for teens with shows like Saved by the Bell. Sorry, the Today Show for 2 hours is too much and four is just awful.