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 Jay Leno Show: Episode #1.92 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Today"
Written by Ray Ellis
Performed by Ray Ellis

User Reviews

Please go to 0.25 hour format

Someone suggested the show go to a 1 hour format, because that would be plenty of time to get what they wanted in. Well, how about going to a 15 minute format. That's about how much substance there is on any given show.

Even the weather primarily consists of Al Roker joking around on the plaza. I actually like him, but they should stop the charade that he's giving a forecast and just say "Here's Al Roker, who is going to schmooze a bit on the plaza and then unhelpfully gesture toward a map the United States and mention that in some part of the country it will rain. Or not rain."