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Episode 8: Jeff Kinney, Devon Still, Leah Still, Terry Crews, Andre Braugher, Marco Borges, Samaira Mehta, Mitchell Tenpenny, Maria Shriver, Dr. Sandra Lee, Gaby Dunn

TV Flash files “Episode 8: Jeff Kinney, Devon Still, Leah Still, Terry Crews, Andre Braugher, Marco Borges, Samaira Mehta, Mitchell Tenpenny, Maria Shriver, Dr. Sandra Lee, Gaby Dunn” as hour 1251 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2019, episode 8, aired 2019-01-08, 120 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S2019E08: listed hour 1251 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 2 of 10 in season 2019. It aired 2019-01-08 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Episode 1: Happy New Year” (S2019E01). Next is “Episode 9: Kate Hudson, Today Wellness, Jackie London, George Ezra, Megan Boone, Andre Braugher, Chad Dean, Kai Jones, Ashley Graham, Robert Frank” (S2019E09). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

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No original recap on file. TV Flash does not invent plots for missing hours. Title, airdate, and the hour filing above are the magazine record for this leaf.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Episode 8: Jeff Kinney, Devon Still, Leah Still, Terry Crews, Andre Braugher, Marco Borges, Samaira Mehta, Mitchell Tenpenny, Maria Shriver, Dr. Sandra Lee, Gaby Dunn sit in the Today guide?

S2019E08 is listed hour 1251 of 2220 — hour 2 of 10 in season 2019, season 2019 episode 8.

When did Today S2019E08 air?

Episode 8: Jeff Kinney, Devon Still, Leah Still, Terry Crews, Andre Braugher, Marco Borges, Samaira Mehta, Mitchell Tenpenny, Maria Shriver, Dr. Sandra Lee, Gaby Dunn aired 2019-01-08 and is listed at 120 minutes.

Where should I start?

Start with Garroway's street-facing studio mix: news, weather, chatter. J. Fred Muggs is the 1950s mascot lore, not a side quest.

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Filed by Lana Reyes · Red Carpet Reality · Show package

Today invented waking up with television: Dave Garroway, a chimpanzee co-host, and the mix of news, weather, and chatter still fighting every weekday morning. A 2026 reader watches the original American morning-show contract — coffee, headlines, and the idea that a network should greet you before work.

The look is coffee, headlines, and a chimpanzee in the contract. NBC's *Today* premiered January 14, 1952: Dave Garroway from a street-facing New York studio, Pat Weaver's concept of morning television as a daily utility, Jack Lescoulie and Frank Blair rounding the original company, J. Fred Muggs as 1950s mascot sensation and, in the lore, a ratings assist. Mix of news, interviews, and light features. Peak decade energy in a window that still fights every weekday. The timeline can stan a co-host war. The…

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