Episode 9: Kate Hudson, Today Wellness, Jackie London, George Ezra, Megan Boone, Andre Braugher, Chad Dean, Kai Jones, Ashley Graham, Robert Frank

Name: Episode 9: Kate Hudson, Today Wellness, Jackie London, George Ezra, Megan Boone, Andre Braugher, Chad Dean, Kai Jones, Ashley Graham, Robert Frank
Released: 2019-01-09

TV Flash files “Episode 9: Kate Hudson, Today Wellness, Jackie London, George Ezra, Megan Boone, Andre Braugher, Chad Dean, Kai Jones, Ashley Graham, Robert Frank” as hour 1252 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2019, episode 9, aired 2019-01-09, 120 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S2019E09: listed hour 1252 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 3 of 10 in season 2019. It aired 2019-01-09 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “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” (S2019E08). Next is “Episode 10: Karlie Kloss, Andy Samberg, Patrick Warburton, Karissa Pukas, Melissa Clark” (S2019E10). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

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 9: Kate Hudson, Today Wellness, Jackie London, George Ezra, Megan Boone, Andre Braugher, Chad Dean, Kai Jones, Ashley Graham, Robert Frank sit in the Today guide?

S2019E09 is listed hour 1252 of 2220 — hour 3 of 10 in season 2019, season 2019 episode 9.

When did Today S2019E09 air?

Episode 9: Kate Hudson, Today Wellness, Jackie London, George Ezra, Megan Boone, Andre Braugher, Chad Dean, Kai Jones, Ashley Graham, Robert Frank aired 2019-01-09 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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Dave Garroway as Host
Dave Garroway invented waking up with television on Today — a chimpanzee co-host, coffee, headlines, the mix of news, weather, and chatter still fighting every weekday morning. 1950s network contract: a host who made dawn feel like a…
Jack Lescoulie as Announcer / co-host
Jack Lescoulie co-hosted and announced Today — coffee, headlines, and the 1950s invention of waking up with television. Dave Garroway, a chimpanzee in the mix, chatter fighting the clock every weekday morning. TV Flash files him as the…
Frank Blair as Newsreader
Frank Blair read the news on Today — Dave Garroway, a chimpanzee co-host, the original American morning-show contract of coffee, headlines, and the idea a network should wake you. TV Flash files him as 1950s dawn craft: the voice that…
J. Fred Muggs as Mascot
J. Fred Muggs was Today's chimpanzee co-host — Dave Garroway, news, weather, and chatter, the original American morning-show contract. Coffee, headlines, the idea that a network should wake up with you. TV Flash files him as 1950s mascot…

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