Today
Episode 139: Nicole Byer, Jared Freid, Margaret Hamilton
TV Flash files “Episode 139: Nicole Byer, Jared Freid, Margaret Hamilton” as hour 1256 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2019, episode 139, aired 2019-07-10, 120 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2019E139: listed hour 1256 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 7 of 10 in season 2019. It aired 2019-07-10 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Episode 58: Alec Benjamin, Jason Isaacs, Andy Cohen, John and Tony Alberti” (S2019E58). Next is “Episode 214: Aaron Paul, Alison Roman, Maria Shriver, Lisa Taddeo, Alan Alda, Dermot Kennedy, Neil Patrick Harris, Madelyn Fernstrom” (S2019E214). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Episode 139: Nicole Byer, Jared Freid, Margaret Hamilton sit in the Today guide?
S2019E139 is listed hour 1256 of 2220 — hour 7 of 10 in season 2019, season 2019 episode 139.
When did Today S2019E139 air?
Episode 139: Nicole Byer, Jared Freid, Margaret Hamilton aired 2019-07-10 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.
In the series
Why this series still plays
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…
Filed against
- 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…
Also in season 2019
- S2019E01 Episode 1: Happy New Year
- S2019E08 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
- S2019E09 Episode 9: Kate Hudson, Today Wellness, Jackie London, George Ezra, Megan Boone, Andre Braugher, Chad Dean, Kai Jones, Ashley Graham, Robert Frank
- S2019E10 Episode 10: Karlie Kloss, Andy Samberg, Patrick Warburton, Karissa Pukas, Melissa Clark
- S2019E19 Episode 19: Dr. Mehmet Oz, Amy Poehler, Natasha Lyonne, Tommy Tomlinson, Charm La Donna, Jenny McCarthy, Russell Dickerson
- S2019E58 Episode 58: Alec Benjamin, Jason Isaacs, Andy Cohen, John and Tony Alberti