Today
Jenna Bush Hager, Fran Drescher
TV Flash files “Jenna Bush Hager, Fran Drescher” as hour 1399 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2023, episode 130, aired 2023-06-29, 180 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2023E130: listed hour 1399 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 130 of 261 in season 2023. It aired 2023-06-29 (180 min). The listed hour before it is “Gavin Casalegno, Christopher Briney, Maisie Peters” (S2023E129). Next is “Karol G.” (S2023E131). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
How to Stay Safe This Holiday Weekend with a Live Fireworks Safety Demo. TODAY Exclusive: Jenna Bush Hager One-on-One with One of America's Best-Selling Authors: Colleen Hoover. Sisterhood Heals: The Transformative Power of Healing in Community with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford. Steals & Deals: Summer Essentials with Jill Martin. TODAY Food: July 4th BBQ with The Grill Dads. Consumer Confidential: Latest Cyber Scams: How to Identify and What to Do with Theresa Payton. Hollywood Items Being Auctioned with Brad Teplitsky. Shop All Day: Smart Summer Solutions with Chassie Post. Catching Up with Fran Drescher. July 4th Party and Craft Ideas with Shannon Doherty.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Jenna Bush Hager, Fran Drescher sit in the Today guide?
S2023E130 is listed hour 1399 of 2220 — hour 130 of 261 in season 2023, season 2023 episode 130.
When did Today S2023E130 air?
Jenna Bush Hager, Fran Drescher aired 2023-06-29 and is listed at 180 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…
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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…