Today
Chris Witherspoon, Tanya Dalton
TV Flash files “Chris Witherspoon, Tanya Dalton” as hour 1421 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2023, episode 152, aired 2023-07-31, 180 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2023E152: listed hour 1421 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 152 of 261 in season 2023. It aired 2023-07-31 (180 min). The listed hour before it is “Reneé Rapp” (S2023E151). Next is “Scott Hoying” (S2023E153). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Ashlyn Harris Previews USWNT vs. Portugal World Game. TODAY in the World: Inside Efforts to Save the American Crocodile. Back to School TODAY: What You Can Get in Second-Hand Stores. Shop This List: Summer Boredom Busters. Antonio Díaz on El Mago Pop. Consumer Confidential: Traveling Smart and Cheaper This Summer with Seema Moody. AI in Our Daily Lives. What to Watch with Chris Witherspoon. Motivational Monday with Tanya Dalton: How to Prevent Summer Slide in Kids and Adults and Increase Productivity. Cooking with Cal.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Chris Witherspoon, Tanya Dalton sit in the Today guide?
S2023E152 is listed hour 1421 of 2220 — hour 152 of 261 in season 2023, season 2023 episode 152.
When did Today S2023E152 air?
Chris Witherspoon, Tanya Dalton aired 2023-07-31 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…
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…