Today
Sean "Diddy" Combs, Chef Alex Guarnaschelli, Teddy Swims
TV Flash files “Sean "Diddy" Combs, Chef Alex Guarnaschelli, Teddy Swims” as hour 1455 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2023, episode 186, aired 2023-09-15, 180 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2023E186: listed hour 1455 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 186 of 261 in season 2023. It aired 2023-09-15 (180 min). The listed hour before it is “Carrie Underwood, Matthew A. Cherry” (S2023E185). Next is “Anne Hathaway, Leslie Jones, Stephen Sanchez” (S2023E187). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
One-on-One with Sean "Diddy" Combs on New Music. Young Latinos Are Flipping the Script on Language-Shaming Through TikTok. Amazon Fall Fashion with Adrianna Brach. TODAY Food Loves Football with Alex Guarnaschelli. 60th Anniversary of the Bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. Goodnight, World Season 2 with Elmo, Dr. Rosemarie Truglio and Morgan Selzer. Money Matters: Bed & Bath Awards with Brittany Jones-Cooper. SuperFood Friday: Swaps with Joy Bauer. Citi Music Series: Teddy Swims.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Sean "Diddy" Combs, Chef Alex Guarnaschelli, Teddy Swims sit in the Today guide?
S2023E186 is listed hour 1455 of 2220 — hour 186 of 261 in season 2023, season 2023 episode 186.
When did Today S2023E186 air?
Sean "Diddy" Combs, Chef Alex Guarnaschelli, Teddy Swims aired 2023-09-15 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…