Today
Brittney Spencer, Zanna Roberts Rassi, Keith Bynum, Evan Thomas
TV Flash files “Brittney Spencer, Zanna Roberts Rassi, Keith Bynum, Evan Thomas” as hour 1465 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2023, episode 196, aired 2023-09-29, 180 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2023E196: listed hour 1465 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 196 of 261 in season 2023. It aired 2023-09-29 (180 min). The listed hour before it is “Tiffani Thiessen, Kane Brown” (S2023E195). Next is “Martina Navratilova, Mindy Kaling, Justin Sylvester” (S2023E197). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Early Holiday Shopping Starts Now: Deals and Strategies. Back to School TODAY: How Teachers Are Handling ChatGPT in School. A Look at the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas. TODAY Exclusive: First Look at New Minions Ride. Kickoff with Kornacki. On the Job: Plant Store Worker. TODAY Food: Ham and Brie Sandwiches with Laurent Dagenais. Start TODAY: October Plan with Stephanie Mansour. Citi Music Series: Brittney Spencer. TODAY's Talk: Can Hoda and Jenna Hack It? Closet Cleanout with Zanna Roberts Rassi. Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas on HGTV's Bargain Block. Fall Getaways with Mark Ellwood.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Brittney Spencer, Zanna Roberts Rassi, Keith Bynum, Evan Thomas sit in the Today guide?
S2023E196 is listed hour 1465 of 2220 — hour 196 of 261 in season 2023, season 2023 episode 196.
When did Today S2023E196 air?
Brittney Spencer, Zanna Roberts Rassi, Keith Bynum, Evan Thomas aired 2023-09-29 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…
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…