Today
Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Walker Hayes
TV Flash files “Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Walker Hayes” as hour 1470 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2023, episode 201, aired 2023-10-06, 180 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2023E201: listed hour 1470 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 201 of 261 in season 2023. It aired 2023-10-06 (180 min). The listed hour before it is “Benji Madden, Joel Madden” (S2023E200). Next is “Simone Biles, Jes Woods” (S2023E202). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Harry Smith Goes To: Big Ten: Pediatric Wing of Hospital a Part of Iowa Football Tradition Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells on Gutenberg!. Citi Music Series: Walker Hayes. TODAY's Checklist: Preventing Injuries From Fall Sports with Karena Wu. Start TODAY: Boss October with Ally Love. Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells on Gutenberg!. Superfood Friday: Superfood Hacks with Joy Bauer. Citi Music Series: Walker Hayes. National Smile Day: Grin It to Win It! Get the Look with Jenee' Naylor. Hot Pods with Brittany Broski. Fall Crawl Game.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Walker Hayes sit in the Today guide?
S2023E201 is listed hour 1470 of 2220 — hour 201 of 261 in season 2023, season 2023 episode 201.
When did Today S2023E201 air?
Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Walker Hayes aired 2023-10-06 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…