Today
Paul Russell, Jim Gaffigan
TV Flash files “Paul Russell, Jim Gaffigan” as hour 1485 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2023, episode 216, aired 2023-10-27, 180 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2023E216: listed hour 1485 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 216 of 261 in season 2023. It aired 2023-10-27 (180 min). The listed hour before it is “Jennifer Garner, Jake Scott, Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez” (S2023E215). Next is “Five Things: Halloween Edition” (S2023E217). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Caroline Marks on USA Surfing. Performance by Paul Russell. TODAY Food Loves Football: Chicago Bears v. Los Angeles Chargers with Erica Blaire. TODAY's Checklist: Pet Safety and Wellness with Andrea Arden. Blood Clot Awareness Month with Melanie Bloom and Dr. Geoffrey Barnes. Hottest Toys of the Season with Ali Mierzejewski. Superfood Friday: Superfood SOS with Joy Bauer. Halloween Party Drink Ideas. TODAY's Talk: Social Dilemmas. Catching Up with Jim Gaffigan. Chocolate Making Demo with Jacques Torres. Last-Minute Halloween Costumes with Meaghan Murphy. Spooky Watchlist with Emily Orozco.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Paul Russell, Jim Gaffigan sit in the Today guide?
S2023E216 is listed hour 1485 of 2220 — hour 216 of 261 in season 2023, season 2023 episode 216.
When did Today S2023E216 air?
Paul Russell, Jim Gaffigan aired 2023-10-27 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…