Today
Jenna Bush, Barbara Bush, Black Pumas, Martha Stewart, Boy George
TV Flash files “Jenna Bush, Barbara Bush, Black Pumas, Martha Stewart, Boy George” as hour 1491 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2023, episode 222, aired 2023-11-06, 180 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2023E222: listed hour 1491 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 222 of 261 in season 2023. It aired 2023-11-06 (180 min). The listed hour before it is “Chef Tiffany Derry, Vanessa Hudgens” (S2023E221). Next is “Jenna Bush, Bobby Flay, Chip Gaines, Joanna Gaines, Margaret Cho” (S2023E223). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Jenna and Barbara Bush on Love Comes First. Sheinelle Runs the NYC Marathon. Inside the Game: Behind the Scenes of Sideline Reporting. Performance by Black Pumas. On the Money: Credit Card Rewards Shopping. Sheinelle Runs the NYC Marathon! Catching Up with… Martha Stewart. Parenting TODAY: What Type of Parent Are You and How to Best Support Your Child with Jen Hartstein and Leslie Odom Jr. The Scoop with Justin Sylvester. Catching Up with Boy George. GQ's Annual Grooming Awards with Yang-Yi Goh. Donna Visits BravoCon. Performance by Black Pumas.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Jenna Bush, Barbara Bush, Black Pumas, Martha Stewart, Boy George sit in the Today guide?
S2023E222 is listed hour 1491 of 2220 — hour 222 of 261 in season 2023, season 2023 episode 222.
When did Today S2023E222 air?
Jenna Bush, Barbara Bush, Black Pumas, Martha Stewart, Boy George aired 2023-11-06 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…