Today
Natalie Portman, Mario Lopez, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Shanola Hampton
TV Flash files “Natalie Portman, Mario Lopez, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Shanola Hampton” as hour 1507 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2023, episode 238, aired 2023-11-28, 180 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2023E238: listed hour 1507 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 238 of 261 in season 2023. It aired 2023-11-28 (180 min). The listed hour before it is “Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Norah Jones, Laufey” (S2023E237). Next is “Melissa McCarthy, Seth MacFarlane, Liz Gillies” (S2023E239). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Travel Tuesday: Are There Still Travel Deals for the Holidays and What Other Deals Can You Find. Harry Smith with Cher. Salvation Army Giving Tuesday with Carlos and Alexa PenaVega. What to Shop This Week with Jenn Falik. Natalie Portman on May December. The Upside: How Breakfast in the Classroom Helps Kids in San Bernardino. Catching Up with… Mario Lopez. Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Shanola Hampton on NBC's Found. Best Giftable Tech with Mario Armstrong. TODAY Food: Chicken Two Ways with Dan Churchill. Jennifer Garner and Emma Myers on Family Switch. Catching Up with Sofia Carson. Hot Docs. Personalized Gifts with Chassie Post.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Natalie Portman, Mario Lopez, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Shanola Hampton sit in the Today guide?
S2023E238 is listed hour 1507 of 2220 — hour 238 of 261 in season 2023, season 2023 episode 238.
When did Today S2023E238 air?
Natalie Portman, Mario Lopez, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Shanola Hampton aired 2023-11-28 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…