Today
Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Stanley Simons, Greta Lee, Chef Danny Lee
TV Flash files “Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Stanley Simons, Greta Lee, Chef Danny Lee” as hour 1523 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2023, episode 254, aired 2023-12-20, 180 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2023E254: listed hour 1523 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 254 of 261 in season 2023. It aired 2023-12-20 (180 min). The listed hour before it is “Ryan Kelly, Cynthia Erivo, Walker Hayes, Phoebe Dynevor, Chef Joe Isidori” (S2023E253). Next is “Chef Matt Adlard, Rory & Indy Feek” (S2023E255). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Football stadiums using AI to keep fans safe; the band Portugal. The Man; actors Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson and Stanley Simons; a Miami teacher who went viral for teaching math and life lessons; the Philadelphia Boys Choir. The year in numbers; actress Greta Lee; places to travel in 2024 with Jacqui Gifford; the importance of Joy with author Niro Feliciano; chef Danny Lee.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Stanley Simons, Greta Lee, Chef Danny Lee sit in the Today guide?
S2023E254 is listed hour 1523 of 2220 — hour 254 of 261 in season 2023, season 2023 episode 254.
When did Today S2023E254 air?
Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Stanley Simons, Greta Lee, Chef Danny Lee aired 2023-12-20 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…