Today
Dax, Chef Evan Funke, Jon Pardi
TV Flash files “Dax, Chef Evan Funke, Jon Pardi” as hour 1529 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2023, episode 260, aired 2023-12-28, 180 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2023E260: listed hour 1529 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 260 of 261 in season 2023. It aired 2023-12-28 (180 min). The listed hour before it is “Sean Evans” (S2023E259). Next is “Makho Ndlovu, Michael James, Vanessa Price” (S2023E261). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Idaho Murder House Set to Be Demolished Today as Goncalves Family and Attorney Speak Out. Buying a Car in 2024. The Women Who Owned the Economy in 2023. 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. TODAY Travel: 24 Best Places to Go in 2024. Citi Music Series: Dax. TODAY Food with Popular Chef Evan Funke. On the Job: Typewriter Poet. Impact Thursday: Janji Athletic Hear Company Raising Awareness for Clean Water. Kentucky Bourbon First Female Master Distiller. Grit: Sarahfina El-Badry Nance. The Upside: Puppies in Classroom. Citi Music Series: Jon Pardi. Murray's Cheese. Hoda & Jenna Go to Cheese Bootcamp. Ques-Off with Katie Silo. Siblings Cooking with Reema and Ravi Patel. The Foodie Magician Josh Beckerman.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Dax, Chef Evan Funke, Jon Pardi sit in the Today guide?
S2023E260 is listed hour 1529 of 2220 — hour 260 of 261 in season 2023, season 2023 episode 260.
When did Today S2023E260 air?
Dax, Chef Evan Funke, Jon Pardi aired 2023-12-28 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…