Today
Makho Ndlovu, Michael James, Vanessa Price
TV Flash files “Makho Ndlovu, Michael James, Vanessa Price” as the last listed hour of season 2023 — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2023, episode 261, aired 2023-12-29, 180 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2023E261: listed hour 1530 of 2220 in the Today guide, last listed hour of season 2023. It aired 2023-12-29 (180 min). The listed hour before it is “Dax, Chef Evan Funke, Jon Pardi” (S2023E260). Next is “Kristen Welker, Christine Romans, Mike Tirico” (S2024E01). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Idaho Murder House Demolished, What Comes Next? New Laws for the New Year. 2023 in Memoriam. TODAY Health: 6 Tips for a Healthy Year Ahead. TODAY Consumer: What to Buy at Rock Bottom Prices After Christmas with Makho Ndlovu. TODAY Home: New Year's Home and Table Decorations with Christina Stembel. TODAY Food Loves Football: Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings with Elizabeth Chambers. Head of the Class: Viral Gym Teacher. The Upside: Michael James and His Male Grooming Products Grow from Barber Shop to Big Box Store. Food for Thought: Couple Going to All Diners in NJ. The Upside: The Green Tile Social Club. She Made It: Birdies Shoes. TODAY Year Ender. TODAY Year Ender: A Look Back at All the Fun We Had in 2023. Cocktails with Vanessa Price. Makeup with Neil Scibelli. Design Trends for 2024 with Preston Konrad.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Makho Ndlovu, Michael James, Vanessa Price sit in the Today guide?
S2023E261 is listed hour 1530 of 2220 — last listed hour of season 2023, season 2023 episode 261.
When did Today S2023E261 air?
Makho Ndlovu, Michael James, Vanessa Price aired 2023-12-29 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…