Today
Rickey Smiley, Cast of "Champions," Cast of "Act Your Age"
TV Flash files “Rickey Smiley, Cast of "Champions," Cast of "Act Your Age"” as hour 1314 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2023, episode 45, aired 2023-03-02, 180 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2023E45: listed hour 1314 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 45 of 261 in season 2023. It aired 2023-03-02 (180 min). The listed hour before it is “Amy Shah, Camila Morrone” (S2023E44). Next is “Chase Stokes, James Casey, Macklemore” (S2023E46). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Woody Harrelson, Madison Tevlin, Joshua Felder, Kevin Iannucci and Casey Metcalfe on Champions. Read More TODAY: National Read Across America Day 2023. TODAY Food with New York Chef Mike Price of The Mary Lane Restaurant. Rickey Smiley's First Interview After Son's Tragic Death. TODAY's Checklist: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Screening Options with Dr. Cedrek McFadden. Yvette Nicole Brown, Tisha Campbell and Kym Whitley on Act Your Age. Shop All Day: Amazon Bestsellers. What to Read with Julia Quinn.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Rickey Smiley, Cast of "Champions," Cast of "Act Your Age" sit in the Today guide?
S2023E45 is listed hour 1314 of 2220 — hour 45 of 261 in season 2023, season 2023 episode 45.
When did Today S2023E45 air?
Rickey Smiley, Cast of "Champions," Cast of "Act Your Age" aired 2023-03-02 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.
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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…
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- 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…