Today
Malin Akerman, Haley Lu Richardson
TV Flash files “Malin Akerman, Haley Lu Richardson” as hour 1364 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2023, episode 95, aired 2023-05-11, 180 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2023E95: listed hour 1364 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 95 of 261 in season 2023. It aired 2023-05-11 (180 min). The listed hour before it is “Sylvester Stallone, Jennifer Flavin, Jodie Sweetin, Helio Castroneves” (S2023E94). Next is “Jonas Brothers, Kenny Smith” (S2023E96). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Your Health: NBC's Morgan Chesky Shares His Story with an Important Health Warning. Mary Celeste Beall, Owner of the Resort Hotels Blackberry Farm and Blackberry Mountain in Tennessee, on Motherhood and Moving on After Loss. Steals and Deals: Travel Ready. TODAY Food: Mother's Day. NBC's Morgan Chesky's High Altitude Scare with Dr. John Torres. I Heart Mom with Jordan Toma. Mind Matters: Catching Up with Malin Akerman. Catching Up with Haley Lu Richardson. Shop All Day: Tried and True.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Malin Akerman, Haley Lu Richardson sit in the Today guide?
S2023E95 is listed hour 1364 of 2220 — hour 95 of 261 in season 2023, season 2023 episode 95.
When did Today S2023E95 air?
Malin Akerman, Haley Lu Richardson aired 2023-05-11 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…