Today
Meagan Fitzgerald, Matt Bradley, Garrett Haake
TV Flash files “Meagan Fitzgerald, Matt Bradley, Garrett Haake” as hour 1532 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2024, episode 2, aired 2024-01-02, 120 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2024E02: listed hour 1532 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 2 of 262 in season 2024. It aired 2024-01-02 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Kristen Welker, Christine Romans, Mike Tirico” (S2024E01). Next is “Issac Fitzgerald, Emma Heming” (S2024E03). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A Japan Airlines passenger flight burst into flames after colliding with another plane on a runway at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. This comes as death toll rises across Japan following a series of powerful earthquakes rattle the region. NBC's Meagan Fitzgerald reports for TODAY. Israel's military launched new strikes against Gaza while also announcing it will begin withdrawing troops in the coming days. This comes amid growing tensions between the United States and Iran escalate in the Red Sea. NBC's Matt Bradley reports for TODAY. With less than two weeks to go until the Iowa caucuses, former President Donald Trump and his legal troubles are still dominating the political world as he faces up to five trials this year. NBC's Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Meagan Fitzgerald, Matt Bradley, Garrett Haake sit in the Today guide?
S2024E02 is listed hour 1532 of 2220 — hour 2 of 262 in season 2024, season 2024 episode 2.
When did Today S2024E02 air?
Meagan Fitzgerald, Matt Bradley, Garrett Haake aired 2024-01-02 and is listed at 120 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…