Today
Christine Romans, Keir Simmons
TV Flash files “Christine Romans, Keir Simmons” as hour 1534 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2024, episode 4, aired 2024-01-04, 120 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2024E04: listed hour 1534 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 4 of 262 in season 2024. It aired 2024-01-04 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Issac Fitzgerald, Emma Heming” (S2024E03). Next is “Maggie Vespa, Liz Kreutz” (S2024E05). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Hundreds of court documents tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been made public with more than 900 pages of materials and references to familiar names. Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump are mentioned in deposition transcripts, and both have denied any wrongdoing. NBC's Laura Jarrett reports for TODAY. A major winter storm moving across the country is heading toward the East Coast, bringing a high chance of rain and snow in some regions. TODAY's Al Roker tracks the latest forecast. The ongoing attacks on ships in the Red Sea are forcing some major shipping companies to change their routes, causing a ripple effects on the supply chain in the United States. NBC's Christine Romans joins TODAY to share how consumers could be impacted, from possible delays to increased prices. A double bombing in Iran killed 84 people as they marked the death of an Iranian military leader assassinated in an alleged U.S. airstrike four years ago. This comes as the leader of Iran's proxy militia Hezbollah vows revenge for the killing of a Hamas leader in Lebanon. NBC's Keir Simmons reports for TODAY.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Christine Romans, Keir Simmons sit in the Today guide?
S2024E04 is listed hour 1534 of 2220 — hour 4 of 262 in season 2024, season 2024 episode 4.
When did Today S2024E04 air?
Christine Romans, Keir Simmons aired 2024-01-04 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…