Today
Mary Lou Retton
TV Flash files “Mary Lou Retton” as hour 1536 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2024, episode 6, aired 2024-01-08, 120 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2024E06: listed hour 1536 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 6 of 262 in season 2024. It aired 2024-01-08 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Maggie Vespa, Liz Kreutz” (S2024E05). Next is “Emilie Ikeda, Chloe Melas, Peter Alexander” (S2024E07). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A missing door plug that detached from an Alaska Airlines jet at 16,000 feet on Friday, has been found in an Oregon backyard, officials announced. Meanwhile the FAA says the 737 Max 9s will remain grounded as the investigation unfolds. NBC's Tom Costello reports for TODAY. A weekend winter storm left a trail of snow and rain up and down the East Coast and another storm is already in the works. NBC's Kathy Park reports and TODAY's Al Roker tracks the latest forecast. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is facing intense scrutiny over a secret hospital stay and treatment in the ICU. He was admitted one week ago but senior White House officials were not told for three days. NBC's Hallie Jackson reports for TODAY. The Republican field of presidential hopefuls are barnstorming the state of Iowa with the caucuses just one week away. Challengers to frontrunner Donald Trump hope for a late surge to close the gap with his increasing lead. NBC's Garrett Haake reports for TODAY. Legendary Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton speaks exclusively to TODAY's Hoda Kotb about the fight for her life with a rare form of pneumonia that landed her in the ICU for a month and the outpouring support from her fans. "I have so much to look forward to. I'm a fighter."
Viewer FAQ
Where does Mary Lou Retton sit in the Today guide?
S2024E06 is listed hour 1536 of 2220 — hour 6 of 262 in season 2024, season 2024 episode 6.
When did Today S2024E06 air?
Mary Lou Retton aired 2024-01-08 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…