Today
Jodie Foster
TV Flash files “Jodie Foster” as hour 1543 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2024, episode 13, aired 2024-01-17, 120 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2024E13: listed hour 1543 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 13 of 262 in season 2024. It aired 2024-01-17 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Hallie Jackson” (S2024E12). Next is “Emilie Ikeda, Garrett Haake, Ken Dilanian, Molly Hunter” (S2024E14). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Jodie Foster joins TODAY's Hoda Kotb to talk about her latest role in HBO's "True Detective" and the lasting legacy of her role in "Silence of the Lambs." She also answers a question about her wife, Alex, that was submitted by her "bestie" Jamie Lee Curtis! Jennifer Lopez released a new trailer for "This Is Me… Now," a cinematic original piece she plans to release in tandem with her first studio album in a decade. No Doubt, who broke up in 2015, announced they are planning to reunite at Coachella in April! After Elton John won an Emmy Award and achieved EGOT status, TODAY.com took a look at which celebrities are one award away from clinching the coveted title. When Ayo Edebiri won an Emmy for her role in "The Bear," she handed TODAY's Carson Daly some of her belongings before walking up on stage. Carson jokes that everyone is now asking him to hold their stuff — and that may have taken some photos with her phone!
Viewer FAQ
Where does Jodie Foster sit in the Today guide?
S2024E13 is listed hour 1543 of 2220 — hour 13 of 262 in season 2024, season 2024 episode 13.
When did Today S2024E13 air?
Jodie Foster aired 2024-01-17 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…
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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…