Today
July 3, 2024
TV Flash files “July 3, 2024” as hour 1663 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2024, episode 133, aired 2024-07-03, 120 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2024E133: listed hour 1663 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 133 of 262 in season 2024. It aired 2024-07-03 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “July 2, 2024” (S2024E132). Next is “July 4, 2024” (S2024E134). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Taylor Casey, a 41-year-old American woman, disappeared two weeks ago from the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat in the Bahamas. Her family is pleading for authorities, including the FBI, to get involved after they say local police mishandled the investigation. NBC's Maggie Vespa reports for TODAY. In what could be the busiest travel week of the summer, airports and airlines are preparing travelers for long lines before boarding their flights. NBC's Tom Costello reports for TODAY. After the Supreme Court's landmark immunity decision, the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York has postponed his sentencing that was scheduled for July 11, moving it to mid-September. NBC's Laura Jarrett joins TODAY with analysis. President Joe Biden apologized off-camera at a fundraiser in Virginia for his poor debate performance last week. This comes as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi acknowledges concerns and Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas becomes the first elected Democrat to officially call for the president to leave the race. NBC's Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY.
Viewer FAQ
Where does July 3, 2024 sit in the Today guide?
S2024E133 is listed hour 1663 of 2220 — hour 133 of 262 in season 2024, season 2024 episode 133.
When did Today S2024E133 air?
July 3, 2024 aired 2024-07-03 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…