Today
August 12, 2024
TV Flash files “August 12, 2024” as hour 1691 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2024, episode 161, aired 2024-08-12, 120 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2024E161: listed hour 1691 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 161 of 262 in season 2024. It aired 2024-08-12 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Team USA Olympic Medalists Live IX” (S2024E160). Next is “Kathie Lee Gifford, Chef Toya Boudy” (S2024E162). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Israel is ordering more evacuations in Southern Gaza after launching a deadly airstrike on school that was turned into a shelter over the weekend. This comes as the United States has moved a submarine to the Middle East amid rising tensions in the region. NBC's Richard Engel reports for TODAY. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump continue their face-off ahead of the 2024 election as Harris leads in three swing states, within the margin of error. This comes as the Trump campaign says it was hacked by an Iranian group back in June. NBC's Garrett Haake reports for TODAY. NBC's Hallie Jackson joins TODAY with an update on the Harris and Trump campaigns as the 2024 Democratic National Convention is set to kick off in a week. In less than four years, Los Angeles is set to host the Olympics for a third time — and the city is already preparing for the Games to begin. NBC's Jacob Soboroff reports for TODAY.
Viewer FAQ
Where does August 12, 2024 sit in the Today guide?
S2024E161 is listed hour 1691 of 2220 — hour 161 of 262 in season 2024, season 2024 episode 161.
When did Today S2024E161 air?
August 12, 2024 aired 2024-08-12 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…