Today
Christine Romans, Dave Karger, Joe Fryer
TV Flash files “Christine Romans, Dave Karger, Joe Fryer” as hour 1547 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2024, episode 17, aired 2024-01-23, 120 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2024E17: listed hour 1547 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 17 of 262 in season 2024. It aired 2024-01-23 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Hallie Jackson, Erin McLaughlin, Kaylee Hartung” (S2024E16). Next is “Episode 18” (S2024E18). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
After Donald Trump's sweeping win in Iowa, can Nikki Haley's campaign survive if she loses the New Hampshire primary? Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker and NBC national political correspondent Steve Kornacki join TODAY to break down the state of the race between the candidates as voters head to the polls. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high on Monday, passing 38,000 points for the first time ever. NBC's Christine Romans joins TODAY to break down the state of the economy, from grocery prices to the housing market. San Diego's mayor declared a state of emergency after days of heavy rain and widespread flooding. The region received more than three month's worth of rain in just six hours. TODAY's Al Roker tracks the latest forecast. The nominations are out for the 2024 Oscars and Turner Classics Movie host Dave Karger stops by TODAY to reveal the nominees, surprises and snubs. A new debate is growing over how to watch TV shows and movies – with or without the subtitles? Typically, those in younger generations favor subtitles, while older generations do not — and that has resulted in many divided households. NBC's Joe Fryer reports for TODAY.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Christine Romans, Dave Karger, Joe Fryer sit in the Today guide?
S2024E17 is listed hour 1547 of 2220 — hour 17 of 262 in season 2024, season 2024 episode 17.
When did Today S2024E17 air?
Christine Romans, Dave Karger, Joe Fryer aired 2024-01-23 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…