Today
Ed Burns, Lupita Nyong'o
TV Flash files “Ed Burns, Lupita Nyong'o” as hour 1712 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2024, episode 182, aired 2024-09-10, 120 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2024E182: listed hour 1712 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 182 of 262 in season 2024. It aired 2024-09-10 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Lacey Chabert” (S2024E181). Next is “September 11, 2024” (S2024E183). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The first, and maybe only, presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is set to take place Tuesday night and it punctuates a frenetic three-month political stretch. NBC's Peter Alexander reports for TODAY. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are set to meet for the first time as they face off in a presidential debate. Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker and NBC's Hallie Jackson join TODAY to discuss the importance of this debate for voters. A deadly Israeli airstrike struck a humanitarian area in Gaza and left craters around 20-feet deep. At least 40 people were killed in the strike that targeted a Hamas command and control center. NBC's Richard Engel reports for TODAY. Miami-Dade police released body camera video that shows what happened when officers pulled over NFL star Tyreek Hill from his vehicle, shoved him to the ground and put him in cuffs just before the Dolphins' season opener. NBC's Jesse Kirsch reports for TODAY. An all-commercial group of civilian space explorers has launched in a SpaceX Dragon Capsule that flew the crew higher in Earth's orbit than any humans in more than 50 years. NBC's Tom Costello reports for TODAY.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Ed Burns, Lupita Nyong'o sit in the Today guide?
S2024E182 is listed hour 1712 of 2220 — hour 182 of 262 in season 2024, season 2024 episode 182.
When did Today S2024E182 air?
Ed Burns, Lupita Nyong'o aired 2024-09-10 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…