Today
Peter Alexander, Tom Costello, Liz Kreutz
TV Flash files “Peter Alexander, Tom Costello, Liz Kreutz” as hour 1549 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2024, episode 19, aired 2024-01-25, 120 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2024E19: listed hour 1549 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 19 of 262 in season 2024. It aired 2024-01-25 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Episode 18” (S2024E18). Next is “Emilie Ikeda, Stephanie Gosk, Jesse Kirsch” (S2024E20). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.

Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Communities across the Southern Plains inundated by relentless rain are gearing up for another round of heavy showers and flooding. NBC's Guad Venegas reports and Al Roker tracks the latest forecast. Nikki Haley is hitting back at Donald Trump ahead of the South Carolina primary next month. This comes as the former president threatens that anyone who makes a "contribution" to Haley will be "permanently barred from the MAGA camp." NBC's Peter Alexander reports for TODAY. Three weeks after the door-plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight grounded every Boeing 737 Max 9 nationwide, the airline says it is already preparing for final FAA inspections with its first Max 9 flight since the incident set for Friday. Meanwhile, the FAA says it is freezing all future productions of Boeing's 737s. NBC's Tom Costello reports for TODAY. The Los Angeles Chargers has named Jim Harbaugh as their head coach weeks after he led the Michigan Wolverines to victory in the college national championship. NBC's Liz Kreutz reports for TODAY. Two passengers are facing serious drug charges after bringing over 100 bags of marijuana onto a transatlantic cruise from Florida to England. The defendants say the drugs were for personal use.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Peter Alexander, Tom Costello, Liz Kreutz sit in the Today guide?
S2024E19 is listed hour 1549 of 2220 — hour 19 of 262 in season 2024, season 2024 episode 19.
When did Today S2024E19 air?
Peter Alexander, Tom Costello, Liz Kreutz aired 2024-01-25 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…