Today
Emilie Ikeda, Stephanie Gosk, Jesse Kirsch
TV Flash files “Emilie Ikeda, Stephanie Gosk, Jesse Kirsch” as hour 1550 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2024, episode 20, aired 2024-01-26, 120 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2024E20: listed hour 1550 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 20 of 262 in season 2024. It aired 2024-01-26 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Peter Alexander, Tom Costello, Liz Kreutz” (S2024E19). Next is “James Corden, Jesse L. Martin, Bryan Cranston” (S2024E21). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The already-saturated Southern Plains are facing more wet weather with millions under new flood alerts after days of heavy rain. NBC's Erin McLaughlin reports and TODAY's Al Roker tracks the latest forecast. Kenneth Smith, who was convicted in the 1998 murder-for-hire killing of Elizabeth Sennett, became the first person ever in the United States to be executed by nitrogen gas. State officials have testified in court that this method is "painless and humane," but it remains controversial. NBC's Emilie Ikeda reports for TODAY. The Detroit Lions are on the brink of the team heading to the Super Bowl for the first time ever — and their legion of fans are soaking in the excitement. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports for TODAY. Bryan Kohberger, the suspected murderer of four University of Idaho students, is expected back in court Friday where there is growing anticipation on when the judge will set the trial date. NBC's Liz Kreutz reports for TODAY and senior legal correspondent Laura Jarrett provides analysis. The trial for Jennifer Crumbley, the Michigan mother accused of involuntary manslaughter after her son opened fire in a school, will resume Friday as the proceedings test the limits on who is responsible for a mass shooting. NBC's Jesse Kirsch reports for TODAY.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Emilie Ikeda, Stephanie Gosk, Jesse Kirsch sit in the Today guide?
S2024E20 is listed hour 1550 of 2220 — hour 20 of 262 in season 2024, season 2024 episode 20.
When did Today S2024E20 air?
Emilie Ikeda, Stephanie Gosk, Jesse Kirsch aired 2024-01-26 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…