Today
Tom Hanks, Keith Urban
TV Flash files “Tom Hanks, Keith Urban” as hour 1748 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2024, episode 218, aired 2024-10-30, 120 min.
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This leaf is S2024E218: listed hour 1748 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 218 of 262 in season 2024. It aired 2024-10-30 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Salma Hayek, Chef Bobby Flay, Reba McEntire” (S2024E217). Next is “A Halloween Reveal” (S2024E219). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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President Biden is taking the spotlight following comments in which he appears to refer to Trump supporters as "garbage." Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris made her closing argument to voters Tuesday at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C, the same site where former President Trump's Jan. 6, 2021, spoke ahead of the riots. NBC's Peter Alexander reports for TODAY. During the final weeks of the 2024 presidential campaign, consumer confidence has surged to the highest level in three years, but inflation remains a major concern for families. NBC's Christine Romans breaks down what you need to know about the economy as Election Day approaches. David DePape, the man who attacked Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with a hammer in 2022, was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A 70-year-old Atlanta man is in police custody after authorities say he opened fire from the balcony of his luxury high-rise apartment, leading to a nearly six-hour standoff with police and a shelter in place order. Video appears to show the suspect throwing objects from the 33rd floor before allegedly grabbing a gun and beginning to shoot. NBC's Priya Sridhar reports for TODAY. Firefighters in Colorado are working around the clock to get a handle on a wildfire that forced the evacuation of about 700 homes. Officials say the fire was human caused, and they are treating it as a criminal act. Keith Urban joins TODAY to discuss his new album "High." He also opens up about his future plans and his excitement to go back on tour. He talks about being a proud girl dad while his daughter made her runway debut and answers a round of fun rapid fire questions!
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Where does Tom Hanks, Keith Urban sit in the Today guide?
S2024E218 is listed hour 1748 of 2220 — hour 218 of 262 in season 2024, season 2024 episode 218.
When did Today S2024E218 air?
Tom Hanks, Keith Urban aired 2024-10-30 and is listed at 120 minutes.
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Start with Garroway's street-facing studio mix: news, weather, chatter. J. Fred Muggs is the 1950s mascot lore, not a side quest.
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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…
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- 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…