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Dan Schachner, Lola Tung
TV Flash files “Dan Schachner, Lola Tung” as hour 1556 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2024, episode 26, aired 2024-02-05, 120 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2024E26: listed hour 1556 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 26 of 262 in season 2024. It aired 2024-02-05 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Gabby Douglas, Ice Spice, Demi Lovato, Emma Grede” (S2024E25). Next is “Gracie Gold, Christina Stembel, Ching-He Huang” (S2024E27). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
(7-9 a.m.) Countdown to Super Bowl: 49ers Cheerleaders and Their Day Jobs. Money Saving Mondays: How to Get Rewards Off Your Bills. Target Shop This List: Editor's Picks with Adrianna Brach. Dan Schachner on Puppy Bowl 20. (9-10 a.m.) TODAY's Checklist: How to Stay Heart Healthy with Dr. Jennifer Haythe. Second Act: Woman Gives Up Banking to Reignite Her Passion for Cabaret While Raising Funds for Those in Need. Catching Up with… Lola Tung. Motivational Monday: Ways to Show Love with Pastor Michael Todd. Start TODAY: The Recharge Method with Rachel McClusky. (10-11 a.m.) Donna at The Grammys. Love… Reconsidered with Jill Kargman and Sophie von Haselberg. Mob Wife Aesthetic with Melissa Chataigne. Valentine's Day Gifts with Meaghan Murphy.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Dan Schachner, Lola Tung sit in the Today guide?
S2024E26 is listed hour 1556 of 2220 — hour 26 of 262 in season 2024, season 2024 episode 26.
When did Today S2024E26 air?
Dan Schachner, Lola Tung aired 2024-02-05 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…