Today
Jim Gaffigan, Vivica A. Fox
TV Flash files “Jim Gaffigan, Vivica A. Fox” as hour 1614 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2024, episode 84, aired 2024-04-25, 120 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2024E84: listed hour 1614 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 84 of 262 in season 2024. It aired 2024-04-25 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Diana Zermeño, Kathleen Herles, Jerry Seinfeld” (S2024E83). Next is “Billianne, Eddie Redmayne, Gayle Rankin” (S2024E85). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
(7-9 a.m.) The Future of Fertility: Male Infertility Plays a Big Role in Conceiving, What You Need to Know. 60th Anniversary of the Universal Studios Tour. Curated Box: Shop TODAY Vacation Box with Adrianna Brach. TODAY Food with Matt Abdoo. (9-10 a.m.) TODAY's Checklist: Fact or Myth: Financial Mindfulness. TODAY Climate: Future of Fighting Wildfires with Robots. Catching Up with… Jim Gaffigan. Shop TODAY: Staycation Box with Adrianna Brach. Simple Solutions: Kitchen Hacks with Erica Wides. (10-11 a.m.) What's Poppin' with Daryn Carp. Vivica A. Fox on Not Another Church Movie. TODAY Food with Deuki Hong. Matthew Hussey on Love Life.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Jim Gaffigan, Vivica A. Fox sit in the Today guide?
S2024E84 is listed hour 1614 of 2220 — hour 84 of 262 in season 2024, season 2024 episode 84.
When did Today S2024E84 air?
Jim Gaffigan, Vivica A. Fox aired 2024-04-25 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…