Today
January 7, 2025
TV Flash files “January 7, 2025” as hour 1797 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2025, episode 5, aired 2025-01-07, 120 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2025E05: listed hour 1797 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 5 of 261 in season 2025. It aired 2025-01-07 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “January 6, 2025” (S2025E04). Next is “Kyle Chandler” (S2025E06). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
A dangerous winter storm has led to more than 2,000 flight cancelations nationwide, while also leaving thousands without power. Now, a deep freeze is setting in across much the country, with more snow still to come. NBC's Sam Brock reports and TODAY's Al Roker tracks the forecast. A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit parts of western China and Nepal, killing at least 95 people near Mount Everest. As the death toll and injuries mount, officials search the rubble for survivors. NBC's Janis Mackey reports for TODAY. President-elect Donald Trump's legal team is urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to stop special counsel Jack Smith from releasing his findings in the election interference and classified documents case. NBC's Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY. Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation after nine years in office, as he faced political turmoil and growing pressure from his own party to resign. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports for TODAY on how the decision could potentially impact U.S.-Canada relations with the incoming Trump administration.
Viewer FAQ
Where does January 7, 2025 sit in the Today guide?
S2025E05 is listed hour 1797 of 2220 — hour 5 of 261 in season 2025, season 2025 episode 5.
When did Today S2025E05 air?
January 7, 2025 aired 2025-01-07 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…