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Bowen Yang
TV Flash files “Bowen Yang” as hour 1951 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2025, episode 159, aired 2025-08-11, 120 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2025E159: listed hour 1951 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 159 of 261 in season 2025. It aired 2025-08-11 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Jonas Brothers” (S2025E158). Next is “August 12, 2025” (S2025E160). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Severe summer weather wreaked havoc across the United States over the weekend, with parts of the Midwest getting hammered by torrential rain and some parts of the west coast of Florida seeing up to eight inches of rain. The Wisconsin State Fair was shut down due to flooded parking lots after other parts of the state were soaked with a record 14 inches in 24 hours. NBC's Maggie Vespa reports and TODAY's Dylan Dreyer tracks the latest forecast. Ahead of a summit between President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, Trump suggested Ukraine will have to give up land for peace. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is rejecting the idea of ceding territory to Russia. NBC's Garrett Haake reports for TODAY. President Donald Trump ordered the deployment nearly 500 federal law enforcement officers around Washington, D.C, over the weekend. He justified the move by setting the need to tackle persistent crime in the nation's capital, but D.C.'s police data shows violent crime is down 26% compared to last year. NBC's Garrett Haake reports for TODAY. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the public about his plans to expand military operations in Gaza, defending the move saying he remains focused in bringing hostages home. "Our goal is not to occupy Gaza. Our goal is to free Gaza, free it from Hamas terrorists," he says. It comes as outrage grows over the worsening starvation crisis and rising malnutrition deaths in the territory. NBC's Matt Bradley reports for TODAY.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Bowen Yang sit in the Today guide?
S2025E159 is listed hour 1951 of 2220 — hour 159 of 261 in season 2025, season 2025 episode 159.
When did Today S2025E159 air?
Bowen Yang aired 2025-08-11 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…
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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…