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Martha Stewart, Lady A
TV Flash files “Martha Stewart, Lady A” as hour 2049 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2025, episode 257, aired 2025-12-25, 120 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2025E257: listed hour 2049 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 257 of 261 in season 2025. It aired 2025-12-25 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Leona Lewis, Emilio Vitolo, Anthony Vitolo” (S2025E256). Next is “Marking the 70th Anniversary of the Jim Henson Company” (S2025E258). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Following an Overnight FedEx Package for the Holidays. Royal Christmas Traditions. Christmas PopStart. Anchor Secret Santa. Celebrating 20 Years of Elf On The Shelf. Craig's Day with the Vienna Boys Choir. Christmas Cooking with Martha Stewart. Performance by Lady A. Merry Christmas Toast.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Martha Stewart, Lady A sit in the Today guide?
S2025E257 is listed hour 2049 of 2220 — hour 257 of 261 in season 2025, season 2025 episode 257.
When did Today S2025E257 air?
Martha Stewart, Lady A aired 2025-12-25 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…
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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…