Today
Brendan Fraser, Chef Greg Baxtrom
TV Flash files “Brendan Fraser, Chef Greg Baxtrom” as hour 2157 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2026, episode 104, aired 2026-05-26, 120 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2026E104: listed hour 2157 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 104 of 167 in season 2026. It aired 2026-05-26 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Pope & AI. America's 250th: The Guardians of Arlington” (S2026E103). Next is “Gwenyth Paltrow” (S2026E105). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Restaurant Kitchens Hiring People with Autism. Previewing the USMNT World Cup Roster Reveal with Coach Mauricio Pochettino. Brendan Fraser on "Pressure." Target Shop This List: Summer Kickoff with Melissa Garcia. TODAY Food with Greg Baxtrom.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Brendan Fraser, Chef Greg Baxtrom sit in the Today guide?
S2026E104 is listed hour 2157 of 2220 — hour 104 of 167 in season 2026, season 2026 episode 104.
When did Today S2026E104 air?
Brendan Fraser, Chef Greg Baxtrom aired 2026-05-26 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…