Today
Matthew McConaughey, Mariska Hargitay, Chef Rocco DiSpirito
TV Flash files “Matthew McConaughey, Mariska Hargitay, Chef Rocco DiSpirito” as hour 2214 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2026, episode 161, aired 2026-08-13, 120 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2026E161: listed hour 2214 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 161 of 167 in season 2026. It aired 2026-08-13 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “Neil Patrick Harris, Julianne Hough, Austin Scott, Jeff Daniels” (S2026E160). Next is “Katseye” (S2026E162). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Matthew McConaughey on "The Rivals of Maziah King." Catching up with Mariska Hargitay. What to Shop This Week: End of Summer Deals with Melissa Garcia. Today Food with Rocco DiSpirito.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Matthew McConaughey, Mariska Hargitay, Chef Rocco DiSpirito sit in the Today guide?
S2026E161 is listed hour 2214 of 2220 — hour 161 of 167 in season 2026, season 2026 episode 161.
When did Today S2026E161 air?
Matthew McConaughey, Mariska Hargitay, Chef Rocco DiSpirito aired 2026-08-13 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…