Today
Plot Summary
Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on American television and in the world, and is the fifth-longest running American television series. Originally a two-hour program on weekdays, it expanded to Sundays in 1987 and Saturdays in 1992. The weekday broadcast expanded to three hours in 2000, and to four hours in 2007. Today's dominance was virtually unchallenged by the other networks until the late 1980s, when it was overtaken by ABC's Good Morning America. Today retook the Nielsen ratings lead the week of December 11, 1995, and held onto that position for 852 consecutive weeks until the week of April 9, 2012, when it was beaten by Good Morning America yet again. In 2002, Today was ranked #17 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest Television Shows of All Time.
Cast & Characters
Cast
Where to watch free (US)
Seasons (66)
Season 1
253 episodes
Aired: 1952
Season 2
261 episodes
Aired: 1953
Season 3
260 episodes
Aired: 1954
Season 4
260 episodes
Aired: 1955
Season 5
260 episodes
Aired: 1956
Season 6
261 episodes
Aired: 1957
Season 7
261 episodes
Aired: 1958
Season 8
257 episodes
Aired: 1959
Season 9
260 episodes
Aired: 1960
Season 10
258 episodes
Aired: 1961
Season 11
258 episodes
Aired: 1962
Season 12
257 episodes
Aired: 1963
Season 13
259 episodes
Aired: 1964
Season 14
258 episodes
Aired: 1965
Season 15
257 episodes
Aired: 1966
Season 16
255 episodes
Aired: 1967
Season 17
257 episodes
Aired: 1968
Season 18
258 episodes
Aired: 1969
Season 19
257 episodes
Aired: 1970
Season 20
256 episodes
Aired: 1971
Season 21
255 episodes
Aired: 1972
Season 22
255 episodes
Aired: 1973
Season 23
261 episodes
Aired: 1974
Season 24
257 episodes
Aired: 1975
Season 25
258 episodes
Aired: 1976
Season 26
256 episodes
Aired: 1977
Season 27
260 episodes
Aired: 1978
Season 28
259 episodes
Aired: 1979
Season 29
262 episodes
Aired: 1980
Season 30
261 episodes
Aired: 1981
Season 31
261 episodes
Aired: 1982
Season 32
260 episodes
Aired: 1983
Season 33
266 episodes
Aired: 1984
Season 34
262 episodes
Aired: 1985
Season 35
502 episodes
Aired: 1986
Season 36
463 episodes
Aired: 1987
Season 37
241 episodes
Aired: 1989
Season 38
258 episodes
Aired: 1990
Season 39
260 episodes
Aired: 1991
Season 40
258 episodes
Aired: 1992
Season 41
263 episodes
Aired: 1993
Season 42
265 episodes
Aired: 1994
Season 43
255 episodes
Aired: 1995
Season 44
260 episodes
Aired: 1996
Season 45
269 episodes
Aired: 1997
Season 46
246 episodes
Aired: 1998
Season 47
265 episodes
Aired: 1999
Season 48
262 episodes
Aired: 2000
Season 49
269 episodes
Aired: 2001
Season 50
239 episodes
Aired: 2002
Season 51
285 episodes
Aired: 2003
Season 52
240 episodes
Aired: 2004
Season 53
255 episodes
Aired: 2005
Season 54
252 episodes
Aired: 2006
Season 55
257 episodes
Aired: 2007
Season 56
200 episodes
Aired: 2008
Season 57
1 episode
Aired: 2008
Season 58
1 episode
Aired: 2009
Season 59
1 episode
Season 60
264 episodes
Aired: 2011
Season 61
364 episodes
Aired: 2011
Season 62
206 episodes
Aired: 2012
Season 63
4 episodes
Aired: 2016
Season 64
2 episodes
Aired: 2018
Season 65
2 episodes
Aired: 2020
Season 67
2 episodes
Aired: 2022
Production
NBC News