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Today (U.S. TV program)

Today
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Also known as The Today Show
Genre Morning news/talk
Created by Sylvester Weaver
Directed by Joe Michaels
Presented by
Narrated by
Theme music composer
Opening theme 2012 Today AGOpen1
The Choice (Election Open) (2013–present)
Ending theme "Energetic Today"
"Slow Today"
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 65
No. of episodes 16,185 (as of January 24, 2014)
Production
Executive producer(s) Don Nash
Location(s) Studio 1A, NBC Studios
New York City, New York
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 88 minutes (weekdays),
84 minutes (Saturdays),
42 minutes (Sundays)
Production company(s) NBC News Productions
Release
Original network NBC
Picture format 480i (4:3 SDTV)
(1952–2006)
1080i (16:9 HDTV)
(2006–present)
Original release January 14, 1952 (1952-01-14) – present
Chronology
Related shows Early Today
External links
Website
Today's Take
Also known as 'The Take'
Genre Talk Show
Presented by Al Roker
Production
Location(s) Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 44–52 minutes
Release
Original release May 17, 2000 (2000-05-17) – present
Website
Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda
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Hoda Kotb (left) and Kathie Lee Gifford (right), hosts of the fourth hour
Genre Talk show
Comedy
Presented by Kathie Lee Gifford
Hoda Kotb
Production
Location(s) NBC
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 44–52 minutes
Release
Original release September 10, 2007 (2007-09-10) – present
External links
Website

Coordinates: 40°45′30″N 73°58′45″W / 40.7584°N 73.9791°W / 40.7584; -73.9791

Today (stylized as TODAY), also called The Today Show, is an American news and talk 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 (a one-hour program) in 1987 and Saturdays (running for two hours) 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 again. Today has maintained its No. 2 status since the summer of 2012 each year behind GMA. In 2002, Today was ranked No. 17 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.


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