Today (American TV program)

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The Today Show is a morning talk/news show. It airs on National Broadcasting Company (NBC). As of 2018, the anchors are Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin. and Al Roker forecasts the weather. Carson Daly contributes to the program on a regular basis as well.

Today
Genre	Morning news/talk
Created by	Sylvester Weaver
Presented by	Savannah Guthrie Craig Melvin Al Roker Carson Daly Third Hour: Sheinelle Jones Craig Melvin Dylan Dreyer Al Roker Jenna & Friends: Jenna Bush Hager Saturday: Peter Alexander Kristen Welker Sunday: Willie Geist (See full list)
Narrated by	Fred Facey Les Marshak (2006–present)
Theme music composer	Les Brown (1952–1961) Django Reinhardt (1962–1963) Erroll Garner (1963–1971) Ray Ellis (1971–1985) John Williams (1985–2013) Adam Gubman for Non-Stop Music (2013–present)
Opening theme	2012 Today AGOpen1 (2013–present)
Ending theme	"Energetic Today" "Slow Today"
Composer	Adam Gubman & Non-Stop Music
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	68
No. of episodes	18,201 (as of July 31, 2020)
Production
Executive producers	Libby Leist,[1] Tom Mazzarelli
Production locations	Studio 1A, NBC Studios New York City, U.S.
Camera setup	Multi-camera setup
Running time	4 hours (weekdays), 2 hours (Saturdays), 1 hour (Sundays)
Production company	NBC News Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	January 14, 1952 (1952-01-14) – present
Related
Early Today

During the week, the hours of Today (7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.) are co-anchored by Savannah Guthrie (2012–present) and Craig Melvin (2025–present) alongside co-hosts Al Roker (weather anchor, 1996–present), and Carson Daly (features anchor, 2013–present).

The show also has a third and fourth hour, but they are treated like separate shows. The third hour, called 3rd Hour Today, is hosted by Roker, Melvin, Sheinelle Jones and Dylan Dreyer. The fourth hour, called Jenna'and Friends', is hosted by Jenna Bush Hager.

Former anchors include Bryant Gumbel, Katie Couric, Meredith Vieira, Ann Curry and Matt Lauer.