Hoy (también llamado The Today Show o informalmente, NBC News Today ) es un estadounidense de noticias y hablar televisión de la mañana muestran que se transmite por la cadena NBC . El programa debutó el 14 de enero de 1952. Fue el primero de su género en la televisión estadounidense y en el mundo, y luego de 68 años de transmisión es quinto en la lista de series de televisión de Estados Unidos de mayor duración .
Hoy | |
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También conocido como | El programa de hoy |
Género | Noticias / charlas matutinas |
Creado por | Sylvester Weaver |
Presentado por | |
Narrado por |
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Compositor de música temática |
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Tema principal | 2012 Hoy AGOpen1 (2013-presente) |
Tema final | "Enérgico hoy" "Lento hoy" |
Compositor | Adam Gubman y Non-Stop Music |
País de origen | Estados Unidos |
Idioma original | inglés |
No. de temporadas | 68 |
No. de episodios | 18,201 (al 31 de julio de 2020) |
Producción | |
Productores ejecutivos | Libby Leist, [1] Tom Mazzarelli |
Ubicaciones de producción | Studio 1A, NBC Studios Nueva York , EE. UU. |
Configuración de la cámara | Configuración multicámara |
Tiempo de ejecución | 4 horas (días laborables), 2 horas (sábados), 1 hora (domingos) |
Compania de produccion | Producciones de NBC News |
Distribuidor | NBCUniversal News Group |
Lanzamiento | |
Red original | NBC |
Formato de imagen | 480i ( 4: 3 SDTV ) (1952-2006) 1080i ( 16: 9 HDTV ) (2006-presente) |
Lanzamiento original | 14 de enero de 1952 - presente |
Cronología | |
Programas relacionados | Temprano hoy |
enlaces externos | |
Sitio web |
Originalmente un programa de dos horas de lunes a viernes de 7:00 a. M. A 9:00 a. M., Se expandió a los domingos en 1987 y los sábados en 1992. La transmisión entre semana se amplió a tres horas en 2000 y a cuatro horas en 2007 (aunque con el tiempo, la tercera y cuarta horas se convirtieron en entidades distintas). Hoy ' dominancia s era prácticamente indiscutible por las otras redes hasta finales de 1980, cuando fue superado por ABC ' s Good Morning America .
Hoy retomó el liderazgo en calificaciones de Nielsen la semana del 11 de diciembre de 1995 y se mantuvo en esa posición durante 852 semanas consecutivas hasta la semana del 9 de abril de 2012, cuando Good Morning America lo encabezó nuevamente. Today mantuvo su posición número 2 detrás de GMA desde el verano de 2012 hasta que recuperó el liderazgo tras la salida del presentador Matt Lauer en noviembre de 2017. [2] [3] En 2002, Today ocupó el puesto número 17 en televisión guía ' s 50 programas de televisión de todos los tiempos . [4]
La revista de entretenimiento Variety informó que los ingresos publicitarios de 2016 durante las dos primeras horas del programa fueron de 508,8 millones de dólares. [5]
Historia
Establecimiento
La primera transmisión del programa se emitió el 14 de enero de 1952 como una creación del ejecutivo de televisión Sylvester Weaver , quien entonces era vicepresidente de NBC . Weaver fue presidente de la compañía desde 1953 hasta 1955, tiempo durante el cual se estrenó el compañero nocturno de Today , The Tonight Show . En preproducción, el título provisional propuesto para el programa era The Rise and Shine Revue . [6] El espectáculo fue supervisado por primera vez por Jerome Alan Danzig . [7]
Hoy fue el primer programa de su género cuando se estrenó con el presentador original Dave Garroway . El programa combinó titulares de noticias nacionales, entrevistas con creadores de noticias, artículos de estilo de vida, otras noticias ligeras y trucos (incluida la presencia del chimpancé J. Fred Muggs, que sirvió como mascota del programa durante los primeros años) y actualizaciones de noticias locales de las estaciones de la cadena. . Se ha dado lugar a varios otros programas de tipo similar, incluyendo ABC 's Good Morning America , y la CBS ' ahora extinta The Early Show . En otros países, el formato fue copiado - sobre todo en el Reino Unido con la BBC 's hora del desayuno y de TV-am ' s Buenos días Gran Bretaña , y en Canadá con Canadá AM en la CTV Television Network .
Historial de programación
Cuando debutó Today , se vio en vivo solo en la zona horaria del este y la zona horaria central , transmitiendo durante tres horas cada mañana, pero solo se vio durante dos horas en cada zona horaria. Desde 1958, Today ha sido un retraso de transmisión para las otras cinco zonas horarias de EE. UU. (Central, Zona horaria de montaña , Zona horaria del Pacífico , Zona horaria de Alaska y Zona horaria de Hawái-Aleutianas ). En parte para adaptarse al deterioro de la salud del presentador Dave Garroway, el programa cesó las transmisiones en vivo en septiembre de 1959, optando en cambio por transmitir una edición grabada la tarde anterior puntuada con noticieros en vivo cada media hora. El experimento, que generó críticas de muchos lados, terminó cuando John Chancellor sucedió a Garroway en julio de 1961. [8]
Hoy fue un programa de dos horas durante muchos años, transmitido de 7:00 am a 9:00 am en todas las zonas horarias excepto Alaska , Hawái y las Islas Vírgenes de EE. UU. , Hasta que NBC amplió el programa a tres horas (extendiendo el programa hasta las 10:00 am) el 2 de octubre de 2000. Una cuarta hora (que extendió el programa hasta las 11:00 am) finalmente se agregó el 10 de septiembre de 2007.
En agosto de 2013, Today lanzó una aplicación móvil para teléfonos inteligentes y tabletas. [9]
Horarios y arreglos actuales de la semana
El programa se transmite en vivo en la Zona Horaria del Este [10] y en demora de cinta comenzando a las 7:00 am en cada una de las zonas horarias restantes. Las tres fuentes restantes se actualizan con frecuencia con correcciones y reparaciones menores y, a menudo, los corresponsales grabarán actualizaciones que luego se editarán en las fuentes retrasadas. Las filiales de NBC en algunos mercados, incluida la costa este, como WYFF en Greenville, Carolina del Sur, transmiten la tercera y cuarta horas de Today on tape delay para adaptarse a los programas sindicados en vivo que se transmiten en esos momentos.
Cuando las noticias de última hora lo justifiquen, Today producirá una edición de la costa oeste transmitiendo partes del programa en vivo para los espectadores allí. En tal caso, la parte en vivo no suele ir más allá de la media hora de las 7:00 am (hora del Pacífico) o el bloque antes del primer conjunto de anuncios. Una vez completado, seguirán los bloques / segmentos restantes grabados de la edición de la Costa Este. A lo largo del segmento en vivo, los presentadores harán explícitamente alguna referencia a que el programa esté en vivo en la costa oeste de vez en cuando hasta que se reanuden los segmentos retrasados.
En algunos casos, cuando se produce un informe especial de NBC News sobre noticias de última hora o un evento en vivo durante el horario del programa Today en la zona horaria del este, los presentadores del programa asumirán las responsabilidades de presentación y el programa se transmitirá en vivo en todas las zonas horarias hasta ese momento. cuando finalice el segmento del Informe especial. En ese momento, los espectadores fuera de la zona horaria del este volverán a la programación programada regularmente (es decir, el segmento de la transmisión de Today Show que ya está en progreso en su zona horaria correspondiente o en su noticiero local).
Cortes locales
Durante las primeras dos horas del programa, a los afiliados de la red local se les ofrece una ventana de cuatro minutos a los 26 y 56 minutos después de la hora para insertar una pausa de noticias local (que generalmente también incluye un pronóstico local, y en mercados grandes y medianos, un breve informe de tráfico) y anuncios locales. Ciertos afiliados de NBC que producen un noticiero matutino adicional para una estación hermana o subcanal digital pueden pregrabar los insertos locales transmitidos durante las primeras una o dos horas de Today para enfocar las responsabilidades de producción en solo uno de sus canales locales.
Transmisión simultánea de radio por satélite
A partir de junio de 2014, SiriusXM comenzó a transmitir simultáneamente Today en un nuevo canal llamado "Today Show Radio", Canal 108, con The Best of Today a partir de las 6 am (hora del Este) y la transmisión en vivo de Today Show desde Studio 1A en el Rockefeller Center en Ciudad de Nueva York a partir de las 7:00 a. M. (Este), con una transmisión retrasada a partir de las 7:00 a. M., Hora del Pacífico. Los lunes, The Hoda Show con Hoda Kotb se transmite en exclusiva en el canal Today Show Radio. Los martes, Off the Rails con Al Roker , Dylan Dreyer y Sheinelle Jones se transmite a la 1:00 pm (hora del este). Los miércoles se transmite The Happy Hour con los productores de Kathie Lee y Hoda , y los jueves se transmite Today Show Confidential con los productores de TODAY . El canal también transmite simultáneamente NBC Nightly News con Lester Holt a las 6:30 pm (hora del este). El servicio Today Show Radio no está disponible actualmente en el servicio hermano de SiriusXM en Canadá y el Canal 108 está bloqueado para los suscriptores canadienses.
Estudio
Sala de exposiciones RCA (estudio original)
El programa Today se originó por primera vez en la sala de exposiciones RCA en 49th Street en Manhattan en un espacio que ahora ocupa la casa de subastas Christie's , justo al final de la cuadra del estudio actual. El primer set colocó una sala de redacción funcional en el estudio, que Garroway llamó "el centro neurálgico del mundo". La barrera entre el backstage y el escenario era prácticamente inexistente. Garroway y el personal en directo a menudo caminaban por el plató de la sala de redacción. Los destellos del equipo de cámara y los técnicos eran algo frecuente, al igual que las voces fuera de la pantalla que conversaban con Garroway. Gradualmente, Las máquinas y el personal se colocaron detrás de escena para recopilar las noticias y los informes meteorológicos, y la sala de redacción desapareció en 1955.
Studio 3K, Florida Showcase, Studio 8G y Studio 3B
En el verano de 1958, el fabricante de televisores Philco se quejó a NBC de que la puesta en escena de Today en un estudio llamado explícitamente RCA Exhibition Hall era injusta (RCA era propiedad de NBC en ese momento). La red cedió a la presión y, el 7 de julio de 1958, Today se trasladó al otro lado de la calle a Studio 3K en el edificio RCA, donde permaneció hasta principios de la década de 1960.
El 9 de julio de 1962, el programa regresó a un estudio al lado de la calle en el espacio que entonces ocupaba Florida Showcase. Cada día, el equipo de producción de Today tendría que mover la mercancía turística relacionada con Florida del piso y colocarlo en el set de noticias, escritorios, sillas y cámaras de Today . Cuando el programa terminara a las 9:00 am, hora del este, se guardaba el set de noticias y se devolvía la mercancía turística al piso.
Después de tres años en Florida Showcase, Today regresó al edificio RCA el 13 de septiembre de 1965. La cadena convirtió su programación de noticias a transmisiones a todo color en ese momento, y NBC no podía justificar la asignación de cuatro (entonces caras) cámaras a color. al estudio Florida Showcase. Durante los siguientes 20 años, el programa ocupó una serie de estudios en el tercer, sexto y octavo piso de la sede de NBC; más notablemente Studio 3K en la década de 1970, Studio 8G (adyacente a Studio 8H, hogar de Saturday Night Live ) a fines de la década de 1970 y principios de la de 1980, y finalmente Studio 3B de 1983 a 1994.
Estudio 1A
Hoy se trasladó al nuevo estudio de la calle el 20 de junio de 1994, proporcionando un vínculo con el origen de la serie en la década de 1950.
Desde el debut del set de la década de 1990, los programas nacionales de noticias matutinas de cada una de las principales redes de transmisión y noticias por cable se han movido al lado de la calle, incluidos dos de los vecinos de Today 's Rockefeller Center, Fox News ' Fox & Friends (en Sixth Avenue ) y American Morning de CNN cancelado desde entonces (en el verano de 2005, CNN invirtió la tendencia, abandonando su estudio a nivel de calle y mudándose arriba en el Time Warner Center en Columbus Circle ). Good Morning America de ABC transmite desde Times Square Studios , aunque solo una parte de su estudio está al lado de la calle.
En 2006, Studio 1A se sometió a una importante renovación para prepararse para la actualización a transmisiones de televisión de alta definición . Después de la partida de Katie Couric y mientras se preparaba un nuevo set (durante el verano de 2006), el programa se transmitió desde un estudio al aire libre temporal en Rockefeller Plaza, el mismo set que NBC usó en los Juegos Olímpicos desde 2004. [11] Durante la semana del 28 de agosto de 2006, el programa se trasladó a una ubicación temporal fuera del Studio 1A porque MTV estaba convirtiendo el estudio al aire libre en su cabina de alfombra roja para los MTV Video Music Awards 2006 . Un conjunto simulacro se creó en Dateline NBC ' estudio de s, que también fue utilizado durante el tiempo inclemente. El programa también utiliza un conjunto al aire libre temporal en estudios de la NBC y MSNBC 's Cuenta atrás con Keith Olbermann (que se unió al Estudio 1A en 30 Rock el 22 de octubre de 2007).
El 13 de septiembre de 2006, Today volvió a trasladarse al renovado espacio Studio 1A. El nuevo estudio se dividió en cinco secciones diferentes en el nivel inferior, que incluyen un área de entrevistas, el área del sofá, la mesa de noticias, el área de actuación / entrevista / espacio adicional y la base de operaciones, que es donde los presentadores comienzan el programa. Un gigantesco monitor Panasonic de pantalla de plasma de 103 pulgadas se utiliza a menudo para fondos de pantalla gráfica. Un juego de cocina se encuentra arriba del estudio principal. El fondo azul que se ve en la apertura del espectáculo en la base de operaciones se mueve hacia arriba y hacia abajo para permitir una vista del exterior desde la base de operaciones.
Se implementaron algunos cambios menores a principios y mediados de 2013, no solo en la forma en que se presentan las cosas, sino también con gráficos modificados y actualizaciones menores al conjunto. Ese año, se introdujo un nuevo escritorio de ancla más grande con espacio para sentar a los cuatro anclajes principales (Guthrie, Lauer, Morales y Roker). La nueva mesa puso fin a la "mesa de noticias", ya que el tercer "lector de noticias" (Morales) se sienta ahora en la mesa principal del presentador. Otros cambios menores incluyeron un nuevo escritorio más grande para la tercera hora. Después de la transmisión del 16 de agosto de 2013, el programa abandonó el Estudio 1A, mientras que el espacio se sometió a una remodelación con un aspecto más moderno con (como dijo el productor ejecutivo Don Nash) "muchas más campanas y silbidos para jugar".
El 16 de septiembre de 2013, Today presentó un nuevo conjunto y paquete de gráficos (originalmente estaba programado para debutar el 9 de septiembre de 2013, pero se retrasó una semana para completar los detalles finales del diseño. [12] La "base de operaciones" se encuentra en un plataforma que puede girar 360 °, por lo tanto, lo que permite la vista y la dirección de la cámara para cambiar en función de la media hora. se añadió un nuevo sofá y de fondo en la "zona de sofá" (donde los anclajes se sientan y discuten los temas). Un sociales El área de medios conocida como "Orange Room" también se agregó al Studio 1A, que contiene pantallas que muestran comentarios de Twitter o temas de actualidad, [13] Carson Daly fue contratado para presentar segmentos de la sala durante la transmisión. [14] Seis pantallas que también se conectan a una pantalla de 6 'x 16' se agregaron en el área de moda / temas especiales. Durante sus primeros dos días de uso, el programa pasó de su formato de noticias y entretenimiento a un formato que enfatizaba la interacción social de los presentadores. , Roker y lector de noticias.
Los gráficos también se revisaron con la introducción del nuevo conjunto (una versión ligeramente modificada de este paquete y el logotipo revisado debutaron en Early Today en noviembre, integrando aún más la marca del programa de noticias de la madrugada con Today ). La animación del logotipo al pavo real se movió de la esquina izquierda a la esquina inferior derecha de la pantalla. El logotipo, que se mostró por primera vez el 13 de septiembre de 2013, redujo el número de arcos circulares de cinco a tres y su color cambió de diferentes variaciones, generalmente tonos de rojo, naranja y amarillo para representar un amanecer, a completamente naranja.
En septiembre de 2015, Today actualizó el conjunto una vez más, [15] la actualización incluyó nuevos pisos, un nuevo sofá y un nuevo escritorio de anclaje. El nuevo conjunto conserva la base de 360 grados utilizada en el diseño anterior. El nuevo conjunto reemplazó gran parte de los colores de madera oscura con colores más claros y eliminó el énfasis del naranja en el diseño anterior a favor de los acentos naranjas.
En febrero de 2018, mientras Guthrie y Kotb estaban en los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de 2018 , el estudio recibió cambios menores que incluyen nuevas pantallas y pisos en el área de la pantalla anterior; y en noviembre del mismo año, Orange Room recibió un cambio menor que incluyó una pared de patrón triangular y piso de madera.
Personal en el aire
Días laborables
Savannah Guthrie
Hoda Kotb
Al Roker
Craig Melvin
Carson Daly
Natalie Morales
Sheinelle Jones
Dylan Dreyer
Jenna Bush Hager
Espectáculo principal
Durante la semana, las horas emblemáticas de Today (de 7:00 a. M. A 9:00 a. M.) Están copresentadas por Savannah Guthrie (2012 hasta el presente) y Hoda Kotb (2018 hasta el presente) junto con los coanfitriones Al Roker (presentador meteorológico, 1996-presente), Craig Melvin (presentador de noticias, 2018-presente), Carson Daly (presentador de reportaje, 2013-presente) y Natalie Morales (presentadora de la costa oeste, 2016-presente). [dieciséis]
Tercera hora
Sheinelle Jones y Dylan Dreyer , que aparecen en el programa principal como colaboradores, actúan como coanfitriones (con Roker y Melvin) de 3rd Hour Today a las 9:00 a. M.
Cuarta hora
Kotb y Jenna Bush Hager copresentan la cuarta hora, titulada Today with Hoda & Jenna , a las 10:00 a. M.
- Nota: 3rd Hour y Hoda & Jenna , aunque forman parte del Today Show, son entidades propias y distintas y se enumeran como tales. [17]
Fines de semana
Kristen Welker
Sábado copresentadoraWillie Geist
Sunday Anchor
Anclaje de características y clima de Dylan Dreyer
Las ediciones del sábado están dirigidas por Peter Alexander y Kristen Welker de Washington, DC Las ediciones dominicales están dirigidas por Willie Geist de la ciudad de Nueva York. Dylan Dreyer es el presentador del clima y característica de la edición del sábado.
Antiguo personal
Hoy los presentadores comenzaron como "comunicadores". El creador Pat Weaver imaginó a una persona cuyas responsabilidades irían más allá de los límites de los presentadores de noticias tradicionales. El comunicador entrevistaría, informaría, moderaría el diálogo y, en general, uniría el programa en un todo coherente. [18] Garroway y sus sucesores han seguido ese modelo, con pocas variaciones. Hoy en día, se espera que los presentadores hagan lo mismo, y en un día cualquiera hablarán con corresponsales, creadores de noticias y expertos en estilo de vida; introducir y cerrar cada media hora; conduzca segmentos especiales (como cocina o moda) y continúe con la asignación para presentar el programa desde diferentes lugares. Aunque la nomenclatura "Comunicador" ha perdido popularidad desde entonces, el trabajo sigue siendo en gran medida el mismo.
Anchors
Including Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie, eight men and eight women have served as primary Today hosts since the program's inception:[19]
- Dave Garroway (January 14, 1952 – June 16, 1961)
- John Chancellor (July 17, 1961 – September 7, 1962)
- Hugh Downs (September 10, 1962 – October 8, 1971)
- Barbara Walters (September 16, 1966 – June 4, 1976)
- Frank McGee (October 11, 1971 – April 17, 1974)
- Jim Hartz (July 29, 1974 – August 23, 1976)
- Tom Brokaw (August 30, 1976 – December 18, 1981)
- Jane Pauley (October 11, 1976 – December 29, 1989)
- Bryant Gumbel (January 4, 1982 – January 3, 1997)
- Deborah Norville (January 8, 1990 – February 22, 1991)
- Katie Couric (April 5, 1991 – May 31, 2006)
- Matt Lauer (January 6, 1997 – November 28, 2017)
- Meredith Vieira (September 13, 2006 – June 8, 2011)
- Ann Curry (June 9, 2011 – June 28, 2012)
- Savannah Guthrie (July 9, 2012 – Present)
- Hoda Kotb (November 29, 2017 (Interim until January 2, 2018) – Present)
# | Host | Number of Years |
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1 | Matt Lauer | 20 Years and 10 Months |
2 | Katie Couric | 15 Years and 1 Month |
3 | Bryant Gumbel | 15 Years and 1 Day |
4 | Jane Pauley | 13 Years and 2 Months |
5 | Barbara Walters | 9 years and 8 Months |
6 | Dave Garroway | 9 years and 5 Months |
7 | Hugh Downs | 9 years and 29 Days |
8 | Savannah Guthrie | 8 Years and 6 Months |
9 | Tom Brokaw | 5 Years and 3 Months |
10 | Meredith Vieira | 4 Years and 8 Months |
11 | Frank McGee | 4 Years and 6 Months |
12 | Hoda Kotb | 3 Years and 1 Month |
13 | Jim Hartz | 2 Years and 26 Days |
14 | John Chancellor | 1 Year, 1 Month and 21 Days |
15 | Deborah Norville | 1 Year, 1 Month and 14 Days |
16 | Ann Curry | 1 Year and 20 Days |
Notes:
- Walters was hired as a Today writer and researcher in 1961, making her first appearance that August with a segment on the Paris fashion show. She was appointed as a "Today Girl" and reporter in October 1964; a Today panelist in September 1966, and became the program's first female co-anchor upon Frank McGee's death in April 1974.
- Pauley was hired as a Today panelist in 1976, and was promoted to co-anchor when Bryant Gumbel joined the program in 1982.
- Curry served as the show's Anchor at Large from 2012 to 2015, after her time as a primary host.
News anchors
From the show's inception, the idea of providing the latest news headlines has been critical to the function of the program. In that vein, there has always been at least one person on set whose job it is to prepare and deliver newscasts. In 1952, that person was called the "news editor" or (informally) "news chief". In modern parlance, the term "newsreader" or "news anchor" is preferred. Under the two-hour format, four newscasts were delivered, once every half-hour. Presently, there are only two newscasts, delivered at the top of each of the first two hours. Some anchors, including Jim Fleming, Lew Wood, Floyd Kalber and John Palmer, were seasoned journalists before joining the program. Others, including Ann Curry, have used the position to increase their journalistic acumen, at times leaving the newsdesk behind to venture into the field. News anchors have included the following:
- Jim Fleming (1952–53)
- Merrill Mueller (1953)
- Frank Blair (1953–1975)
- Lew Wood (1975–1976)[20]
- Floyd Kalber (1976–1979)
- Tony Guida (1979)
- No separate news anchor (1979–1981; Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley read headlines)
- Chris Wallace and Pauley (1982)
- John Palmer (1982–1989)
- Deborah Norville (1989)
- Faith Daniels (1990–1992)
- Margaret Larson (1992–1994)
- Matt Lauer (1994–1997)
- Ann Curry (1997–2011)
- Natalie Morales (2011–2016)
- No separate news anchor (2016–2018; co-anchors read headlines)
- Craig Melvin (2018–present)[21]
Weather anchors
For the program's first 25 years, weather reports were delivered by the host or newsreader. Dave Garroway illustrated the day's forecast by drawing fronts and areas of precipitation on a big chalkboard map of the United States, based on information gathered earlier in the morning from the National Weather Service in Washington, D.C. Subsequent hosts John Chancellor and Hugh Downs dropped the chalkboard weather map concept, and instead read a prepared weather summary over a still image of a weather map. When the show converted to all-color broadcasts in 1965, weather maps were prepared and projected on a screen behind Frank Blair, who delivered the forecast immediately after his news summaries.[22] Following Blair's retirement on March 14, 1975, Lew Wood took over the newsreader and weather reporting duties (using Blair's format). When Floyd Kalber became newsreader in 1976, Wood was relegated to weather, sports, roving reporter assignments, and presenting live on-air commercials until his departure in 1978.
The weather is reported every half-hour during the program's first two hours, though since Al Roker was named weather reporter on January 26, 1996, an interview is conducted by him in place of the national weather forecast at least once during the show, leaving only the local weather inserts by NBC stations.
Prior to Roker, Today weather reporters were Bob Ryan (1978–1980) and Willard Scott (1980–1996). Until Ryan's hiring, no one on the show had practical experience or academic credentials in meteorology. With NBC's purchase of The Weather Channel in 2008, personnel from that network frequently participate in Today forecast segments, at the site of a weather event or from the cable channel's suburban Atlanta headquarters, or as a fill-in for Roker. This lasted until ten years later when TWC was later acquired by Entertainment Studios.
NBC owned-and-operated station and network affiliates are given a 30-second window to insert a local forecast segment into the program following the national weather report; Roker's outcue for the local break is "That's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods," although in recent years, this outcue was used during only starting the second half-hour. During the first half hour, Roker simply uses "your local forecast" which appears after a 30-second commercial. Those not watching on an affiliate which provides local weather segments following the outcue (including international viewers, as well as NBC stations that do not have a news department) see a national summary of temperatures on a weather map.
The semi-retired Scott, who gained fame through his antics that included costumes and props,[23] still appeared on-air to continue his tradition of wishing "happy birthday" to centenarian. Scott's traditional local cue was "Here's what's happening in your world, even as we speak." He retired completely from television on December 15, 2015.
Regular panelists
The job of "panelist" has no set definition. Panelist duties can range from conducting interviews to reporting on a number of topics in-studio and in the field. Regular panelists on the program include the following:
- Jack Lescoulie (1952–1965)
- Edwin Newman (1952–1984)
- Barbara Walters (1966–1974; officially titled "co-host" in 1974)
- Judith Crist (1964–1973)
- Joe Garagiola Sr. (1967–1973, 1990–1992)
- Gene Shalit (1973–2010)
Today Girls
From 1952 to 1964, a notable member of the cast was a woman, often an entertainer, the Today Girl. Usually, she discussed fashion and lifestyle, reported the weather, covered lighter-fare stories or engaged in verbal jousting with Garroway. Estelle Parsons was the first to hold the job, though her title at the time was "Women's Editor". Upon her departure in 1955, the Today Girl name was adopted. The last to hold the position, Barbara Walters, discussed the job in her autobiography Audition: A Memoir. She wrote that the era was before the feminism, and it was believed that nobody would take a woman seriously reporting "infotainment"; Walters described the position as a "tea pourer".[24] In 1966, Walters was promoted to co-anchor alongside Hugh Downs, and the Today Girl position was eliminated. Those who held the position were:
- Estelle Parsons (official title: "Women's Editor"; 1952–1955)
- Lee Meriwether (1955–1956)
- Helen O'Connell (1956–1958)
- Betsy Palmer (1958)
- Florence Henderson (1959–1960)
- Joyce Davidson (1960)
- Pat Fontaine (1962-1963)
- Maureen O'Sullivan (1964)
J. Fred Muggs
From 1953 to 1957, the program featured J. Fred Muggs, a chimpanzee whose antics entertained viewers, but frustrated the program's staff, especially Dave Garroway. Also occasionally appearing was J. Fred's "girlfriend" Phoebe B. Beebe.
Transiciones
Pauley to Norville
In 1989, Deborah Norville (then anchor of the network's early-morning news program at the time, NBC News at Sunrise) replaced John Palmer at the Today newsdesk, at which point he assumed her previous role on Sunrise. She also began substituting for Tom Brokaw on NBC Nightly News. Shortly after Norville's appointment as Today's news anchor, the decision was made to feature her as an unofficial third host. Whereas Palmer had read the news from a desk separate from where Gumbel and Pauley sat, Norville was seated alongside the program's hosts at the opening and closing of every show. Before long, gossip columns and media observers predicted that NBC would remove Jane Pauley from the program and replace her with Norville in an effort to improve the program's recently declining viewership among young women, the demographic most coveted by morning shows.[25] During this period, Saturday Night Live featured a sketch titled "All About Deborah Norville" (a takeoff on the classic film All About Eve), which depicted Norville as ruthlessly scheming to take Pauley's place as Today co-host.
In October 1989, it was announced that 13-year veteran Pauley would leave Today at the end of the year.[26] NBC, as expected, announced that Norville would become co-host. An emotional Norville hugged Pauley on the air after the announcement was made, and many at the network hoped the negative press generated by Norville's increased presence on the program would end. However, this turned out not to be the case. Prior to the announcement of Pauley's departure, much of the criticism had focused on Norville's youth and beauty, with many branding her "the other woman" and a "home wrecker," in a reference to what some felt seemed like her intent on "breaking up" the television marriage of Gumbel and Pauley.[27]
The negative press only heightened after the announcement of Pauley's resignation, and Norville was put under a gag order by NBC brass, which prevented her from defending herself from the widespread and erroneous reports that she somehow orchestrated her rise on Today. In January 1990, the new anchor team of Bryant Gumbel and Deborah Norville, minus Jane Pauley, debuted with disastrous results. Nielsen ratings for the program began to plummet. Critics felt that Gumbel and Norville lacked chemistry and many loyal viewers began turning to rival ABC's Good Morning America (GMA).
Norville to Couric
By the end of 1990, Today, the longtime dominant program, was officially the second-place morning show behind GMA, and most of the blame was pinned on Norville. By the outbreak of the Gulf War in 1991, Norville saw her role as co-host continually minimized. Today aired special editions of the program called "America at War," with Gumbel anchoring most of the show alone. It was not uncommon for Norville not even to appear until the two-hour show's second half-hour. In addition, she was directed not to initiate conversation on the show and only speak when asked a question by Gumbel. Norville left the show for parental leave in February 1991. It was announced that Katie Couric would substitute co-host during Norville's absence. Ratings for the program rose immediately following Norville's departure and Couric's arrival.[28]
Midway though her maternity leave, Norville was interviewed by People. In the story, she avoided conversation about her recent trouble on Today, and instead focused on her newborn baby boy. She was photographed breastfeeding her son, a seemingly innocuous event, but NBC management was said to be greatly displeased by this, believing the photo to be "in poor taste". By April 1991, in light of improved ratings on Today and NBC's displeasure at the People photograph, it was announced that Norville would not return to Today and that Katie Couric had been named the program's co-host. Norville, it was disclosed, would continue to be paid in accordance with her contract, although she would no longer appear on any NBC News programs.
Couric to Vieira
On April 5, 2006, Katie Couric announced on her 15th anniversary as co-host of Today that she would leave the program and NBC News at the end of May to become the new anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News. Couric's final broadcast, on May 31, 2006, was dedicated to her 15 years as one of the show's co-hosts, and celebrated her move to the anchor chair at CBS, where she also became a correspondent for the network's Sunday night newsmagazine program 60 Minutes. Couric said during the show, "It's been a pleasure hosting this program, and thank you for fifteen great years." A special video presentation was broadcast, recapping her best moments and news stories on Today during her 15 years with the show.
The day after Couric's announcement, Meredith Vieira, then a host of ABC's The View announced on that show that she would take over as Lauer's co-anchor in September. Lauer and Vieira began co-hosting together on September 13, 2006.
On June 1, 2006 (the day after Couric's departure), NBC News announced that for the summer of 2006, Today would move to a temporary outdoor studio as Studio 1A was going through renovations to prepare for its switch to high-definition. On that same day, NBC News launched a new advertisement promoting Vieira's arrival. That summer, Couric's anchor seat was filled by various hosts, consisting of Curry, Morales and Campbell Brown (all of whom were considered candidates to replace Couric), until Vieira took over that fall.
In March 2010, Vieira signed a contract to keep her with the program until at least September 2011.[29] However, she announced on May 9, 2011, that she would depart as co-host in the following month, but would remain at NBC News as a special correspondent.[30]
Vieira to Curry
After announcing her resignation, Meredith Vieira departed the program on June 8, 2011. Vieira's spot was filled by the program's longtime news anchor Ann Curry, appearing alongside Matt Lauer as co-host. Correspondent Natalie Morales replaced Curry as news anchor in turn, with Al Roker remaining as the weather anchor. Savannah Guthrie joined Morales and Roker as co-host of the third (9:00 a.m.) hour.
Almost a year after her departure, Vieira returned briefly to Today as a special correspondent for events relating to Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Celebration. On June 5, 2012, she co-presented the show with Lauer from London.
Curry to Guthrie
NBC revealed on June 28, 2012, that Ann Curry would no longer co-host Today, and would continue to work for NBC News (where she remained until her departure in January 2015), including continuing to appear on Today. Curry's title was changed to "Today Anchor at Large and NBC News National & International Correspondent," with responsibilities including leading a seven-person unit producing content for NBC Nightly News, Dateline NBC, Rock Center with Brian Williams and Today, with occasional anchor duties for Nightly News. Curry also reported for NBC's coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. On July 9, 2012, Savannah Guthrie succeeded Curry as co-anchor alongside Lauer, Roker and Morales.[31]
Ann Curry's final show as co-anchor was subdued compared to the earlier departures of Katie Couric and Meredith Vieira, as it did not include retrospectives of Curry's 15-year run on the program or goodbye to messages from colleagues and celebrities, although Curry – seated alongside Lauer, Natalie Morales and Al Roker in the couch area of the Studio 1A set – gave a tear-filled farewell message to viewers.[32][33] Rumors of Curry's departure from Today began weeks before NBC formally announced that she would no longer be co-host, spurring negative press similar to that resulting from the departure of Jane Pauley and her replacement by Deborah Norville 23 years earlier, as early reports suggested that Matt Lauer had a hand in the program's decision to let Curry go.[34][35][36] Viewership declines for the program that began in the months following Curry becoming co-host precipitated in part due to public criticism over Lauer's alleged involvement in Curry's departure; loyal viewers once again began turning to the competing Good Morning America, which toppled Today's 16-year consecutive run as the top-rated morning news program during the week of April 9, 2012.[2] The public relations problems for Lauer that resulted from the accusations, led then-executive producer Jim Bell to admit responsibility for the negative press, in defense of Lauer, in a series of interviews with The New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter and the Associated Press.[37][38][39]
Lauer to Kotb
On November 29, 2017, Hoda Kotb became the interim co-anchor after Matt Lauer was terminated. Prior to that, she has been a featured co-anchor of Today, sitting alongside Lauer and Guthrie at the beginning of the second half-hour. She held that position on April 17, 2017, after her return from maternity leave until Lauer's termination on November 29, 2017. On January 2, 2018, her interim status became permanent, making her and Savannah Guthrie the first all-female anchor duo in Today's history and the second all-female anchor duo overall.
NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack said in an email that Kotb has "seamlessly stepped" into the position, and with Guthrie, "quickly hit the ground running". "They have an undeniable connection with each other and most importantly, with viewers, a hallmark of Today," Lack added.[40]
Just before the holidays, NBC executives offered the job to Kotb.[41] She also continued to co-host the fourth hour of the show, a role she has held since 2007.
Controversias
Gumbel's memo
In 1989, Bryant Gumbel wrote a memo to the program's then-executive producer Marty Ryan, which was critical of other Today personalities, and was leaked to the press. In the memo, Gumbel commented that Willard Scott "holds the show hostage to his assortment of whims, wishes, birthdays and bad taste... This guy is killing us and no one's even trying to rein him in." He commented that Gene Shalit's movie reviews "are often late and his interviews aren't very good".[42]
There was enough negative backlash in regard to Gumbel's comments toward Scott that Gumbel was shown reconciling with Scott on Today.[43]
Selective editing of George Zimmerman 9-1-1 call
After the shooting of Trayvon Martin, Today ran a selectively edited version of the 9-1-1 call that George Zimmerman made prior to shooting and killing Martin (which he defended as being committed in self-defense while standing trial for the shooting, for which he was acquitted on charges of murder in July 2013), which had the effect of making Zimmerman appear racist. In a March 2012 edition of the program, Today played a recording of Zimmerman saying, "This guy looks like he's up to no good. He looks black." However, several seconds of the call were cut from the 911 tape, removing Zimmerman's description of Martin, and a question asked to him about the teenager by the 911 operator. In the original, unedited tape, Zimmerman said, "This guy looks like he's up to no good. Or he's on drugs or something. It's raining and he's just walking around, looking about." The operator then asked, "OK, and this guy – is he black, white or Hispanic?", to which Zimmerman answered, "He looks black."
The Washington Post wrote that Today's alteration "would more readily paint Zimmerman as a racial profiing. In reality's version, Zimmerman simply answered a question about the race of the person whom he was reporting to the police. Nothing prejudicial at all in responding to such an inquiry... it's a falsehood with repercussions. Much of the public discussion over the past week has settled on how conflicting facts and interpretations call into question whether Zimmerman acted justifiably or criminally... To portray that exchange in a way that wrongs Zimmerman is high editorial malpractice..."[44]
Following an internal investigation into the production of the segment, NBC News fired two employees who were involved in the piece, including a producer based at the division's Miami bureau, in April 2012.[45] In December 2012, George Zimmerman filed a defamation lawsuit against NBC for the editing of the 911 call. Florida Circuit Court Judge Debra Nelson dismissed the suit on June 30, 2014, citing that there were "no genuine issues of material fact upon which a reasonable jury could find that the Defendants [NBCUniversal] acted with actual malice," but although Zimmerman could not prove that he was the victim of "actual malice", stated that the malice standard was appropriate since Zimmerman is a public figure.[46]
9/11 Moment of Silence omission
On September 11, 2012, Today sparked outrage after the program neglected to interrupt an interview with Keeping Up with the Kardashians co-star Kris Jenner to broadcast the 11th anniversary remembrance ceremonies of the September 11 attacks at 8:46 a.m. Eastern.[47] NBC was the only national television news outlet in the United States that did not interrupt regular programming to broadcast the moment of silence live. While the coverage of the ceremonies was not seen on the NBC network feed in most of the country, the network's New York City flagship owned-and-operated station WNBC interrupted the Today broadcast to run locally produced special coverage of the entire ceremony.[48]
Matt Lauer termination
On November 29, 2017, NBC terminated Lauer following allegations of "inappropriate sexual behavior". NBC News chairman Andrew Lack announced Lauer's termination, stating: "It represented, after serious review, a clear violation of our company's standards. As a result, we've decided to terminate his employment. While it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over twenty years he's been at NBC News, we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident. Our highest priority is to create a workplace environment where everyone feels safe and protected, and to ensure that any actions that run counter to our core values are met with consequences, no matter who the offender."[49]
Although NBC did not publicly report or comment on the specifics of the allegations, the entertainment industry publication Variety ran a two-month long investigation involving interviews with Lauer's former NBC colleagues on his behavior towards them, which included lurid accusations of making verbal and typed lewd comments, as well as making suggestive references to a colleague's sexual performance.[50]
Megyn Kelly blackface controversy
During the episode of October 23, 2018, Megyn Kelly participated in a panel discussion on the appropriateness of blackface in Halloween costume on her morning show Megyn Kelly Today. During the segment, Kelly recollected that "when I was a kid, that was okay as long as you were dressing up as like a character", and added that "[Luann de Lesseps] wants to look like Diana Ross for one day, and I don't know how that got racist on Halloween." Her comments were widely criticized for being interpreted as defense of the practice, which is generally considered to be a derogatory caricature of African-Americans.[51] Critics likened Kelly's remarks to a previous incident during her tenure at Fox News Channel, where Kelly asserted that Jesus and Santa Claus race and appearance of Jesus.[52][53]
Later that day, Kelly issued an internal email apologizing for the remarks, stating that "I realize now that such behavior is indeed wrong, and I am sorry", and that "I've never been a 'pc' kind of person — but I understand that we do need to be more sensitive in this day and age. Particularly on race and ethnicity issues which, far from being healed, have been exacerbated in our politics over the past year. This is a time for more understanding, love, sensitivity and honor, and I want to be part of that. I look forward to continuing that discussion."[51]
Kelly opened the October 24 episode with a public apology, as well as a follow-up discussion with African-American commentators Amy Holmes and Roland Martin on why blackface is considered controversial.[53][54] The same day, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Kelly had left the Creative Artists Agency, and had hired an attorney. It was also reported that, prior to the incident, Kelly and NBC had been discussing cancelling the program so she could focus more on serving as a correspondent, but that the comments may have an impact on her future at the network. The week's remaining episodes were replaced by encores.[55][56][57]
On October 26, 2018, NBC News confirmed the cancellation of Megyn Kelly Today and announced that the show's existing anchors would temporarily fill the third hour.[58]
Expansión
Current
Weekend Today
Today first expanded to weekends on September 20, 1987, with the debut of the Sunday edition. Five years later on August 1, 1992, the Saturday edition made its debut, expanding the program to seven days a week. The Sunday broadcast was originally 90 minutes in length, until the third half-hour being dropped with the expansion of Meet the Press to an hour-long broadcast in 1992; it now airs for one hour, while the Saturday broadcast airs for two hours.
The weekend broadcasts continue the Today format of covering breaking news, interviews with newsmakers, reports on a variety of popular-culture and human-interest stories, covering health and finance issues, and national weather reports. NBC feeds the Saturday edition from 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. (although it is often shortened to air the network's kids' block in full when there is an early start to sports) and the Sunday edition from 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. (both in the Eastern Time Zone), although many of the network's affiliates air local newscasts in those time slots and carry the network broadcast earlier or later in the morning; many NBC affiliates also bookend the Sunday edition with local morning newscasts that immediately precede and follow the program. NBC's New York City, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles owned-and-operated stations air Weekend Today simultaneously (but not live) at 9:00 a.m Eastern, 8:00 a.m. Central and 6:00 a.m. Pacific Time.
Weekend editions are tailored to the priorities and interests of weekend viewers – offering special series such as "Saturday Today on the Plaza", featuring live performances by major music acts and Broadway theatrical productions outside the studio throughout the summer.
During NBC Olympic broadcasts, the weekday anchors and staff present the majority of the program on both Saturday and Sunday throughout the two weeks to maintain promotional momentum, with limited contributions from the weekend team from New York.
Early Today
The first brand extension of Today was created in 1982. The early morning news program Early Today was conceived as a lead-in for Today, featuring the same anchors as the main program at the time, Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley. The half-hour program was fed twice to allow affiliates to carry one or both broadcasts. NBC canceled the program after a year, and replaced it with NBC News at Sunrise, originally anchored by Connie Chung.
In April 1999, NBC canceled Sunrise for two brand extensions of Today. One was Early Today which was revived September 7, 1999; the revived program originally was produced by CNBC and focused on business and financial news before switching to general news under the same production staff as MSNBC First Look in 2004. Early Today continues to air on the network, airing live each weekday morning at 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time (with an updated telecast for viewers in the Pacific Time Zone), and on tape delay until 10:00 a.m. Eastern – corresponding with the start time of Today in the Pacific Time Zone – to allow for adjustment in airtimes for other time zones and for certain NBC stations without a local morning newscast to air Early Today in lieu of one.
3rd Hour Today
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Production location | NBC Studios |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 44–52 minutes |
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3rd Hour Today (sometimes called The 3rd), the current name for the third hour of Today, features anchors who appear in the first two hours of the program. After Megyn Kelly Today was cancelled on October 26, 2018, NBC announced that Today anchors would host the third hour.[59] The new third hour premiered on October 29, 2018, with Hoda Kotb, Craig Melvin and Al Roker anchoring for the first 20 minutes from Studio 1A, reporting on the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, with Savannah Guthrie anchoring live from Pittsburgh.[60] At the top of the program, Kotb said:
"Today, as you know, we are starting a new chapter in the third hour of our show as it evolves. We want you to know that the entire Today family will continue to bring you informative and important stories, just as we always have."[61]
After 20 minutes, the program continued with Jenna Bush Hager from Studio 6A, the former home of Megyn Kelly Today, where broadcasts of the third hour would begin to be based.[62] Since its debut, the third hour has used a modified nameless opening title sequence compared to the other editions of Today. Various other Today and NBC News personalities filled in until January, when it was announced that the official hosts would be Al Roker, Sheinelle Jones, Dylan Dreyer and Craig Melvin. On December 4, 2018, an NBC News spokesperson confirmed that the third hour would move to Studio 1A to streamline the production process and create a more seamless broadcast. The last day at Studio 6A was January 4, 2019, with new broadcasts in Studio 1A beginning on January 7.[63]
Today with Hoda & Jenna
Today with Hoda & Jenna premiered on April 8, 2019, as the fourth hour of Today, succeeding Kathie Lee & Hoda.[64] The program is hosted by Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager, and continues to follow a similar format as its predecessor as its own distinct entity.[65]
Today All Day
On July 15, 2020, NBC launched a digital extension of Today known as Today All Day, which is a streaming video channel on the program's website and Peacock. It features blocks of soft news and lifestyle segments drawn from the program, as well as original content hosted by the program's personalities. NBC plans to eventually widen its distribution via third-party internet TV services in addition to its own.[66]
Former
Later Today
On September 7, 1999, NBC launched Later Today, a talk show that was intended to air immediately following the then two-hour Today. Replacing Leeza (which would continue in first-run syndication for one more year) on the network's morning schedule, Later Today was hosted by Jodi Applegate, Florence Henderson and Asha Blake. The program was cancelled on August 11, 2000, due to lackluster ratings; it was replaced two months later by the third hour of Today, later known as Today's Take.
Today's Take
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Today's Take (sometimes called The Take) was the third-hour segment of Today. This "show-within-a-show" had its own anchors (although featuring on-air staff that appears during the first two hours of the program), opening title sequence and theme music.
On October 2, 2000, NBC expanded Today to three hours, with the addition of an hour from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. For its first twelve years, the format of the third hour was originally structured similarly to Today's first two hours, using the same anchors as that portion of the broadcast; separate anchors began to be used for the third hour over time, with only the news anchor (Ann Curry until 2011, then Natalie Morales) and the weather anchor (Al Roker) being shared with the main 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. block – this was particularly the case during instances where Matt Lauer or his co-host (Katie Couric, then Meredith Vieira from 2006 to 2011, Ann Curry from 2011 to 2012, and finally Savannah Guthrie during the final months of the original format) could not be present for the entire hour due to reporting assignments or personal commitments. Vieira, outside of breaking news situations, was specifically disallowed by contract from any duties in the third hour due to her hosting commitments to the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Disney–ABC Domestic Television.
The network revamped the format of the third hour on November 12, 2012, and gave it the in-program title Today's Take. Roker was joined during the revamped third hour by Natalie Morales and Willie Geist (who had recently joined Today after ending his run as the original anchor of MSNBC's Way Too Early); MSNBC anchor and Today correspondent Tamron Hall was added as a co-host for that hour of the program on February 24, 2014, and Ellie Kemper joined the program on June 29, 2015, as a temporary co-host (until July 17, 2015).[67]
With the change, traditional news segments at the beginning of the hour were abandoned in favor of a topical "host chat" format similar to the opening segment of the succeeding fourth hour of the program (with the only difference being that top general news events are discussed somewhat more often, in addition to featuring topical discussions on offbeat and pop culture-related stories and periodic clips from television programs aired the previous night and viral video). Instead, the news segment (titled News with Natalie, anchored by Morales, and alternately titled Today's News on days when Morales is off) is featured prior to the local update cutaways near the end of the first half-hour; national weather segments are also retained following the host chat segments in both half-hours. Beginning in May 2015, the News with Natalie/Today's News segment moved to 9:30 a.m. and the national weather segment to follow and the host chat at 9:30 a.m. was discontinued.
On August 22, 2016, both Morales and Geist left Today's Take and former Access Hollywood host Billy Bush officially joined the set. Bush was later suspended and eventually fired from the segment as well as the program following Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape during U.S. Republican and presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign in October 2016.
On February 1, 2017, Hall left Today's Take. Weekend co-anchor Sheinelle Jones and weekend meteorologist Dylan Dreyer filled in as co-hosts alongside Roker until a new morning lineup began in the fall.[68]
Today's Take aired its final episode on September 22, 2017, and Megyn Kelly Today replaced it on September 25, 2017.
Megyn Kelly Today
Megyn Kelly Today premiered on September 25, 2017, as a replacement for Today's Take. It was hosted by former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, and was structured as a daytime talk show.[69][70][71][72][73][74]
In the wake of stable but lower viewership in comparison to the timeslot's predecessor, a desire by Kelly to focus more on her overall role at NBC News, and in the wake of controversy over a recent segment discussing blackface,[75][76] the show was officially cancelled on October 26, 2018.[77][78] Kelly never again appeared on NBC and departed the network three months later.
Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda
Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda was the fourth-hour segment of Today hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, which aired from April 7, 2008, to April 5, 2019. It replaced the original fourth hour that debuted earlier that fall on September 10, 2007, originally hosted by Ann Curry, Natalie Morales, and Hoda Kotb. The program was its own distinct entity, with its own website and social media presence. The fourth hour does not have news or weather segments or input from the earlier hosts and is structured virtually as a standalone talk show, with an opening "host chat" segment reminiscent of the one popularized by Gifford and Regis Philbin on Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, as well as interviews and features focusing on entertainment, fashion and other topics aimed at female viewers.
On December 11, 2018, NBC and Gifford announced that she will be retiring from her position of anchoring the fourth hour in April 2019, her 11th anniversary since joining Today.[79][80] Kotb continues co-anchoring the fourth hour.[81] On February 26, 2019, NBC announced that Jenna Bush Hager would replace Gifford.[82]
Música
Today host Dave Garroway selected Les Brown's "Sentimental Journey" as the program's original theme music, which was used during Garroway's entire run from 1952 to 1961. In 1962, when Hugh Downs became host, Django Reinhardt's "Melodie au Crepuscule" was chosen as the new theme; it was replaced in 1963 by "Misty", an instrumental ballad composed by Erroll Garner and performed by Bobby Hackett and John B. Seng.[83]
"Misty" served as Today's theme until 1971, when NBC News correspondent Frank McGee joined the show. Composer Ray Ellis penned an instrumental theme entitled "This is Today", a jazzy, up-tempo piece that served as the program's main theme until 1978. Because This is Today closely resembled Stephen Schwartz's song "Day by Day" from the musical Godspell, Schwartz successfully sued for copyright infringement.[84] "This is Today" was revised as a result, with the second version of the piece incorporating the familiar NBC chimes was used until 1981, at the close of the Tom Brokaw–Jane Pauley era.[83] The chimes were also used throughout the program to introduce and conclude segments, usually in combination with the familiar Today sunburst logo.
By the time Bryant Gumbel was appointed co-anchor of the program in 1982, a new version of Ellis' "This is Today" theme was introduced, using a looser, more relaxed arrangement that continued to feature the NBC chimes in its melody. A shorter arrangement of "This is Today" was used for the show open (featuring a rotating globe and the Today sunburst) from 1983 to 1985. The main theme was used until 1985, and due to its popularity with viewers was resurrected as the show's secondary theme in January 1993. The 1982 theme later served as the program's official "anniversary" music, used to open and close retrospective segments in the leadup to Today's 60th anniversary in 2012.
1985 saw the end of the synthesizer era at NBC as composer John Williams wrote a series of themes for all NBC News programs, with a cut entitled "The Mission", serving as the principal theme for NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. Williams also composed two themes for Today: an opening fanfare for the program that was derived from the opening of "The Mission"; and a two-minute closing theme for the show entitled "Scherzo for Today", a dramatic arrangement that made heavy use of strings and flutes. In the late 1980s, "Scherzo" was played in its entirety multiple times daily during the weather scrolls that ran during local commercial breaks; however, most NBC affiliates preempted these segments with locally slotted advertising. The new Today themes – used in tandem with the show's new opening sequence featuring the Statue of Liberty and a new living room studio set – gave the program a distinctly modern look and sound beginning in September 1985. A series of Williams-penned bumpers featuring "The Mission" signature were also used to open and close segments. "Scherzo for Today" was used as the program's closing theme until 1990, and "The Mission" bumpers were used until 1993 (one of them could be heard as a station break lead-in on NBC's Meet The Press until 2004).
Meanwhile, Williams' opening fanfare had opened the program ever since its 1985 introduction, with two brief interruptions; new opening themes were briefly introduced and quickly discarded in the summer of 1994 (to mark the debut of Studio 1A) and in 2004. The fanfare was iconically accompanied by Fred Facey announcing "From NBC News, this is Today… with (anchor) and (anchor)" (with "Live from Studio 1A in Rockefeller Plaza" being added to the introduction on June 20, 1994, when the show moved to its new studio). Although Facey died in April 2003, his introduction of the Couric–Lauer team was used for the duration of Couric's era (except for special editions requiring special introductions). Weekend Today announcer Les Marshak became the new voice of the weekday program on September 13, 2006.[85] A lighter theme employing the NBC chimes was used to open the show's 7:30 through 9:30 a.m. half-hour segments, and was also used as a closing theme.
In March 2013, "The Mission" was replaced with a theme composed by Adam Gubman for Non-Stop Music. Along with Non-Stop Music, Gubman's rebranding could be heard dating back to Today's coverage of the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in April 2011. Gubman went on to write music for the network's 2012 election coverage, and continues to provide audio content for Today.
Calificaciones
From 1995 to 2012, Today generally beat ABC rival Good Morning America in the Nielsen ratings among all network morning programs. By the week of September 11, 2006, the program earned 6.320 million total viewers, 1.6 million more than the 4.73 million viewers earned by Good Morning America. This gap eventually decreased, as by the week of June 30, 2008, Today was watched by an average of 4.9 million viewers, compared to Good Morning America's 3.8 million.[86]
Furthermore, by the week of October 12, 2008, Today's total viewership had gone up to 4.910 million viewers, compared to second place Good Morning America's total viewership of 4.25 million (and significantly above the 2.66 million viewers earned by CBS' The Early Show).[87] For the week above, the third hour (referred as "Today II" by NBC exclusively for Nielsen ratings counts) drew 2.9 million viewers and the fourth hour (referred in Nielsen ratings as "Today III"), delivered 1.7 million.
For the week of January 4, 2009, the 8:00 a.m. hour of Today averaged 5.998 million viewers; the 9:00 a.m. hour, meanwhile, averaged 4.447 million total viewers and a 1.4 rating among adults aged 25–54, marking that hour's best ratings since the week of August 11, 2008. The 10:00 a.m. hour averaged 2.412 million total viewers and a .8 rating in the demographic, the highest total viewership for that portion of the program since the week of December 31, 2007.[88]
For the week of April 11, 2011, the program passed its 800th consecutive week as the No. 1 rated network morning news program, with 5.662 million total viewers (ahead of Good Morning America by approximately 1.2 million viewers).[89]
During the week of April 25, 2011, Today averaged 6.424 million viewers, marking its best weekly total viewership since August 11, 2008, during the 2008 Summer Olympics. This was largely buoyed by the April 29 coverage of the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, which earned 9.628 million viewers (beating Good Morning America's coverage by more than 1.6 million viewers), and was also the best single day rating since November 8, 2000, the day after the 2000 presidential election.[90]
Transmisiones internacionales
- NBC News programs, including the live broadcast of Today, are shown daily on the 24-hour news network OSN News in MENA Region.
- In Australia, NBC Today (the title used in that country to avoid confusion with the local Nine Network program Today) airs an edited 42-minute version of the first two hours from 4:00 a.m. Tuesday to Saturday on the Seven Network (rerun at 9:00 a.m. on sister network 7Two). The Today's Take hour (which is abbreviated to the same runtime) only airs Saturdays on the primary channel and Tuesday to Saturday on 7two; while Seven broadcasts the Sunday edition at 5:00 a.m. on Mondays, following Meet The Press. The program was originally trimmed to 63 minutes, with the local news cutaway removed. However, a news ticker appears at the bottom of the screen, containing national headlines, as well as information on the next edition of Seven's morning program Sunrise. A national weather map of Australia is inserted during local affiliate cutaways during the weather segment. Today does not air on the primary regional affiliates Prime7 and GWN7, which instead air infomercial.
- In the Philippines, Today aired on 9TV (formerly called as Talk TV and Solar News Channel) from 2011 to August 2014; an edited 90-minute version of the weekday editions aired Tuesdays through Saturdays at 5:30 a.m., with a two-hour abbreviated broadcast of the Friday editions airing at 10:00 a.m. local time on Saturdays. Weekend Today airs Saturdays for two hours at 10:00 p.m. and Sundays at 11:00 p.m. local time. The local affiliate cutaways during the weather segment were removed only from the weekday editions. Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda (titled Today's Talk for the TalkTV/SNC/9TV broadcasts) aired Tuesdays to Saturdays at 3:00 a.m. Both shows were removed from the schedule since then, particularly with the relaunch of 9TV as CNN Philippines. Starting November 2, 2020, The show returns to Philippine TV and airs live on TAP TV.
- In the United Kingdom and Europe, Today originally aired on Sky News from 1989 to 1993, and on NBC Europe from 1993 to 1998. The show was initially aired live in the afternoon until 1995, when NBC Europe began airing it on a one-day delay the morning after the original U.S. broadcast.
- In Indonesia, NBC Today is aired on NBC-US at 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. WIB (6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. WIB from March to November) with WNBC local weather exclusively for SVICLOUD TV Box. Aimed for U.S. expatriates in Indonesia.
Ver también
- List of special editions of Today (American TV program), for editions of the program marking major news events or breaking news coverage
Referencias
Notes
- 1. ^ Walters was women's editor and contributor from 1961 through 1964. In 1964, her role was titled " Today Girl" and panelist. In 1966, she began regularly co-anchoring alongside Downs. In 1974, following the death of McGee, she was titled "co-host".
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enlaces externos
- Official website
- Today at IMDb
- Today music history page