About this season
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.
Episodes (285)
1. Ellen DeGeneres; Peter Frampton
Aired 8 September 2003
2. Whoopi Goldberg
Aired 9 September 2003
3. Sofia Coppola, Scarlett Johansson, Gary Sinise
Aired 10 September 2003
4. Season 51, Episode 4
Aired 11 September 2003
5. Nicolas Cage; Cuba Gooding Jr, Seal
Aired 12 September 2003
6. Michael Caine, Beyonce Knowles, John Lithgow, Dr. Phil McGraw
Aired 15 September 2003
7. Jason Biggs and Christina Ricci
Aired 16 September 2003
8. Haley Joel Osment
Aired 17 September 2003
9. David Bowie, Kenneth Cole, Robert Duvall, Tammy Faye Messner
Aired 18 September 2003
10. Danny DeVito, Alan Jackson, Molly Sims
Aired 19 September 2003
11. Kelsey Grammer; Jack Nicklaus; The Rock; Martin Scorsese
Aired 22 September 2003
12. Rosario Dawson
Aired 23 September 2003
13. Ben Stiller; Seann William Scott, Diana Kennedy
Aired 24 September 2003
14. Drew Barrymore
Aired 25 September 2003
15. Gloria Estefan, Harvey Fierstein
Aired 26 September 2003
16. Jack Black, Gail Collins, Eva Mendes
Aired 29 September 2003
17. Joan Cusack, Bette Midler, Denzel Washington
Aired 30 September 2003
18. Magic Johnson, Steve Martin, Bette Midler
Aired 1 October 2003
19. Dean Cain, Sting
Aired 2 October 2003
20. Rob Lowe; R.E.M.
Aired 3 October 2003
21. Catherine Zeta-Jones
Aired 6 October 2003
22. Clint Eastwood, Tiffani Thiessen
Aired 7 October 2003
23. Kevin Bacon, Patricia Clarkson
Aired 8 October 2003
24. Scott Foley
Aired 9 October 2003
25. Matthew Broderick; George Clooney; Tim Robbins
Aired 10 October 2003
26. Lance Armstrong; Jamie Oliver; Tim Robbins
Aired 13 October 2003
27. Marcia Gay Harden, Chef Jamie Oliver cooks squash pasta
Aired 14 October 2003
28. John Cusack, Jamie Oliver makes bread
Aired 15 October 2003
29. Dustin Hoffman, Style Watch, Jamie Oliver makes desserts
Aired 16 October 2003
30. Tom Brokaw; Jamie Oliver makes salads
Aired 17 October 2003
31. Mark Ruffalo
Aired 20 October 2003
32. The ``Today'' show book, ``This Is TODAY: A Window on Our Times.''
Aired 21 October 2003
33. Season 51, Episode 33
Aired 22 October 2003
34. Jennifer Jason Leigh; Jon Meacham
Aired 23 October 2003
35. Bill Cosby, Anthony Hopkins, Diane Keaton, Meg Ryan, Gus Van Sant, style watch
Aired 24 October 2003
36. Jamie Johnson, Prince Albert Of Monaco
Aired 27 October 2003
37. Ellen DeGeneres; Marcia Gay Harden
Aired 28 October 2003
38. Jacinda Barrett; Wentworth Miller; Anne Rice
Aired 29 October 2003
39. Bob Newhart; style-watch
Aired 30 October 2003
40. Halloween on the plaza
Aired 31 October 2003
41. James Caan
Aired 3 November 2003
42. Keanu Reeves; Sting; Liam Neeson; Internet travel deals
Aired 4 November 2003
43. Laurence Fishburne; Jada Pinkett Smith; Emma Thompson
Aired 5 November 2003
44. Will Ferrell
Aired 6 November 2003
45. Zooey Deschanel, Laura Linney; Sarah McLachlan
Aired 7 November 2003
46. Colin Firth
Aired 10 November 2003
47. Rick Rodgers
Aired 11 November 2003
48. Jon Favreau, Brendan Fraser, Hugh Grant, Jessica Lynch
Aired 12 November 2003
49. Spencer Breslin; Tom Cruise; Jessica Lynch
Aired 13 November 2003
50. Dakota Fanning; Pink
Aired 14 November 2003
51. Alec Baldwin; Halle Berry
Aired 17 November 2003
52. Cyndi Lauper
Aired 18 November 2003
53. Penelope Cruz; Kelly Preston
Aired 19 November 2003
54. Billy Bob Thornton
Aired 20 November 2003
55. Ryan O'Neal, Mike Myers; Robert Downey Jr.;
Aired 21 November 2003
56. Season 51, Episode 56
Aired 24 November 2003
57. Bernie Mac, Dixie Chicks, Mario Batali, Ashley Judd, Jason Patric, Enrique Iglesias
Aired 25 November 2003
58. Anthony Campbell, Nigella Lawson
Aired 26 November 2003
59. Katarina Witt
Aired 27 November 2003
60. Lauren Graham; Chicago; Patrick Stewart
Aired 28 November 2003
61. Jackie Collins; Magic Johnson
Aired 1 December 2003
62. Jeff Gordon; Tracy Morgan; Reba McEntire
Aired 2 December 2003
63. Harry Connick Jr.; Diane Keaton; Jamie Oliver
Aired 3 December 2003
64. Michael Buble; Style-Watch
Aired 4 December 2003
65. Letitia Baldrige
Aired 5 December 2003
66. Matthew Damon, Ross Eirich, Mary-Louise Parker
Aired 8 December 2003
67. Danny DeVito; Ruben Studdard; Jeff Bridges
Aired 9 December 2003
68. Emma Thompson; Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, Leslie Sbrocco
Aired 10 December 2003
69. Amanda Peet
Aired 11 December 2003
70. Michelle Branch. Neil Leifer
Aired 12 December 2003
71. Cher, Donna Murphy, Jennifer Westfeldt
Aired 15 December 2003
72. Book club additions; mail-order foods; Style Watch
Aired 16 December 2003
73. Neve Campbell
Aired 17 December 2003
74. Martina McBride
Aired 18 December 2003
75. Ashanti
Aired 19 December 2003
76. Jimmy Smits; Stacie Orrico; Gene Shalit
Aired 22 December 2003
77. Lynn Redgrave; Jim Brickman, Kristy Starling
Aired 23 December 2003
78. Michael Feinstein; Nigella Lawson
Aired 24 December 2003
79. Musical Performances
Aired 25 December 2003
80. Oksana Baiul
Aired 26 December 2003
81. Budget weddings
Aired 29 December 2003
82. Brian Boitano
Aired 30 December 2003
83. Trends for the new year
Aired 31 December 2003
84. John Edward
Aired 1 January 2004
85. Space-saving appliances
Aired 2 January 2004
86. Mandy Moore; Naomi Judd
Aired 5 January 2004
87. Margaret Fitzpatrick, Dr. Laura Schlessinger
Aired 6 January 2004
88. Scarlett Johansson
Aired 7 January 2004
89. Donald Trump
Aired 8 January 2004
90. Dave Matthews; Caitlin Friedman
Aired 9 January 2004
91. Patricia Heaton; pet fashions
Aired 12 January 2004
92. Linda Fairstein
Aired 13 January 2004
93. Brittany Snow, Elisabeth Robinson
Aired 14 January 2004
94. Donny Deutsch
Aired 15 January 2004
95. Juliette Lewis; improving home air quality
Aired 16 January 2004
96. Kim Cattrall; Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Aired 19 January 2004
97. Josh Duhamel; comfort food; Train
Aired 20 January 2004
98. Carrie Fisher, David Hyde Pierce
Aired 21 January 2004
99. Volunteer vacations; style-watch
Aired 22 January 2004
100. Tom Cavanagh, Julie Bowen; mutual funds
Aired 23 January 2004
101. Dennis Miller
Aired 26 January 2004
102. Martina McBride
Aired 27 January 2004
103. Michelle T. Williams; sun and ski styles
Aired 28 January 2004
104. Donna Murphy; Queen Latifah
Aired 29 January 2004
105. Alfred Molina; John Larroquette
Aired 30 January 2004
106. Kelsey Grammer
Aired 2 February 2004
107. Harry Connick Jr.; Kathryn Black
Aired 3 February 2004
108. Paul Rudd
Aired 4 February 2004
109. Noah Wyle
Aired 5 February 2004
110. Winter carnival; romantic weekend getaways; style watch
Aired 6 February 2004
111. New ways to fight signs of aging; Hilary Swank, Julia Ormond
Aired 9 February 2004
112. Michael J. Fox; Mardi Gras
Aired 10 February 2004
113. Paul Rudd; Lois P. Frankel
Aired 11 February 2004
114. Norah Jones
Aired 12 February 2004
115. David Burke
Aired 13 February 2004
116. Meg Ryan; Ray Romano; Constance L. Hays
Aired 16 February 2004
117. Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley, Jai Rodriguez, Marcia Gay Harden
Aired 17 February 2004
118. Kim Cattrall; Omar Epps
Aired 18 February 2004
119. Maura Tierney, Cynthia Nixon
Aired 19 February 2004
120. Kristin Davis, Gene Hackman
Aired 20 February 2004
121. Sarah Jessica Parker; Daniel Silva
Aired 23 February 2004
122. tips for casual dressing
Aired 24 February 2004
123. Tim Robbins; Susan Shapiro
Aired 25 February 2004
124. Steven Cojocaru's style-watch
Aired 26 February 2004
125. low-carb fast food
Aired 27 February 2004
126. Reporting on the Academy Awards
Aired 1 March 2004
127. Jenni Meno, Todd Sand; Joan Ryan; Dalton Conley
Aired 2 March 2004
128. David Soul. Paul Michael Glaser, Clay Aiken, Kelly Clarkson
Aired 3 March 2004
129. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson
Aired 4 March 2004
130. Jill Hennessey, Carmen Electra
Aired 5 March 2004
131. Jayson Blair; filing taxes
Aired 8 March 2004
132. Maria Bello, Marie C. Wilson
Aired 9 March 2004
133. Johnny Depp; Latin foods
Aired 10 March 2004
134. Snoop Dogg, John Turturro
Aired 11 March 2004
135. Ben Affleck; Anne Heche; water filters
Aired 12 March 2004
136. Gary Sinise
Aired 15 March 2004
137. Angelina Jolie; George Weigel
Aired 16 March 2004
138. Donald Trump
Aired 17 March 2004
139. Steven Spielberg; Mekhi Phifer
Aired 18 March 2004
140. Elvis Stojko; Vanessa Marcil
Aired 19 March 2004
141. Ben Affleck; spring accessories
Aired 22 March 2004
142. Tom Hanks; Eric Clapton
Aired 23 March 2004
143. Kevin Smith, Ben Affleck, Marlon Wayans, Linda Cardellini, Kathleen Daelemans
Aired 24 March 2004
144. George Carlin
Aired 25 March 2004
145. Jay Leno, Raquel Castro, David Burke
Aired 26 March 2004
146. Parminder Nagra; People magazine's 30th anniversary
Aired 29 March 2004
147. Larry King; Ann Hathaway; Peter Sanders
Aired 30 March 2004
148. mail-order Easter foods
Aired 31 March 2004
149. Dwayne ``The Rock'' Johnson
Aired 1 April 2004
150. Style Watch
Aired 2 April 2004
151. Season 51, Episode 151
Aired 5 April 2004
152. Season 51, Episode 152
Aired 6 April 2004
153. Season 51, Episode 153
Aired 7 April 2004
154. Season 51, Episode 154
Aired 8 April 2004
155. Season 51, Episode 155
Aired 9 April 2004
156. Season 51, Episode 156
Aired 12 April 2004
157. Toni Collette; Billy Crystal; Daryl Hannah; Meryl Streep
Aired 13 April 2004
158. Sean Hannity; Goran Visnjic; Jon Favreau
Aired 14 April 2004
159. Donald Trump, Mark Burnett, Quentin Tarantino
Aired 15 April 2004
160. David Duchovny, Miguel Ferrer
Aired 16 April 2004
161. Brian Herzlinger; Rocco DiSpirito; Jade Jagger
Aired 19 April 2004
162. Michael Moore. Whoopi Goldberg
Aired 20 April 2004
163. Mary Chapin Carpenter; Trudie Styler; John Lithgow
Aired 21 April 2004
164. Tina Fey, Pierce Brosnan
Aired 22 April 2004
165. Dr. Sylvia Rimm, Lindsay Lohan; Sheryl Crow; InStyle Today: pink for all ages.
Aired 23 April 2004
166. James Caviezel; Peter Greenberg
Aired 26 April 2004
167. Andy Richter; Diana Krall; Harlan Coben
Aired 27 April 2004
168. Lorne Michaels; John Feinstein
Aired 28 April 2004
169. Julianne Moore; Megan Mullally; Eugene Levy
Aired 29 April 2004
170. Kim Delaney; John Mayer
Aired 30 April 2004
171. Mary-Kate Ashley Olsen; Michael Connelly
Aired 3 May 2004
172. Donald Faison, Judy Reyes
Aired 4 May 2004
173. Kate Beckinsale; Loretta Lynn; Jack White
Aired 5 May 2004
174. Kathie Lee Gifford
Aired 6 May 2004
175. Hugh Jackman; Alicia Keys
Aired 7 May 2004
176. Laura Linney; Graham Taylor; "The Partridge Family"
Aired 10 May 2004
177. Neil Patrick Harris, Mario Cantone
Aired 11 May 2004
178. Gerry McCambridge; body image; "The Mary Tyler Moore Show''; Dr. Gail Saltz
Aired 12 May 2004
179. Frasier
Aired 13 May 2004
180. Eddie Murphy; Arianna Huffington; "Taxi''; Martina McBride
Aired 14 May 2004
181. Sugar Ray Leonard, Sylvester Stallone, Mark Burnett, Eddie Murphy, Lou Manfredini
Aired 17 May 2004
182. Tom Brokaw; Mariska Hargitay, Chris Meloni, Glenn Close, Patrick Stewart, summer sandwiches
Aired 18 May 2004
183. Julie Andrews; Dr. Fred Pescatore
Aired 19 May 2004
184. Antonio Banderas; Lenny Kravitz; Alison Sweeney
Aired 20 May 2004
185. Mike Myers; Avril Lavigne
Aired 21 May 2004
186. Jake Gyllenhaal; Daniel Radcliffe; Plum Sykes
Aired 24 May 2004
187. Sela Ward; teen chefs; Thomas Hamill
Aired 25 May 2004
188. Dennis Quaid; creating desserts
Aired 26 May 2004
189. Season 51, Episode 189
Aired 27 May 2004
190. Counting Crows; Dan Briody
Aired 28 May 2004
191. Gary Oldman
Aired 31 May 2004
192. Jamie Cullum; Anthony Michael Hall
Aired 1 June 2004
193. Matthew Broderick; Richard Ben Cramer
Aired 2 June 2004
194. Bette Midler; Emma Watson
Aired 3 June 2004
195. Home decorating on a budget
Aired 4 June 2004
196. Randy Quaid, Timothy Hutton
Aired 7 June 2004
197. Glenn Close; Marc Anthony
Aired 8 June 2004
198. Nicole Kidman, Jay Mohr, Vin Diesel, Jim Miller
Aired 9 June 2004
199. Jennifer Love Hewitt
Aired 10 June 2004
200. Christopher Walken; Kid Rock
Aired 11 June 2004
201. George Michael; Guy Pearce
Aired 14 June 2004
202. Ben Stiller; Helen Fielding
Aired 15 June 2004
203. Christine Taylor; Ian Smith
Aired 16 June 2004
204. Vince Vaughn
Aired 17 June 2004
205. Michael Moore; Joan Allen; James Lipton; Maroon 5
Aired 18 June 2004
206. Keenen Ivory Wayans; Fantasia Barrino
Aired 21 June 2004
207. Hadas Dembo
Aired 22 June 2004
208. Shawn Wayans; luggage for summer travel
Aired 23 June 2004
209. Paige Davis; Marlon Wayans; Teens in Training
Aired 24 June 2004
210. Will Ferrell; Alfred Molina; Jimmy Buffett
Aired 25 June 2004
211. Kirsten Dunst
Aired 28 June 2004
212. Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Tobey Maguire
Aired 29 June 2004
213. Season 51, Episode 213
Aired 30 June 2004
214. Willem Dafoe; Dr. Mel Levine; Helen Mirren
Aired 1 July 2004
215. Carson Daly; Jane Green
Aired 2 July 2004
216. Preventing aging in hands; a lesson in barbecue
Aired 5 July 2004
217. Preventing aging in hands; a lesson in barbecue
Aired 6 July 2004
218. John McEnroe; Julianna Margulies, Dylan McDermott; Kelly Slater, Sara Gerhardt
Aired 7 July 2004
219. Beach volleyball
Aired 8 July 2004
220. Yeslam bin Laden, Paul Rudd; Barenaked Ladies
Aired 9 July 2004
221. Natalie Coughlin; Marie Osmond
Aired 12 July 2004
222. Carl Hiaasen; indoor floral arrangements
Aired 13 July 2004
223. John Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards; Laura Bush; premium air-conditioners for summer
Aired 14 July 2004
224. Peter Krause
Aired 15 July 2004
225. Benjamin Bratt; Brandy
Aired 16 July 2004
226. Joan Allen; David Rosengarten
Aired 19 July 2004
227. The history of Catwoman; Mena Suvari
Aired 20 July 2004
228. Sharon Stone; Alan Kopit
Aired 21 July 2004
229. Matthew Damon; Halle Berry; John Kerry
Aired 22 July 2004
230. Meryl Streep, Denzel Washington, Jonathan Demme, Corrs, Peter Krause, Tyler Florence
Aired 23 July 2004
231. Julia Stiles; Meryl Streep, ; ``Today's Woman''; Lance Armstrong
Aired 26 July 2004
232. Kimberly Elise; ``Today's Home''
Aired 27 July 2004
233. Zach Braff; Denzel Washington; cold soups
Aired 28 July 2004
234. Jonathan Demme
Aired 29 July 2004
235. Dennis Miller; Norah Jones
Aired 30 July 2004
236. Pamela Anderson; Chris Kentis
Aired 2 August 2004
237. K.D. Lang; David Burke
Aired 3 August 2004
238. Seth Green, Matthew Lillard, Dax Shepherd; Today's fitness
Aired 4 August 2004
239. Vili Fualaau, Mary Kay Letourneau
Aired 5 August 2004
240. Today's style; LL Cool J
Aired 6 August 2004
241. Wynonna Judd
Aired 9 August 2004
242. Venus Williams, Serena Williams
Aired 10 August 2004
243. vacationing
Aired 11 August 2004
244. Summer Olympic history
Aired 12 August 2004
245. Nia Vardalos, Today's Greek Kitchen, Jim Boutsakis
Aired 13 August 2004
246. Joan Read
Aired 16 August 2004
247. Fashion and food
Aired 17 August 2004
248. Mary Ruth Joyner, Al Joyner, Florence Griffith Joyner; tourism and history of Crete, Greece
Aired 18 August 2004
249. Olympic swimsuit technology
Aired 19 August 2004
250. Marion Jones; Greek dancing
Aired 20 August 2004
251. Shane Hammon
Aired 23 August 2004
252. the history and culture of Ithaca, Greece
Aired 24 August 2004
253. Olympic report
Aired 25 August 2004
254. where Greeks travel for vacation
Aired 26 August 2004
255. Greek food and arts
Aired 27 August 2004
256. George W. Bush, Pat Buchanan
Aired 30 August 2004
257. Orlando Jones
Aired 31 August 2004
258. Sharif Atkins
Aired 1 September 2004
259. Marcia Angell; school cafeteria food
Aired 2 September 2004
260. Tim Russert
Aired 3 September 2004
261. Bill Rancic
Aired 6 September 2004
262. Jamie Lee Curtis; Patricia Cornwell
Aired 7 September 2004
263. Kristin Gore
Aired 8 September 2004
264. Paris Hilton, Alan Jackson
Aired 9 September 2004
265. George Foreman discuss the next generation of grills; advice for parents with children who desire to be vegetarians
Aired 10 September 2004
266. Aron Ralston; Heather Locklear; Linda Bloodworth Thomason
Aired 13 September 2004
267. Kitty Kelley; Billy Joel; Peter Cincotti; Robot Assisted Heart Surgery
Aired 14 September 2004
268. Amanda Welsh
Aired 15 September 2004
269. Kirsten Dunst; Eric McCormack; Louis Licari; Cheryl Tiegs
Aired 16 September 2004
270. Paul Bettany; Dr. Stanley Greenspan; teaching children to be independent thinkers
Aired 17 September 2004
271. Julianne Moore; Stephen King; Rick Warren
Aired 20 September 2004
272. Anthony Edwards; Peter Cincotti; Cat Cora
Aired 21 September 2004
273. Anthony Edwards; Peter Cincotti; Cat Cora
Aired 22 September 2004
274. Jon Stewart; Dennis Farina; Mark Bittman; Matt LeBlanc; Maya Angelou
Aired 23 September 2004
275. Queen Latifah; John C. McGinley
Aired 24 September 2004
276. Will Smith; Howard Dean
Aired 27 September 2004
277. Greg Behrendt, Liz Tuccillo
Aired 28 September 2004
278. Season 51, Episode 278
Aired 29 September 2004
279. Angelina Jolie
Aired 30 September 2004
280. Gisele Bundchen; Amy Fisher
Aired 1 October 2004
281. Gisele Bundchen; Amy Fisher
Aired 4 October 2004
282. Queen Latifah; Billy Bob Thornton; Anna Quindlen; Jimmy Fallon; Annette Bening; Bethany Hamilton
Aired 5 October 2004
283. Lee Iacocca
Aired 6 October 2004
284. Bill O'Reilly
Aired 7 October 2004
285. Tim McGraw
Aired 8 October 2004