Today (1952): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1952, Today is a nachrichten and talkshow series.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Today stars Al Roker as Self, Matt Lauer as Self, Natalie Morales as Self and Hoda Kotb as Self, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.6/10, Today has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on PBS. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Today page.

If you liked it. Fans of Today tend to enjoy Last Week Tonight mit John Oliver, Conan, Saturday Night Live and The Colbert Report.