“Image Credit: Getty Images/ GC Images NBC’s Today show has been a morning TV staple for decades, evolving through the years with a rotating team of trusted anchors and correspondents. Find out all about who’s sitting behind the Today desk and get to know who’s faces we love seeing on the daily, below! Who Are”, — write: hollywoodlife.com
Image Credit: Getty Images/ GC Images NBC’s Today show has been a morning TV staple for decades, evolving through the years with a rotating team of trusted anchors and correspondents.
Find out all about who’s sitting behind the Today desk and get to know who’s faces we love seeing on the daily, below!
Who Are the Current ‘Today’ Show Hosts? As of August 2025, the Today show lineup features a mix of longtime anchors and recently promoted hosts following several high-profile changes. Savannah Guthrie continues to lead the flagship morning hours and is now joined by Craig Melvin, who was promoted to co-anchor in January after Hoda Kotb stepped down from her role. Al Roker remains a central part of the team, delivering weather updates and features, while Carson Daly contributes lifestyle segments and special reports.
The show’s third hour is co-hosted by Sheinelle Jones, Dylan Dreyer, Al, and Craig. Over on the fourth hour—now titled Today with Jenna & Friends—Jenna Bush Hager leads the hour with a rotating lineup of guest co-hosts following Hoda’s departure from that segment as well.
Why Did Hoda Kotb Leave ‘Today’? Hoda Kotb has been a staple for 17 years on the Today show, however, it was her 60th birthday that inspired her to change gears and go into early retirement. She felt as though she had given her all career-wise and was ready to give her all mother-wise to her little ones, Hayley, 7, and Hope, 5.
Hoda shared her reasoning behind the bold move and candidly said: “If you’re going to be excellent at work, something has to give at home. And if you want to be excellent at home, something has to give at work. It can’t be equal. I knew that I wanted this decade to be different. I looked at my time like a pie. I was like, ‘this is how much time I get, and now what am I going to do with it and how am I going to carve it up?’ And I wanted it to be filled with more of them,” according to People.
Hoda Kotb has announced that she is leaving TODAY early next year. pic.twitter.com/sXuRsDbNnI
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) September 26, 2024
The co-host got a loving on-air farewell party called the “Hoda-bration” and some of her co-workers even got teary-eyes when realizing that it wold be her last day on the job. The heartfelt send-off was a wholesome representation of the closely bonded Today show team.
The popular show was previously called, TODAY with Hoda & Jenna. However, now it’s been renamed to Today with Jenna & Friends. There hasn’t been a consistent co-host who took over alongside Jenna, but rather a slew of celebrities who have taken a seat on Hoda’s infamous chair. So far, Taraji P. Henson, Eva Longoria, Keke Palmer and Michelle Buteau, have been welcomed with open arms on the show. Scarlett Johansson, Kelsea Ballerini, Jordan Sparks, Ciara and Wynonna Judd have also been co-hosts these last few weeks. Although fans surely miss Hoda, the show has continued to bring a fresh air of talent, and it hasn’t skipped a beat. Craig has been Savannah’s cohost during the earlier hours of Today since January 13, 2025.
Hoda Kotb shares story of telling daughters she was leaving the Today show. pic.twitter.com/vjn6oAolkV
— Access Hollywood (@accesshollywood) October 8, 2024