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| theme_music_composer = | opentheme = 2012 Today AGOpen1 The Choice (Election Open) | endtheme = "Energetic Today" "Slow Today" | composer = | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 63 | num_episodes = 16,185 (as of January 24, 2014) | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Don Nash | producer = | location = Studio 1A, NBC Studios New York, New York | camera = Multi-camera | runtime = 88 minutes (weekdays), 84 minutes (Saturdays), 42 minutes (Sundays) | company = NBC News Productions | distributor = | network = NBC | picture_format = 480i (4:3 SDTV) 1080i (16:9 HDTV) | first_aired = | last_aired = present | related = ''Early Today'' | website = http://www.today.com | production_website = }} ''Today'' (stylized as TODAY), also called ''The Today Show'', is an American news and talk 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 (a one-hour program) in 1987 and Saturdays (running for two hours) 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'' again. ''Today'' has maintained its No. 2 status since the summer of 2012 each year behind ''GMA''. In 2002, ''Today'' was ranked No. 17 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. ==History== The show's first broadcast aired on January 14, 1952. It was the brainchild of Sylvester B. "Pat" Weaver, Jr., who was then vice president of NBC. Weaver was president of the company from 1953 to 1955, during which time ''Today''s late-night companion ''The Tonight Show'' premiered. In pre-production, the show's proposed title was ''The Rise and Shine Revue''. ''Today'' was the first program of its genre when it premiered with original host Dave Garroway. The program blended national news headlines, interviews with newsmakers, lifestyle features, other light news and gimmicks (including the presence of the chimpanzee J. Fred Muggs as the show's mascot during the early years), and local news updates from the network's stations. It has spawned several other shows of a similar type, including ABC's ''Good Morning America'', and CBS' now-defunct ''The Early Show''. In other countries, the format was copied – most notably in the United Kingdom with the BBC's ''Breakfast Time'' and TV-am's ''Good Morning Britain'', in Canada with ''Canada AM'' on CTV and in Australia with ''Sunrise'' on the Seven Network. When ''Today'' debuted, it was seen live only in the Eastern and Central time zones, broadcasting for three hours each morning but seen for only two hours in each time zone. Since 1958, ''Today'' has been tape-delayed for the five other U.S. time zones (Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaska and Hawaii–Aleutian). Partly to accommodate host Dave Garroway's declining health, the program ceased live broadcasts in the summer of 1958, opting instead to broadcast an edition taped the previous afternoon. The experiment, which drew criticism from many sides, ended when John Chancellor replaced Garroway in July 1961. ''Today'' was a two-hour program for many years, airing from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. in all time zones except for Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, until NBC expanded the program to three hours (extending the program until 10:00 a.m.) on October 2, 2000. A fourth hour (which extended the program until 11:00 a.m.) was eventually added on September 10, 2007. NBC stations in some markets (such as WHDH in Boston, Massachusetts) air the third and fourth hours of ''Today'' on tape delay. Generally, the program airs live in the Eastern Time Zone〔The weekday & Saturday editions air live exclusively in the Eastern Time Zone, even when it goes on the road.〕 and on tape delay beginning at 7:00 a.m. in each of the five remaining time zones. When breaking news stories warrant, ''Today'' will broadcast a live West Coast edition. The live updates typically do not last longer than the 7:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) hour and once completed, will return to the taped East Coast feed. When the anchors welcome the viewers to the show, they will note the current time as being "Pacific Time" and continue to note it as such until the tape delay is started. In some instances, when NBC News Special Reports occur during the ''Today'' timeslot, the show's anchors will assume hosting responsibilities. During the first three hours of the program (or in some markets, the first 3½ hours, extending into the first half-hour of ''Today''s fourth hour), local affiliates are offered a five-minute window at :25 and :55 minutes past the hour to insert a local newsbreak (which usually also includes a local forecast, and in large and mid-sized markets, a brief traffic report), although the show provides additional segments for those affiliates who do not provide such a news insert (certain NBC affiliates that produce an additional morning newscast for a sister station or digital subchannel may pre-tape the local inserts aired during the first one to two hours of ''Today'' to focus production responsibilities on their local broadcast). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Today (U.S. TV program)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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