For a long time, Today was led by Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb. However, after Kotb left, Craig Melvin took her seat. Then, Kotb returned to fill in as Guthrie dealt with the tragic kidnapping of her mother. Now, the two women have been reunited on screen, as they anchor Today on the 2026 TV schedule for the week, and Kotb opened up about her favorite part of working with her longtime colleague (and yes, I'm emotional about it).
Over the course of this week, while Craig Melvin has been on vacation, Hoda Kotb has been filling in for him. While she’s been back at Today for a while now, because she had been covering Guthrie in her absence, they haven’t shared much screen time. But that’s all changed now, and they’re both very happy about it, as Kotb told People:
