<P> 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, and in Canada with Canada AM on CTV . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 air the third and fourth hours of Today on tape delay . WHDH in Boston, Massachusetts was an NBC station that would follow this practice to accommodate an hour of local news at 9: 00 am . On January 1, 2017, the NBC affiliation in Boston moved to a new owned - and - operated station, WBTS, which airs the third and fourth hours of Today at its regular 9: 00 am and 10: 00 am timeslots . </P> <P> In August 2013, Today released a mobile app for smartphones and tablets . At the present time, this program is not live streamed on any platform, either on its mobile app or its website . </P>

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