''Today'' (also referred to as ''The Today Show'') is an Australian

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news and current affairs program, with an infotainment base, hosted by

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and Sarah Abo and includes news and weather updates. It broadcast weekdays on the Nine Network. The show also has a weekend edition called ''

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''. ''Today'' airs each weekday after '' Nine News: Early Edition'' and runs from 5:30 am to 9:00 am before ''

Today Extra ''Today Extra'' is an Australian morning talk show, with an infotainment base, hosted by David Campbell and Sylvia Jeffreys. The show airs between 9:00 am and 11:30 am weekdays and follows the Nine Network's breakfast news program '' ...

'', an extended light entertainment program, hosted by David Campbell and

Sylvia Jeffreys Sylvia Jeffreys (born 23 April 1986) is an Australian journalist and news presenter. Jeffreys is currently co-host of ''Today Extra'' with David Campbell. She has previously been a news presenter on the Nine Network's ''Today,'' reporter and ...

. The show is broadcast from the Nine Network

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studios in North Sydney, a suburb located on the North Shore of New South Wales. Although not affiliated with, the program shares a similar infotainment format and title of the long running United States program.

History

Officially launched as The National Today Show, ''Today'' is Australia's longest running morning breakfast news program. The show premiered on 28 June 1982. The original hosts, Steve Liebmann and Sue Kellaway, spent four years together before Liebmann left to present the evening news for Network Ten in Sydney. Former '' 60 Minutes'' reporter

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took over the male presenting role, but after four years, Liebmann returned to the Nine Network, hosting ''Today'' for a long tenure with co-presenter

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and subsequently

Tracy Grimshaw Tracy Grimshaw (born 3 June 1960) is an Australian journalist and television presenter. She was the host of '' A Current Affair'' between 2006–2022, and was a co-host of ''Today'' between 1996–2005. Career Grimshaw's career began in 1981 w ...

. However, in December 2004, Liebmann suffered a mild heart attack, and decided to retire. prompting him to retire from breakfast television. Karl Stefanovic, a ''

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'' reporter replaced Liebmann in 2005, whilst co-host Tracy Grimshaw left ''Today'' at the end of 2005 to replace Ray Martin as host of '' A Current Affair''. While it had been widely speculated in the Australian press that ''

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'' presenter

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would co-host ''Today'' with Stefanovic from January 2006, the position instead went to former ''

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'' presenter

Jessica Rowe Jessica June Rowe (born 22 June 1970) is an Australian journalist, author and television presenter. She was the co-host of ''Studio 10'' on Network Ten until March 2018, and is Member of the Order of Australia for her mental health advocacy. Ea ...

. Rowe had mixed beginnings as the co-host of ''Today'' with some viewers and commentators criticising her because of her dress-sense and her apparent over-happiness, citing her constant nervous laughter. Following her court case against Network Ten, Rowe was subjected to comments from the media and viewers that she should be sacked and was not right for the role of ''Today''. Rowe's replacements while on maternity leave were

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and

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, who both saw a significant increases in ratings. They both presented until Rowe's departure from the show, with the Nine Network releasing a press statement on 5 May 2007 stating that Rowe had left the Network to "take up other opportunities for her career". In May 2007, former ''

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'' co-host

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was appointed as Jessica Rowe's successor. In October 2017, Wilkinson resigned effective immediately from the network due to contract negotiations failing. She finished on the show on 16 October 2017. It was later announced that Wilkinson would join Network Ten and '' The Project'' as a senior host and editor.

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temporarily replaced Wilkinson until Georgie Gardner, who previously regularly appeared on the program as its news presenter, was announced as a permanent replacement host. Gardner commenced hosting ''Today'' in January 2018. In December 2018, it was announced that Karl Stefanovic would not be returning to ''Today'' after 14 years as host. On 5 January 2019, the Nine Network announced that Deborah Knight would join

Georgie Gardner Georgie Gardner (born 1 June 1970) is an Australian television and news presenter and journalist. Gardner is currently weekend presenter on '' Nine News Sydney.'' She has previously been a co-host and news presenter on the Nine Network's breakf ...

as co-host replacing Stefanovic. It was also announced that Tom Steinfort would replace Sylvia Jeffreys as news presenter and Tony Jones would replace Tim Gilbert as sports presenter, whilst Brooke Boney would become entertainment presenter, working alongside Richard Wilkins. The new team began on 14 January 2019. In February 2019 it was announced that Natalia Cooper would not return to the show after her maternity leave, with Steven Jacobs becoming weather presenter once again. The revamped line-up attracted constant media scrutiny and struggled to attain viewers – at times recording record-low ratings. It has been noted by some commentators however that the viewership gap with ''Sunrise'' was actually higher in Wilkinson's first year as co-host in 2007, with the audience building over time to eventually overtake ''Sunrise''. The lower ratings were also attributed to the fact that overall television audiences had decreased in comparison with prior years. In November 2019, the Nine Network announced that Karl Stefanovic would return to the show as co-host alongside ''

'' co-host and '' 60 Minutes'' reporter

Allison Langdon Allison Langdon (born 20 May 1979) is an Australian television presenter, reporter, journalist, and author. From 2023, Langdon will be the host of '' A Current Affair'' through Monday to Thursday, whilst Deborah Knight will still host from Fri ...

from January 2020. Both

and

remained with the Nine Network with Gardner leaving the show immediately. In December 2019, it was announced that Perth-based

Tracy Vo Tracy Vo (born 4 November 1983) is an Australian journalist, radio and television news presenter and reporter and author.

would replace Tom Steinfort as news presenter, Alex Cullen would replace Tony Jones as sports presenter and Tim Davies would replace Steven Jacobs as weather presenter. However, in March 2020 at the start of the

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, when the Western Australian state government imposed strict 14-day hotel quarantine for all incoming travellers from interstate and overseas, Vo permanently returned to Perth in order to be closer to her father who has a rare auto-immune condition. Alex Cullen now presents both news and sport. On 9 September 2022, ''Today'' broke the news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Karl Stefanovic and Allison Langdon presented rolling coverage live from the United Kingdom from 4:30 am until 12 midday, when the coverage was taken over by David Campbell and Sylvia Jeffreys. Coverage included live crosses to Tracy Vo and

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, Charles Croucher and Carrie-Anne Greenbank, as well as various interviews with royal commentators including

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and

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. In November 2022, the Nine Network announced that ''60 Minutes'' reporter Sarah Abo would replace Allison Langdon from January 2023. Langdon has been appointed as host of '' A Current Affair'' replacing Tracy Grimshaw. In January 2023,

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replaced Alex Cullen as news presenter with Cullen focusing on sport.

''Today Extra'': 2016–present

In January 2016, Nine announced that '' Mornings'' would be rebranded as ''Today Extra'' to become an extension of the network's

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''Today''. The show was moved to the ''Today'' studio, while keeping its focus on light entertainment and news updates. In January 2019, Campbell was announced the new host of ''

''. He will continue to host the program on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, with Richard Wilkins joining the show as co-host on Thursday and Friday. In November 2019, Kruger announced her resignation from the Nine Network, with her last show on Friday 15 November. In December 2019, it was announced that Kruger's temporary replacement Sylvia Jeffreys will replace Kruger permanently upon her return from maternity leave in 2020. It was also announced that Campbell will return to hosting the show each weekday, with Wilkins moving to hosting ''Weekend Today''. Belinda Russell joined the show to host in Jeffreys' absence.

''Weekend Today'': 2009–present

In January 2009,

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, chief executive of the Nine Network, and John Westacott, former head of news and current affairs, announced that ''Today'' would begin broadcasting on Sunday mornings. The program, entitled ''Today on Sunday'', competes in the same timeslot as the Seven Network's ''

'', which dominates Sunday morning television. The show launched on 1 February 2009 and the original team consisted of

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and Leila McKinnon with the news presented by

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and the sport was presented by Tim Gilbert on Saturday and

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on Sunday. On 2 May 2009, after the launch of ''Today on Sunday'', the Nine Network announced through a surprise edition that ''Today on Saturday'' would return. The program incorporates the same presenting team as the Sunday edition, being the first Australian breakfast news program to broadcast seven days a week. Due to the launch of the Saturday version of the program, the Nine Network renamed the programs as ''Today: Weekend Edition''. David Gyngell said that the launch of the weekend editions were a part of the Nine Network's plans to strengthen its news and current affairs department and return viewers to its once leading service. In July 2009, ''Today: Weekend Edition'' was renamed as ''

''. In September 2012, ''Weekend Today'' was extended to three hours on Saturday. In September 2014,

permanently replaced Leila McKinnon as co-host of the show; as McKinnon wanted to spend more time with her family and focus on other projects on the Nine Network. In November 2016,

Peter Stefanovic Peter Stefanovic ( sr-Cyrl, Петар Стефановић) is an Australian journalist, reporter and television presenter. Stefanovic is currently a co-host of ''First Edition'' on Sky News Australia. He has previously been a co-host of ''We ...

announced that he would be moving to ''60 Minutes'' in 2017 as a reporter. Tom Steinfort was announced as Stefanovic's replacement. In December 2017, Deborah Knight was appointed host of ''Nine News Sydney'' on Friday and Saturday nights. She replaced Georgie Gardner who replaced Lisa Wilkinson on ''Today''. It was later announced that ''60 Minutes'' reporter Allison Langdon would replace Knight on ''Weekend Today''. Peter Stefanovic also returned as host replacing Tom Steinfort who will become a reporter on ''60 Minutes''. In December 2018, it was announced that Peter Stefanovic had parted ways with the Nine Network to pursue other opportunities. David Campbell was later announced as his replacement. In January 2019, David Campbell and Allison Langdon were announced as co-hosts with the news presented by Jayne Azzopardi, sport presented by Clint Stanaway and weather presented by Tim Davies. In November 2019, the Nine Network announced that Karl Stefanovic would return to ''Today'' as co-host alongside ''

'' co-host and ''60 Minutes'' reporter Allison Langdon from January 2020. In December 2019, Richard Wilkins and

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were announced as co-hosts of ''

'' from January 2020 replacing both David Campbell and Allison Langdon. Jayne Azzopardi will continue as news presenter, while Lauren Phillips will join the show as weather presenter. In November 2021, it was announced that

had resigned from the Nine Network.

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and Charles Croucher will replace Maddern and Jayne Azzopardi will continue to present news. Lauren Phillips also resigned from the show to concentrate on her radio career. Dan Anstey joined the show in 2022 replacing Phillips. In March 2023,

announced she had left ''Weekend Today''. Her last appearance being 26 February. In April 2023, Clint Stanaway and Jayne Azzopardi were announced as co-hosts with Sophie Walsh joining the team as news presenter. As of April 2023, Clint Stanaway and Jayne Azzopardi are the hosts with Sophie Walsh presenting news, Richard Wilkins presenting entertainment and

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presenting weather.

''Today on Saturday'': 1992–2002

After the initial success of ''Today'', a Saturday edition was produced in the early nineties. Hosted by Tracy Grimshaw, it featured more news, politics and economic reports. Tracy Grimshaw was later followed by

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and Richard Wilkins, before reporter

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joined the program in 1996. These hosts were accompanied by news presenters Michael Usher,

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and Mark Burrows. In 2002, ''Today on Saturday'' was cancelled due to budget cuts by the Nine Network.

Anniversaries and reunions

''Today'' celebrated its 25th anniversary, on 28 June 2007, by travelling to five different Australian cities in one week, something which had never been before attempted by an Australian television show. Former ''Today'' hosts and musical guests were involved. On the official day marking the 25th anniversary, former hosts who made an appearance included Ian Ross, Tracy Grimshaw,

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and

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, who replaced

, did not appear, nor did original co-host Sue Kellaway. Original co-host Steve Liebmann was also unable to attend, nor was current weather presenter Steven Jacobs, however video messages from both were aired. ''Today'' celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2012. The show began the year by unveiling a new set, logo and graphics. In September, ''Today'' held a week-long celebration which included flashbacks from earlier episodes and live appearances by former hosts such as Steve Liebmann and Sue Kellaway with Tracy Grimshaw, Monte Dwyer and

. Liz Hayes was unable to join the show due to being on assignment with ''60 Minutes'' but shared her memories in a prerecorded message. Video messages were also left by Brian Bury,

and Joan McInnes ''Today'' celebrated its 40th anniversary, on 1 July 2022, with a special broadcast it featured guest appearances from former hosts Steve Liebmann, Sue Kellaway, Tracy Grimshaw, Lisa Wilkinson and Georgie Gardner. The team revisited four decades of major news events, celebrity guests, road shows around Australia and the world and wild viral moments. A dedicated highlights show, ''Today 40th Anniversary Special'' aired on 2 July which featured highlights from the special broadcast.

Format

''Today'', an offshoot of '' Nine News'', predominantly presents news, sport, weather, entertainment and current affairs, focusing on the first news of the day. However the show also features topics including consumer affairs, health, politics, education, fashion, and the business and finance world. The show has daily feedback and topic segments for viewers to send in their thoughts and opinions via email, text messages and the show's website. Initially, the program was only a two-hour broadcast, airing from 7:00 am to 9:00 am. After dropping '' Nine Early Morning News'', the network moved ''Today'' to a 6:00 am start. Again, as part of the 2008–2009 ''Nine News'' brand's major expansion, in 2008 the show was changed to a three and a half-hour format, starting at 5.30 am to now "perfect match" breakfast radio stations. This move included an extended news, sport, finance and weather segment prior to the main program at 6:00 am. ''Weekend Today'' airs on both Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 am to 10:00 am.

Hosts

Previous anchors

The main presenters of ''Today'' have included:

Reporters

Fill-in presenters

Current presenters who have been fill-in hosts or co-hosts of ''Today'' in recent times include Alex Cullen, Richard Wilkins, Jayne Azzopardi, Clint Stanaway, Leila McKinnon, Tom Steinfort, David Campbell, Sylvia Jeffreys, Charles Croucher, Lara Vella, Tracy Vo, Sophie Walsh,

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and Brooke Boney. Previous substitute presenters have included Christine Ahern, Michael Genovese, James Bracey, Belinda Russell,

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, Tim McMillan, Clint Stanaway,

Sharyn Ghidella Sharyn Ghidella is an Australian journalist and news presenter. Ghidella currently presents '' Seven News Brisbane'' with Max Futcher from Monday to Friday.

Kim Watkins Kim Watkins (22 September 1967) is an Australian television and news presenter. Career Watkins began her career in 1979, aged 12 as the co-host of the Nine Network's children's show ''You Asked For It''. In 1989, Kim began a six-year stint ...

, Deborah Knight,

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, Ali Moore, Dr Nick Coatsworth,

Michael Pascoe Michael Pascoe is an Australian financial journalist and commentator, keynote speaker and facilitator. Careers Born in Queensland, he started his career at ''The Courier-Mail'', and then worked for the ''South China Morning Post'' in Hong Kong ...

Peter FitzSimons Peter John Allen FitzSimons (born 29 June 1961) is an Australian author, journalist, and radio and television presenter. He is a former national representative rugby union player and has been the chair of the Australian Republic Movement sin ...

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, Ross Greenwood, Michael Usher,

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Jennifer Keyte Jennifer Anne Keyte (born 21 January 1960) is an Australian journalist and news presenter. Keyte currently presents the Melbourne and Adelaide editions of ''10 News First''. She was previously a weekend news presenter on ''Seven News'' in Mel ...

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and even Clive James on one occasion while the show was broadcasting from London. The former Premier of Victoria,

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, presented the show on one occasion.

News

The idea of providing the latest news has been critical to the function of the program. Under the current format, seven main bulletins are delivered, once every half-hour. During 2007,

and Allison Langdon filled in for Georgie Gardner who was on maternity leave. In July 2009, Georgie Gardner was appointed ''

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'' presenter on Friday and Saturday nights, she juggled her commitments with ''Today'' and presented the news from Tuesday to Friday. The ''Weekend Today'' news presenter would present the news on Monday. These news presenters have included

(2009–2010), Alicia Loxley (2010–2011) and Deborah Knight (2011–2014). In 2014, Sylvia Jeffreys was appointed news presenter on ''Today'' replacing Gardner. Given that Sylvia would not be required to balance her role with any additional roles within the network, she was able to commit to the program five days per week, meaning the specialised Monday morning news presenting role was no longer needed. In December 2018, it was announced that Jeffreys would not return to ''Today'' in 2019 and move onto other projects. In January 2019, Tom Steinfort was announced as Jeffrey's replacement. In December 2019, it was announced, ''Nine Live Perth'' news presenter, Tracy Vo would be the news presenter with Steinfort returning to ''60 Minutes''. In March 2020, Vo permanently returned to Perth due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Alex Cullen presented both news and sport until December 2022. In January 2023, Brooke Boney replaced Alex Cullen as news presenter with Cullen focusing on sport. In March 2024, Boney announced her resignation from the Nine Network to take up an opportunity to study at Oxford University. She will finish with the network after the 2024 Summer Olympics. Jayne Azzopardi, Lara Vella and Tim Davies are the main substitute news presenters. Jayne Azzopardi,

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, Charles Croucher, Christine Ahern, Mia Glover, Amelia Adams, Gabrielle Boyle, Amber Sherlock,

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, Ben Fordham, Peter Stefanovic, Vicky Jardim,

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Helen Kapalos Helen Kapalos (born 17 March 1971) is an Australian journalist and television presenter. Kapalos is of Greek descent and the Chairperson of the Victorian Multicultural Commission; her four-year term commenced on 17 August 2015.

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, Tracy Vo, Lizzie Pearl, Aislin Kriukelis, Allison Langdon,

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, Izabella Staskowski,

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and Michael Thomson have all among others presented the news on occasions.

Today Perth News

''Today Perth'' local news inserts were introduced in March 2014, but were axed in May 2020. In January 2024, ''Today Perth'' local news inserts were re-introduced presented by Lara Vella from the

studios in North Sydney.

Finance

Brooke Boney currently presents the finance news after presenting the news. Each morning at 7:55am, Effie Zahos presents a 'Your Money' finance segment based around consumer insights and information.

Sport

Alex Cullen currently presents sports news after the news bulletin every half-hour. In 2006,

was appointed as the inaugural sports presenter previously the news presenter would present sport headlines. Williams presented sport from 2006 until 2010, leaving the role to focus on co-hosting ''Weekend Today'' and ''Nine News''.

presented sport from 2011 until 2014. He left to focus on his family and 2GB radio show. In January 2019, Tony Jones was announced as Gilbert's replacement. Jones remained in the position until he was replaced in November 2019. In December 2019, it was announced that Alex Cullen will replace Tony Jones as sport presenter permanently from January 2020.

Weather

Tim Davies currently presents the weather after each news and sport bulletin, every half-hour. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Davies spent weeks touring Queensland for his weather reports, as it was relatively free of the virus. Izabella Staskowski,

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and Lara Vella are substitute weather presenters. Alex Heinke, Abby Coleman, Aislin Kriukelis, Julie Snook,

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Emma Freedman Emma Freedman is an Australian television and radio presenter who grew up on the Mornington Peninsula. Freedman formerly co-hosted ''The Grill Team'' on Triple M Sydney. Prior to this, she was a weather presenter on ''Weekend Today'' and host ...

, Amelia Adams, Sylvia Jeffreys,

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, Mia Glover, Gorgi Coghlan, Izabella Staskowski,

Dave Kirwan Dave Kirwan is an Australian television and radio host who works as a presenter on The Weather Channel. He was also formerly the only Australian radio announcer in New York City, the number one media market in the United States, being a DJ on CB ...

, Jaynie Seal,

Livinia Nixon Livinia Helen Nixon (19 March 1975) is an Australian television presenter and actress. Nixon is the chief weather presenter for ''Nine News Melbourne''.Majella Wiemers Majella Wiemers is an Australian television news, current affairs and weather presenter and producer. She was previously the executive producer of '' Breakfast'' on Network Ten until she quit the show on 6 July 2012. Career Queensland born-and ...

have all presented the weather on various occasions.

Entertainment

''Today's'' entertainment presenter,

, presents daily features, interviews, movie and television reviews from across the world of show business. In December 2018, it was announced that Brooke Boney would join ''Today'' as an entertainment reporter and will work alongside Wilkins. In December 2019, it was announced that Boney would remain as entertainment reporter with Richard Wilkins moving across to co-host ''

'' Richard Wilkins and

Renee Bargh Renee Bargh (born 18 October 1986) is an Australian entertainment reporter, who is best known as a host of '' Channel Australia''. She is currently the weekend co-host and correspondent for ''Extra'' in the U.S. On 23 January 2020, Bargh be ...

are substitute entertainment presenters.

Technology

Technology commentator Trevor Long appears regularly with news related to technology, as well as presenting segments explaining technology or new gadgets. During the 2020 pandemic, his segments were primarily presented from his own studio at EFTM.

Traffic

Traffic reports are shown at regular intervals during the show, and are presented in some cities from a local helicopter. Traffic reports only air into the metropolitan regions of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. They are produced and presented by traffic reporters from the Australian Traffic Network.

Ratings

From 2004 to 2007, ''Sunrise'' won the ratings battle, defeating ''Today'' by 62% between January and May 2007. However, during 2007, ''Today'' slightly improved its ratings and made audience gains, and made a 9% rise from 2006 between 7am and 9am, and a 16% increase in the key 6am to 7am news hour. In contrast, ''Sunrise'' fell 4% year-on-year in the 7am to 9am timeslot. Since Lisa Wilkinson joined ''Today'' in May 2007, the program consistently defeated ''Sunrise'' in

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. On Good Friday 2009, ''Today'' defeated ''Sunrise'' for the first time in five years. Over the next four years, ''Today'' continued to make inroads on ''Sunrise'', defeating them for a weekly win in June 2011 for the first time in seven years, and winning Sydney in 2012. However, upon

Samantha Armytage Samantha Armytage (born 4 September 1976) is an Australian journalist and television presenter. Armytage was previously co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' from 2013 to 2021 alongside David Koch. She also pr ...

's appointment as host of ''Sunrise'' in August 2013, ''Todays rating slipped for the next two years. After some sizeable wins in the second half of 2015, ''Today'' managed some of its best ever ratings in early 2016. ''Today'' defeated ''Sunrise'' in 2016 based on weeks won. After ''Sunrise'' reclaimed the ratings crown in 2017, the program's ratings slipped significantly in 2018, due to negative headlines surrounding co-host Karl Stefanovic. After Stefanovic was axed at the end of that year, the ratings for ''Today'' slipped even further in 2019, often posing record low ratings. The ratings trouble continued upon Stefanovic's return in 2020 with ''Today'' regularly beaten by both ''Sunrise'' and ''News Breakfast'', although gradually the viewership gap has been reduced overtime. In mid-September 2021, ''Today'' recorded first instance of leading viewership over ''Sunrise'' since 2018.

Broadcasting

Due to the fact that Australia has more than one time zone, ''Today'' is not broadcast live to the entire nation.

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(including ACT),

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and

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have ''Today'' aired live all year round. During daylight saving time,

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receives ''Today'' delayed by one hour. However, in 2007, ''Today'' began a trial and aired live into Queensland between 5:00 – 8.30am, with an extra Queensland-only half-hour. This was unsuccessful, and in 2008 the show returned to its previous delayed telecast. Additionally, the

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has ''Today'' delayed thirty minutes during winter and one-and-a-half hours during

daylight saving time Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight savings time or simply daylight time (United States, Canada, and Australia), and summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks (typicall ...

. Some parts of South Australia are also delayed by thirty minutes, and in Western Australia, the program is delayed by two hours during winter and three hours during daylight saving time. In the case of major breaking news (e.g. cyclone), the program goes live into the state to help provide residents with up-to-date information.

Other national and international broadcasts

WIN Television WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single television station covering the Wollongong region. The WIN Netw ...

, which services most of regional Australia as a Nine Network affiliate through their stations, WIN in Southern New South Wales, VTV in

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in regional Queensland, TVT in Tasmania, WOW in regional & remote

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, AMN in

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, SDS/RDS in eastern

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and STV in

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(callsign

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), the only remote Nine affiliate station, and

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's Nine Network affiliated station in Broken Hill and the Spencer Gulf, GDS/BDN currently air ''Today'' across regional Australia as well as Nine-owned regional stations, NTD in Darwin and NBN in Northern New South Wales and the Gold Coast. Former carriers of ''Today'' across regional Australia, include:

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, in Southern New South Wales and in the ACT through CTC, in

through

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and in Queensland through

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Tasmanian Digital Television TDT is a digital television station in Tasmania, Australia. It is jointly owned by WIN Corporation and Southern Cross Austereo, operating as ''Tasmanian Digital Television''. History In Australia, the major capital cities, and a majority of th ...

, in Tasmania,

Mildura Digital Television MDV is a joint venture television station between Seven West Media and WIN Corporation. Based in Mildura, Victoria, Australia, it is a digital-only Network 10 affiliate run under the company name ''Mildura Digital Television Pty Ltd'', and be ...

and West Digital Television in regional

. All former carriers of Today in regional Australia had switched to a

Network 10 Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...

affiliation on 1 July 2021. In addition to Australia, ''Today'' is broadcast in

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EMTV EMTV is a commercial television station in Papua New Guinea. Until the launch of the National Television Service in September 2008, it was the country's only free to air television service.Fiji on

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International connections

Even though the name of the show is the same as America's

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ...

Today Show ''Today'' (also called ''The Today Show'' or informally, ''NBC News Today'') is an American news and talk morning television show that airs weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It w ...

'', it has no link to its American namesake; in fact, due to affiliate agreements, Nine formerly aired ABC's '' Good Morning America'', one of the American program's chief competitors, between 4.00 and 5.00am, until June 2018 when the Nine Network declined to renew its contract. It is now airing infomercials in its place.Affiliate Agreements
– Transdiffusion, 7 November 2007 ''Today''s rival on the

Seven Network The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by Seven West Media Limited, and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australia ...

, ''

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'', follows the American NBC ''Today Show'' format, including a streetside studio. The

airs a condensed version of the American programme between 4.00 and 5.00am, preceding ''

'', which is titled ''NBC Today'' in program listings to avert confusion.

References

External links

* {{AustralianBreakfastShows * Australian television news shows 1982 Australian television series debuts 1990s Australian television series 2000s Australian television series 2010s Australian television series Australian English-language television shows Television shows set in Sydney Breakfast television in Australia