document_title: Today (U.S. TV program)

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text: Today (U.S. TV program)

text: History[edit]

text: Founding[edit]

text: The show's first broadcast aired on January 14, 1952 as the brainchild of television executive Sylvester Weaver, 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 working title was The Rise and Shine Revue.[6]

text: 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 who served 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.

text: Broadcast schedule[edit]

text: 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.[7]

text: 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.

text: In August 2013, Today released a mobile app for smartphones and tablets.[8]

text: Weekday showtimes and local cut-ins[edit]

text: Generally, the program airs live in the Eastern Time Zone[9] 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 an NBC News Special Report of breaking news occurs during the Today timeslot, the show's anchors will assume hosting responsibilities and the show will go live across all time zones until such time when the Special Report segment finishes. At that point, viewers outside the Eastern Time Zone will return to regularly-scheduled programming (i.e. the segment of the Today Show feed already in progress in their corresponding time zone or to their local newscast).

text: During the first three and a half hours of the program, 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) and local advertisements, 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.

text: Satellite radio simulcast[edit]

text: Starting in June 2014, Sirius XM Satellite Radio began simulcasting Today on a new channel called "Today Show Radio", Channel 108, with The Best of Today starting at 6 am (Eastern) and the Today Show's live broadcast from Studio 1A at Rockefeller Center in New York City starting at 7 am (Eastern), with a tape delayed broadcast at beginning 7 am Pacific time. On Mondays  The Hoda Show with Hoda Kotb is broadcast exclusive on the Today Show Radio channel. On Tuesdays Off the Rails with Al Roker, Dylan Dreyer and Sheinelle Jones airs at 1 pm (Eastern). On Wednesdays The Happy Hour with the producers of Kathie Lee and Hoda airs, and on Thursdays Today Show Confidential with the producers of TODAY airs. The channel also simulcasts NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt at 6:30 pm (Eastern) The Today Show Radio service is not currently available on SiriusXM's sister service in Canada and Channel 108 is locked out for Canadian subscribers.

text: Studio[edit]

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text: RCA Exhibition Hall (original studio)[edit]

text: The Today program first originated from the RCA Exhibition Hall on 49th Street in Manhattan in a space now occupied by the Christie's auction house, just down the block from the present-day studio. The first set placed a functional newsroom in the studio, which Garroway called "the nerve center of the world." The barrier between backstage and on-stage was virtually nonexistent. Garroway and the on-air staff often walked through the newsroom set. Glimpses of the camera crew and technicians were a frequent occurrence, as were off-screen voices conversing with Garroway. Gradually, machines and personnel were placed behind the scenes to assemble the news and weather reports, and the newsroom was gone by 1955.

text: Studio 3K, Florida Showcase, Studio 8G & Studio 3B[edit]

text: In the summer of 1958, television manufacturer Philco complained to NBC that staging Today in a studio explicitly called the RCA Exhibition Hall was unfair (RCA owned NBC at the time). The network bowed to the pressure, and on July 7, 1958, Today moved across the street to Studio 3K in the RCA Building, where it remained through the early 1960s.

text: On July 9, 1962, the program returned to a street-side studio in the space then occupied by the Florida Showcase. Each day, the Today production crew would have to move the Florida-related tourism merchandise off the floor and wheel in the Today news set, desks, chairs and cameras. When the show wrapped at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, the news set would be put away and the tourism merchandise returned to the floor.

text: After three years in the Florida Showcase, Today moved back to the RCA Building on September 13, 1965. The network converted its news programming to all-color broadcasts at that time, and NBC could not justify allocating four (then-expensive) color cameras to the Florida Showcase studio. For the next 20 years, the show occupied a series of studios on the third, sixth, and eighth floors of NBC's headquarters; most notably Studio 3K in the 1970s, Studio 8G (adjacent to Studio 8H, home to Saturday Night Live) in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and finally Studio 3B from 1983 to 1994.

text: Studio 1A[edit]

text: Today moved to the new street-side studio on June 20, 1994, providing a link to the show's 1950s origins.

text: Since the debut of the 1990s set, the national morning news programs of each of the major broadcast and cable-news networks have moved street-side – including two of Today's Rockefeller Center neighbors, Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends (at Avenue of the Americas) and CNN's since-cancelled American Morning (in the summer of 2005, CNN reversed the trend, abandoning its street-level studio and moving upstairs in the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle). ABC's Good Morning America broadcasts from Times Square Studios, although only a portion of its studio is street side.

text: In 2006, Studio 1A underwent a major renovation to prepare for the upgrade to high-definition broadcasts. After the departure of Katie Couric and while a new set was readied (during the summer of 2006), the program was broadcast from a temporary outdoor studio in Rockefeller Plaza, the same set that NBC used at the Olympic Games since 2004.[10] During the week of August 28, 2006, the show was moved to a temporary location outside of Studio 1A because MTV was converting the outdoor studio into their red carpet booth for the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. A mock set was set up in Dateline's studio, which was also used during inclement weather. The program also used a temporary outdoor set at 30 Rock, and MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann (which joined at Studio 1A in 30 Rock on October 22, 2007).

text: On September 13, 2006, Today moved back into the revamped Studio 1A space. The new studio was divided into five different sections on the lower level including an interview area, the couch area, the news desk, the performance/interview/extra space area, and home base, which is where the anchors start the show. A gigantic Panasonic 103-inch plasma monitor is often used for graphic display backgrounds. A kitchen set is located upstairs from the main studio. The blue background that is seen in the opening of the show in home base moves up and down to allow a view of the outside from the home base.

text: Some minor changes were implemented throughout the early and middle part of 2013; not only in the way that things are presented, but also with modified graphics and minor updates to the set. That year, a new, larger anchor desk was introduced with space to seat all four main anchors (Guthrie, Lauer, Morales and Roker). The new desk brought an end to the "news desk," as the third "news reader" (Morales) now sits at the main anchor desk. Other minor changes included a new larger desk for the third hour. After the August 16, 2013, broadcast, the program vacated Studio 1A, while the space underwent a remodeling with a more modern look with (as stated by executive producer Don Nash) "a lot more bells and whistles to play with".

text: On September 16, 2013, Today debuted a new set and graphics package (it was originally set to debut on September 9, but was delayed one week to complete final design details[11]). The "home base" is located on a platform that can spin 360°, therefore allowing the view and direction of the camera to change depending on the half-hour. A new couch and background was added in the "sofa area" (where the anchors sit and discuss topics). A social media area known as the "Orange Room", was also added to Studio 1A, which contains screens that display Twitter comments or trending topics;[12] Carson Daly was hired to present segments from the room during the broadcast.[13] Six screens that also connect to one 6' x 16' screen were added in the fashion/special topic area. During its first two days of use, the show transitioned away from its news and entertainment format to a format that emphasized the social interaction of the anchors, Roker and newsreader.

text: The graphics were also overhauled with introduction of the new set (a slightly modified version of this package and the revised logo debuted on Early Today that November, further integrating the early-morning news program's branding with Today). The logo-to-peacock animation was moved from the left corner to the bottom right side corner of the screen. The logo that was first previewed on September 13, 2013, pared down the number of circular arches from five to three with its coloring switching from different variations – generally shades of red, orange and yellow to depict a sunrise – to entirely orange.

text: In September 2015 Today updated [14] the set once again, the update included new floors, a new couch, and a new anchor desk. The new set retains the 360 home base used in the previous design. The new set replaced much of the dark wood colors with lighter colors and removed the emphasis of orange in previous design in favor of orange accents.

text: In February 2018, while Guthrie and Kotb were at the 2018 Winter Olympics, the studio received minor changes including new screens and flooring in the former screen area.

text: On-air personalities[edit]

text: Weekdays[edit]

text:
Savannah Guthrie: Co-Anchor

Hoda Kotb: Co-Anchor

Carson Daly: Co-Host/ Orange Room Anchor

Al Roker: Co-Host/ Weather Anchor

Natalie Morales: West Coast Anchor

Jenna Bush Hager: Contributor/Correspondent

text: During the week, the flagship hours of Today (7-9 a.m.) are co-anchored by Savannah Guthrie (2012–present) and Hoda Kotb (2018–present) along with co-host/weather anchor Al Roker (1996–present), co-host/"Orange Room" digital anchor Carson Daly (2013–present), West Coast anchor/correspondent Natalie Morales and contributor/correspondent Jenna Bush Hager.

text: Weekends[edit]

text:
Sheinelle Jones: Saturday Co-Anchor

Craig Melvin: Saturday Co-Anchor

Willie Geist: Sunday Anchor

Dylan Dreyer: Weekend Meteorologist

text: Saturday editions are co-anchored by Sheinelle Jones and Craig Melvin, Dylan Dreyer provides the weather forecasts on the weekends and is also credited as co-host. Willie Geist hosts on Sunday.

text: Former staff[edit]

text: Today anchors started out as "Communicators". Creator Pat Weaver envisioned a person whose responsibilities would go beyond the bounds of traditional sit-down news anchors. The Communicator would interview, report, moderate dialogue and generally tie the show together into a coherent whole.[15] Garroway and his successors have all followed that model, with little variation. Today, the hosts are expected to do much the same, and on any given day will talk with correspondents, newsmakers and lifestyle experts; introduce and close each half-hour; conduct special segments (such as cooking or fashion) and go on-assignment to host the program from different locations. Although the "Communicator" nomenclature has since dropped out of favor, the job remains largely the same.

text: Anchors[edit]

text: Including Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb, eight men and eight women have served as primary Today hosts since the program's inception:[16]

text:
Dave Garroway (January 14, 1952 – June 16, 1961)
John Chancellor (July 17, 1961 – September 7, 1962)
Hugh Downs (September 10, 1962 – October 8, 1971)
Barbara Walters (September 16, 1966 – June 4, 1976)
Frank McGee (October 11, 1971 – April 17, 1974)
Jim Hartz (July 29, 1974 – August 23, 1976)
Tom Brokaw (August 30, 1976 – December 18, 1981)
Jane Pauley (October 11, 1976 – December 29, 1989)
Bryant Gumbel (January 4, 1982 – January 3, 1997)
Deborah Norville (January 8, 1990 – February 22, 1991)
Katie Couric (April 5, 1991 – May 31, 2006)
Matt Lauer (January 6, 1997 – November 28, 2017)
Meredith Vieira (September 13, 2006 – June 8, 2011)
Ann Curry (June 9, 2011 – June 28, 2012)

text:
Host Tenures by the Numbers

#

Host

Number of Years

1

Matt Lauer

20 Years and 10 Months

2

Katie Couric

15 Years and 1 Month

3

Bryant Gumbel

15 Years

4

Jane Pauley

13 Years and 2 Months

5

Barbara Walters

9 years and 8 Months

6

Dave Garroway

9 years and 5 Months

7

Hugh Downs

9 years and 29 Days

8

Savannah Guthrie

6 years

9

Tom Brokaw

5 Years and 3 Months

10

Meredith Vieira

4 Years and 8 Months

11

Frank McGee

4 Years and 6 Months

12

Jim Hartz

2 Years and 26 Days

13

John Chancellor

1 Year, 1 Month and 21 Days

14

Deborah Norville

1 Year, 1 Month and 14 Days

15

Ann Curry

1 Year and 20 Days

16

Hoda Kotb

7 Months

text: Notes:

text:
Walters was hired as a Today writer and researcher in 1961, making her first appearance that August with a segment on the Paris fashion show. She was appointed as a "Today Girl" and reporter in October 1964; a Today panelist in September 1966, and became the program's first female co-anchor upon Frank McGee's death in April 1974.
Pauley was hired as a Today panelist in 1976, and was promoted to co-anchor when Bryant Gumbel joined the program in 1982.
Curry served as the show's Anchor at Large from 2012 to 2015.

text: News anchors[edit]

text: From the show's inception, the idea of providing the latest news headlines has been critical to the function of the program. In that vein, there has always been at least one person on set whose job it is to prepare and deliver newscasts. In 1952, that person was called the "news editor" or (informally) "news chief." In modern parlance, the term "newsreader" or "news anchor" is preferred. Under the two-hour format, four newscasts were delivered, once every half-hour. Presently, there are only two newscasts, delivered at the top of each of the first two hours. Some anchors, including Jim Fleming, Lew Wood, Floyd Kalber and John Palmer, were seasoned journalists before joining the program. Others, including Ann Curry, have used the position to increase their journalistic acumen, at times leaving the newsdesk behind to venture into the field. News anchors have included the following:

text:
Jim Fleming (1952–53)
Merrill Mueller (1953)
Frank Blair (1953–1975)
Lew Wood (1975–1976)[17]
Floyd Kalber (1976–1979)
Tony Guida (1979)
No separate news anchor (1979–1981; Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley read headlines)
Chris Wallace and Pauley (1982)
John Palmer (1982–1989)
Deborah Norville (1989)
Faith Daniels (1990–1992)
Margaret Larson (1992–1994)
Matt Lauer (1994–1997)
Ann Curry (1997–2011)
Natalie Morales (2011–2016)
No separate news anchor (2016–present; co-anchors read headlines)

text: Weather anchors[edit]

text: For the program's first 25 years, weather reports were delivered by the host or newsreader. Dave Garroway illustrated the day's forecast by drawing fronts and areas of precipitation on a big chalkboard map of the United States, based on information gathered earlier in the morning from the U.S. Weather Bureau in Washington, D.C. Subsequent hosts John Chancellor and Hugh Downs dropped the chalkboard weather map concept, and instead read a prepared weather summary over a still image of a weather map. When the show converted to all-color broadcasts in 1965, weather maps were prepared and projected on a screen behind Frank Blair, who delivered the forecast immediately after his news summaries.[18] Following Blair's retirement on March 14, 1975, Lew Wood took over the newsreader and weather reporting duties. When Floyd Kalber was brought in as newsreader in 1976, Wood was relegated to weather, sports, roving reporter assignments, and presenting live on-air commercials until his departure in 1978.

text: The weather is reported every half-hour during the program's first two hours, though since Al Roker took over as weather reporter, an interview is conducted by him in place of the national weather forecast at least once during the show, leaving only the local weather inserts by NBC stations.

text: Prior to Roker, Today weather reporters were Bob Ryan (1978–1980) and Willard Scott (1980–1996). Until Ryan's hiring, no one on the show had practical experience or academic credentials in meteorology. Since NBC's purchase of The Weather Channel in 2008, personnel from that network frequently participate in Today forecast segments, at the site of a weather event or from the cable channel's suburban Atlanta headquarters, or as a fill-in for Roker.

text: NBC owned-and-operated stations and affiliates are given a 30-second window to insert a local forecast segment into the program following the national weather report; Roker's outcue for the local break is "That's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods." although in recent years, this outcue was used during only starting the second half-hour. During the first half hour, Roker simply uses "your local forecast" which appears after a 30-second commercial. Those not watching on an affiliate which provides local weather segments following the outcue (including international viewers, as well as NBC stations that do not have a news department) see a national summary of temperatures on a weather map.

text: The semi-retired Scott, who gained fame through his antics that included costumes and props,[19] still appeared on-air to continue his tradition of wishing "happy birthday" to centenarians. Scott's traditional local cue was "Here's what's happening in your world, even as we speak." He retired completely from television on December 15, 2015.

text: Regular panelists[edit]

text: The job of "panelist" has no set definition. Panelist duties can range from conducting interviews to reporting on a number of topics in-studio and in the field. Regular panelists on the program include the following:

text:
Jack Lescoulie (1952–1965)
Edwin Newman (1952–1984)
Barbara Walters (1966–1974; officially titled "co-host" in 1974)
Judith Crist (1964–1973)
Joe Garagiola (1967–1973, 1990–1992)
Gene Shalit (1973–2010)

text: Today Girls[edit]

text: From 1952 to 1964, a notable member of the cast was a woman, often an entertainer, the Today Girl. Usually, she discussed fashion and lifestyle, reported the weather, covered lighter-fare stories or engaged in verbal jousting with Garroway. Estelle Parsons was the first to hold the job, though her title at the time was "Women's Editor". Upon her departure in 1955, the Today Girl name was adopted. The last to hold the position, Barbara Walters, discussed the job in her autobiography Audition: A Memoir. She wrote that the era was before the Women's Movement, and it was believed that nobody would take a woman seriously reporting "hard news"; Walters described the position as a "tea pourer".[20] In 1966, Walters was promoted to co-anchor alongside Hugh Downs, and the Today Girl position was eliminated. Those who held the position were:

text:
Estelle Parsons (official title: "Women's Editor"; 1952–1955)
Lee Meriwether (1955–1956)
Helen O'Connell (1956–1958)
Betsy Palmer (1958)
Florence Henderson (1959–1960; co-hosted Later Today from 1999 to 2000)
Maureen O'Sullivan (1964)
Pat Fontaine (1964–1966)

text: J. Fred Muggs[edit]

text: From 1953 to 1957, the program featured J. Fred Muggs, a chimpanzee whose antics entertained viewers, but frustrated the program's staff, especially Dave Garroway. Also occasionally appearing was J. Fred's "girlfriend" Phoebe B. Beebe.

text: Transitions[edit]

text: Pauley to Norville[edit]

text: In 1989, Deborah Norville (then anchor of the network's early-morning news program at the time, NBC News at Sunrise) replaced John Palmer at the Today newsdesk, at which point he assumed her previous role on Sunrise. She also began substituting for Tom Brokaw on NBC Nightly News. Shortly after Norville's appointment as Today's news anchor, the decision was made to feature her as an unofficial third host. Whereas Palmer had read the news from a desk separate from where Gumbel and Pauley sat, Norville was seated alongside the program's hosts at the opening and closing of every show. Before long, gossip columns and media observers predicted that NBC would remove Jane Pauley from the program and replace her with Norville in an effort to improve the program's recently declining viewership among young women, the demographic most coveted by morning shows.[21] During this period, Saturday Night Live featured a sketch titled "All About Deborah Norville" (a takeoff on the classic film All About Eve), which depicted Norville as ruthlessly scheming to take Pauley's place as Today co-host.

text: In October 1989, it was announced that 13-year veteran Pauley would leave Today at the end of the year.[22] NBC, as expected, announced that Norville would become co-host. An emotional Norville hugged Pauley on the air after the announcement was made, and many at the network hoped the negative press generated by Norville's increased presence on the program would end. However, this turned out not to be the case. Prior to the announcement of Pauley's departure, much of the criticism had focused on Norville's youth and beauty, with many branding her "the other woman" and a "home wrecker," in a reference to what some felt seemed like her intent on "breaking up" the television marriage of Gumbel and Pauley.[23]

text: The negative press only heightened after the announcement of Pauley's resignation, and Norville was put under a gag order by NBC brass, which prevented her from defending herself from the widespread and erroneous reports that she somehow orchestrated her rise on Today. In January 1990, the new anchor team of Bryant Gumbel and Deborah Norville, minus Jane Pauley, debuted with disastrous results. Ratings for the program began to plummet. Critics felt that Gumbel and Norville lacked chemistry and many loyal viewers began turning to rival ABC's Good Morning America (GMA).

text: Norville to Couric[edit]

text: By the end of 1990, Today, the longtime dominant program, was officially the second-place morning show behind GMA, and most of the blame was pinned on Norville. By the outbreak of the Persian Gulf War in 1991, Norville saw her role as co-host continually minimized. Today aired special editions of the program called "America at War," with Gumbel anchoring most of the show alone. It was not uncommon for Norville not even to appear until the two-hour show's second half-hour. In addition, she was directed not to initiate conversation on the show and only speak when asked a question by Gumbel. Norville left the show for maternity leave in February 1991. It was announced that Katie Couric would substitute co-host during Norville's absence. Ratings for the program rose immediately following Norville's departure and Couric's arrival.[24]

text: Midway though her maternity leave, Norville was interviewed by People. In the story, she avoided conversation about her recent trouble on Today, and instead focused on her newborn baby boy. She was photographed breastfeeding her son, a seemingly innocuous event, but NBC management was said to be greatly displeased by this, believing the photo to be "in poor taste". By April 1991, in light of improved ratings on Today and NBC's displeasure at the People photograph, it was announced that Norville would not return to Today and that Katie Couric had been named the program's co-host. Norville, it was disclosed, would continue to be paid in accordance with her contract, although she would no longer appear on any NBC News programs.

text: Couric to Vieira[edit]

text: On April 5, 2006, Katie Couric announced on her 15th anniversary as co-host of Today that she would leave the program and NBC News at the end of May to become the new anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News. Couric's final broadcast on May 31, 2006 was dedicated to her 15 years as one of the show's co-hosts, and celebrated her move to the anchor chair at CBS, where she also became a correspondent for the network's Sunday night newsmagazine program 60 Minutes. Couric said during the show, "It's been a pleasure hosting this program, and thank you for fifteen great years." A special video presentation was broadcast, recapping her best moments and news stories on Today during her 15 years with the show.

text: The day after Couric's announcement, Meredith Vieira, then a host of ABC's The View announced on that show that she would take over as Lauer's co-anchor in September. Lauer and Vieira began co-hosting together on September 13, 2006.

text: On June 1, 2006 (the day after Couric's departure), NBC News announced that for the summer of 2006, Today would move to a temporary outdoor studio as Studio 1A was going through renovations to prepare for its switch to high-definition. On that same day, NBC News launched a new advertisement promoting Vieira's arrival. That summer, Couric's anchor seat was filled by various hosts, consisting of Curry, Morales and Campbell Brown (all of whom were considered candidates to replace Couric), until Vieira took over that fall.

text: In March 2010, Vieira signed a contract to keep her with the program until at least September 2011.[25] However, she announced on May 9, 2011, that she would depart as co-host in the following month, but would remain at NBC News as a special correspondent.[26]

text: Vieira to Curry[edit]

text: After announcing her resignation, Meredith Vieira departed the program on June 8, 2011. Vieira's spot was filled by the program's longtime news anchor Ann Curry, appearing alongside Matt Lauer as co-host. Correspondent Natalie Morales replaced Curry as news anchor in turn, with Al Roker remaining as the weather anchor. Savannah Guthrie joined Morales and Roker as co-host of the third (9:00 a.m.) hour.

text: Almost a year after her departure, Vieira returned briefly to Today as a special correspondent for events relating to Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Celebration. On June 5, 2012, she co-presented the show with Lauer from London.

text: Curry to Guthrie[edit]

text: NBC revealed on June 28, 2012, that Ann Curry would no longer co-host Today, and would continue to work for NBC News (where she remained until her departure in January 2015), including continuing to appear on Today. Curry's title was changed to "Today Anchor at Large and NBC News National & International Correspondent," with responsibilities including leading a seven-person unit producing content for NBC Nightly News, Dateline NBC, Rock Center with Brian Williams and Today, with occasional anchor duties for Nightly News. Curry also reported for NBC's coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. On July 9, 2012, Savannah Guthrie succeeded Curry as co-anchor alongside Lauer, Roker and Morales.[27]

text: Ann Curry's final show as co-anchor was subdued compared to the earlier departures of Katie Couric and Meredith Vieira, as it did not include retrospectives of Curry's 15-year run on the program or goodbye messages from colleagues and celebrities, although Curry – seated alongside Lauer, Natalie Morales and Al Roker in the couch area of the Studio 1A set – gave a tear-filled farewell message to viewers.[28][29] Rumors of Curry's departure from Today began weeks before NBC formally announced that she would no longer be co-host, spurring negative press similar to that resulting from the departure of Jane Pauley and her replacement by Deborah Norville 23 years earlier, as early reports suggested that Matt Lauer had a hand in the program's decision to let Curry go.[30][31][32] Viewership declines for the program that began in the months following Curry becoming co-host precipitated in part due to public criticism over Lauer's alleged involvement in Curry's departure; loyal viewers once again began turning to the competing Good Morning America, which toppled Today's 16-year consecutive run as the top-rated morning news program during the week of April 9, 2012.[2][2] The public relations problems for Lauer that resulted from the accusations, led then-executive producer Jim Bell to admit responsibility for the negative press, in defense of Lauer, in a series of interviews with The New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter and the Associated Press.[33][34][35]

text: Lauer to Kotb[edit]

text: On November 29, 2017, Hoda Kotb became the interim co-anchor after Matt Lauer was terminated. Prior to that, she has been a featured co-anchor of Today, sitting alongside Lauer and Guthrie at the beginning of the second half-hour. She held that position on April 17, 2017 after her return from maternity leave until Lauer's termination on November 29, 2017. On January 2, 2018, her interim status became permanent, making her and Savannah Guthrie the first all-female anchor duo in Today's history.

text: NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack said in an email that Kotb has "seamlessly stepped" into the position, and with Guthrie, "quickly hit the ground running." "They have an undeniable connection with each other and most importantly, with viewers, a hallmark of Today," Lack added.[36]

text: Just before the holidays, NBC executives offered the job to Kotb.[37] She also will continue to co-host the fourth hour of the show with Kathie Lee Gifford, a role she has held since 2008.

text: Controversies[edit]

text: Gumbel's memo[edit]

text: In 1989, Bryant Gumbel wrote a memo to the program's then-executive producer Marty Ryan, which was critical of other Today personalities, and was leaked to the press. In the memo, Gumbel commented that Willard Scott "holds the show hostage to his assortment of whims, wishes, birthdays and bad taste...This guy is killing us and no one's even trying to rein him in." He commented that Gene Shalit's movie reviews "are often late and his interviews aren't very good."[38]

text: There was enough negative backlash in regard to Gumbel's comments toward Scott that Gumbel was shown reconciling with Scott on Today.[39]

text: Selective editing of George Zimmerman 9-1-1 call[edit]

text: After the shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, Today ran a selectively edited version of the 9-1-1 call that George Zimmerman made prior to shooting and killing Martin (which he defended as being committed in self defense while standing trial for the shooting, for which he was acquitted on charges of murder in July 2013), which had the effect of making Zimmerman appear racist. In a March 2012 edition of the program, Today played a recording of Zimmerman saying, "This guy looks like he's up to no good. He looks black." However, several seconds of the call were cut from the 911 tape, removing Zimmerman's description of Martin, and a question asked to him about the teenager by the 911 operator. In the original, unedited tape, Zimmerman said, "This guy looks like he's up to no good. Or he's on drugs or something. It's raining and he's just walking around, looking about." The operator then asked, "OK, and this guy – is he black, white or Hispanic?," to which Zimmerman answered, "He looks black."

text: The Washington Post wrote that Today's alteration "would more readily paint Zimmerman as a racial profiler. In reality's version, Zimmerman simply answered a question about the race of the person whom he was reporting to the police. Nothing prejudicial at all in responding to such an inquiry... it's a falsehood with repercussions. Much of the public discussion over the past week has settled on how conflicting facts and interpretations call into question whether Zimmerman acted justifiably or criminally... To portray that exchange in a way that wrongs Zimmerman is high editorial malpractice..."[40]

text: Following an internal investigation into the production of the segment, NBC News fired two employees who were involved in the piece, including a producer based at the division's Miami bureau, in April 2012.[41] In December 2012, George Zimmerman filed a defamation lawsuit against NBC for the editing of the 911 call. Florida Circuit Court Judge Debra Nelson dismissed the suit on June 30, 2014, citing that there were "no genuine issues of material fact upon which a reasonable jury could find that the Defendants [NBCUniversal] acted with actual malice," but although Zimmerman could not prove that he was the victim of "actual malice", stated that the malice standard was appropriate since Zimmerman is a public figure.[42]

text: 9/11 Moment of Silence omission[edit]

text: On September 11, 2012, Today sparked outrage after the program neglected to interrupt an interview with Keeping Up with the Kardashians co-star Kris Jenner to broadcast the 11th anniversary remembrance ceremonies of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at 8:46 a.m. Eastern.[43] NBC was the only national television news outlet in the United States that did not interrupt regular programming to broadcast the moment of silence live. While the coverage of the ceremonies was not seen on the NBC network feed in most of the country, the network's New York City flagship owned-and-operated station WNBC interrupted the Today broadcast to run locally produced special coverage of the entire ceremony.[44]

text: Matt Lauer's termination[edit]

text: On November 29, 2017, NBC terminated Lauer following allegations of "inappropriate sexual behavior." NBC News chairman Andrew Lack announced Lauer's termination, stating: "It represented, after serious review, a clear violation of our company’s standards. As a result, we’ve decided to terminate his employment. While it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over twenty years he’s been at NBC News, we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident. Our highest priority is to create a workplace environment where everyone feels safe and protected, and to ensure that any actions that run counter to our core values are met with consequences, no matter who the offender."[45]

text: Although NBC has not yet publicly reported or commented the specifics of the allegations, the entertainment industry publication Variety had run a two-month long investigation involving interviews with Lauer's former NBC colleagues on his behavior towards them, which included lurid accusations of making verbal and typed lewd comments, as well as making suggestive references to a colleague's sexual performance.[46]

text: Expansion[edit]

text: Early Today[edit]

text: The first brand extension of Today was created in 1982. The early morning news program Early Today was conceived as a lead-in for Today, featuring the same anchors as the main program at the time, Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley. The half-hour program was fed twice to allow affiliates to carry one or both broadcasts. NBC canceled the program after a year, and replaced it with NBC News at Sunrise, originally anchored by Connie Chung.

text: Weekend Today[edit]

text: Today first expanded to weekends on September 20, 1987, with the debut of the Sunday edition. Five years later on August 1, 1992, the Saturday edition made its debut, expanding the program to seven days a week. The Sunday broadcast was originally 90 minutes in length, until the third half-hour being dropped with the expansion of Meet the Press to an hour-long broadcast in 1992; it now airs for one hour, while the Saturday broadcast airs for two hours.

text: The weekend broadcasts continue the Today format of covering breaking news, interviews with newsmakers, reports on a variety of popular-culture and human-interest stories, covering health and finance issues; and national weather reports. NBC feeds the Saturday edition from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. and the Sunday edition from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. (both in the Eastern Time Zone), although many of the network's affiliates air local newscasts in those time slots and carry the network broadcast earlier or later in the morning; many NBC affiliates also bookend the Sunday edition with local morning newscasts that immediately precede and follow the program. NBC's New York City, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles owned-and-operated stations air Weekend Today simultaneously (but not live) at 9:00 a.m Eastern, 8:00 a.m. Central and 6:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

text: Weekend editions are tailored to the priorities and interests of weekend viewers – offering special series such as "Saturday Today on the Plaza", featuring live performances by major music acts and Broadway theatrical productions outside the studio throughout the summer.

text: During the network's coverage of the Olympic Games, the weekday anchors and staff present the majority of the program on both Saturday and Sunday throughout the two weeks to maintain promotional momentum, with limited contributions from the weekend team from New York.

text: Early Today and Later Today[edit]

text: In April 1999, NBC canceled Sunrise and created two brand extensions for Today. One was Early Today (not to be confused with the earlier incarnation) which premiered September 9, 1999; the program originally was produced by CNBC and focused on business and financial news before switching to general news under the same production staff as MSNBC First Look in 2004. Early Today continues to air on the network, airing live each weekday morning at 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time (with an updated telecast for viewers in the Pacific Time Zone), and on tape delay until 10:00 a.m. Eastern – corresponding with the start time of Today in the Pacific Time Zone – to allow for adjustment in airtimes for other time zones and for certain NBC stations without a local morning newscast to air Early Today in lieu of one.

text: On September 7, 1999, NBC launched Later Today, a talk show that was intended to air immediately following the then two-hour Today. Replacing Leeza (which would continue in first-run syndication for one more year) on the network's morning schedule, Later Today was hosted by Jodi Applegate, Florence Henderson and Asha Blake. The program was cancelled on August 11, 2000 due to lackluster ratings; it was replaced two months later by the third hour of Today, later known as Today's Take.

text: Today's Take[edit]

text:
Today's Take
Also known as
'The Take'Genre
Talk ShowPresented by
Al RokerNatalie MoralesWillie GeistTamron HallBilly BushDylan DreyerSheinelle JonesProductionProduction location(s)
Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New YorkCamera setup
Multi-cameraRunning time
44–52 minutesReleaseOriginal release
November 12, 2012 (2012-11-12) – September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22)External links
Website

text: Today's Take (sometimes called The Take) was the third-hour segment of Today. This "show-within-a-show" had its own anchors (although featuring on-air staff that appears during the first two hours of the program), opening title sequence and theme music.

text: On October 2, 2000, NBC expanded Today to three hours, with the addition of an hour from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. For its first twelve years, the format of the third hour was originally structured similarly to Today's first two hours, using the same anchors as that portion of the broadcast; separate anchors began to be used for the third hour over time, with only the news anchor (Ann Curry until 2011, then Natalie Morales) and the weather anchor (Al Roker) being shared with the main 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. block – this was particularly the case during instances where Matt Lauer or his co-host (Katie Couric, then Meredith Vieira from 2006 to 2011, Ann Curry from 2011 to 2012 and finally Savannah Guthrie during the final months of the original format) could not be present for the entire hour due to reporting assignments or personal commitments. Vieira, outside of breaking news situations, was specifically disallowed by contract from any duties in the third hour due to her hosting commitments to the syndicated version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? by Buena Vista/Disney–ABC Domestic Television.

text: The network revamped the format of the third hour on November 12, 2012, and gave it the in-program title Today's Take. Roker was joined during the revamped third hour by Natalie Morales and Willie Geist (who had recently joined Today after ending his run as the original anchor of MSNBC's Way Too Early); MSNBC anchor and Today correspondent Tamron Hall was added as a co-host for that hour of the program on February 24, 2014, and Ellie Kemper joined the program on June 29, 2015, as a temporary co-host (until July 17, 2015).[47]

text: With the change, traditional news segments at the beginning of the hour were abandoned in favor of a topical "host chat" format similar to the opening segment of the succeeding fourth hour of the program (with the only difference being that top general news events are discussed somewhat more often, in addition to featuring topical discussions on offbeat and pop culture-related stories and periodic clips from television programs aired the previous night and videos trending online). Instead, the news segment (titled News with Natalie, anchored by Morales, and alternately titled Today's News on days when Morales is off) is featured prior to the local update cutaways near the end of the first half-hour; national weather segments are also retained following the host chat segments in both half-hours. Beginning in May 2015, the News with Natalie/Today's News segment moved to 9:30 am and the national weather segment to follow and the host chat at 9:30 was discontinued.

text: On August 22, 2016, both Morales and Geist left Today's Take and former Access host Billy Bush officially joined the set. Bush was later suspended and eventually fired from the segment as well as the program following the controversy that arose during U.S Republican and presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign in October 2016.

text: On February 1, 2017, Hall left Today's Take. Weekend co-anchor Sheinelle Jones and weekend meteorologist Dylan Dreyer filled in as co-hosts alongside Roker until a new morning lineup began in the fall.[48]

text: Today's Take aired its final episode on September 22, 2017, and Megyn Kelly Today replaced it on September 25, 2017.

text: Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda[edit]

text:
Today with Kathie Lee and HodaGenre
Talk showComedyPresented by
Kathie Lee GiffordHoda KotbProductionProduction location(s)
NBCCamera setup
Multi-cameraRunning time
44–52 minutesReleaseOriginal release
September 10, 2007 (2007-09-10) – presentExternal links
Website

text: It has been suggested that this section be split out  into another article titled Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda. (Discuss) (December 2017)

text: Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda (often referred to as simply Kathie Lee and Hoda) is the fourth-hour segment of Today, which airs from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in all time zones (subject to local delay). The Monday through Thursday editions of this portion of the program air live in the Eastern Time Zone and on tape delay elsewhere; the Friday edition is pre-recorded.[49] This "show-within-a-show" has its own hosts, opening sequence, theme music, and website.

text: On January 17, 2007, at its press tour sessions, NBC announced that Today would be expanded to four hours beginning that fall.[50] To make room on its schedule for the expansion, NBC – rather than take one hour of programming time allocated for syndicated or local programming away from its stations – made the decision to cancel the low-rated daytime soap opera Passions (which would ultimately continue on the DirecTV-exclusive channel The 101 for one more year).

text: The fourth hour debuted on September 10, 2007, originally hosted by Ann Curry, Natalie Morales, and Hoda Kotb. Kathie Lee Gifford replaced Curry and Morales as co-host on April 7, 2008, and over time became more of its own distinct entity, and was being referred to more as simply Kathie Lee & Hoda, with its own website and social media presence. The fourth hour does not have news or weather segments (other than local newsbreaks aired during the first half-hour on some NBC stations, provided they air the fourth hour at 10:00 a.m.) or input from the earlier hosts and is structured virtually as a standalone talk show, with an opening "host chat" segment reminiscent of the one popularized by Gifford and Regis Philbin on Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, as well as interviews and features focusing on entertainment, fashion and other topics aimed at female viewers.

text: Kathie Lee & Hoda competes with ABC's The View and CBS's The Price Is Right in most markets in the Central and Pacific Time Zones, but most stations in the Eastern Time Zone air it live one hour before those programs, as ABC and CBS's late morning daytime programs are not tape delayed for each time zone. Not all NBC affiliates carry Kathie Lee & Hoda live, the program airs on tape delay in some markets that may air it later in the morning or early afternoons at the station's discretion to make room for local news or syndicated programming. At least one affiliate, WBAL-TV in Baltimore, does not air it at all.[51][better source needed]

text: On September 26, 2011, NBC began to rebroadcast Kathie Lee & Hoda as part of its overnight lineup (formerly known as NBC All Night) on weekday early mornings at 2:05 a.m. Eastern and Pacific Time (varied according to local scheduling; although the rebroadcast is pre-empted by NBC affiliates in a few markets, such as those owned by Graham Media Group), as a replacement for Poker After Dark, which was cancelled due to legal issues involving that show's sponsor Full Tilt Poker and televised poker in general.

text: Megyn Kelly Today[edit]

text: Megyn Kelly Today premiered on September 25, 2017, as a replacement for Today's Take. It is hosted by former Fox News Channel anchor Megyn Kelly, and is structured as a daytime talk show.[52][53][54][55][56][57]

text: Music[edit]

text: Today host Dave Garroway selected Les Brown's "Sentimental Journey" as the program's original theme music, which was used during Garroway's entire run from 1952 to 1961. In 1962, when Hugh Downs became host, Django Reinhardt's "Melodie au Crepuscule" was chosen as the new theme; it was replaced in 1963 by "Misty", an instrumental ballad composed by Erroll Garner and performed by Bobby Hackett and John B. Seng.[58]

text: "Misty" served as Today's theme until 1971, when NBC News correspondent Frank McGee joined the show. Composer Ray Ellis penned an entirely new instrumental theme entitled "This is Today", a jazzy, up-tempo piece that served as the program's main theme until 1978. Because This is Today closely resembled Stephen Schwartz's song "Day by Day" from the musical Godspell, Schwartz successfully sued for copyright infringement.[59] "This is Today" was revised as a result, with the second version of the piece incorporating the familiar NBC chime signature was used until 1981, at the close of the Tom Brokaw–Jane Pauley era.[58] The chimes were also used throughout the program to introduce and conclude segments, usually in combination with the familiar Today sunburst logo.

text: By the time Bryant Gumbel was appointed co-anchor of the program in 1982, a new version of Ellis' "This is Today" theme was introduced, using a looser, more relaxed arrangement that continued to feature the NBC chimes in its melody. A shorter arrangement of "This is Today" was used for the show open (featuring a rotating globe and the Today sunburst) from 1983 to 1985. The main theme was used until 1985, and due to its popularity with viewers was resurrected as the show's secondary theme in January 1993. The 1982 theme later served as the program's official "anniversary" music, used to open and close retrospective segments in the leadup to Today's 60th anniversary in 2012.

text: 1985 saw the end of the synthesizer era at NBC as composer John Williams wrote a series of themes for all NBC News programs, with a cut entitled "The Mission", serving as the principal theme for NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. Williams also composed two themes for Today: an opening fanfare for the program that was derived from the opening of "The Mission"; and a two-minute closing theme for the show entitled "Scherzo for Today", a dramatic arrangement that made heavy use of strings and flutes. In the late 1980s, "Scherzo" was played in its entirety multiple times daily during the weather scrolls that ran during local commercial breaks; however, most NBC affiliates preempted these segments with locally slotted advertising. The new Today themes – used in tandem with the show's new opening sequence featuring the Statue of Liberty and a new living room studio set – gave the program a distinctly modern look and sound beginning in September 1985. A series of Williams-penned bumpers featuring the "Mission" signature were also used to open and close segments. "Scherzo for Today" was used as the program's closing theme until 1990, and the "Mission" bumpers were used until 1993 (one of them could be heard as a station break lead-in on NBC's Meet The Press until 2004).

text: Meanwhile, Williams' opening fanfare had opened the program ever since its 1985 introduction, with two brief interruptions; new opening themes were briefly introduced and quickly discarded in the summer of 1994 (to mark the debut of Studio 1A) and in 2004. The fanfare was iconically accompanied by Fred Facey announcing "From NBC News, this is Today… with (anchor) and (anchor)" (with "Live from Studio 1A in Rockefeller Plaza" being added to the introduction on June 20, 1994, when the show moved to its new studio). Although Facey died in April 2003, his introduction of the Couric–Lauer team was used for the duration of Couric's era (except for special editions requiring special introductions). Weekend Today announcer Les Marshak became the new voice of the weekday program on September 13, 2006.[60] A lighter theme employing the NBC chimes was used to open the show's 7:30 through 9:30 a.m. half-hour segments, and was also used as a closing theme.

text: In March 2013, "The Mission" was replaced with a theme composed by Adam Gubman for Non-Stop Music. Along with Non-Stop Music, Gubman's rebranding could be heard dating back to Today's coverage of the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in April 2011. Gubman went on to write music for the network's 2012 election coverage, and continues to provide audio content for Today.

text: Ratings[edit]

text: From 1995 to 2012, Today generally beat ABC rival Good Morning America in the ratings among all network morning programs. By the week of September 11, 2006, the program earned 6.320 million total viewers, 1.6 million more than the 4.73 million viewers earned by Good Morning America. This gap eventually decreased, as by the week of June 30, 2008, Today was watched by an average of 4.9 million viewers, compared to Good Morning America's 3.8 million.[61]

text: Furthermore, by the week of October 12, 2008, Today's total viewership had gone up to 4.910 million viewers, compared to second place Good Morning America's total viewership of 4.25 million (and significantly above the 2.66 million viewers earned by CBS' The Early Show).[62] For the week above, the third hour (referred as "Today II" by NBC exclusively for Nielsen ratings counts) drew 2.9 million viewers and the fourth hour (referred in Nielsen ratings as "Today III"), delivered 1.7 million.

text: For the week of January 4, 2009, the 8:00 a.m. hour of Today averaged 5.998 million viewers; the 9:00 a.m. hour, meanwhile, averaged 4.447 million total viewers and a 1.4 rating among adults aged 25–54, marking that hour's best ratings since the week of August 11, 2008. The 10:00 a.m. hour averaged 2.412 million total viewers and a .8 rating in the demographic, the highest total viewership for that portion of the program since the week of December 31, 2007.[63]

text: For the week of April 11, 2011, the program passed its 800th consecutive week as the No. 1 rated network morning news program, with 5.662 million total viewers (ahead of Good Morning America by approximately 1.2 million viewers).[64]

text: During the week of April 25, 2011, Today averaged 6.424 million viewers, marking its best weekly total viewership since August 11, 2008, during the Beijing Olympics. This was largely buoyed by the April 29 coverage of the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, which earned 9.628 million viewers (beating Good Morning America's coverage by more than 1.6 million viewers), and was also the best single day rating since November 8, 2000, the day after the 2000 presidential election.[65]

text: International broadcasts[edit]

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NBC News programs, including the live broadcast of Today, are shown daily on the 24-hour news network OSN News in MENA Region.
In Australia, NBC Today (the title used in that country to avoid confusion with the local Nine Network program Today) airs an edited 42-minute version of the first two hours from 4:00 a.m. Tuesday to Saturday on the Seven Network (rerun at 9:00 a.m. on sister network 7Two). The Today's Take hour (which is abbreviated to the same runtime) only airs Saturdays on the primary channel and Tuesday to Saturday on 7Two; while Seven broadcasts the Sunday edition at 5:00 a.m. on Mondays, following Meet The Press. The program was originally trimmed to 63 minutes, with the local news cutaways removed. However, a news ticker appears at the bottom of the screen, containing national headlines, as well as information on the next edition of Seven's morning program Sunrise. A national weather map of Australia is inserted during local affiliate cutaways during the weather segment. Today does not air on the primary regional affiliates Prime7 and GWN7, which instead air paid programming.
In the Philippines, Today aired on 9TV (formerly called as Talk TV and Solar News Channel) from 2011 to August 2014; an edited 90-minute version of the weekday editions aired Tuesdays through Saturdays at 5:30 a.m., with a two-hour abbreviated broadcast of the Friday editions airing at 10:00 a.m. local time on Saturdays. Weekend Today airs Saturdays for two hours at 10:00 p.m. and Sundays at 11:00 p.m. local time. The local affiliate cutaways during the weather segment were removed only from the weekday editions. Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda (titled Today's Talk for the TalkTV/SNC/9TV broadcasts) aired Tuesdays to Saturdays at 3:00 a.m. Both shows were removed from the schedule since then, particularly with the relaunch of 9TV as CNN Philippines.
In the United Kingdom and Europe, Today originally aired on Sky News from 1989 to 1993, and on NBC Europe from 1993 to 1998. The show was initially aired live in the afternoon until 1995, when NBC Europe began airing it on a one-day delay the morning after the original U.S. broadcast.


document_title: List of largest shopping malls in the United States

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text: List of the shopping malls in the United States of America and its territories greater than or equal to 2,000,000 total square feet of retail space (gross leasable area). The list is based in part on information provided by the International Council of Shopping Centers and by the Department of American Studies at Eastern Connecticut State University as part of its Shopping Mall Studies.[1]

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#
Mall name
Location
Metro area
Retail space
Sq. feet/(m²)
Stores
Anchor Stores/Entertainment Venues
Year opened
Ownership

1
King of Prussia Mall
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
2,900,000 Sq Ft
450
Macy's, Nordstrom, Primark, Dick's Sporting Goods, Bloomingdale's, Lord & Taylor, Neiman Marcus
1963
King of Prussia Associates, Simon Property Group

2
Mall of America
Bloomington, Minnesota
Minneapolis
2,500,000 Sq Ft
500
Macy's, Sears, Nordstrom (Rack), Best Buy, Forever21, Marshall's, Nickelodeon Universe, LEGO World, American Girl, Sea Life Minnesota Aquarium, FlyOver America, JW Marriott, Radisson Blu
1992
Triple Five group

3
Aventura Mall
Aventura, Florida
Miami
2,700,000 square feet (250,000 m2)[2]
300+[3]
Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s, Macy's (2 Stores), JCPenney, AMC Theaters
1983
Turnberry Associates, Simon Property Group

4
South Coast Plaza
Costa Mesa, California
Los Angeles
2,600,000 square feet (240,000 m2)[4]
280
Macy's (3 stores – Main, Men's, Home), Sears, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale's
1967
Segerstrom family

5
Del Amo Fashion Center
Torrance, California
Los Angeles
2,600,000 square feet (240,000 m2)
200+
Nordstrom, Macy's (2 stores – Main and Men, Home, and Furniture), JCPenney, Sears, T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, Burlington Coat Factory, JO-ANN Fabric and Craft, AMC Theaters
1961
Simon Property Group

6
Destiny USA
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse
2,450,000 square feet (228,000 m2)[5]
250+
Macy's, JCPenney, Best Buy, Lord & Taylor, H&M, Dave & Buster's, Off Broadway Shoes, Nordstrom Rack, Saks Off Fifth, DSW Shoe Warehouse, DICK'S Sporting Goods, Forever 21, Old Navy, Burlington Coat Factory, At Home, T.J. Maxx, Sears Outlet, Pole Position Raceway, Regal IMAX theater, Regal Cinemas, Destiny USA Hotel (being built at time of edit)
1990 (expanded in 2012 which added 40+ stores)
The Pyramid Companies

7
The Galleria
Houston, Texas
Houston
2,400,000 square feet (220,000 m2)[6]
375
Nordstrom, Macy's, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Guess, Louboutin, Yves Saint Laurent, Coco Channel, Mac, Emporio Armani, Hugo Boss, Sephora, Aldo,
1970
Simon Property Group, Walton Street Real Estate Funds, Sony Corporation & CalPERS

8
Ala Moana Center
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu
2,400,000 square feet (220,000 m2)[7]
330+
Macy’s, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Shirokiya, Bloomingdale's, Forever 21, Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th, Old Navy, Disney Store, Coach, Louis Vuitton , Apple Store, Victoria Secret, Bath and Body Works, Sephora, Aldo, Chanel, Abercrombie & Fitch, Champs, Claire's, Armani Exchange, Banana Republic, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Emporio Armani, Foot Locker, GAP, Gucci, Guess, Microsoft, Versace.
1959
General Growth Properties

9
Tysons Corner Center
McLean, Virginia
Washington, D.C.
2,400,000 square feet (220,000 m2)[8]
300
Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor, AMC Theatres, L. L. Bean, Barnes and Noble, American Girl
1968
Macerich

10
Sawgrass Mills
Sunrise, Florida
Fort Lauderdale
2,383,906 square feet (221,472.1 m2)[9]
350
P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Villago, Grand Lux Cafe, Matchbox, Last Call by Neiman Marcus, Marshalls, Dick's Sporting Goods, Bloomingdale's - The Outlet Store, Rainforest Cafe, Century 21 Department Store, Off 5th Saks Fifth Avenue, Gap Outlet, Forever 21, Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse, Nordstrom Rack, Old Navy Outlet Store, The Cheesecake Factory, California Pizza Kitchen, Ron Jon Surf Shop, Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store, Nike Factory Store, TJ Maxx, Bed Bath & Beyond, Urban Planet, Camille La Vie, Super Target, Brandsmart USA, Trendmax Outlet Store, Burlington Coat Factory, GameRoom, Regal Cinemas, IMAX.
1990
Simon Property Group

11
Roosevelt Field
Garden City, New York
New York City
2,294,040 square feet (213,123 m2)[10]
294
Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom, JCPenney, Dick's Sporting Goods, Neiman Marcus, AMC, X Sport Fitness, Capital Grill, Season's 52, Grande Lux Café, Havana Central, Le Pain Quotidien
1956
Simon Property Group

12
Woodfield Mall
Schaumburg, Illinois
Chicago
2,224,000 square feet (206,600 m2)[11]
300
Sears, JCPenney, Macy's, Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor
1971
Simon Property Group

13
Palisades Center
West Nyack, New York
New York City
2,217,322 square feet (205,996.0 m2)[12]
400
Lord & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Macy's, Target, AMC Theaters
1998
The Pyramid Companies

14
Millcreek Mall
Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie County
2,200,000 square feet (200,000 m2)[13]
175
Macy's, JCPenney, Bon-Ton, H&M
1975
Cafaro Company

15
Plaza Las Américas
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan
2,173,000 square feet (201,900 m2)[14]
300+
Macy's, Sears, JCPenney, Old Navy, Caribbean Cinemas, Kmart, Toys R' Us, Forever 21
1968
Plaza Las Américas, Inc, Empresas Fonalledas, Inc.

16
South Shore Plaza
Braintree, Massachusetts
Boston
2,165,000 square feet (201,100 m2)
225
Macy's, Lord & Taylor, Sears, Nordstrom, Target
1961
Simon Property Group

17
Westfield Garden State Plaza
Paramus, New Jersey
New York City
2,132,112 square feet (198,079.7 m2)[15]
346
Macy’s, Nordstrom, JCPenney, Neiman Marcus, Lord & Taylor, AMC Theatres
1957
Westfield Corporation

18
Lakewood Center
Lakewood, California
Los Angeles
2,092,710 square feet (194,419 m2)[16]
255
Macy's, Target, Forever 21, JCPenney, Pacific Theatres, Costco
1951
Macerich

19
Scottsdale Fashion Square
Scottsdale, Arizona
Phoenix
2,049,169 square feet (190,374.0 m2)[17]
250+
Macy’s, Dick's Sporting Goods, Dillard's, Forever 21, H&M, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus
1961
Macerich

20
Oakbrook Center
Oak Brook, Illinois
Chicago
2,018,000 square feet (187,500 m2)[18]
175
Macy’s, Sears, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Lord & Taylor
1962
General Growth Properties, CalPERS


document_title: List of first overall NBA draft picks

question_text: who has the number one pick in the nba draft this year

text: List of first overall NBA draft picks

text: Key[edit]

text:
^
Denotes players who have been selected to the All-Star Game or All-NBA Team

^*
Denotes Hall of Famers

PPG
Points per game[a]

APG
Assists per game[a]

RPG
Rebounds per game[a]

Player
(in italic text)
Rookie of the Year

text: List of first overall picks[edit]

text:
Draft
Selected by
Player
Nationality
Position
College/high school/former club
NBA rookie statistics
Ref.

PPG
RPG
APG

1947
Pittsburgh Ironmen
McNeely, CliftonClifton McNeely[b]
 USA
5000000000000000000♠—
Texas Wesleyan
5000000000000000000♠—
5000000000000000000♠—
5000000000000000000♠—
[b]

1948
Providence Steamrollers
Tonkovich, AndyAndy Tonkovich
 USA
guaa !Guard/Forward
Marshall
7000260000000000000♠2.6
5000000000000000000♠—
6999600000000000000♠0.6
[9]

1949
Providence Steamrollers
Shannon, HowieHowie Shannon[c]
 USA
Center
Kansas State
7001134000000000000♠13.4
5000000000000000000♠—
7000230000000099999♠2.3
[11]

1950
Boston Celtics
Share, CharlieCharlie Share[d]
 USA
Center
Bowling Green
7000390000000000000♠3.9
7000530000000000000♠5.3
7000100000000000000♠1.0
[12]

1951
Baltimore Bullets
Melchiorre, GeneGene Melchiorre[e]
 USA
Guard
Bradley
5000000000000000000♠—
5000000000000000000♠—
5000000000000000000♠—
[e]

1952
Milwaukee Hawks
Workman, MarkMark Workman[f]
 USA
Center
West Virginia
7000510000000099999♠5.1
7000300000000000000♠3.0
6999600000000000000♠0.6
[17]

1953
Baltimore Bullets
Felix, RayRay Felix^[g]
 USA
guaa !Guard/Forward
Long Island
7001176000000000000♠17.6
7001133000000000000♠13.3
7000110000000000000♠1.1
[19]

1954
Baltimore Bullets
Selvy, FrankFrank Selvy^
 USA
foa !Forward/Center
Furman
7001190000000000000♠19.0
7000550000000000000♠5.5
7000350000000000000♠3.5
[20]

1955
Milwaukee Hawks
Ricketts, DickDick Ricketts[h]
 USA
guaa !Guard/Forward
Duquesne
7000890000000000000♠8.9
7000720000000000000♠7.2
7000300000000000000♠3.0
[22]

1956
Rochester Royals
Green, SihugoSihugo Green[i]
 USA
guaa !Guard/Forward
Duquesne
7001115000000000000♠11.5
7000520000000000000♠5.2
7000360000000000000♠3.6
[24]

1957
Cincinnati Royals
Hundley, RodRod Hundley^
 USA
Guard
West Virginia
7000700000000000000♠7.0
7000290000000000000♠2.9
7000190000000000000♠1.9
[25]

1958
Minneapolis Lakers
Baylor, ElginElgin Baylor^*[j]
 USA
Forward
Seattle
7001249000000000000♠24.9
7001150000000000000♠15.0
7000410009999999999♠4.1
[27]

1959
Cincinnati Royals
Boozer, BobBob Boozer^[k]
 USA
Forward
Kansas State
7000840000000000000♠8.4
7000620000000000000♠6.2
7000140000000099999♠1.4
[29]

1960
Cincinnati Royals
Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson^*[l]
 USA
guaa !Guard/Forward
Cincinnati
7001305000000000000♠30.5
7001101000000000000♠10.1
7000970000000099999♠9.7
[32]

1961
Chicago Packers
Bellamy, WaltWalt Bellamy^*
 USA
Center
Indiana
7001316000000000000♠31.6
7001190000000000000♠19.0
7000270000000000000♠2.7
[33]

1962
Chicago Zephyrs
McGill, BillBill McGill[m]
 USA
foa !Forward/Center
Utah
7000740000000000000♠7.4
7000270000000000000♠2.7
6999600000000000000♠0.6
[35]

1963
New York Knicks
Heyman, ArtArt Heyman[n]
 USA
Forward/Guard
Duke
7001154000000000000♠15.4
7000400000000000000♠4.0
7000340000000000000♠3.4
[37]

1964
New York Knicks
Barnes, JimJim Barnes[o]
 USA
Center/Forward
Texas Western
7001155000000000000♠15.5
7000970000000099999♠9.7
7000120000000000000♠1.2
[39]

1965
San Francisco Warriors
Hetzel, FredFred Hetzel[p]
 USA
foa !Forward/Center
Davidson
7000680000000000000♠6.8
7000520000000000000♠5.2
6999500000000000000♠0.5
[41]

1966
New York Knicks
Russell, CazzieCazzie Russell^
 USA
Forward/Guard
Michigan
7001113000000000000♠11.3
7000330000000000000♠3.3
7000240000000000000♠2.4
[42]

1967
Detroit Pistons
Walker, JimmyJimmy Walker^
 USA
Guard
Providence
7000880000000000000♠8.8
7000170000000000000♠1.7
7000280000000099999♠2.8
[43]

1968
San Diego Rockets
Hayes, ElvinElvin Hayes^*
 USA
Center/Forward
Houston
7001284000000000000♠28.4
7001171000000000000♠17.1
7000140000000099999♠1.4
[44]

1969
Milwaukee Bucks
Alcindor, LewLew Alcindor^*[q]
 USA
Center
UCLA
7001288000000000000♠28.8
7001145000000000000♠14.5
7000410009999999999♠4.1
[46]

1970
Detroit Pistons
Lanier, BobBob Lanier^*
 USA
Center
St. Bonaventure
7001156000000000000♠15.6
7000810000000000000♠8.1
7000180000000000000♠1.8
[47]

1971
Cleveland Cavaliers
Carr, AustinAustin Carr^
 USA
Guard
Notre Dame
7001212000000000000♠21.2
7000350000000000000♠3.5
7000340000000000000♠3.4
[48]

1972
Portland Trail Blazers
Martin, LaRueLaRue Martin
 USA
Center
Loyola (Illinois)
7000440000000000000♠4.4
7000460000000099999♠4.6
6999500000000000000♠0.5
[49]

1973
Philadelphia 76ers
Collins, DougDoug Collins^
 USA
guaa !Guard/Forward
Illinois State
7000800000000000000♠8.0
7000180000000000000♠1.8
7000160000000000000♠1.6
[50]

1974
Portland Trail Blazers
Walton, BillBill Walton^*
 USA
Center
UCLA
7001128000000000000♠12.8
7001126000000000000♠12.6
7000480000000000000♠4.8
[51]

1975
Atlanta Hawks
Thompson, DavidDavid Thompson^*[r]
 USA
Forward/Guard
NC State
7001260000000000000♠26.0
7000630000000000000♠6.3
7000370000000000000♠3.7
[52]

1976
Houston Rockets
Lucas, JohnJohn Lucas
 USA
Guard
Maryland
7001111000000000000♠11.1
7000270000000000000♠2.7
7000560000000099999♠5.6
[53]

1977
Milwaukee Bucks
Benson, KentKent Benson
 USA
Center
Indiana
7000770000000000000♠7.7
7000430000000000000♠4.3
7000140000000099999♠1.4
[54]

1978
Portland Trail Blazers
Thompson, MychalMychal Thompson
 BHS
foa !Forward/Center
Minnesota
7001147000000000000♠14.7
7000830000000000000♠8.3
7000240000000000000♠2.4
[55]

1979
Los Angeles Lakers
Johnson, MagicMagic Johnson^*
 USA
guaa !Guard/Forward
Michigan State
7001180000000000000♠18.0
7000770000000000000♠7.7
7000730000000000000♠7.3
[56]

1980
Golden State Warriors
Carroll, Joe BarryJoe Barry Carroll^
 USA
Center
Purdue
7001189009999900000♠18.9
7000930000000000000♠9.3
7000140000000099999♠1.4
[57]

1981
Dallas Mavericks
Aguirre, MarkMark Aguirre^
 USA
Forward
DePaul
7001187000000000000♠18.7
7000490000000000000♠4.9
7000320000000000000♠3.2
[58]

1982
Los Angeles Lakers
Worthy, JamesJames Worthy^*
 USA
Forward
North Carolina
7001134000000000000♠13.4
7000520000000000000♠5.2
7000170000000000000♠1.7
[59]

1983
Houston Rockets
Sampson, RalphRalph Sampson^*
 USA
Center
Virginia
7001210000000000000♠21.0
7001111000000000000♠11.1
7000200000000000000♠2.0
[60]

1984
Houston Rockets
Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon^*[s]
 NGA[s]
Center
Houston
7001206000000000000♠20.6
7001119000000000000♠11.9
7000140000000099999♠1.4
[63]

1985
New York Knicks
Ewing, PatrickPatrick Ewing^*
 USA[t]
Center
Georgetown
7001200000000000000♠20.0
7000900000000000000♠9.0
7000200000000000000♠2.0
[66]

1986
Cleveland Cavaliers
Daugherty, BradBrad Daugherty^
 USA
Center
North Carolina
7001157000000000000♠15.7
7000810000000000000♠8.1
7000380000000000000♠3.8
[67]

1987
San Antonio Spurs
Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson^*[u]
 USA
Center
Navy
7001243000000000000♠24.3
7001120000000000000♠12.0
7000200000000000000♠2.0
[69]

1988
Los Angeles Clippers
Manning, DannyDanny Manning^
 USA
Forward
Kansas
7001167000000000000♠16.7
7000660000000000000♠6.6
7000310000000000000♠3.1
[70]

1989
Sacramento Kings
Ellison, PervisPervis Ellison
 USA
Center
Louisville
7000800000000000000♠8.0
7000580000000000000♠5.8
7000190000000000000♠1.9
[71]

1990
New Jersey Nets
Coleman, DerrickDerrick Coleman^
 USA
foa !Forward/Center
Syracuse
7001184009999900000♠18.4
7001103000000000000♠10.3
7000220000000000000♠2.2
[72]

1991
Charlotte Hornets
Johnson, LarryLarry Johnson^
 USA
Forward
UNLV
7001192000000000000♠19.2
7001110000000000000♠11.0
7000360000000000000♠3.6
[73]

1992
Orlando Magic
Oneal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal^*
 USA
Center
LSU
7001234000000000000♠23.4
7001139000000000000♠13.9
7000190000000000000♠1.9
[74]

1993
Orlando Magic
Webber, ChrisChris Webber^
 USA
Forward
Michigan
7001175000000000000♠17.5
7000910000000000000♠9.1
7000360000000000000♠3.6
[75]

1994
Milwaukee Bucks
Robinson, GlennGlenn Robinson^
 USA
Forward
Purdue
7001219000000000000♠21.9
7000640000000000000♠6.4
7000250000000000000♠2.5
[76]

1995
Golden State Warriors
Smith, JoeJoe Smith
 USA
Forward
Maryland
7001153000000000000♠15.3
7000870000000099999♠8.7
7000100000000000000♠1.0
[77]

1996
Philadelphia 76ers
Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson^*
 USA
Guard
Georgetown
7001235000000000000♠23.5
7000410009999999999♠4.1
7000750000000000000♠7.5
[78]

1997
San Antonio Spurs
Duncan, TimTim Duncan^
 USA[v]
foa !Forward/Center
Wake Forest
7001211000000000000♠21.1
7001119000000000000♠11.9
7000270000000000000♠2.7
[80]

1998
Los Angeles Clippers
Olowokandi, MichaelMichael Olowokandi
 NGA
Center
Pacific
7000890000000000000♠8.9
7000790000000000000♠7.9
6999600000000000000♠0.6
[81]

1999
Chicago Bulls
Brand, EltonElton Brand^[w]
 USA
Forward
Duke
7001201000000000000♠20.1
7001100000000000000♠10.0
7000190000000000000♠1.9
[83]

2000
New Jersey Nets
Martin, KenyonKenyon Martin^
 USA
Forward
Cincinnati
7001120000000000000♠12.0
7000740000000000000♠7.4
7000190000000000000♠1.9
[84]

2001
Washington Wizards
Brown, KwameKwame Brown
 USA
Center
Glynn Academy HS (Brunswick, Georgia)
7000450000000000000♠4.5
7000350000000000000♠3.5
6999800000000000000♠0.8
[85]

2002
Houston Rockets
Yao Ming, Yao Ming^*
 CHN
Center
Shanghai Sharks (China)
7001135000000000000♠13.5
7000820009999999999♠8.2
7000170000000000000♠1.7
[86]

2003
Cleveland Cavaliers
LeBron James, LeBron James^
 USA
Forward
St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (Akron, Ohio)
7001209009999900000♠20.9
7000550000000000000♠5.5
7000590000000000000♠5.9
[87]

2004
Orlando Magic
Howard, DwightDwight Howard^
 USA
Center
SACA (Atlanta)
7001120000000000000♠12.0
7001100000000000000♠10.0
6999900000000000000♠0.9
[88]

2005
Milwaukee Bucks
Bogut, AndrewAndrew Bogut^
 AUS
Center
Utah
7000940000000000000♠9.4
7000700000000000000♠7.0
7000230000000099999♠2.3
[89]

2006
Toronto Raptors
Bargnani, AndreaAndrea Bargnani
 ITA
foa !Forward/Center
Benetton Treviso (Italy)
7001116000000000000♠11.6
7000390000000000000♠3.9
6999800000000000000♠0.8
[90]

2007
Portland Trail Blazers
Oden, GregGreg Oden[x]
 USA
Center
Ohio State
7000890000000000000♠8.9
7000700000000000000♠7.0
6999500000000000000♠0.5
[92]

2008
Chicago Bulls
Rose, DerrickDerrick Rose^
 USA
Guard
Memphis
7001168000000000000♠16.8
7000390000000000000♠3.9
7000630000000000000♠6.3
[93]

2009
Los Angeles Clippers
Griffin, BlakeBlake Griffin^[y]
 USA
Forward
Oklahoma
7001225000000000000♠22.5
7001121000000000000♠12.1
7000380000000000000♠3.8
[95]

2010
Washington Wizards
Wall, JohnJohn Wall^
 USA
Guard
Kentucky
7001164009999900000♠16.4
7000460000000099999♠4.6
7000830000000000000♠8.3
[96]

2011
Cleveland Cavaliers
Irving, KyrieKyrie Irving^
 USA[z]
Guard
Duke
7001185000000000000♠18.5
7000370000000000000♠3.7
7000540000000000000♠5.4
[99]

2012
New Orleans Hornets
Davis, AnthonyAnthony Davis^
 USA
foa !Forward/Center
Kentucky
7001135000000000000♠13.5
7000820009999999999♠8.2
7000100000000000000♠1.0
[100]

2013
Cleveland Cavaliers
Bennett, AnthonyAnthony Bennett
 CAN
Forward
UNLV
7000420000000000000♠4.2
7000300000000000000♠3.0
6999300000000000000♠0.3
[101]

2014
Cleveland Cavaliers
Wiggins, AndrewAndrew Wiggins
 CAN
Forward/Guard
Kansas
7001169009999900000♠16.9
7000460000000099999♠4.6
7000210000000000000♠2.1
[102]

2015
Minnesota Timberwolves
Towns, Karl-AnthonyKarl-Anthony Towns
 DOM[aa]
foa !Center
Kentucky
7001183000000000000♠18.3
7001104000000000000♠10.4
7000200000000000000♠2.0
[103]

2016
Philadelphia 76ers
Simmons, BenBen Simmons
 AUS[ab]
foa !Forward
LSU
5000000000000000000♠—
5000000000000000000♠—
5000000000000000000♠—
[104]

2017
Philadelphia 76ers
Fultz, MarkelleMarkelle Fultz
 USA
foa !Guard
Washington
5000000000000000000♠—
5000000000000000000♠—
5000000000000000000♠—
[105]


document_title: Practical Magic

question_text: who played sandra bullocks daughters in practical magic

text: Practical Magic

text: Plot[edit]

text: Maria Owens, a young witch, is exiled to Maria's Island in Massachusetts with her unborn child for escaping her execution. When her lover does not come to rescue her, she desperately casts a spell upon herself to stop falling in love due to heartbreak, only to die soon after. The spell becomes a curse for several generations. In the present day, Gillian and Sally Owens, two descendants of the Owens family, are taken in by their aunts Frances and Jet after the death of their parents. Sally is the more gifted of the two while Gillian's talents are more in charm and persuasion, and both have been subject to ridicule during their youth. After witnessing their aunts cast a spell on a man for a woman who seems obsessed with having his love, Gillian decides to fall in love and Sally casts a true love spell to protect herself.

text: The sisters cast an oath to each other using blood from both of their hands and Gillian leaves for Los Angeles. Sally meets and marries Michael, a local apple salesman. Years later, the two open their botanical shop Verbena and have two young daughters, Kylie and Antonia. Michael is killed after being hit by a truck. Sally and her daughters return to the Owens home to live with the aunts, and realize that the aunts cast a spell so she could fall in love. Sally decides that she and her daughters will not perform magic. As Gillian begins a relationship with Jimmy Angelov in Orlando, Sally is devastated by her husband's death. Gillian feels that Sally needs her, and drugs Jimmy to return to Massachusetts.

text: Gillian returns to Sally after Jimmy becomes abusive, but the sisters are kidnapped. Sally puts belladonna into Jimmy's tequila, inadvertently killing him. The sisters resurrect him using the forbidden spell from their aunts' book of spells, but Jimmy attempts to kill Gillian after being revived. Sally kills him again, and the sisters bury his remains in their home's garden. State investigator Gary Hallett arrives from Tucson, Arizona in search of Jimmy, who is also a serial killer. As Gary begins to suspect Sally, Gillian, Kylie and Antonia create a potion to banish Gary; however, the girls realize he is the one described in Sally's true love spell, and remove the potion. Later, Sally has Gary record her testimony and sees the letter she had once written Gillian, and realizes he must have read it more times than he had let on. Unable to deny their feelings for each other, they kiss and Sally realizes that he was there because of the spell she cast years earlier.

text: Sally discovers that Jimmy's spirit has possessed Gillian's body and Gary sees Jimmy's spirit emerge. Jimmy attempts to possess Gary, only to be hurt by his silver star-shaped badge and is temporarily exiled. Later, Sally tells Gary that he is there because of her spell and the feelings they have for each other are not real. Gary replies that curses are only true if one believes in them and reveals that he also wished for her, before returning to Tucson.

text: Jimmy possesses Gillian again and attempts to kill Sally before Frances and Jet return. Sally, realizing she must embrace magic to save her sister, asks the aid of the townswomen and they form a coven to exorcise Jimmy's spirit. Sally makes them stop when she sees that the effort might kill Gillian. Getting inside the circle, Sally and the townswomen reenact her oath with Gillian. They are able to break the Owens curse, exorcising Jimmy's spirit and allowing the coven to exile him permanently. After leaving for Tucson, Gary clears the sisters of any suspicion of wrongdoing in Jimmy's case and decides to return to Massachusetts to be with Sally. The Owens women celebrate All Hallow's Eve dressed up in witch costumes, and are embraced and welcomed by the townsfolk.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Sandra Bullock as Sally Owens, a witch who becomes widowed after the Owens’ curse kills her husband.

Camilla Belle as young Sally

Nicole Kidman as Gillian Owens, younger sister of one year of Sally, who grows bored with small town life and becomes the victim of an abusive relationship.

Lora Anne Criswell as young Gillian

Goran Visnjic as James 'Jimmy' Angelov, boyfriend of Gillian, who becomes abusive and kidnaps the sisters, and is ultimately killed by them, twice.
Stockard Channing as Aunt Frances Owens, aunt of Sally and Gillian, who tends to be more outgoing and fun-loving. She also loves to meddle in people's love lives.
Dianne Wiest as Aunt Bridget 'Jet' Owens, aunt of Sally and Gillian, who tends to be more tenderhearted and quiet.
Aidan Quinn as Investigator Gary Hallet, a lawman from Tucson, Arizona, who investigates Sally and Gillian in the murder of Jimmy Angelov and falls in love with Sally.
Caprice Benedetti as Maria Owens, matriarch of the Owens clan.
Evan Rachel Wood as Kylie Owens, daughter of Sally Owens, who lives with her mom and aunts after the death of her father, Michael. She looks and acts a lot like her Aunt Gillian.
Alexandra Artrip as Antonia Owens, daughter of Sally Owens, who lives with her mom and aunts after the death of her father, Michael. She looks a lot like her mother.
Mark Feuerstein as Michael, husband of Sally Owens, and father of Kylie and Antonia Owens. He is a victim of the "Owens' Curse", which resulted in his death.
Peter Shaw as Jack, Sally and Gillian's father, who died from the Owens' curse when they were children.
Caralyn Kozlowski as Regina, Sally and Gillian's mother, who died of a broken heart after losing her husband to the Owens' curse.
Chloe Webb as Carla, a friend of Sally's, and works at her shop.
Lucinda Jenney as Sara, one of the town women, who initially fears the Owens but later responds to Sally's call for help.
Margo Martindale as Linda Bennett, one of town women who responds to Sally's call for help.
Martha Gehman as Patty, one of town women who responds to Sally's call for help.

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text: Production[edit]

text: Practical Magic was partially filmed on an artificial set in California. The film's producers said the house was a big part of the depiction of the Owens' culture, so they knew they had to build a house to accurately depict this. They built it in Coupeville, Washington.[2] They brought much of the set from California and placed it inside the house, but it still took almost a year to perfect the image of the house and the interior.[3] The house used is owned by the Sundstrom Family and is located on San Juan Valley Road, San Juan Island. They built a replica of the outside of the house on the west side of San Juan Island so that it looked like the house was on the waterfront, but in actuality it is in the valley. They built the house in San Juan County Park but since the house was built only for this filming, it was torn down after the movie was released. Many of the small town scenes were filmed in downtown Coupeville, Washington, located on Whidbey Island.

text: According to Sandra Bullock in the DVD commentary, in the scene where the Owens women are drunk and slinging insults, the actresses actually got drunk on very bad tequila brought by Kidman. The cast also thinks that the supernatural elements of the house started to affect them; the cast and crew say that they have heard ghost noises while filming the coven scene at the end of the film. For the final scene with all of the townspeople at the Owens' home, the entire population of the town where filming took place was invited to show up in costume and appear as townsfolk.

text: Music[edit]

text:
Practical Magic

Photo by Suzanne Tenner

Soundtrack album by Various artists

Released
October 6, 1998 (original pressing)

Recorded
August 15–16, 1998,
Abbey Road Studios (Michael Nyman tracks)

Genre
Soundtrack, pop, minimalism, orchestral

Length
56:58 (Nyman pressing); 51:46 (Silvestri pressing)

Language
English

Label
Reprise/WEA

Producer
Danny Bramson, Sandra Bullock

Michael Nyman chronology

Strong on Oaks, Strong on the Causes of Oaks
(1998)
Practical Magic
(1998)
Ravenous
(1999)

Alan Silvestri chronology

The Parent Trap
(1998) The Parent Trap1998
Practical Magic
(1998) Practical Magic1998
Stuart Little
(1999) Stuart Little1999

text: Composer Michael Nyman's score to the movie was abruptly replaced with music by Alan Silvestri for the theatrical release. This last-minute change resulted in the release of two soundtracks, although as primarily a compilation album, only the two tracks of newly created material were changed. A 50-track demo (the last two tracks being "Convening the Coven" and "Maria Owens") of Nyman's score has been circulating among fans as a bootleg. The complete Nyman score runs 62:30 and contains music that would later appear, in altered form, in Ravenous and The Actors, as well as a bit of his stepwise chord progression theme from Out of the Ruins/String Quartet No. 3/Carrington/The End of the Affair/The Claim. "Convening the Coven", though not "Maria Owens", was subsequently reissued on The Very Best of Michael Nyman: Film Music 1980–2001, and music that uses material related to this piece has not been used elsewhere.

text: Singer Stevie Nicks headlined the soundtrack's published advertisements, promoting her songs "If You Ever Did Believe" and a new recording of her song "Crystal", both songs featuring Sheryl Crow on back-up vocals.

text:
"If You Ever Did Believe" – Stevie Nicks
"This Kiss" – Faith Hill
"Got to Give It Up (Pt.1)" – Marvin Gaye
"Is This Real?" – Lisa Hall
"Black Eyed Dog" – Nick Drake
"A Case of You" – Joni Mitchell
"Nowhere and Everywhere" – Michelle Lewis
"Always on My Mind" – Elvis Presley
"Everywhere" – Bran Van 3000
"Coconut" – Harry Nilsson
"Crystal" – Stevie Nicks
"Practical Magic" – Alan Silvestri / "Convening the Coven" – The Michael Nyman Orchestra
"Amas Veritas" – Alan Silvestri / "Maria Owens" – The Michael Nyman Orchestra

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text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: Practical Magic opened at #1 with $13.1 million in ticket sales. The film went on to gross $68.1 million worldwide, less than its $75 million production budget.[1]

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: Practical Magic received negative reviews from film critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 20% approval rating, based on 55 reviews, with an average rating of 4.4/10 and the site's consensus states: "Comedy, romance and horror mix with unsatisfying results."[4] Another review aggregator, Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 1–100 reviews from film critics, calculated an average rating score of 46 based on 22 reviews.[5]

text: Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave Practical Magic a negative review, calling it "a witch comedy so slapdash, plodding, and muddled it seems to have had a hex put on it."[6] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times said that the film "doesn't seem sure what tone to adopt, veering uncertainly from horror to laughs to romance."[7]

text: Accolades [edit]

text:
Year
Nominated work
Award
Result

1999
Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Dianne Wiest
American Comedy Award
Nominated

1999
Favorite Supporting Actress – Comedy/Romance
Stockard Channing
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Won

1999
Favorite Actor – Comedy/Romance
Aidan Quinn
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Nominated

1999
Favorite Song from a Movie
Faith Hill
For the song "This Kiss".
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Nominated

1999
Favorite Supporting Actress – Comedy/Romance
Dianne Wiest
Blockbuster Entertainment Award
Nominated

1999
Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress
Camilla Belle
Young Artist Award
Nominated

1999
Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress
Evan Rachel Wood
Young Artist Award
Nominated

text: Efforts for television series[edit]

text: In 2004, Warner Bros. and CBS produced Sudbury, a television pilot written by Becky Hartman Edwards, starring Kim Delaney in the role played by Bullock in the film, and Jeri Ryan in the role played by Kidman.[8] The series, named for the Sudbury, Massachusetts location of the novel and film, was not picked up.

text: In 2010, Warner Bros. and ABC Family attempted to develop a reboot television series.[9]