Editing Today (American TV program) (section)

==== ''Today 3rd Hour'' ====
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| alt_name                 = 3rd Hour Today<br>The 3rd
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*[[Talk show]]
*[[News Program]]
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*[[Craig Melvin]]
*[[Al Roker]]
*[[Sheinelle Jones]]
*[[Dylan Dreyer]]
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| location                 = [[NBC Studios (New York City)|NBC Studios]]
| camera                   = [[Multiple-camera setup|Multi-camera]]
| runtime                  = 44–52 minutes
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| first_aired              = {{Start date|2018|10|29}}
| last_aired               = present
| related                  = [[Megyn Kelly Today]]
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'''''Today 3rd Hour''''' (often shortened to '''''The 3rd'''''), the current name for the third hour of ''Today'', features anchors who appear in the first two hours of the program. After ''[[Megyn Kelly Today]]'' was canceled on October 26, 2018, NBC announced that ''Today'' anchors would host the third hour.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Guglielmi |first1=Jodi |title=Hoda Kotb, Al Roker & Craig Melvin Open Megyn Kelly's Today Hour in First Show Since Cancellation |url=https://people.com/tv/hoda-kotb-al-roker-craig-melvin-open-megyn-kelly-today-show-hour/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=October 31, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> The new third hour premiered on October 29, 2018, with [[Hoda Kotb]], [[Craig Melvin]] and [[Al Roker]] anchoring for the first 20 minutes from Studio 1A, reporting on the [[Pittsburgh synagogue shooting]], with [[Savannah Guthrie]] anchoring live from Pittsburgh.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grove |first1=Lloyd |title=Megyn Kelly Who? NBC's 'Today Show' Third Hour Awkwardly Soldiers On |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/megyn-kelly-who-nbcs-today-show-third-hour-awkwardly-soldiers-on |website=The Daily Beast |access-date=October 31, 2018 |language=en |date=October 29, 2018}}</ref> At the top of the program, Kotb said:
{{blockquote|"Today, as you know, we are starting a new chapter in the third hour of our show as it evolves. We want you to know that the entire ''Today'' family will continue to bring you informative and important stories, just as we always have."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bradley |first1=Laura |title=How Today Is Moving into Its Post-Megyn Kelly Era |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/10/megyn-kelly-today-show-replacement |website=Vanity Fair HWD |date=October 29, 2018 |access-date=31 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref>}}

After 20 minutes, the program continued with [[Jenna Bush Hager]] from Studio 6A, the former home of ''Megyn Kelly Today'', where broadcasts of the third hour would begin to be based.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Steinberg |first1=Brian |title=NBC's Third Hour of 'Today' Remains Work in Progress |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/nbc-third-today-hour-savannah-guthrie-hoda-kotb-megyn-kelly-1203006920/ |website=Variety |access-date=October 31, 2018 |date=October 29, 2018}}</ref> Since its debut, the third hour has used a modified nameless opening title sequence compared to the other editions of ''Today''. Various other ''Today'' and NBC News personalities filled in until January, when it was announced that the official hosts would be Al Roker, [[Sheinelle Jones]], [[Dylan Dreyer]] and Craig Melvin, with the show becoming a primarily panel discussion program under the banner of ''The 3rd Hour''. On December 4, 2018, an NBC News spokesperson confirmed that ''The 3rd'' would move to Studio 1A to streamline the production process and create a more seamless broadcast. The last day at Studio 6A was January 4, 2019, with new broadcasts in Studio 1A beginning on January 7.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Steinberg |first1=Brian |title='Today' Third Hour Leaving NBC Studio That Housed Megyn Kelly's Broadcast |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/nbc-today-show-third-hour-megyn-kelly-1203079685/ |website=Variety |access-date=December 14, 2018 |language=en |date=December 4, 2018}}</ref>