The former co-anchors will sit side by side this week, as Kotb fills in for the vacationing Craig Melvin.

Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb reunite on Today: ‘Like the old times’

The former co-anchors will sit side by side this week, as Kotb fills in for the vacationing Craig Melvin.

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April 13, 2026 8:09 a.m. ET

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Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb on 'Today' on April 13, 2026. Credit:

Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb were back together Monday, as Kotb rejoined her former co-anchor at the *Today** *desk.

"Hi, everybody, good morning, and welcome to *Today*. Nice to have you with us on a Monday morning," Guthrie said at the top of the broadcast before turning to Kotb and touching her arm. "I'm so glad to have you here, Hoda!"

"I'm so happy sitting next to you in this chair again," Kotb responded.

"Yeah, it's good. It's just like the old times!" Guthrie said.

The women led the show together for seven years, beginning in 2018, until Kotb left on Jan. 10, 2025, to spend more time with her family. Kotb is filling in on *Today* this week for Craig Melvin, who is on vacation.

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Guthrie, who became a *Today* anchor in 2012, took a break from the show in February, after her mother, Nancy Guthrie, went missing.

While Guthrie dealt with the family matter, it was Kotb who filled in for her. She reassured the *Today* audience at the time that, while the news outlet was concerned with the Guthrie family, they would be keeping viewers in mind, as always.

"There is also a job to do," said Kotb, who added that the show's "thoughts and prayers are with [Savannah] 24/7."

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And when Guthrie decided to sit for an interview about Nancy, she chose to do it with Kotb, who fought back tears last month as she spoke with her friend and former co-anchor.

"Someone needs to do the right thing. We are in agony," Guthrie said. "It's unbearable. And to think of what she went through. I wake up every night in the middle of the night, every night, and in the darkness, I imagine her terror. And it is unthinkable, but those thoughts demand to be thought. And I will not hide my face. She needs to come home now."

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With the case still unsolved, the younger Guthrie returned to the studio at Rockefeller Plaza on April 6. She announced April 9 that Kotb would be returning soon.

"Craig, you are heading off on a very well-deserved vacation," Guthrie said Thursday. "You've been holding it down here for a long time. And Monday, we're going to try a new host here. Her name is Hoda."

She added, "So that will be fun."

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