Savannah Guthrie Extends NBC News Contract, Staying at the Today Desk

Savannah Guthrie has extended her contract with NBC News, keeping her at the desk of the network's flagship morning show, Today. Variety reported the extension on 13 November 2026.

Guthrie co-anchors Today with Craig Melvin, which means the two of them share the hosting duties. Her previous NBC News deal was believed to run out later in 2026 or in early 2027. NBC News declined to make executives available to comment on the extension.

The show is a large part of the network's business. The first two hours of Today are watched by around 3 million viewers each weekday. According to the advertising data firm Guideline, those two hours brought in nearly $203.5 million in advertising in 2025. The weekday editions of Today, including the 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. hours, generated around $315.4 million in advertising.

Guthrie is also set to host a new NBC show based on The New York Times' Wordle word puzzle. It is slated to debut in the coming months, and her role on it adds to her work at the network.

The Breaker newsletter had reported on the extension before Variety's story appeared.