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Why Today might be annoying:

    It brought us Bryant Gumbel.
    It used a chimpanzee named J. Fred Muggs to promote its early shows.
    The people on the show like to rub their personal choices onto the audience (Couric's colonoscopy, Roker's weight loss, Lauer's haircut, etc).
    Its 'Where in the World is Matt Lauer' segments are a rip-off of the Carmen Sandiego game.
    Its spin-off, 'Later Today,' flopped.

Why Today might not be annoying:

    It was the first morning news show and inspired clones such as ABC's 'Good Morning America' and CBS's 'The Early Show.'
    Except for expanding from two hours to three (2000), it never changed its format.
    Several of its correspondents and hosts have gone on to greater successes after 'Today.'
    It is broadcasted from a glass-enclosed studio next to the street, and it occasionally does weather and news reports from outside next to a crowd.
    Through the glass window, one woman flashed her breasts on live TV when a 'Today' camera was panning the crowd (2000).
    Willard Scott did 100th birthday announcements on the broadcast.
    It was ranked #17 in TV Guide's '50 Best Shows of All Time' list (2002).

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 36 Votes: 8.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 139 Votes: 47.48% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 89 Votes: 42.70% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 94 Votes: 55.32% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 36 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 31 Votes: 64.52% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 24 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 27 Votes: 62.96% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 125 Votes: 65.60% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 348 Votes: 81.90% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 25 Votes: 84.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 639 Votes: 67.14% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 74.07% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 45 Votes: 68.89% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 139 Votes: 67.63% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 168 Votes: 73.81% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 280 Votes: 69.64% Annoying