Overview
- Hoda Kotb, announced Thursday on air as Craig Melvin’s fill-in, returns to the anchor desk starting Monday, April 13.
- Craig Melvin is taking a week off for a “well‑deserved” spring break, and he joked he would not watch the show while away.
- The weeklong pairing will be Kotb and Guthrie’s first co-anchoring stint since Kotb stepped down from the role in January 2025 but remained with NBC.
- Savannah Guthrie returned April 6 after time away when her 84-year-old mother was reported missing, and authorities say the search remains active with no public suspects.
- NBC has kept Guthrie’s on-air return low key even as fans have shown strong support outside Studio 1A, reflecting a focus on routine programming during the ongoing investigation.