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NBC Sets Sheinelle Jones as Co-Host of Today’s Fourth Hour, ‘Today With Jenna and Sheinelle’ Debuts Jan. 12

NBC positions the rebranded 10 a.m. hour as a return to steady chemistry after months of rotating guest hosts.

Replacing Hoda Kotb, Sheinelle Jones was announced as the fourth-hour cohost for the "Today" show alongside Jenna Bush Hager on Dec. 9, 2025, with the program rebranding to "Today with Jenna and Sheinelle."
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Overview

  • Hoda Kotb publicly endorsed the new pairing, calling Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones a perfect fit in a supportive Instagram post.
  • The appointment concludes nearly a year of “Jenna & Friends,” which featured a wide slate of rotating celebrity cohosts.
  • Jones will leave the Third Hour to take the new role, and several of her final Third Hour episodes will be prerecorded for the holiday period.
  • A longtime Today presence, Jones joined in 2014, moved to weekdays in 2019, took leave in late 2024, returned in September 2025 after her husband’s death in May, and now steps into the permanent seat.
  • The Today show’s fourth hour airs weekdays at 10 a.m. ET.