Overview
- On Thursday, July 16, Guthrie said she will be off the TODAY show for a few weeks to fly to England and shoot the entire first season of NBC’s Wordle.
- NBC has moved the series from pilot to a full-season order with Jimmy Fallon as an executive producer and The New York Times involved, and the show is expected to air in early 2027.
- Producers paused planned filming earlier this year after Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, went missing and Guthrie has publicly thanked NBC, Fallon’s team and The New York Times for accommodating her family emergency.
- Nancy Guthrie, 84, remains missing after an apparent abduction, the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Office are investigating, the FBI released images related to the case, and no arrests have been announced.
- TODAY will continue with regular anchors filling Guthrie’s desk while she shoots, and reports about her preferences for specific fill-in hosts are based on single-source claims that remain unverified.