{"id":256644,"date":"2026-08-10T11:41:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T11:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/10\/savannah-guthrie-returns-to-today-show-after-weeks-away-nice-to-be-back-home\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T11:41:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T11:41:39","slug":"savannah-guthrie-returns-to-today-show-after-weeks-away-nice-to-be-back-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/10\/savannah-guthrie-returns-to-today-show-after-weeks-away-nice-to-be-back-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Savannah Guthrie Returns to \u2018Today\u2019 Show After Weeks Away: \u2018Nice to Be Back Home\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/savannah-guthrie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Savannah Guthrie<\/strong><\/a> is officially back on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Today<\/em><\/a> show after spending some time off the air to film her upcoming Wordle project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s nice to be back home,\u201d Guthrie, 54, said on the Monday, August 10, broadcast of the NBC morning show while reuniting with cohost <strong>Craig Melvin<\/strong>. Guthrie welcomed viewers to the program, thanking them for \u201cstarting your week with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Melvin, meanwhile, noted that the <em>Today<\/em> show team \u201cmissed\u201d Guthrie while she was on assignment before joking about the $905 million Powerball jackpot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s the thing, you might not see me again,\u201d he quipped. \u201cIf I hit the Powerball \u2014 I\u2019m playing tonight \u2014 if I hit it, SG, it was a fun ride while it lasted.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/savannah-guthrie-is-hosting-new-show-amid-moms-disappearance\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/savannah-guthrie-is-hosting-new-show-amid-moms-disappearance\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Savannah Guthrie Announces New Career Move Amid Mom&#8217;s Disappearance<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSavannah Guthrie is making a new move in her career amid her mom Nancy Guthrie\u2018s ongoing disappearance. NBC announced on Monday, May 11, that a game show is in the works based on The New York Times puzzle Wordle, which challenges players to solve a five-letter mystery word in six guesses or less. The show [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Guthrie announced last month that she would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/savannah-guthrie-reunites-with-hoda-kotb-amid-today-break\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taking time away<\/a> from the morning show to work on the network\u2019s new Wordle game show, executive produced by <strong>Jimmy Fallon<\/strong> alongside <em>The New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to shoot the whole season, and we\u2019re super excited,\u201d she said on July 16. \u201cCannot wait for everyone to see it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guthrie\u2019s brief step back from <em>Today<\/em> came <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/savannah-guthrie-cries-on-today-amid-search-for-mom-nancy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amid the ongoing search<\/a> for her mother, <strong>Nancy<\/strong>, who was reported missing in Arizona in February. Nearly six months into the investigation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/savannah-guthrie-acknowledges-6-months-since-nancys-abduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guthrie issued a new plea<\/a> to her mom\u2019s kidnappers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur family is in agony. We are in a nightmare that will not end. Nothing about our situation has changed. \u2026 The world can be a cruel and unforgiving place, and I know that you have tried to do things the right way,\u201d she said in an Instagram video on July 27. \u201cSo I\u2019m asking you, begging you to do the right thing now. Make the right choice. Help us find her. Tell us where to look for her. I truly believe it is never too late to do the right thing. \u2026 Please make the right choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She captioned the clip, \u201cBring her home \ud83d\udc9b.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Days later, Guthrie shared another emotional post about her family\u2019s heartache.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is our beautiful Mom,\u201d she captioned a photo of Nancy, 84, on August 1. \u201cSix months ago, someone took her out of her bed in the dead of nightWe have lived every moment, every breath, and every heartbeat in agony and despair ever since. Every day, we wake up and try to be strong and go on because that\u2019s what our joyful and resilient Mom taught us to do, but make no mistake \u2014 our hearts are in ruins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guthrie added that her loved ones would \u201cnever stop looking for answers,\u201d reminding followers that \u201cthe reward is available\u201d for information about Nancy\u2019s whereabouts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will always be hoping and praying and believing in the best of our world \u2014 in spite of circumstance,\u201d she added. \u201cThis is what our faith makes possible. Please. Bring her home.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Guthrie previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/savannah-guthries-today-show-interview-what-we-learned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took time away from the <em>Today<\/em> show<\/a> after her mother disappeared, returning in April. Since then, she has made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/savannah-guthrie-cries-after-note-claims-mom-nancy-is-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rare remarks about the case<\/a> on camera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have any comment on this story. I\u2019m not involved in our coverage, but I can\u2019t pretend I\u2019m not here,\u201d she said in June, referencing reports that an alleged ransom note alluded to Nancy\u2019s death. \u201cSince I am, I just wanted to take the opportunity to ask people \u2014 really, to beg people \u2014 to come forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cSomebody knows something. This is a news story today that is on your radar, because this is the life my sister lives, that I live, that my brother lives and our extended families live, that our children live every day. We are in agony. We cannot be in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/savannah-guthrie-returns-to-today-show-after-weeks-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Savannah Guthrie is officially back on the Today show after spending some time off the air to film her upcoming Wordle project. \u201cIt\u2019s nice to be back home,\u201d Guthrie, 54, said on the Monday, August 10, broadcast of the NBC morning show while reuniting with cohost Craig Melvin. 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