TODAY has officially been certified by Nielsen as the No. 1 morning show for the past 15 years.
Thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout the years. Here are a few statistics we think you'll be interested in:
TODAY has been No. 1 for 15 years -- or 5,475 days or 131,400 hours.
- “Welcome to TODAY” has been said approximately 3,900 times in the past 15 years
- “This is TODAY on NBC” – one of our signature phrases – has been said approximately 11,700 times in the past 15 years
We've had 2,453 cooking segments and 1,226 style segments. We’ve thrown 1,303 musical performances. We’ve featured 3,259 books. 10 couples have been married. And Matt has been to 44 locations during his popular “Where in the World” series.
President Barack Obama has done 19 interviews. TODAY has also interviewed all four currently living former presidents:
- Jimmy Carter has appeared 35 times.
- George H.W. Bush has appeared 31 times
- Bill Clinton has appeared 52 times
- George W. Bush has appeared 18 times
TODAY has interviewed all of the best actress and best actor Academy Award winners from the past 15 years, with the exception of Jack Nicholson in 1997.
Best Actress winners:
2009: Sandra Bullock
2008: Kate Winslet
2007: Marion Cotillard
2006: Helen Mirren
2005: Reese Witherspoon
2004: Hilary Swank
2003: Charlize Theron
2002: Nicole Kidman
2001: Halle Berry
2000: Julia Roberts
1999: Hilary Swank
1998: Gwyneth Paltrow
1997: Helen Hunt
1996: Frances McDormand
1995: Susan Sarandon
Best Actor winners:
2009: Jeff Bridges
2008: Sean Penn
2007: Daniel Day-Lewis
2006: Forest Whitaker
2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman
2004: Jamie Foxx
2003: Sean Penn
2002: Adrien Brody
2001: Denzel Washington
2000: Russell Crowe
1999: Kevin Spacey
1998: Roberto Benigni
1996: Geoffrey Rush
1995: Nicolas Cage