Hoda Kotb kicked off her weeklong farewell tour on Monday as she prepares for her final episode of "The Today Show," set to air on Friday. To celebrate, her co-host Jenna Bush Hager revealed the first three celebrity guests who will step into the "Today With Jenna & Friends" chair next week: Taraji P.

Three powerhouse women are stepping into Hoda Kotb’s shoes after the longtime talk show host’s upcoming exit from the Today show. Hoda’s Today With Hoda & Jenna co-host, Jenna Bush Hager, announced the first few celebrity guests who will be joining her in the morning show’s fourth hour beginning on January 13.

Jenna Bush Hager is starting a new era of the Today show's fourth hour. Following Hoda Kotb's final episode on January 10, Today With Hoda & Jenna relaunched under the new title Today With Jenna & Friends.

Today with Jenna and Friends will return with a rotation of celebrity co-hosts until a permanent replacement for Hoda Kotb is found.

The celebration peaked with a special (and emotional) installment of Today With Hoda & Jenna, where Kotb and her co-host Jenna Bush Hager welcomed guests like Gayle King and Jimmy Fallon for the big goodbye.

Today with Jenna & Friends finally has its first batch of celebrity guests. After Hoda Kotb announced her upcoming departure from TODAY, her fourth-hour co-host, Jenna Bush Hager, revealed that Today with Hoda & Jenna would be turned into Today with Jenna & Friends.

The longtime broadcaster announced she was leaving both “Today” and “Today with Hoda & Jenna” in September 2024 after 26 years at NBC News.

Jenna Bush Hager welcomed her second guest host on January 14, just days after her friend, Hoda Kotb, exited the show. The 43-year-old couldn't have been happier to sit next to Eva Longoria on ...

Today' gave departing co-host Hoda Kotb a sendoff with tributes and messages that ran throughout the first two hours.

Kotb had a tear-filled morning, as she also got choked up during the first two morning hours while co-anchoring “Today” with Savannah Guthrie.

Hoda Kotb kicked off her weeklong farewell tour ... “Today With Jenna & Friends” chair next week: Taraji P. Henson, Eva Longoria and Keke Palmer. “It’s going to be our month of wonder ...

Today with Jenna & Friends' will begin on Jan. 13 and will feature a rotating roster of co-hosts until someone permanent is named, following Hoda Kotb's exit from the long running morning talk show.