'Today': Where Is Savannah Guthrie? Co-Anchor Absent From Show as Mom Nancy Remains Missing
Where is Savannah Guthrie? On Friday, April 17, Todayviewers immediately noticed that the co-anchor was missing as her mother, Nancy Guthrie, remains missing following her Feb. 1 abduction in Tucson, Ariz.
When the NBC morning show kicked off at 7 a.m., Guthrie was nowhere to be found, after having returned to Today on April 6 for the first time since her 84-year-old mother went missing.
Instead, Laura Jarrett filled in for her, while Hoda Kotb covered for Craig Melvin, who was out on vacation all week. Kotb noted that both Guthrie and Melvin would return to Today on Monday, April 20.
On social media, viewers couldn't help but point out Guthrie's absence and wonder why she was missing from Today. One viewer took to X to directly ask the show, "Where is Savannah? Did something happen, is there an update ?@TODAYshow."
Another speculated via X, "I wonder why Savannah wasn't on the Today show today, I think something's gonna break soon!! 🙏."
Related: Nancy Guthrie Update: Forensics Expert Shares New Insight on Perpetrator's Profile
Someone else echoed, "Savannah Guthrie isn't at work today. Maybe that means something? Who knows????"
A different Today viewer wondered via X, "Seems Savannah Guthrie is taking every Friday off? This should have been explicitly stated when she returned in early April so that people don't keep speculating every time she's missing."
I wonder why Savannah wasn't on the today show today, I think something's gonna break soon!! 🙏🏼
— ✨✨BellaItalianaaa✨✨ (@BellaItalianaaa) April 17, 2026
Guthrie's Today absence comes amid the ongoing investigation into Nancy's kidnapping. She was last seen at her Tucson residence on the evening of Jan. 31. As of writing, no suspect has been named, despite Savannah offering a $1 million reward for information leading to her recovery.
Copyright 2026 The Arena Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved
This story was originally published April 17, 2026 at 8:22 AM.