--- title: "Carson Daly joins Saturday Today as co-anchor opposite Laura Jarrett, a six-day week for NBC News" description: "Daly keeps The Voice and his weekday Today duties, and he starts the new Saturday job on November 7, filling the seat Peter Alexander left for MS NOW." url: https://tv-movies.skoop.news/carson-daly-will-co-host-saturday-today-0bd8da/ published: 2026-11-05T08:12:36.377805-05:00 modified: 2026-11-05T08:12:36.377814-05:00 section: "TV & Movies" publisher: "skoop.news" language: en keywords: ["Daly", "NBC News", "Carson Daly", "Good Morning America", "Total Request Live", "Angie Lassman", "At MTV", "Voice", "Call", "ABC"] hashtags: ["#NBCNews", "#CarsonDaly", "#GoodMorningAmerica", "#Series", "#movieclips"] image: https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Finnkino_Luxe_Mylly_movie_theater_at_Raisio%2C_Finland.jpg/1280px-Finnkino_Luxe_Mylly_movie_theater_at_Raisio%2C_Finland.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail --- # Carson Daly joins Saturday Today as co-anchor opposite Laura Jarrett, a six-day week for NBC News > Daly keeps The Voice and his weekday Today duties, and he starts the new Saturday job on November 7, filling the seat Peter Alexander left for MS NOW. Published 2026-11-05 · Updated 2026-11-05 · TV & Movies, [skoop.news](https://skoop.news/) ## In brief - Carson Daly will work six days a week for NBC News. He becomes co-anchor of NBC's Saturday Today opposite Laura Jarrett, and he is expected to keep appearing on the weekday Today broadcast. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) - The pairing is meant to fill a role previously occupied by Peter Alexander, in a more permanent fashion. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) - Daly is not known as a hard news journalist. He does have years of experience as a host and interviewer, having worked in radio and for MTV. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) ## Daly's six-day week Carson Daly will work six days a week for NBC News. He becomes co-anchor of NBC's Saturday Today opposite Laura Jarrett, and he is expected to keep appearing on the weekday Today broadcast. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) Daly starts in the Saturday role on November 7. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) He will continue to host The Voice as well. [[2]](https://deadline.com/2026/11/carson-daly-host-saturday-today-1237214224/) ## Filling Peter Alexander's seat The pairing is meant to fill a role previously occupied by Peter Alexander, in a more permanent fashion. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) Alexander was the previous co-host of Saturday Today and left NBC earlier in the year for MS NOW. [[2]](https://deadline.com/2026/11/carson-daly-host-saturday-today-1237214224/) Before Jarrett arrived, Alexander was paired with Kristen Welker, who now moderates NBC News' Meet the Press. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) ## A host, not a hard news veteran Daly is not known as a hard news journalist. He does have years of experience as a host and interviewer, having worked in radio and for MTV. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) Jarrett, by contrast, specializes in legal issues. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) NBC News believes the two will complement each other. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) At MTV, Daly co-created and hosted Total Request Live and served as its executive producer. [[2]](https://deadline.com/2026/11/carson-daly-host-saturday-today-1237214224/) He has worked for NBC on shows such as Last Call and The Voice since 2002. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) Last Call with Carson Daly, his late-night series, ran from 2002 to 2019. [[2]](https://deadline.com/2026/11/carson-daly-host-saturday-today-1237214224/) ## Daly's history at Today Daly has served as a correspondent and co-anchor on Today since 2013. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) He joined that year as host of the show's social media and digital hub, Orange Room. [[2]](https://deadline.com/2026/11/carson-daly-host-saturday-today-1237214224/) He now covers the latest pop culture news in the Pop Start segment. [[2]](https://deadline.com/2026/11/carson-daly-host-saturday-today-1237214224/) Off the Today set, Daly is executive producer of The Voice and of The Voice: Celebrity. [[2]](https://deadline.com/2026/11/carson-daly-host-saturday-today-1237214224/) ## The rest of the Saturday team Feature anchor Joe Fryer will remain on Saturday Today, as will meteorologist Angie Lassman. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) Matt Carluccio is executive producer of the weekend editions of Today. [[2]](https://deadline.com/2026/11/carson-daly-host-saturday-today-1237214224/) ## Why NBC is shuffling now NBC is recalibrating its Saturday Today lineup after ABC recently shuffled the anchor lineups for the weekend editions of Good Morning America. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) Rachel Scott began co-anchoring the Saturday telecasts on September 12 and is paired with Whit Johnson. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) Rhiannon Ally now appears on Sundays and is teamed with Gio Benitez. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) Daly's arrival on Saturdays seems aimed at giving the show more of its own identity, similar to Willie Geist's Sunday Today telecasts. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) ## What it means for you If you watch Saturday mornings, the Saturday Today anchor desk changes on November 7, when Daly begins opposite Jarrett. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) Fryer and Lassman stay on the show, so those two faces remain. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) If you already see Daly on weekdays, he is expected to keep appearing on the weekday Today broadcast. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) He also continues to host The Voice. [[2]](https://deadline.com/2026/11/carson-daly-host-saturday-today-1237214224/) NBC News said Libby Leist, executive vice president of Today and lifestyle at NBC News, believes Daly has been an integral part of the Today family for the past 13 years. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) She said Daly and Jarrett make a great team. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) Daly said he is equal parts grateful and excited for the opportunity. [[1]](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) ## Sources 1. [Carson Daly Will Co-Host Saturday 'Today'](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/carson-daly-today-saturday-co-host-nbc-news-1236939864/) — Variety 2. [Carson Daly To Expand Role At NBC As Co-Host Of ‘Saturday Today’](https://deadline.com/2026/11/carson-daly-host-saturday-today-1237214224/) — Deadline Image: Photo (illustrative): Tero Koistinen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Finnkino_Luxe_Mylly_movie_theater_at_Raisio,_Finland.jpg) --- Written from the sources above and checked twice (rules and an independent model) before publishing. How we work: https://skoop.news/how-we-work/ · Corrections: https://skoop.news/corrections/