Kotb previously hosted Today's fourth hour with Bush Hager for five years before departing the show in January 2025

Hoda Kotb appeared on the Today show, surprising viewers and maybe even a few of her co-stars. She departed as an anchor from NBC’s morning program earlier this year, after seven years as a main anchor and 18 years hosting Today’s fourth-hour program.

Hoda Kotb returned to 30 Rockefeller Plaza to pay her former fourth hour of Today cohost a visit. Kotb, 60, surprised Jenna Bush Hager backstage at the NBC morning show ahead of the Tuesday, March 11,