Entertainment TV Savannah Guthrie Returns to Today 1 Day After Absence — Why She Was Out The broadcaster was absent on the Monday, April 22 episode of the NBC morning show By Esther Kang Esther Kang Esther Kang is a writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and has previously worked for publications like TMZ and TooFab. People Editorial Guidelines Published on April 23, 2024 10:40AM EDT Savannah Guthrie on 'Today'. Photo: Nathan Congleton/NBC Savannah Guthrie is back! The famed broadcaster, 49, made her return to Today on Tuesday, April 23 after she was noticeably missing from the NBC morning show's Monday, April 22 episode. At the time, fellow cohost Hoda Kotb told viewers that Guthrie was "taking some time off today" and Sheinelle Jones filled in for her. No further explanation was provided for her absence. PEOPLE has reached out to a representative for Today for comment. Savannah Guthrie. Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Though she was missing from Today, Guthrie spent the weekend bonding with her husband, Michael Feldman, and their 7-year-old son, Charley, at the Philadelphia 76ers NBA game against the New York Knicks. "best lives lived - thank you @nba!! go @sixers!" she captioned a picture of the father-son duo wearing 76ers gear at the game on Instagram on April 20. Savannah Guthrie 'Totally' Understands Kelly Rowland's Dressing Room Walkout: They 'Need a Little TLC' (Exclusive) Guthrie isn't the only Today personality who has taken a break as of late. Kotb, 59, missed out on the fourth hour of the morning show's March 27 episode when she typically co-hosts Today with Hoda & Jenna with Jenna Bush Hager. However, she had appeared on the first two hours of Today with Guthrie and Craig Melvin that same day. Jenna Bush Hager Says Son Hal Didn't 'Humiliate Me' on Today — Despite Sister Mila 'Egging Him On' (Exclusive) Upon her return, Bush Hager, 42, expressed: “I miss you when you’re gone, do you know that?” “A good friend of ours, who we both love dearly Laura — who does our hair — her mom passed,” Kotb explained. “And Laura's one of the good eggs, she's kind of mothering to everybody.” “She sure is. Very maternal. We love you, Laura,” Bush Hager agreed to which Kotb added, “We love you and your family.” Hoda Kotb. NBC Hoda Kotb Enjoys Easter Egg Hunt with Daughters Hope and Haley: 'That Was a Stash' Earlier this month, Hoda also revealed that she raced "around the city" to make it to her 7-year-old daughter Haley's spring concert in between Today show tapings. "For all the moms who forget things, I’m among them," Kotb revealed on Today with Hoda & Jenna. "So Haley yesterday said, 'Are you coming to my spring concert?’ I was like, ‘When is it?’ She goes, ‘It’s tomorrow?’ And I said, ‘Mamma’s gonna come in hot. You look at that door, I’m going to be there, okay? 8:45 I’m going to be there.'" Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Weatherman Al Roker also previously missed several episodes of the morning show due to his health ailments, including a knee replacement surgery and suffering from blood clots in his legs and lungs.