Savannah Guthrie helped Today viewers ring in 2026.

The 54-year-old co-anchor of the NBC morning show appeared on Thursday, Jan. 1 in a previously recorded segment alongside Craig Melvin, Al Roker and Carson Daly.

“Good Thursday morning and Happy New Year!” Guthrie began the broadcast as the group discussed plans to reflect on the past year and look ahead to the future.

“I’m exhausted, what a night!” Daly quipped in a nod to the fact that the special was taped prior to the New Year’s celebrations.

“I’m still writing 2025 on my checks,” Guthrie jokingly added.

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The show then shared a mixture of day-of news as well as previously taped segments that were recorded prior to Guthrie’s hiatus from the show.

It ended with the Today team, including Jenna Bush Hager, toasting to their viewers and colleagues.

“We’re so happy to have you, we don’t take it for granted,” said Guthrie. “Every year we like to kick things off with some gratitude for our Today show family, people who make these early mornings so much brighter and funnier and smarter and really make this show shine.”

“From all of us, to all of them, and to all of you, thank you,” said Melvin. “We love you and here’s to the start of another amazing year together.”

“Happy new year!’ Guthrie added. “Cheers!”

Guthrie’s appearance marked her first since her Dec. 19 announcement that she will be undergoing vocal surgery after discovering nodules on her vocal chords and a polyp.

“Some of you have noticed that my voice has been very scratchy and started to crack a little bit,” Guthrie shared during the Today broadcast. “It’s not a big, big deal, but I am going to have to have a surgery in the new year and be off for a couple of weeks, so this is my last day for a little while.”

The longtime journalist shared that the surgery has been a long time coming for her.

“This has been going on for years, honestly, so to have a solution,” Guthrie shared, revealing that she’ll have to be on complete vocal rest after the surgery.

Guthrie has been at the helm of the NBC morning broadcast since 2012. She shares her two children, daughter Vale, 11, and son Charley, 9, with her husband Mike Feldman.

During her time off from Today, Guthrie has been fitting in plenty of family time, sharing a sweet Christmas selfie with her husband and kids.

“Merriest Christmas and happy holidays ❤️💚” Guthrie captioned the pic, which featured the family rocking matching Christmas pajamas.