The longtime host hopes to return, although no date has been set.

Savannah Guthrie’s future at* Today* revealed after first studio visit since mom’s disappearance

The longtime host hopes to return, although no date has been set.

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March 5, 2026 12:00 p.m. ET

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Savannah Guthrie will be returning to the *Today* desk.

The longtime anchor paid a visit to Studio 1A to reunite with her *Today *colleagues and thank them for their support following the disappearance of her mother Nancy Guthrie. Jenna Bush Hager shared the heartwarming moment on *Today with Jenna & Sheinelle** *on Thursday.

"She said that she has the intention to return to the show," Hager said. "Even though it feels like the hardest thing to do, it's also her home and where she feels so loved. And she is beyond loved here. And so, we're happy that she is home. I don’t know when she is actually returning to the show, but she was here and that felt so good to get to hug her."

A spokesperson for *Today* told *PEOPLE* that Savannah "plans to return to the show on air." A return date has not yet been announced. ** reached out to *Today* for comment.

Sheinelle Jones, who cohosts *Today*'s fourth hour, said she felt pride in Savannah's strength and called her return to the studio a "step" forward.

"We love you," Jones said on *Today with Jenna & Sheinelle.* "Everyone loves you and whenever you are ready we are here."

Savannah Guthrie on the' Today' show on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.

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Nancy, 84, was abducted from her Tuscon, Ariz. home on Feb. 1. Law enforcement pieced together a timeline of events. The *Today* host's mother returned home around 9:48 p.m. on Feb. 1 after having dinner with family. Nancy's doorbell camera was disconnected at 1:47 a.m. and her pacemaker disconnected from her personal device about 45 minutes later. Investigators found blood on her porch when responding to the scene. Authorities later shared footage of a masked, armed person attempting to enter Nancy’s property shortly before her pacemaker was disconnected.

Savannah and her siblings have posted several impassioned pleas to their mother's kidnapper, begging the person to let Nancy go. The family increased the reward for her return to $1 million on Feb. 24, although Savannah also acknowledged that she "may be lost."

"We still believe in a miracle, we still believe that she can come home — hope against hope," Savannah said.

Savannah Guthrie and mother, Nancy Guthrie.

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As of Thursday, Nancy remains missing. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos shared on Tuesday that "investigators are definitely closer" to finding the missing matriarch.

"We've got a lot of intel, a lot of leads, but now it's time to just go to work," Nanos said on March 3.

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Savannah Guthrie, Nancy Guthrie, Annie and Camron.

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Throughout this tumultuous period, Savannah's *Today* colleagues have rallied around her. Former co-anchor Hoda Kotb, who left *Today *in 2025, has filled in for Savannah during her absence.

"We always talk about our show as a family," Kotb said on *Today* on Feb. 9. "We are a family. I'm part of the family. I'm happy to be with you because we show up for each other."

Check out the update on Savannah Guthrie's return from *Today with Jenna and Sheinelle* above.

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