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Scarlett Johansson on the Today Show: Something strange is happening here.

It’s unlikely that Scarlett Johansson co-hosting the final hour of the Today Show would crack any future list of the 10, or maybe even 50, most memorable or important things that happened the week of Jan. 20, 2025, given, well, everything. But that doesn’t make it any less puzzling.

Yes, the A-list actress spent the week filling in on the NBC morning show, and we’re still trying to figure out why. The official explanation that’s been given is that Hoda Kotb, Jenna Bush Hager’s beloved longtime co-host for the 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Eastern hour of the show, recently left, and Hager is welcoming in her place a series of guest hosts. Others included Eva Longoria and Michelle Buteau last week; next week, Kelsea Ballerini and Ciara will be among those stopping by, part of a week of music-centric guest hosts. But most of them only stayed for a day. Johansson stayed for a week. (Well, four days, since Monday was a holiday, but still.)

Johansson said on air that being a morning television host was actually a childhood dream of hers, which is a funny thing to say for someone who was a successful child actress. Her husband, Colin Jost, is a writer and cast member at Saturday Night Live, which also airs