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Genre | Morning show Infotainment Talk show |
Directed by | Wayne O'Donnell |
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Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 10 |
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Production locations | Sydney, New South Wales |
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Network | Nine Network |
Release | 6 February 2012 – present |
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Today Extra is an Australian morning talk show, with an infotainment base, hosted by David Campbell and Sylvia Jeffreys.
The show airs between 9:00 am and 11:30 am weekdays and follows the Nine Network's breakfast news program Today . The show is broadcast from the Nine Network studios in North Sydney, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales.
The show premiered on the Nine Network on 6 February 2012 as Mornings, offering a mix of interviews, live music performances, and segments on cooking, lifestyle, fashion, beauty, and entertainment. The show replaced the long-running Kerri-Anne . [1]
In January 2015, Mornings underwent a rebrand with a fresh set and logo. [2] During Sonia Kruger’s maternity leave, Wendy Kingston hosted on Mondays while Georgie Gardner took over from Tuesday to Friday until Kruger’s return on 27 April 2015. [2] [3] Shortly after, on 5 May 2015, Mornings was extended to 11:30 AM, leading to Nine's Morning News being rescheduled to the same time slot. [4]
In January 2016, Nine announced that Mornings would be rebranded as Today Extra, aligning it with the network’s breakfast show, Today , while maintaining its focus on light entertainment and news updates. [5] The program moved to the Today studio as part of this transition.
In January 2019, David Campbell was announced as the new host of Weekend Today , continuing to host Today Extra on Mondays through Wednesdays. [6] Richard Wilkins joined as co-host on Thursdays and Fridays. Campbell remained in this role until December 2019, when it was announced he would host Today Extra full-time in 2020, with Wilkins taking over his role on Weekend Today.
In November 2019, Kruger announced her departure from Nine, with her final show airing on 15 November. [7] Sylvia Jeffreys was confirmed as Kruger's permanent successor upon her return from maternity leave in 2020. Campbell resumed hosting duties on weekdays, while Wilkins transitioned to Weekend Today. [8]
A notable incident occurred on 9 March 2020, when actress Rita Wilson appeared on the show in a segment hosted by Campbell and Belinda Russell, who was filling in for Jeffreys. Three days later, Wilson was diagnosed with COVID-19, prompting Nine to order all personnel who had interacted with her including Campbell and Russell into isolation. [9] Following testing, none were found to have contracted the virus. [10]
Presenter | Role | Tenure |
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David Campbell | Co-host | 2012–present |
Sylvia Jeffreys | Co-host | 2019–present |
Deborah Knight | News (Monday - Thursday) | 2025–present |
Kate Creedon | News (Friday) | 2025–present |
Presenter | Role | Tenure |
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Sonia Kruger | Co-host | 2012–2019 |
Richard Wilkins | Co-host (Thursday & Friday) | 2019 |
Current presenters who have been fill-in hosts or co-hosts of Today Extra in recent times include Amber Sherlock, Belinda Russell, Lizzie Pearl, Brooke Boney, Richard Wilkins, Jayne Azzopardi, Lara Vella, Charles Croucher, Tim Davies and Tom Tilley.
Presenter | Role |
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Yvette Duncan Paul Hancock | Advertorials |
Britt Warburton | Entertainment |
Trevor Long | Technology |
Jane de Graaff | Lifestyle |
Quentin Long | Travel |
Trent Nikolic | Auto |
Alice Stolz | Property |
The first episode of Mornings attracted 104,000, trailing The Morning Show, which attracted 166,000 viewers. [11] However, in October 2012, Mornings beat The Morning Show for the first time since its launch. [12]
On 19 March 2016, six weeks after the relaunch to Today Extra, the program won the week against The Morning Show. This included a victory in Perth, which for many years has been Nine's weakest market ratings-wise. It was the first time The Morning Show lost a week in its nine-year history. [13]