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Welcome back, Katie Couric!
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On Monday, Couric returned to her “TODAY” roots when she joined Matt Lauer as a co-host for the day. Couric is reportedly signed on for the week and fans couldn’t be more excited!
She's back! Katie Couric reunites with Matt Lauer on TODAY all week. https://t.co/OKUndYYK1S pic.twitter.com/pYDNoimJ0P
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 2, 2017
“Welcome back to Studio 1A, January 1997, apparently?” Lauer joked in the beginning of the broadcast.
“It just feels like I never left,” Couric said.
The duo shared a funny throwback of themselves together on Lauer’s first day in 1997.
Flashback! @mlauer and @katiecouric together at the TODAY anchor desk in 1997 and this morning in 2017! pic.twitter.com/g4zBrnHDlB
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 2, 2017
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On Sunday, Couric shared her excitment to return to the show with fans on Twitter.
Sharing a photo of her alarm set for 4:30 a.m. the following morning, she wrote, “Seriously? See you early and hopefully bright! #todaytomorrow.”
Seriously? See you early and hopefully bright! #todaytomorrow pic.twitter.com/VbkdrdgE5L
— Katie Couric (@katiecouric) January 2, 2017
(h/t PEOPLE)
