TODAY fans have proclaimed their happiness over the return of host Carson Daly following his two-week absence.

Carson finally came back after his lengthy time away on Thursday’s episode of the morning show to happy fans.

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Today’s Carson Daly has returned to his post on the show after a two-week absenceCredit: Getty Images

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Fans were thrilled and ‘ecstatic’ to see the fan-favorite host back in his chairCredit: NBC
He hosted the POPStart segment, which Sheinelle Jones had been doing in his stead, and discussed some of IMDb’s top movies and TV shows of 2023.

Fans who had been asking where Carson was the entire time he had been away were thrilled to see him return.

One mentioned they were “ecstatic” that the host was back on their screens regularly again.

The 50-year-old has routinely missed several episodes of the Today Show over the past few months.

In addition to taking time away for himself, he’s been working multiple gigs.

One such hosting obligation is his place on The Voice.

He also hosts the USA series Barmageddon alongside The Voice pal Blake Shelton.

The Voice usually airs live on Mondays and Tuesdays, preventing Carson from being present on Today those days since The Voice is filmed in Hollywood, California.

Now it appears Carson has returned to his regular schedule, and not a moment too soon.

DALY DOUBLE

While Carson was absent previously, he had someone to cover him.

Sheinelle covered for him on the NBC program’s Tuesday show.

He normally leads Today’s daily segment, POPStart; however, because of his absence, Sheinelle did so.

Some of the topics discussed during PopStart were the Plaza Hotel’s Home Alone experience, based on the film of the same name, Alicia Keys, Taylor Swift, and The Voice.

Had Carson not been across the country attending to his hosting duties for The Voice, Sheinelle wouldn’t have had to take over his segment.

Carson was not in the studio to handle his POPStart segment during Monday’s episode of Today, either.

Sheinelle sat in for Carson then as well, and introduced POPStart with news about Beyonce.

Unlike when some morning hosts go missing, however, neither Sheinelle nor any of the other anchors mentioned where Carson had gone.

ALL JOKES

A week ago, Carson mocked co-hosts Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin during the morning show.

Everyone, including Carson and Savannah, Craig, Hoda Kotb, and Al Roker reported live from the Today Plaza.

Several of the audience members were dressed up in holiday costumes, including a pair of attendees who were adorned with Christmas ornaments, but missing their tree topper hats.

Al chatted with them briefly, where they joked about losing that part of their costume.

In the next show, both Savannah and Craig were seen donning the Christmas tree toppers.

They joked about asking if they could borrow them for later in the day.

Carson took one look at the pair and made a snide remark.

“You look like Christmas coneheads,” he said while barely holding in laughter.

Everyone erupted in laughter.

“That’s a throwback,” Al said, while Carson pointed at him and laughed in acknowledgment.

“You have to have a lot of neck strength for these,” Savannah said as she adjusted hers.

The hosts then moved on, but Savannah and Craig left the hats on until they went to commercial.

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While Carson was out, Sheinelle Jones took over his duties in his steadCredit: NBC

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One such duty included hosting the show’s POPStart segmentCredit: NBC

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Carson appears to be back for the foreseeable future for now