Savannah Guthrie made her return to Today after missing an episode of the show during Craig Melvin’s first week as her official coanchor. Savannah, 53, was absent from the talk show on Thursday6. At the time of her absence,

The TODAY co-anchors reflected on a time when Craig and his future wife, Lindsay Czarniak, had their evening cut short so she could appear on MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown."

Craig Melvin, Savannah Guthrie and, of course, Hoda Kotb marked the end of an era during Today’s “Hoda-bration,” a special week filled with tributes, laughs and lots of tears as the longtime morning television show bid the beloved anchor goodbye.