Hoda Kotb’s ‘Today’ show replacement is revealed nearly two months after exit announcement

Hoda Kotb’s “Today” show replacement was revealed Thursday. Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images

Here comes Craig Melvin!

The journalist revealed on Thursday that he will be taking over for Hoda Kotb when she exits the “Today” show on Jan. 10.

“CM is the new anchor of the ‘Today’ show!” Savannah Guthrie gushed.

The update came nearly two months after the journalist announced her shock exit. Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images Craig Melvin is stepping in. FilmMagic

The update came nearly two months after Kotb, 60, announced her shock departure to viewers after 26 years with NBC.

“I decided this is the right time for me to kind of move on,” she said in September. “And so with all that being said, this is the hardest thing in the world.

“I’m not gonna be here past the first of the year,” the former “Dateline” correspondent continued before clarifying, “I’m gonna stay in the NBC family, but it’s kind of a big deal for me.”

“CM is the new anchor,” Savannah Guthrie gushed. Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images Kotb has been with NBC for 26 years. Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images

As rumors swirled about her possible replacement, Kotb joked as recently as Monday that they didn’t have a clue who would step in.

Kotb joined NBC News in 1998, becoming the co-host of the “Today” show’s fourth hour nearly one decade later with Kathie Lee Gifford.

Kotb has co-hosted alongside Jenna Bush Hager since Gifford’s exit in 2019.

Melvin joined the network in 2008. Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images

Additionally, Kotb has been Guthrie’s “Today” show co-anchor since 2018.

This is a developing story…