Savannah Guthrie disappears from the Today show MIDWAY through the broadcast – just one day after co-host Hoda Kotb also abruptly left the studio

Savannah Guthrie took her cue from co-host Hoda Kotb and left the Today show mid-broadcast to take her kids to their first day of school.

Kotb, 59, abruptly ran out of Studio 1A on Wednesday to watch her daughters — Haley and Hope — start the new school year, and the next day it was Guthrie’s turn to be with her children.

The Today star shares a daughter, nine-year-old Vale, and a son, six-year-old Charley, with her husband, communications consultant Mike Feldman.

Guthrie, 51, made a quieter exit on Thursday than her colleague did this week, opting to duck between segments rather than during the live broadcast.

Craig Melvin, 44, stepped in and explained the heartwarming reason for her sudden disappearance to viewers.

“Savannah had to leave early,” he said after sitting down in her co-anchor chair. “It’s her kids’ first day of school, so good luck to Vale and Charley.”

“Yes, have a nice first day!” Kotb added.

The Hope Is A Rainbow author had a slightly more dramatic departure when she left the show to be with her daughters on Wednesday.

She kept viewers updated on what was going on in the episode when she suddenly revealed that she had to take Haley, six, and Hope, four, to school with her former fiancé, financier Joel Schiffman.

As the show approached 7:25 a.m., Guthrie joked that Kotb was “on the run.”

“I’m taking my kids to school!” Kotb exclaimed before jumping up and asking, “Okay, can I leave right now?”

“Yes, give them a hug for us,” Guthrie replied.

Kotb quickly left the studio to get home on time, but she didn’t stay away long. The journalist was back at 10 a.m. in time for Today With Hoda & Jenna

The mom proudly recapped her daughters’ milestone day while chatting with her co-host, Jenna Bush Hager, at the start of the show’s fourth hour.

“I was so excited,” she said. ‘I left the set at half past six. I live about 20 minutes from 30 Rock, so I drove home and grabbed the backpacks for my kids.

‘They were all ready. They burst. Haley is going to first grade and Hope is going to kindergarten, and they go to the same school.”

Kotb shared photos from the show as she recalled how “Haley sprinted away with her friends” when they arrived.

“It was like, ‘Bye!’ We were like, “Okay, have a nice day.” She was gone, dust!’ she said of the first grader.

“The hope was high,” she added. “She started playing with some people, and they do a phase-in. She stayed for about an hour.”

Guthrie was back at work Friday morning to watch Olivia Rodrigo perform in Today Square as part of the show’s summer concert series.

The mom didn’t share photos of her kids on their first day of school on Instagram, but she did document their eventful summer.

Last week, the tennis fanatic enjoyed the first evening of the US Open with her family. She and her husband posed with their children for a snapshot at the court.

She also shared photos of her son making funny faces, and joked in the caption that Charley was “starring as Prince Louis” – the young British royal known for stealing the show at public events.

They also spent some quality time with Bush Hager and her family over Labor Day Weekend to say goodbye to summer.

Guthrie posted photos of Vale and Charley eating s’mores at what appeared to be Bush Hager’s new home in Connecticut.

The former first daughter moved with her husband, Henry Hager, and their three children — Mila, 10, Poppy, eight, and Hal, four — to Fairfield County last year.

The friends were also joined by Bush Hager’s close friend Laird Gough and her husband Ross.

“No filter, just fun and friends and a fantastic farewell to summer,” Guthrie captioned the snaps of them together.