Sesame Street is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop and was created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett. The program is known for its images communicated through the use of Jim Henson's Muppets, and includes short films, with humor and cultural references. The series premiered on November 10, 1969, to positive reviews, some controversy, and high viewership; it has aired on the US's national public television provider PBS since its debut, with its first run moving to premium channel HBO on January 16, 2016, then its sister streaming service HBO Max in 2020. The format of Sesame Street consists of a combination of commercial television production elements and techniques which have evolved to reflect the changes in American culture and the audience's viewing habits.
| Genre | Children's television series, Educational |
| Created by | Joan Ganz Cooney, Lloyd Morrisett |
| Written by | Head Writers, Jon Stone (1969–79), Jeff Moss (1970–74), Norman Stiles (1974–75, 1979–97), Lou Berger (1996–2008), Tony DeSena (2002), Judy Freudberg (2002), Belinda Ward (2008), Joey Mazzarino (2009–16), Ken Scarborough (2017–present) |
| Theme music composer | Joe Raposo, Jon Stone, Bruce Hart |
| Opening theme | "Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?" |
| Ending theme | "Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?", "Smarter, Stronger, Kinder" (from season 46) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 51 |
| No. of episodes | 4,561 |
| Executive producer(s) | David Connell (1969–72), Jon Stone (1972–78), Al Hyslop (1978–80) (credited as "producer" in season 10), Dulcy Singer (1980–93), Michael Loman (1993–2002), Dr. Lewis Bernstein (2003–05), Carol-Lynn Parente (2006–17), Brown Johnson (2017–19), Benjamin Lehmann (2018–present) |
| Location(s) | Reeves Teletape Studios (1969–92), Unitel Video, Inc. (1987–93), Kaufman Astoria Studios (1993–present) |
| Running time | 60 minutes (1969–2015), 30 minutes (2014–present) |
| Production company(s) | Sesame Workshop |
| Distributor | Sesame Workshop |
| Original network | PBS (1969–2015, second run, 2016–present), HBO (first run, 2016–20), HBO Max (first run, 2020–present) |
About Sesame Street
Long-running children's show about the human and puppet inhabitants of an inner city street. The show ran on PBS until it switched over to HBO in 2016.
Achievement of Sesame Street
The show aired over 4,000 episodes as of 2017. The series won its first Daytime Emmy Award in 1976 for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming.
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Latest information about Sesame Street updated on July 28 2021.
