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When Sesame Street premiered on November 10, 1969, it aired on only 67.6% of American televisions, but it earned a 3.3 Nielsen rating, which totaled 1.9 million households. By the show's tenth anniversary in 1979, nine million American children under the age of 6 were watching Sesame Street daily. According to a 1993 survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Education, out of the show's 6.6 million viewers, 2.4 million kindergartners regularly watched it. 77% of preschoolers watched it once a week, and 86% of kindergartners and students in first and second grade had watched it once a week before starting school. The show reached most young children in almost all demographic groups. The…
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60 of 259 · most liked firstThe children's series has found a new streaming home — Netflix, PBS stations and PBS KIDS will air new episodes on the same day. And Netflix will also run 90 hours from the Sesame Street library.
neutral · AI labelView post →HBO has declined to renew “Sesame Street” for new episodes. The series that’s been teaching generations of little kids since 1969 now has no studio. Please consider donating to Sesame Workshop to ensure the residents of 123 Sesame Street are still around to teach kids of all needs and backgrounds.
neutral · AI labelView post →“Sesame Street” has signed a new distribution deal with Netflix, as well as a separate deal with PBS, the show announced on Monday. This gives the children’s show a much needed-boost as it battles a financial crisis. nyti.ms/3Zswh7l
neutral · AI labelView post →Extremely smart of Netflix. Whatever Sesame Street costs, it's almost certainly a fraction of their usual production costs for series, there's probably some sort of tax break in there, and the goodwill Netflix just earned is a publicity multiplier. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/s...
neutral · AI labelView post →Bert and Ernie should have their own show. I don't want to have to watch Sesame Street to see what they're up to. I'm not 5
negative · AI labelView post →We’re close to losing Sesame Street, a show that was started to provide free educational media to marginalized kids in our country. That’s not an accident in my opinion and it’s just one more example of how Capitalism robs our society of the sweet and good things we build to care for one another.
positive · AI labelView post →We have larger concerns heading into 2025, but I can't let go of the idea that the next season of Sesame Street could be its last. So I wrote about why the kids' TV institution is still vital after more than 50 years:
positive · AI labelView post →Born 25 May 1944 in Hereford, UK, Frank Oz started his career as a puppeteer, performing characters such as Miss Piggy in The Muppet Show & Cookie Monster in Sesame Street. He then gained fame as the voice of Yoda in the Star Wars films. Oz is an accomplished Hollywood director. #FrankOz #Muppets
neutral · AI labelView post →This 1971 book was written by series writer & producer Jon Stone &illustrated by Michael Smollin. It has since become the all-time bestselling Sesame Street book title and has been cited as a modern classic of children's literature.
neutral · AI labelView post →With Sesame Street getting canceled, now feels like a good time to share this amazing clip from the show where you had Yiddish, ASL, Spanish, and English all being spoken together in one cozy little shop
neutral · AI labelView post →SESAME STREET is a show about a group of cheerful ageless monsters who live their best lives while the humans around them age and eventually fade away and I think that's beautiful.
positive · AI labelView post →Some good news! Sesame Street will still be free on PBS, so people don’t have to subscribe to Netflix to watch it! www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Good news: "Sesame Street and Netflix have struck a deal that will see the popular US television show appear on the streaming platform, while still being available on the free-to-air channel PBS." www.bbc.com/news/article...
neutral · AI labelView post →I never watched the Muppet Show or Sesame Street, really. But the new Muppet Show was funny and had heart, and I laughed out loud several times. Well done, everyone.
neutral · AI labelView post →I just found out that artist Paul Fierlinger passed away recently. As an animator, he made a memorable impression on me with his “Teeny Tiny Super Guy” series of stop-motion animations that appeared on Sesame Street beginning in the early 80s. So unique, aspirational, and utterly charming.
positive · AI labelView post →Sesame Workshop has extended its Sesame Street deal with Netflix. The series has been renewed for four additional seasons, with Season 57 premiering this November on Netflix and PBS Kids. A feature film is also officially in development at Netflix.
neutral · AI labelView post →BREAKING: Sources say Sesame Street got a last minute phone call from Bari Weiss requesting to show Oscar The Grouch “being a little more violent”
neutral · AI labelView post →The casts of Shrinking and Sesame Street have come together for a new series of videos!
neutral · AI labelView post →Go behind the scenes as “Sesame Street” takes on the emotional health of children — and, with an HBO deal ending, the health of the show itself.
neutral · AI labelView post →Thaddeus "Ted" Shearer (Nov. 1, 1919–Dec. 26, 1992) was a cartoonist, advertising art director, veteran of WWII, & creator of the comic strip Quincy. He also illustrated the book series about young detective Billy Jo Jive, which became an animated segment on Sesame Street. #BlackHistoryMonth
neutral · AI labelView post →Resharing some more pottyganda designs I made for the Sesame Street fans out there ;3 Don't you wanna show Elmo and Big Bird how much you love your diapers? 💜
neutral · AI labelView post →Becoming a parent well into adulthood means that when your kid gets into Sesame Street and you’re grumbling about all the new muppets, you might look one of them up and learn they’ve been on the show for THIRTY YEARS.
neutral · AI labelView post →When Mississippi Once Banned “Sesame Street” 🚫 📺 The show ran into problems during its first season in 1970 when a small group of Mississippi television consultants found it too controversial. The reason? Black cast members. bit.ly/3ZE9JRC
neutral · AI labelView post →Cast and performers from the debut season of "Sesame Street," 1969-70. For anyone unaware, this is a PBS ("Public Broadcasting Service") show which originated in the States, then spread around the world via various permutations. In other words, it was a wildfire hit that kids and educators everywhere absolutely fell in love with, fast. The goal as I understand it was to help modern kids understand and cope with the world around them, sort of an update from previous shows like *Howdy Doody*,…
neutral · AI labelView post →Glad to see that Netflix has stepped in to keep making new Sesame Street eps (which will release the same day on PBS). As I wrote last year, this would have been the worst Zaslaving of them all.
positive · AI labelView post →What the world needs now is more Sesame Street, not less. As HBO winds down its deal, let’s remember the power of Big Bird, Elmo, and friends to educate, inspire, and bring us together. Here’s hoping Sesame Street finds a new home to keep the lessons of kindness and inclusion alive!
positive · AI labelView post →The nonprofit behind “Sesame Street” announced “painful” staff reductions as it searches for a new streaming partner to air the iconic show. Sesame Workshop President and CEO Sherrie Rollins Westin blamed the end of a distribution deal with Max and the loss of federal funding under President Trump.
neutral · AI labelView post →Can not stress enough how much Sesame Street shaped my world view for the better. Sesame Street is the most important TV show to me of my lifetime.
positive · AI labelView post →Ruth Buzzi, You made us laugh on The Muppet Show and taught us how to care as Ruthie on Sesame Street. Rest in Peace 🌷
neutral · AI labelView post →“Sesame Street” sparked a revolution in children’s television. Read about the enduring impact of the show, which underscores the value of public broadcasting: nyer.cm/49wZJCF
neutral · AI labelView post →The profit-motive of executives is killing both HBO and Sesame Street simultaneously. Incredible work all around. The show was an unparalleled international success for 50 years so obviously we have to screw that up! www.thedailybeast.com/sesame-stree...
positive · AI labelView post →Johnny Cash appeared on SESAME STREET during its 5th season in 1973, proving a natural alongside The Muppets. He would later go one to be equally as comfortable 7 years later on THE MUPPET SHOW. Here he is singing "Nasty Dan" to Oscar...
neutral · AI labelView post →Sesame Street (Series, 1969 - )
neutral · AI labelView post →Netflix has swooped in and rescued "Sesame Street," and the deal is better than the one previously inked with Warner Bros and Max: Moving forward, new episodes of the show will be made available immediately on PBS, instead of being delayed by several months.
neutral · AI labelView post →some people have Muppet Show energy and some have Sesame Street energy and it’s not just about like adult content or levels of camp, but I do feel Johnny and Tara have Sesame Street energy
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't know how to explain to people how impactful Sesame Street has been on American education. There are dozens of studies specifically on Sesame Street that overwhelmingly show how it benefits all kids that watch it. Like... I can give you a citation list. Glad it's being saved.
positive · AI labelView post →"Sesame Street" is coming to Netflix with a new season later this year.
neutral · AI labelView post →‘Sesame Street’ Left With No Home After HBO Cancels Deal 😱 It’s almost as if literally everyone predicted this exact outcome… www.thedailybeast.com/sesame-stree... #loligarchy
neutral · AI labelView post →Kids don't recognize Bert & Ernie! Inside "Sesame Street" as it fights to survive. With a lucrative HBO deal ending, the iconic show focuses on the emotional well-being of children & remakes itself to win over a new generation. @laurameckler.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/style/intera...
neutral · AI labelView post →Show: Sesame Street Language: German
neutral · AI labelView post →Project 2025 wants to get rid of Sesame Street, a show which coincidentally has been mocking Trump since the 1980s. Coincidence?
neutral · AI labelView post →"A television landscape without new episodes of Sesame Street in it would feel much emptier and sadder, and would almost certainly require someone to sing a song to Big Bird that explains that sometimes, TV shows just get canceled, even when they’re more important than ever."
neutral · AI labelView post →#OTD in 1970, Bert’s eternal roommate, Ernie, turned bath time into fun time with the iconic “Rubber Duckie” on the 78th episode of the PBS children’s show Sesame Street. Released as a single, it earned Ernie his US #OneHitWonder honors… Spent 7 weeks on the #Top40, peaking at #16. #OneHitWondered
neutral · AI labelView post →I grew up on Sesame Street. As a Black child from NYC, born in the seventies, I was their target demographic. This is more than just a TV show. It's integral.
positive · AI labelView post →The Trump administration wants to kill Sesame Street, ridiculing versions of the show around the world, and by defunding PBS. I spent many years drawing Muppets. Sad to see.
neutral · AI labelView post →They could show this graph on Sesame Street and the 5 year-olds would understand and steer clear.
neutral · AI labelView post →I get your point but nobody should be making money off Sesame Street, that’s the beauty of the show
positive · AI labelView post →A tawdry Succession style miniseries about how Elmo tore away control of Sesame Street from Big Bird to become the face of the series
neutral · AI labelView post →Locking up Sesame Street under a premium channel to watch their episodes might be the worst decision in the history of the show The point of Sesame Street is to educate children all across who have free access to their local PBS station It shouldn’t be catered to only the rich and highly profited
positive · AI labelView post →55 years ago today, Sesame Street made its debut. This is the original show open from 1969.
neutral · AI labelView post →RAINBOW (1972) was originally conceived as Britain's answer to Sesame Street, and Geoffrey, George, Zippy and Bungle would eventually become household names. But the first series featured a maniacal, wide-eyed, terrifying prototype of cuddly old Bungle Bear...
neutral · AI labelView post →Megan Baptist, known for her work as a puppeteer on ‘Sesame Street,’ is getting a new series titled ‘Megan And Cupcake: Ready For Preschool.’ The live-action/animated hybrid follows Megan and her sidekick Cupcake as they teach lessons to preschoolers. Coming this fall to Disney+ and Disney Jr.
neutral · AI labelView post →“In the 1960s, the children’s television show Sesame Street was being conceived at the same time that the urban design book “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” by Jane Jacobs was exploding in popularity.“ The [pretty damn good] Urban Design of Sesame Street, in the @nytimes.com
neutral · AI labelView post →He only did this bc he held a grudge against Sesame Street. Yrs ago, Joe Pesci played a character named Ronald Grump on the show, a real estate dev who wanted to demolish Sesame Street & build ‘Grump Tower’ - just another example of his revenge at work 🤷♀️
neutral · AI labelView post →BIG NEWS! New episodes of Sesame Street will soon be airing on Netflix! Episodes will also be released the same day on PBS. At last, you can watch Sesame Street and Squid Game on the same platform!
neutral · AI labelView post →Today's Muppet GIF of the Day is dedicated to the memory of The Muppet Show guest star and Sesame Street cast member Ruth Buzzi. RIP Ruthie.
neutral · AI labelView post →The X account belonging to Sesame Street character Elmo was hacked on Sunday, resulting in a series of antisemitic posts that included violent threats against Jewish people.
neutral · AI labelView post →I really wish I didn't have to talk about Sesame Street all the time, but with the future of the American series in question: I just want to see the series protected for generations to come. It was a cornerstone of Children's Television because it was made to help educate children.
positive · AI labelView post →Haha he obviously never saw The Muppet Show before - and just assumed it was Sesame Street
neutral · AI labelView post →"A city street was far from the obvious choice for the setting of a children’s show. But the perceived seediness of New York emboldened the television producer Jon Stone as he was conceptualizing 'Sesame Street.'" www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/r...
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