Sesame Street
Sesame Street is an American educational children’s television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. 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 U.S.’s national public television provider PBS since its debut, with its first run moving to premium channel HBO on January 16, 2016.
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Sesame Street is an American educational children’s television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. 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 U.S.’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. As of 2018, Sesame Street has won 189 Emmy Awards and 11 Grammy Awards, more than any other children’s show. By its 50th anniversary in 2019, there were over 150 versions of Sesame street, produced in 70 languages, and 20 international versions had been produced as of 2006. In 1999, the show also incorporated a popular segment known as Elmo’s World, starting in 2002, starting with its thirtieth anniversary in 1999. The show was initially funded by government and private foundations but has become somewhat self-supporting due to revenues from licensing arrangements, international sales, and other media. It was the first preschool educational television program to base its contents and production values on laboratory and formative research. A 1996 survey found that 95% of all American preschoolers had watched the show by the time they were three years old.
In 2018, it was estimated that 86 million Americans had watch the series as children. By the end of the 1990s, S.esame Street faced challenges, including changes in societal and economic viewing habits of young children, competition from other shows, and a drop in ratings. Many of the show’s storylines were taken from the experiences of its writing staff, cast and crew, the 1982 death of Will Lee, the marriage of Luis Maria Maria in 1988, and the 1983 death of Mr. Hooper. In the 21st century, it made major structural changes in its format and included more narrative storylines and ongoing segments such as “Elmo World” The show’s curriculum has expanded to include more affective topics such as relationships, ethics, emotions, and many other topics. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (until June 2000) and was created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett. It was by then the fifteenth-highest-rated children’s TV show in the United States. By 2006,there were independently produced versions, or ‘co-productions’, broadcast in twenty countries. In 2001, there Were over 120 million viewers of various international versions of Sesame Street, and by the show’s 40th anniversary in 2009, it was broadcast in more than 140 countries. It was the first children’s television show to use educational goals and a curriculum to shape its content. The show, therefore, has undergone significant changes to reflect change sources to the curriculum.
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