Kids who watch the show are a lot less likely to fall behind in school.
We reported in June on research showing Sesame Street helps children learn, improves school readiness and can have a lasting academic impact. Since 1969, the show has played a big role as an educational service with a mission to serve the underprivileged. After that, the show will move to a 30-minute format airing once each weekday morning.)Īs new episodes and new content go behind a premium cable pay wall, will low-income kids who might not be able to afford HBO now have trouble getting to Sesame Street?įor parents and educators, that's a big question. (A spokeswoman tells us that, this fall, PBS will continue to air Sesame Street reruns in its current schedule of one hour in the morning and 30 minutes in the afternoon until Nov. PBS will still carry the new shows, but nine months after they air exclusively on HBO. The five-year deal will allow Sesame Workshop to produce more episodes (up from 18 to 35 a season) and to expand its puppet-related kids content with new shows and spinoffs. Promising a win-win for kids and quality children's programming, HBO, the nonprofit Sesame Workshop and PBS have announced that new Sesame Street episodes will move to HBO and its streaming service HBO GO this fall. Will Grover's promotion to HBO be good for kids?Įlmo, Snuffy, Grover and Big Bird could soon hit the HBO after-parties alongside Tyrion Lannister and the ethically challenged cops from True Detective. Big Bird, played by puppeteer Caroll Spinney, reads to Connor Scott and Tiffany Jiao during a taping of Sesame Street in 2008 in New York.
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