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 (known as the Children's Television
Workshop (CTW) until June 2000) 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 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.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. With the creation of Sesame Street, producers and
writers of a children's television show used, for the first time,
educational goals and a curriculum to shape its content. It was also
the first time a show's educational effects were formally studied. The
show, therefore, has undergone significant changes in its history as
adjustments to the format and content have been made to reflect change
sources to the curriculum.
that combines live action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It
is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television
Workshop (CTW) until June 2000) 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 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.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. With the creation of Sesame Street, producers and
writers of a children's television show used, for the first time,
educational goals and a curriculum to shape its content. It was also
the first time a show's educational effects were formally studied. The
show, therefore, has undergone significant changes in its history as
adjustments to the format and content have been made to reflect change
sources to the curriculum.
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