Instances have been tight for the Sesame Workshop lately, however don’t fret — our favourite friends on Sesame Road aren’t going anyplace. On September 4, The Hollywood Reporter completely reported that tons of of basic episodes of the beloved children’ program can be accessible to look at on YouTube as a part of an expanded partnership. For the primary time ever, YouTube would be the new dwelling for Sesame Road, and followers, younger and outdated, may have an opportunity to look at quite a few episodes which are set to reach on the platform in January 2026.
Earlier than saying their partnership, YouTube reported that viewership for Sesame Road had quickly elevated over the previous yr, amassing over 5 billion views on the video platform. YouTube’s newfound relationship with Sesame Workshop may even assist develop the subsequent technology of creators who try to “create content material that’s entertaining whereas additionally selling studying.”
Supporters of PBS and Sesame Road rallied behind the tv community after Donald Trump issued an govt order that cuts funding for PBS and NPR. Consequently, the way forward for Sesame Road, which has educated youngsters for many years, was unsure.
Netflix Swoops in and Saves ‘Sesame Road’ from an Unsure Destiny
Whereas basic episodes of Sesame Road can be accessible to look at on YouTube, new episodes are additionally coming quickly. Per THR, new episodes will premiere on Netflix and PBS in November 2025, and Netflix has acquired the rights to roughly 90 hours of library episodes. Following the chief order to chop funding for PBS, Netflix introduced shortly after that they’d acquired the streaming rights to the kids’s sequence, in addition to picked up the present’s 56th season. The streamer mentioned in a press release:
“For greater than a half a century, ‘Sesame Road’ has been a beloved cornerstone of youngsters’s media, enchanting younger minds and nurturing a love of studying. Now Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, and all their mates are coming to Netflix later this yr, with Sesame Road’s all-new, reimagined 56th season — plus 90 hours of earlier episodes — accessible to audiences worldwide.”
In terms of Sesame Road Season 56, Netflix additionally introduced that the upcoming installment may have a wholly new construction, revealing in a press launch:
“The brand new season will function recent format adjustments and the return of fan-favorite segments like Elmo’s World and Cookie Monster’s Foodie Truck. Moreover, episodes will now heart on one 11-minute story, permitting for much more character-driven humor and coronary heart.”
Sesame Road premiered in 1969, and ever since, the long-running youngsters’s present has taught children from varied cultural backgrounds a myriad of educational and life classes, from instructing the alphabet to the facility of empathy. The tutorial present additionally launched the world to beloved characters like Elmo, Cookie Monster and extra. Over time, influential figures and celebrities have appeared on Sesame Road, together with Michelle Obama, the late Robin Williams, Future’s Little one, Bruno Mars, Michael B. Jordan and Andrew Garfield.
Episodes of Sesame Road can be found to look at at no cost now on the PBS platform and YouTube.