Sesame Street

Overview

On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.

Status

Returning Series

Seasons

56 seasons

Episodes

3667 episodes

First aired

Nov 10, 1969

Last aired

Apr 13, 2026

Episode length

54m

Networks

PBS, HBO, National Educational Television, PBS Kids, Netflix, HBO Max, Max, HBO Max

1. 

   Season 1

   130 episodes Nov 10, 1969 ★ 7.3
2. 

   Season 2

   145 episodes Nov 9, 1970
3. 

   Season 3

   130 episodes Nov 8, 1971
4. 

   Season 4

   130 episodes Nov 27, 1972
5. 

   Season 5

   130 episodes Nov 19, 1973
6. 

   Season 6

   130 episodes Nov 4, 1974
7. 

   Season 7

   130 episodes Dec 1, 1975
8. 

   Season 8

   130 episodes Nov 29, 1976
9. 

   Season 9

   82 episodes Nov 28, 1977
10. 

    Season 10

    130 episodes Nov 27, 1978
11. 

    Season 11

    130 episodes Nov 26, 1979
12. 

    Season 12

    130 episodes Nov 24, 1980
13. 

    Season 13

    31 episodes Nov 23, 1981
14. 

    Season 14

    130 episodes Nov 22, 1982
15. 

    Season 15

    130 episodes Nov 21, 1983
16. 

    Season 16

    130 episodes Nov 19, 1984
17. 

    Season 17

    130 episodes Nov 18, 1985
18. 

    Season 18

    31 episodes Nov 17, 1986
19. 

    Season 19

    33 episodes Nov 16, 1987
20. 

    Season 20

    33 episodes Nov 21, 1988
21. 

    Season 21

    36 episodes Nov 13, 1989
22. 

    Season 22

    130 episodes Nov 12, 1990
23. 

    Season 23

    44 episodes Nov 11, 1991
24. 

    Season 24

    71 episodes Nov 9, 1992
25. 

    Season 25

    31 episodes Nov 22, 1993
26. 

    Season 26

    33 episodes Nov 21, 1994
27. 

    Season 27

    32 episodes Nov 20, 1995
28. 

    Season 28

    56 episodes Nov 18, 1996
29. 

    Season 29

    130 episodes Nov 17, 1997
30. 

    Season 30

    65 episodes Nov 16, 1998 ★ 10.0
31. 

    Season 31

    65 episodes Jan 3, 2000
32. 

    Season 32

    65 episodes Jan 1, 2001 ★ 8.0
33. 

    Season 33

    50 episodes Feb 4, 2002 ★ 10.0
34. 

    Season 34

    33 episodes Apr 7, 2003
35. 

    Season 35

    26 episodes Feb 15, 2004 ★ 10.0
36. 

    Season 36

    26 episodes Apr 4, 2005 ★ 10.0
37. 

    Season 37

    26 episodes Aug 14, 2006 ★ 10.0
38. 

    Season 38

    26 episodes Aug 13, 2007
39. 

    Season 39

    26 episodes Aug 11, 2008
40. 

    Season 40

    26 episodes Nov 10, 2009 ★ 10.0
41. 

    Season 41

    26 episodes Sep 27, 2010
42. 

    Season 42

    26 episodes Sep 26, 2011 ★ 8.0
43. 

    Season 43

    27 episodes Sep 24, 2012
44. 

    Season 44

    26 episodes Sep 16, 2013
45. 

    Season 45

    27 episodes Sep 14, 2014 ★ 9.0

    Season 45 is one of the most high-energy seasons yet. With catchy dance breaks and songs, everyone will be up on their feet!

46. 

    Season 46

    35 episodes Jan 15, 2016

    Season 46 teaches smarter, stronger, and kinder lessons with fun and familiar themes like bedtime, boo-boos, and animals.

47. 

    Season 47

    35 episodes Jan 6, 2017

    Season 47 brings exciting new changes, including a reimagined 'Elmo's World,' a new kindness curriculum, and new Muppet characters.

48. 

    Season 48

    35 episodes Nov 17, 2017

    The word on the street is 'kindness' in Season 48 of this award-winning series that features a new segment: 'Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck.'

49. 

    Season 49

    35 episodes Nov 16, 2018

    Season 49 brings exciting new changes to the Street and features a host of A-list celebrity appearances.

50. 

    Specials

    126 episodes