New Sesame Street episodes in jeopardy as Warner Bros. Discovery drops beloved kids franchise

In addition to wondering how to travel to Sesame Street, families may soon be wondering where they can watch the mainstay of children’s television.

The show, which is currently in its 55th season, is set to lose its home when Warner Bros. Discovery chose not to extend the agreement that included the broadcasting of the new episodes, according to a USA Today article.

According to the article, older episodes of the show will still be available to stream on HBO’s streaming service, Max, until 2027.

In order to guarantee that Sesame Street reaches as many kids as possible for future generations, the non-profit organization that produces the program, Sesame Workshop, said in a statement that it will keep investing in its top-notch content and anticipate revealing its new distribution strategies in the upcoming months.

According to the report, after airing since 1969, the firm decided to take a bigger risk and go to HBO in 2015 to debut new episodes while keeping previous repeats on PBS. According to the source, the agreement was modified in 2019 and the show once more moved to HBO’s streaming service, Max.

According to the article, Warner Bros. Discovery is now moving away from children’s entertainment, which might put the cherished franchise’s future in peril.

According to a Max representative, “new episodes from Sesame Street are not as core to our strategy at this time because we have had to prioritize our focus on stories for adults and families based on consumer usage and feedback.”

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