Sesame Street heading to HBO

[Senator Clay Davis]

True Detective season 3....Burt and Ernie?

The letters of the day on “Sesame Street” are H, B and O.

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit group behind the children’s television program, has struck a deal with HBO, the premium cable network, that will bring the next five seasons of “Sesame Street” to HBO and its streaming outlets starting this fall.

The partnership will allow Sesame Workshop to significantly increase its production of “Sesame Street” episodes and other new programming. The group will produce 35 new “Sesame Street” episodes a year, up from the 18 it produces now. Sesame Workshop also will create a spinoff series based on the “Sesame Street” Muppets and another new educational series for children.

After nine months of programming exclusively on HBO, the shows also will be available free on PBS, its home for the last 45 years. “Sesame Street” will also continue its run on PBS this fall, with the season featuring a selection of episodes from the last several seasons edited in new ways.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/14/bu...er=rss&emc=rss

[RW99]

Didn't think I'd see a Sesame Street thread with those tags.

[me_dennis]

I expect to see some GOT crossover episodes

[Huntingwhale]

Hoping to see most of the characters murdered off before the series is completed.

[Puppet Guy]

Originally Posted by RW99

Didn't think I'd see a Sesame Street thread with those tags.

[Locke]

I guess it makes a degree of sense, they're trying to diversify their viewership and maybe get parents and young families to become subscribing viewers.

HBO's lineup is geared toward mature (and immature) people for GoT, Last Week Tonight, True Detective, etc. This is a step towards helping guys convince their wives that HBO is a wise purchase.

Although I'm hoping this means that Jack Black and Jon Oliver make a Sesame Street appearance. That would be brilliant.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by me_dennis

I expect to see some GOT crossover episodes

[Mike F]

Looking forward to the long awaited follow up to this:

[CaptainCrunch]