For a free, 24/7 kids' channel, PBS experiments with cutting-edge interactivity, but it also relies on a TV tech as retro as it gets: broadcast airwaves. Joan E. Solsman Former Senior Reporter Joan E.

Following several months of upheaval, a sense of calm is coming to "Sesame Street." In a series of announcements May 19, the beloved children's show producer Sesame Workshop revealed it will begin ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years ago, beloved entertainer Carol Burnett appeared on the very first broadcast of a quirky TV program that featured a bunch of furry puppets. Blink and you might miss it, but ...

Big Bird might soon ask: “Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?” After a nearly decade-long run with HBO, the group that produces “Sesame Street” is seeking a new television partner to continue ...

It’s about “helping to make 'Sesame Street' more than just the show,” Sesame Workshop CEO Steve Youngwood says. “And then actually making Sesame Workshop more than just 'Sesame Street' because in this ...

Apart from the giant yellow bird, the red furry monster and the blue Muppet with an insatiable appetite for cookies, “Sesame Street” appears as real as the New York City streets that inspired it.

When "Sesame Street" was created in 1969, it was a test - could television teach children? The program was developed with lower-income families in mind, and the set was meant to represent a block in ...

NEW YORK – "Ooh, I'm so smiley," actor Alex Weisman laughs after filming a scene, flanked by his scene partners, both humans and Muppets. Last week marked one of the first days since COVID-19 shut ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. The road to Sesame Street goes straight through Astoria, Queens, to an ...