'Sesame Street' Courtesy of Sesame Workshop Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment YouTube is picking up some prime new real estate: Sesame Street. The video platform says that it has inked an expanded partnership with the nonprofit behind the show, Sesame Workshop, which will make YouTube the largest digital library of Sesame Street content available, including hundreds of classic episodes, beginning in January 2026. Sesame Street, of course, will debut new episodes on Netflix and PBS in November, and Netflix has picked up about 90 hours of library episodes. Warner Bros. HBO Max also continues to make some library episodes available. YouTube, however, will top both of them, alongside new content created specifically for YouTube. Related Stories Business Fox and YouTube TV Reach New Carriage Deal, Averting Blackout TV Netflix Sets Premiere Dates for 'Sesame Street,' New Season of 'Ms. Rachel' YouTube says that over the past year Sesame Street content viewership was up by more than 1,350 percent, topping 5 billion views on the platform. Perhaps even more notably: Under the partnership, Sesame Workshop, will lead seminars for next YouTube creators "to share best practices on how to create content that is entertaining while also promoting learning." The deal with YouTube caps off a tumultuous year for Sesame Workshop, which lost its output deal with HBO last December, though the streaming platform inked a deal to continue carrying some library programming. Netflix ultimately swooped in to secure rights to the show, inking a deal that also expands access by allowing episodes to debut on PBS Kids the same day they begin streaming on Netflix. That deal begins in November with season 56 of the show. YouTube, meanwhile, has become a bona fide juggernaut with regard to kids programming, thanks to creators like Ms. Rachel, and channels from the likes of Cocomelon. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Roku Roku Hires Lisa Holme As Head of Content siriusxm Look Out, Newsom: Democratic Contender Andy Beshear Inks SiriusXM Deal for Podcast labor The Deadest Dead-End Job in Hollywood? siriusxm Hope for Howard? SiriusXM CEO Says "We'll Get to the Right Place" on Stern Contract Renewal Travis Kelce American Eagle Execs Take Victory Lap as Sales Surge: "Sydney Sweeney Sells Great Jeans" Google Google Hires Filmmaker in Residence as It Seeks Wider Adoption of Flow AI Video Tool Roku Roku Hires Lisa Holme As Head of Content siriusxm Look Out, Newsom: Democratic Contender Andy Beshear Inks SiriusXM Deal for Podcast labor The Deadest Dead-End Job in Hollywood? siriusxm Hope for Howard? SiriusXM CEO Says "We'll Get to the Right Place" on Stern Contract Renewal Travis Kelce American Eagle Execs Take Victory Lap as Sales Surge: "Sydney Sweeney Sells Great Jeans" Google Google Hires Filmmaker in Residence as It Seeks Wider Adoption of Flow AI Video Tool