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title: "Sesame Street and Cricket Media launch a free 24/7 streaming channel on Samsung, LG, Xumo and Vizio TVs"
url: https://badiyaa.com/sesame-street-free-streaming-channel-cricket-media/
published: 2026-11-14T18:15:00+00:00
modified: 2026-11-14T18:15:00+00:00
section: Entertainment
publisher: Badiyaa
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# Sesame Street and Cricket Media launch a free 24/7 streaming channel on Samsung, LG, Xumo and Vizio TVs

Sesame Street is getting a free ad-supported streaming channel from Cricket Media, starting with seasons 39 to 46 on Samsung TV Plus, LG, Xumo and Vizio.

Sesame Street is getting a free, always-on TV channel of its own. Sesame Workshop and children’s media company Cricket Media announced on November 13 that they are launching a dedicated Sesame Street streaming channel, supported by ads rather than subscriptions, on the free platforms built into many smart TVs.

The channel will open with episodes from seasons 39 through 46, with more seasons possibly added later. Samsung TV Plus, LG Channels, Xumo Play and Vizio WatchFree+ are lined up to carry it, and the partners say further platforms should follow over time.

## What a FAST channel is

The industry calls this format FAST, short for free ad-supported streaming television. It behaves like old-fashioned broadcast TV: a fixed schedule plays around the clock, viewers tune in rather than pick an episode, and advertising pays the bills. There is no login and no monthly fee, which is the whole point for a show that was founded to reach children whose families could not pay for extras.

Cricket Media says the ads that run alongside the episodes will be checked to make sure they are suitable for families. The company, best known for its long-running children’s magazines, already programs a small group of FAST channels, and its chief executive, Eric Berger, described the new Sesame Street feed as part of that growing lineup. Sesame Workshop chief operating officer Joseph Giraldi said the channel widens the show’s reach to more households.

## Where it fits in Sesame Street’s streaming maze

Finding Sesame Street has become a puzzle for parents. Here is where each slice of the show now lives:

- **Netflix and PBS:** new episodes, released on both on the same day since season 56 premiered on November 10, 2025.

- **HBO Max:** the episodes made during the show’s years on HBO and its streamer, staying in that library until 2027.

- **YouTube:** the official channel’s growing archive of older episodes, which began with the first 100 uploads on January 15, 2026.

- **The new FAST channel:** seasons 39 to 46, free with ads, on smart-TV platforms.

Those eight seasons cover a meaningful stretch of the show’s history. Season 45, in 2014, was when producers introduced a half-hour version alongside the classic hour, and season 46 is the first to close with the newer end theme “Smarter, Stronger, Kinder.” On Badiyaa’s count, eight seasons is exactly one seventh of the show’s 56-season run, so the channel is a sampler rather than the full archive of 4,744 episodes.

The deal is the latest twist in a business story we traced earlier this week, in our look at [how Sesame Street survived near-collapse three times on its way to Netflix](https://badiyaa.com/sesame-street-business-comeback-netflix/). Readers who want the very beginning can go back to our piece on [the 1969 premiere that grew out of a dinner party and $8 million in grants](https://badiyaa.com/sesame-street-premiere-november-10-1969-origin/).

## What comes next

No exact launch date for the channel had been published when the deal was announced. The next big date on the Sesame Street calendar is already set, though: according to Sesame Workshop, the show’s new season launches on Monday, November 23, on Netflix and PBS Kids, with episodes built around kindness, compassion and managing big feelings.

## Further reading

- [Wikipedia: Sesame Street](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Street)

- [Wikipedia: Sesame Workshop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Workshop)

*Image: Hey Dana Jane, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons*

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