HBO Max has pulled nearly 200 'Sesame Street' episodes from the service.
The content purge is still underway at HBO Max. Following yesterday's bloodbath that saw a wide range of original content and Cartoon Network series drop from the platform including Summer Camp Island, Infinity Train, and Generation, the streamer has now trimmed down its catalog of Sesame Street episodes. Nearly 200 episodes of the long-running children's program have been pulled altogether, likely as part of a further cost-cutting measure through Warner Bros.
Previously, HBO Max used to offer 650 episodes of the series. Following the purge, it's now down to 456 with all but 29 episodes cut from the first 38 seasons of the show. The more modern episodes, from Season 39 onward, are still available in their entirety. Of the 29 classic episodes remaining are a mix of picks from Season 1, 5, and 7.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY HBO struck a deal with Sesame Workshop back in 2015, assuring that the premium channel would get the first crack at every new episode before they aired on their home turf of PBS. It also gave their streaming platform exclusive access to the full catalog, thus assuring more money for Sesame Street in the long run, keeping the show alive for a new generation.
It's just the latest in a string of unpopular decisions that kicked off with the cancellation of Batgirl. In that time, HBO has participated in a number of cost-cutting measures, usually including quietly pulling shows as was the case with Camping, Vinyl, and Mrs. Fletcher among others.
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