The decision to not renew the deal comes as Max pivots away from children's content and more toward adult and family programming. "Sesame Street" had aired on HBO from 2016 to 2020. In 2019 ...

The segment Greene cited wasn’t aired; a local station mistakenly uploaded it to PBS’ site, where it stayed for two months before being removed ...

Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life comes out tonight, April 26, at 10 p.m. ET on HBO. The special will drop on the Max streaming service at the same time.

In 2016, HBO struck a deal with Sesame Street Workshop so that new episodes of the series would come to HBO first before airing on PBS. It's that portion of the deal that's coming to an end.

Discovery’s time on Sesame ... Street will be the final to debut on Max (though it will continue to license episodes for its library through 2027). The series originally moved to HBO in 2016 ...

Sesame Workshop faces financial struggles after losing its HBO contract and key grants. Sesame Street is revamping its format amid streaming industry cuts and rising competition from newer shows.