Season 51 (2020-2021)

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Sesame Street
Premiere	November 2020 (5101)

Sesame Street’s 51st season will premiere on HBO Max in November 2020, marking the first time the show will air first-run episodes on a video streaming service before being broadcast on television. Regular production took place from January 13 through March 6, 2020, before a hiatus of several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Taping of new "Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck" segments, originally planned for the following week, resumed by the week of September 28.

Celebrities

Several celebrities visited the set during production of season 51, some of whom will feature as guest stars. Celebrities who visited the set during production of the season include: Kelsea Ballerini, Stephen and Ayesha Curry, Billy Porter, Issa Rae, Maggie Rogers, and Hailee Steinfeld.

Gallery

Kelsea Ballerini with Abby Cadabby

Stephen and Ayesha Curry with Cookie Monster, Elmo and Grover

Billy Porter with a penguin

Issa Rae with Rosita, Elmo and Cookie Monster

Maggie Rogers with Ernie and Bert

Hailee Steinfeld with Abby, Rudy, Elmo and Rosita

Muppet performers on the set of season 51

Suki Lopez with several Muppet performers on the set of season 51

Puppeteers of season 51

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Carmen Osbahr (Rosita), Ryan Dillon (Elmo) and Frankie Cordero

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