Sesame Street seasons

Season 	Season Premiere 	Season Finale 	Episodes in Season	Running Total
Season 1 	Episode 0001November 10, 1969 	Episode 0130May 8, 1970 	130 episodes 	130 episodes
Season 2 	Episode 0131November 9, 1970 	Episode 0275May 28, 1971 	145 episodes 	275 episodes
Season 3 	Episode 0276November 8, 1971 	Episode 0405May 12, 1972 	130 episodes 	405 episodes
Season 4 	Episode 0406November 13, 1972 	Episode 0535May 11, 1973 	130 episodes 	535 episodes
Season 5 	Episode 0536November 19, 1973 	Episode 0665May 17, 1974 	130 episodes 	665 episodes
Season 6 	Episode 0666November 4, 1974 	Episode 0795May 2, 1975 	130 episodes 	795 episodes
Season 7 	Episode 0796December 1, 1975 	Episode 0925May 28, 1976 	130 episodes 	925 episodes
Season 8 	Episode 0926November 29, 1976 	Episode 1055May 27, 1977 	130 episodes 	1,055 episodes
Season 9 	Episode 1056November 28, 1977 	Episode 1185May 26, 1978 	130 episodes 	1,185 episodes
Season 10	Episode 1186November 27, 1978 	Episode 1315May 25, 1979 	130 episodes 	1,315 episodes
Season 11	Episode 1316November 26, 1979 	Episode 1445May 23, 1980 	130 episodes 	1,445 episodes
Season 12	Episode 1446November 24, 1980 	Episode 1575May 22, 1981 	130 episodes 	1,575 episodes
Season 13	Episode 1576November 23, 1981 	Episode 1705May 21, 1982 	130 episodes 	1,705 episodes
Season 14	Episode 1706November 22, 1982 	Episode 1835May 20, 1983 	130 episodes 	1,835 episodes
Season 15	Episode 1836November 21, 1983 	Episode 1965May 18, 1984 	130 episodes 	1,965 episodes
Season 16	Episode 1966November 19, 1984 	Episode 2095May 17, 1985 	130 episodes 	2,095 episodes
Season 17	Episode 2096November 18, 1985 	Episode 2225May 16, 1986 	130 episodes 	2,225 episodes
Season 18	Episode 2226November 17, 1986 	Episode 2355May 15, 1987 	130 episodes 	2,355 episodes
Season 19	Episode 2356November 16, 1987 	Episode 2485May 13, 1988 	130 episodes 	2,485 episodes
Season 20	Episode 2486November 14, 1988 	Episode 2615May 12, 1989 	130 episodes 	2,615 episodes
Season 21	Episode 2616November 13, 1989 	Episode 2745May 11, 1990 	130 episodes 	2,745 episodes
Season 22	Episode 2746November 12, 1990 	Episode 2875May 10, 1991 	130 episodes 	2,875 episodes
Season 23	Episode 2876November 11, 1991 	Episode 3005May 8, 1992 	130 episodes 	3,005 episodes
Season 24	Episode 3006November 9, 1992 	Episode 3135May 7, 1993 	130 episodes 	3,135 episodes
Season 25	Episode 3136November 22, 1993 	Episode 3265May 20, 1994 	130 episodes 	3,265 episodes
Season 26	Episode 3266November 21, 1994 	Episode 3395May 19, 1995 	130 episodes 	3,395 episodes
Season 27	Episode 3396November 20, 1995 	Episode 3525May 17, 1996 	130 episodes 	3,525 episodes
Season 28	Episode 3526November 18, 1996 	Episode 3655May 16, 1997 	130 episodes 	3,655 episodes
Season 29	Episode 3656November 17, 1997 	Episode 3785May 15, 1998 	130 episodes 	3,785 episodes
Season 30	Episode 3786November 16, 1998 	Episode 3850May 7, 1999 	65 episodes 	3,850 episodes
Season 31	Episode 3851January 3, 2000 	Episode 3915May 12, 2000 	65 episodes 	3,915 episodes
Season 32	Episode 3916January 1, 2001 	Episode 3980March 30, 2001 	65 episodes 	3,980 episodes
Season 33	Episode 3981February 4, 2002 	Episode 4030April 12, 2002 	50 episodes 	4,030 episodes
Season 34	Episode 4031April 7, 2003 	Episode 4056May 12, 2003 	26 episodes 	4,056 episodes
Season 35	Episode 4057April 4, 2004 	Episode 4082May 10, 2004 	26 episodes 	4,082 episodes
Season 36	Episode 4083April 4, 2005 	Episode 4108December 30, 2005 	26 episodes 	4,108 episodes
Season 37	Episode 4109August 14, 2006 	Episode 4134November 10, 2006 	26 episodes 	4,134 episodes
Season 38	Episode 4135August 13, 2007 	Episode 4160October 16, 2007 	26 episodes 	4,160 episodes
Season 39	Episode 4161August 11, 2008 	Episode 4186November 7, 2008 	26 episodes 	4,186 episodes
Season 40	Episode 4187November 10, 2009 	Episode 4212February 18, 2010 	26 episodes 	4,212 episodes
Season 41	Episode 4213September 27, 2010	Episode 4255January 5, 2011 	44 episodes 	4,256 episodes
Season 42	Episode 4257September 26, 2011	Episode 4282February 6, 2012 	44 episodes 	4,300 episodes
Season 43	Episode 4301September 24, 2012	Episode 4326April 25, 2013 	27 episodes 	4,327 episodes
Season 44	Episode 4401September 16, 2013	Episode 4426March 20, 2014 	27 episodes 	4,354 episodes
Season 45	Episode 4501September 15, 2014	Episode 4526June 8, 2015 	27 episodes 	4,381 episodes
Season 46	Episode 4601January 16, 2016 	Episode 4635October 29, 2016 	35 episodes 	4,416 episodes
Season 47	Episode 4702January 7, 2017 	Episode 4735September 2, 2017 	35 episodes 	4,451 episodes
Season 48	Episode 4801November 18, 2017 	Episode 4835July 14, 2018 	35 episodes 	4,486 episodes
Season 49	Episode 4901November 17, 2018 	Episode 4935July 13, 2019 	35 episodes 	4,521 episodes
Season 50	Episode 5001November 16, 2019 	Episode 5035July 11, 2020 	35 episodes 	4,556 episodes
Season 51	Episode 5101November 12, 2020 	Episode 5135July 8, 2021 	35 episodes 	4,591 episodes
Season 52	Episode 5201November 11, 2021 	Episode 5235July 7, 2022 	35 episodes 	4,626 episodes
Season 53	Episode 5301November 3, 2022 	Episode 5335June 29, 2023 	35 episodes 	4,661 episodes
Season 54	Episode 5401November 9, 2023 	Episode 5435July 4, 2024 	35 episodes 	4,696 episodes
Season 55	Episode 5501January 16, 2025 	Episode 5535September 11, 2025	35 episodes 	4,731 episodes
==Notes==
* Beginning with the 44th season, the episode numbers reflect the production season and episode sequence rather than the simple chronological numbering used over the first 43 seasons. For example, Episode 4401 is not the 4,401st episode of the series (it is actually the 4,328th), it is numbered as such because it is episode 01 of season 44. The episodes in the 43rd season (which started with the 4,301st episode) coincidentally aligned with both the old chronological sequence and the season-grouping numbering system that would continue in the following seasons.
* Beginning with the 46th season, the show introduced a shortened, half-hour format. Additionally, episodes first debut on HBO and air on PBS following a nine-month window.
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