Sesame Workshop - Definition and Overview

Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop (or CTW), is a non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's programs that have run on public broadcasting around the world (including PBS in the United States), as well as Noggin, a joint venture with Viacom's Nickelodeon.

Originally founded by Joan Ganz Cooney to produce Sesame Street, the company, currently run by President and CEO Gary E Knell, has since produced many other shows and a variety of multimedia content. The CTW name was changed to Sesame Workshop in 2000 to reflect the company's reach into new media and capitalize on the worldwide recognition provided by the Sesame Street name.

In the 1980s, CTW created a series of video games under the name of Children's Computer Workshop, including Cookie Monster Munch and Alpha Beam with Ernie. Today the company also publishes Sesame Street Magazine in cooperation with Time Warner's parenting division. At one time it also published Kid City, 3-2-1 Contact (later Contact Kids), and Sesame Street Parents magazines.

Television Productions

• The Electric Company, (1971-1977)
• Feeling Good (1974-1975)
• 3-2-1 Contact (1980-1992)
• Square One (including Mathnet, 1987-1994)
• Ghostwriter (1992-1995)
• Big Bag (1996-1998)
• The New Ghostwriter Mysteries (1997)
• Dragon Tales (1999-present)
• Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (2001-present)
• Sponk! (2001-present)
• Tiny Planets (2001-present)
• Play with Me Sesame (2002-present)
• Open Sesame
• The Best of Families (1977 mini-series)
• Out to Lunch (1974 telefilm)
• House of Dies Drear (1984 telefilm)
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1979 telefilm)

(This list excludes Sesame Street co-productions outside the United States.)

External links

• Sesame Workshop: http://www.sesameworkshop.org