Which season aired when?

Thijs

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I know SS debuted in 1969 with season 1, and in 2003 started season 34. But then we have 34 seasons in 35 years. I dont understand: was there a year without Sesame Street, or did a season air in 2 years? Or is it more complex. Maybe somebody could provide me list of seasons and in wich year they aired?
 

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Tommy, this might help you sort Sesame Street's seasons. Though I'm not 100% sure this is right, perhaps other forum members (namely Secret Squirrel) can shed some light on the subject and either clarify or correct my information. My theory is that Sesame Street produces a total number of episodes for each season/year and airs them daily on all five days of the week, rather than the norm for other shows who produce a season's worth of episodes while being assigned only one day of the week. In spite of Season 33 starting in February 2002 and Season 34 on April 7, 2003, Sesame Street usually starts up their season in January or within the actual calendar year pertaining to that particular TV season. Here's a list that might better explain my point.

Season 1: September 1969/1970 (but we know it really began on November 10, 1969)
Season 2: September 1970/1971
Season 3: September 1971/1972
Season 4: September 1972/1973
Season 5: September 1973/1974
Season 6: September 1974/1975
Season 7: September 1975/1976
Season 8: September 1976/1977
Season 9: September 1977/1978
Season 10: September 1978/1979
Season 11: 1979/1980
Season 12: September 1980/1981
Season 13: September 1981/1982
Season 14: September 1982/1983
Season 15: September 1983/1984
Season 16: September 1984/1985
Season 17: September 1985/1986
Season 18: September 1986/1987
Season 19: September 1987/1988
Season 20: September 1988/1989
Season 21: September 1989/1990
Season 22: September 1990/1991
Season 23: September 1991/1992
Season 24: September 1992/1993
Season 25: September 1993/1994
Season 26: September 1994/1995
Season 27: September 1995/1996
Season 28: September 1996/1997
Season 29: September 1997/1998
Season 30: September 1998/1999
Season 31: September 1999/2000
Season 32: September 2000/2001
Season 33: September 2001/2002
Season 34: September 2002/2003.

Again, rembmber that Sesame's seasons usually begin in January of the calendar year but they correspond to that TV season since the SS season doesn't start up until after September of that TV season and finish well before September of the next TV season/year. Hope this makes sense, that it helps, and that you have a good day.
 

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Sorry about that Tommy. The previous post was supposed to originally contain something that I wrote up in another word processing program that basically has the info I posted again when I changed the post above. Go back into this thread and re-read my other post with the info that might help you out. Again, hope it makes sense and that you have a good day.
 

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ahh, now I get it. This helps alot. Thanks man!
 

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The new season always used to start in November, as far as I can recall. Then starting in Season 31, it went to January. Then in 33, it was February. And now it's April. I think it's because they couldn't get everything done in time.
 

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Ok, thanks all for your help.
The thing I was most interested in was the year in wich a season started
Here are the results
1: 1969
2: 1970
etc
12: 1980
etc
22: 1990
etc
27: 1995
28: 1996
29: 1997
30: 1998
31: 2000
32: 2001
33: 2002
34: 2003
 

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Does anyone have the episode #'s that correspond to the Seasons/Years?
 

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1. (1-15 test pilot?) 16-145
2. 146-275
3. 276-405
4. 406-535
5. 536-665
6. 666-795
7. 796-925
8. 926-1055
9. 1056-1185
10. 1186-1315
11. 1316-1445
12. 1446-1575
13. 1576-1705
14. 1706-1835
15. 1836-1965
16. 1966-2095
17. 2096-2225
18. 2226-2355
19. 2356-2485
20. 2486-2615
21. 2616-2745
22. 2746-2875
23. 2876-3005
24. 3006-3135
25. 3136-3265
26. 3266-3395
27. 3396-3525
28. 3526-3655
29. 3656-3785
30. 3786-3850
31. 3851-3915
32. 3916-3980
33. 3981-4030
34. 4031-4056

I don't know about the test pilot shows from season 1. Maybe they did more the first year than they did after that, because they weren't sure how long the show was going to last.
 
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