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Sesame Street returns to Univision

July 31, 2015 by Veronica Villafañe

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Sesame Amigos debuts August 1.

Elmo, the Cookie Monster, and other Sesame Street characters are headed to Univision in a new version of the children’s educational show produced exclusively for the Spanish-language network.

Called “Sesame Amigos,”  the 30-minute series produced by the Sesame Workshop debuts August 1  at 8:30 a.m. ET/PT.

The show is part of Planeta U, Univision’s Saturday morning children’s programming block.

Season 1 consists of 26 episodes that will feature a segment where the “Sesame Amigos” interact with a Univision personality or celebrities, such as Diego Luna.

Sesame Amigos
“Sesame Amigos” will feature Univision talent and celebrities like Diego Luna.

Univision previously aired “Plaza Sésamo” in 1995, co-produced in Spanish by Televisa and the Children’s Television Workshop.

In 2008, Univision launched Planeta U, its educational and informational (E/I) programming block – one year after the FCC fined the network $24 million dollars for failing to comply with a requirement to air 3 hours of children’s educational programming each week.

At the time, Univision tried to pass off several telenovelas as children’s programming. But complaints from non-profits led to the FCC accusing the network of falsely labeling the programs as E/I shows. Univision settled the fine and agreed to detail a plan that would “ensure future compliance with the Children’s Television Act.”

Filed Under: Entertainment, Programming, TV & Radio Tagged With: Univision

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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