AP Spotlight TELEVISION Sesame Street's new season: Bubba Wallace, Netflix and a whole lot of chickens MARK KENNEDY Associated Press Nov 6, 2025 Nov 6, 2025 Updated Feb 23, 2026 0 1 of 3 Elmo, left, Grover, second left, and Abby, right, from the "Sesame Street" episode "Elmo Runs the Race." Zach Hyman, Sesame Workshop NASCAR champion Bubba Wallace appears on the Season 56 premiere of "Sesame Street." Sesame Workshop Elmo races in a new episode of "Sesame Street." Sesame Workshop Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MARK KENNEDY Associated Press New home. Some format changes. Same monsters.kAmQ$6D2>6 $EC66EQ =2F?496D :ED deE9 D62D@? @? }@G] `_ H:E9 }p$rp# 492>A:@? qF332 (2==246 2D 2 8F6DE[ 2 D=:89E=J EH62<65 7@C>2E 2?5 2 ?6H H2J E@ H2E49 — G:2 }6E7=:I]k^AmkAmQ%96C6 J@F 2C6[ 9:[Q t=>@ :?G:E6D G:6H6CD 2E E96 E@A @7 E96 D9@H] Qt=>@ D@ 92AAJ E@ D66 J@F]Qk^AmkAm%96 A@AF=2C 49:=5C6?VD DE2A=6 H:== 36 @776C:?8 2? ``\>:?FE6 >2:? 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