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Which children's television show, first aired in 1969, built its lessons around an educational curriculum and research?
The answer
Sesame Street
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Sesame Street debuted on November 10, 1969, and was groundbreaking because each episode was built around a formal curriculum designed by educational researchers. It was one of the most extensively studied TV shows in history, with researchers testing whether children actually learned from what they watched.
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