

Long-time writer Judy Freudberg came up with the concept of Elmo's World, and writer Tony Geiss and executive producer Arlene Sherman helped develop it. In 2002, Sesame Street 's producers changed the rest of the show to reflect its younger demographic and the increase in their viewers' sophistication. Elmo's World used traditional elements of production, but had a more sustained narrative. The segment was developed out of a series of workshops that studied the changes in the viewing habits of their audience, and the reasons for the show's lower ratings. The segment is presented from the perspective of a three-year-old child as represented by its host, the Muppet Elmo, performed by Kevin Clash in the original series and Ryan Dillon in the 2017 reboot. It was designed to appeal to younger viewers and to increase ratings, which had fallen in the past decade. It premiered on November 16, 1998, as part of the show's structural change and originally ran fifteen minutes at the end of each episode until 2009, but was then rebooted in 2017. Sesame Workshop (Formerly known as Children's Television Workshop)Įlmo's World is a segment shown at the end of the American children's television program Sesame Street.

"The Close Song" (usually sung to the tune of " Jingle Bells") (1998–2009) "Elmo's World Theme Song" (sung to "Elmo's Song" prior to 2017)

Segment shown at the end of the children's television program Sesame Street
