MISTER ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD Series Coming to YouTube
The channel will debut with five full-length episodes, including the very first one that premiered nationally in the U.S. in 1968.
Mister Rogers is entering the neighborhood of YouTube. For the first time, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood will have a dedicated YouTube channel, launching globally on June 4. The official channel will feature full episodes of the beloved show, along with a livestream, clips, and compilations featuring host and creator Fred Rogers.
“With its timeless messages of care and kindness, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood is as relevant now as when it first aired. We’re excited to make the series more available for families and fans with this official YouTube destination,” said Ellen Doherty, chief creative officer and executive producer, Fred Rogers Productions. The channel comes courtesy of a partnership between Fred Rogers Productions and social media agency Little Dot Studios.
Airing for 31 seasons over more than three decades, the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood channel will pull from its expansive library of nearly 900 episodes. The channel will debut with five full-length episodes, including the very first one that premiered nationally in the U.S. in 1968. One additional episode will roll out each week, with a rotation of ten full episodes eventually available at all times.
The channel will also feature a variety of clips and shorts, along with monthly compilations and livestreams. In the future, exclusive content featuring archival footage and looks behind the scenes will debut on the channel.
The channel will showcase the wide range of themes featured in the original series, including curiosity and wonder about the world, how people make things, learning through mistakes, the importance of kindness and self-love, managing big feelings, and many more. Classic songs from the show will help children navigate emotional challenges and milestones and use music as a vehicle for learning.
Fans will also have the opportunity to take a nostalgic “deep dive” through the eras of the series from the late 1960s to the early 2000s with clips, playlists, and more that will give new life to the characters, personalities, and historic moments from the original series.
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood aired nationally in the U.S. from 1968 to 2001, with the last new episode premiering 25 years ago. Fred Rogers was the creator of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood as well as the host of all 895 episodes, composer of its more than 200 songs, and puppeteer who imagined 14 characters into being. His work changed the face of children’s television and transformed the way many people think about the inner lives of young children.
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood continues to air and stream on PBS stations across the U.S., with select episodes available to stream on the PBS KIDS Video app. The series is also available with PBS KIDS on Prime Video and streaming 24/7 on the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood channel on Pluto TV. Episodes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood are also streaming free on PBS Retro, available on Plex, Roku, Vizio, TCL and LG.
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