Sesamstraße (German: [ˈzeːzamˌʃtʁaːsə], Sesame Street in English) is a German children's television series in Germany, and a spin-off of the first preschool programme Sesame Street. It airs primarily in Germany and the surrounding German-speaking countries. The show has been running on Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) since 1973, premièring on 8 January in that year. Sesamstraße is also shown on the children's channel, KiKa.