Twitch ran an 886-episode Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood marathon in 2017.
The marathon began on May 15, 2017, and streamed episodes consecutively through June 3 on Twitch’s Mister Rogers channel. It was presented with PBS, PBS Digital Studios, and the Fred Rogers Company, and also encouraged viewers to support their local PBS stations.
The event was notable because it included many early episodes that had rarely aired—or had not been available online for decades. The collection followed the program’s history from black-and-white broadcasts into the later color seasons. The marathon also included episodes and specials beyond the everyday episodes commonly associated with the show.
A common mix-up is confusing Twitch’s 2017 event with later availability on services such as Pluto TV. Twitch hosted a limited-time live marathon; it was not the show’s original broadcaster. Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood originally aired nationally on NET beginning in 1968 and later continued on PBS.