[2] The show premiered on PBS Kids on September 4, 2006, not long after the film's release,[3] and originally ended after nine seasons on April 1, 2015 before returning in 2018.

Seasons 10–13 debuted on NBCUniversal's streaming service Peacock in the United States when it launched in July 2020.

The setting for most episodes is either the city, where George lives in an apartment building with the Man in the Yellow Hat, or the country, where they share a small house near a lake called Lake Wanasinklake (on rare occasions, both settings are featured).

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas, an animated television film, was released on November 25, 2009.

On September 30, 2024, the series stopped airing on PBS Member Stations possibly due to licensing rights expiring.