This year’s The Muppet Show special garnered universal acclaim, huge ratings across ABC and Disney+, and four Emmys. You don’t have to be Dr. Bunsen Honeydew to calculate that all adds up to an ...

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The Muppet Show might not be heading in the direction Kermit had alluded to. Despite the special’s numerous Emmy wins and the record-setting viewership, Disney seems to be looking for something ...

There have been a lot of attempts to reboot or revive the Muppets in the last decade or so, most of them pretty mediocre. The rare exception: 2026’s delightful Muppet Show special on ABC and Disney+.

Since The Walt Disney Company purchased The Muppets back in 2004, the franchise has had quite an uneven existence. Almost every television series featuring them has only been able to deliver one ...

The Muppet Show has become the unlikely flag bearer for The Disney Company at the 2026 Emmy Awards. The Disney+ special won the most trophies of any program across the Disney portfolio, four, after ...

The first episode of Jim Henson's "The Muppet Show" premiered in the United Kingdom on September 5, 1976. Enthusiasm for the eclectic ensemble has endured ever since ...

Back in February, the Muppets made a huge comeback with their critically acclaimed new special The Muppet Show, hosted by Sabrina Carpenter. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the original variety ...

In an archived video from The Jim Henson Company, Jim's wife and co-creator, Jane Henson, talked about the Muppets' signature humor A new generation of fans are experiencing The Muppet Show through a ...