The Muppet Show was a huge success in syndication back in the 1970s but the follow-up series Muppets Tonight ran for two short seasons before being cancelled by ABC in 1998. Is the public ready for another Muppet TV show? Will this one be cancelled or renewed for a second season? Stay tuned.
Set in a mockumentary style, The Muppets follows the lives of the crew behind talk show Up Late with Miss Piggy. Diva Miss Piggy is still driving Kermit the Frog and the rest of the gang crazy. The Muppeteer performers include Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Peter Linz.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
10/30 update: ABC has ordered three more episodes of this series. Good news?
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What do you think? Do you like The Muppets TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for second season?
Love this show
Throw back to the original…modernized – more realistic characters – I don’t understand what’s not to love – with all the generic shows out there I don’t watch TV. Maybe a Hulu spot
I enjoyed the show. It got better the last few weeks.
My wife and i love the show. Funny with adult humor. I always enjoyed the muppets but this show gives you a different perspective and enjoyment of the show.
Absolutely Love! Please Renew it!!!!!
Absolutely Love this! It brings me back to my child hood! Please Renew!!!!
RENEW!!! It’s the only show I watch! I love it!
I hope they renew it! I love The Muppets, especially Deadly!
I love watching The Muppets!! It is one of the best shows I have ever watched!!! The show is really funny especially Miss Piggy!!! I love Tuesdays because I look forward to watching The Muppets! Since the season finale, I have nothing to look forward to on Tuesday!!! Absolutely, I believe The Muppets should be renewed for millions more of seasons!!! Love The Muppets!!!
The Muppets is the one of the best show I have ever watched!! I always couldn’t wait t’ll Tuesday to watch the show!!! Now since the season finale of The Muppets, I have nothing to look forward to on Tuesdays t’ll it comes back in the fall!! The show is really funny especially Miss Piggy!!! It should be renewed for millions more seasons!!!!
Geez! Enough exclamation points there?
Best new show on TV, easily. Creative, funny, and it’s The Muppets! Definitely worth at least another season or 2!
Renew! This show is a great refresh. Give it another season and the ratings will come back. That or sell the series to Netflix. The Muppets is the only show I watch on ABC.
Better than the original Muppet Show? Very funny? Causing people to “cry with laughter”? WHAT SHOW ARE YOU WATCHING?! I’m watching The Muppets…a pretty poor show based on a cataclysmic misunderstanding of what makes the Muppet characters so enduring. What a disaster. Please cancel….quickly.
You’re confusing Sesame Street, with the Muppets which are two totally different categories of viewers. The Muppets are for adults and it always been for adults. Sesame street, has been for children. So the only misting section here is your view. You’re wrong.
Problem is viewers are to young to know why….hence the being wrong.
This shows people don’t read comments, they just dislike without reason…….liking show is what point, not hating who post it.
it’s the best thing on TV and infinitely better than past versions. Wish it was an hour and on at 8. Very funny with super guests. What’s not to love? Nice to see something witty and funny for a change.
“Infinitely better?” If it wasn’t for The Muppets Show of the 1970s, your precious Muppets wouldn’t even exist. It, too, was witty and charming and had excellent guest stars while having its own sense of humor that helped it stand out from all the other variety shows of its time. Plus, its humor has aged FAR better than what people like you have given it credit for. Show Jim Henson and company some respect, then, and acknowledge what the original Muppet Show did for entertainment as we all know it.
I’ve watched all of the new series several times over and still cry with laughter each time. Better than the original in my opinion. Others I know have watched it and have indifferent for the first couple of shows, then they just kind of get it and have gone on to be huge fans, so yes, it’s a slow burner and needs to be given more of a chance!