Wed, February 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM UTC If that was indeed the plan, then it has been smartly executed. Maybe the key was to not fix what was never broken. The balance of variety acts and ...

A new teaser trailer for The Muppet Show Disney Plus special has revealed that the much-anticipated reunion will air on Feb. 4, 2026. The show will both air on ABC and be available for streaming on ...

Dustin and Wendy react to and review the official trailer for "Muppets Now!", coming soon to Disney+ #MuppetsNow #JimHenson ...

The Muppets unofficially began in 1955, when a young Jim Henson created the humble program “Sam and Friends” for a local TV station. Most of these droopy, felt puppets faded into obscurity, but it was ...

Nobody put too much thought into reinventing the gonzo variety classic for its revival. That’s what makes it a delight. By James Poniewozik James Poniewozik is the chief television critic of The New ...

"It's time to raise the curtain." When Disney bought the Muppets in the early 2000s, it seemed like the perfect home for Jim Henson’s characters after his death in the 1990s. However, more than 20 ...

Studded with star cameos, the reboot feels of a piece with the best Muppet properties Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Ever since The Walt Disney Co.

Premiering on Disney+ and ABC February 4th is the new 'The Muppet Show' special, which will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking original series.

In the decades since viewers in the Washington, D.C., market got their first glimpse of Kermit the Frog, in the 1955 sketch series Sam and Friends, there have been many Muppet shows. Eighties kids ...

Of course, that’s precisely the response Disney seems to be seeking. Our host and showrunner of the Muppets’ show-within-the-show, Kermit, wryly acknowledges as much in an anxious opening monologue ...