Disney announced that it is celebrating The Muppet Show‘s 50th anniversary in 2026 with a special. It will star veteran Muppet performers Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Eric Jacobson, Peter Linz, David ...

When 2026 arrives, it will once again be time to start the music and to light the lights. “The Muppet Show,” the beloved variety show featuring everyone’s favorite felt creatures, will be getting a ...

ABC aired two pilots ― “The Muppets Valentine Show” in 1974 and “The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence” in 1975 ― then passed on a series, which led Jim Henson to create a new pitch for the series for CBS ...

The variety special will serve as a backdoor pilot and, in success, would spawn a new Muppet Show television series. The event, labeled as Muppets pilot, will film in Los Angeles; it received a $1.6M ...

Disney's Muppets Studio has denied that a revival of Jim Henson's classic variety series The Muppet Show is in the works. "The Muppets Studio is not in production at this time on any new Muppets ...

The new special is designed to serve as a pilot for a rebooted version of the original ‘Muppet Show’ with hopes it could see them back regularly. Disney+ has a new ‘The Muppet Show’ special in the ...

“The Muppet Show” is staging a comeback on Disney+. Variety has learned that the streamer has greenlit a one-off “Muppet Show” event special that will air in 2026 to coincide with the original show’s ...

Serving as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017.

The Muppet Show is returning for one night at Disney+ with a special from Seth Rogen. But it could lead to a whole lot more from Kermit and the gang. Reports say it will also serve as a de facto pilot ...