'The Muppet Show' Returns with 100% Rotten Tomatoes Score

Disney has returned The Muppet Show as a one-off 50th anniversary special that revives the original theatre-variety format first seen during the series' 1976–1981 run, coming 45 years after that iteration ended.

Critical reviews on Rotten Tomatoes match a perfect 100%, equaling the original run's score, while audience ratings for the new special sit at 97%, higher than the original's 91%.

Seth Rogen led the revival with Alex Timbers directing and writers Albertina Rizzo, Kelly Younger and Jim Henson credited, and the cast includes Seth Rogen, Sabrina Carpenter, Maya Rudolph and Matt Vogel; creators have indicated a full series revival could be considered if viewership supports it.

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