It’s time to play the music. It’s time to light the lights. It’s time to meet the Muppets once again, as they return to our screens in an all-new special.

Looking back 50 years later, The Muppet Show feels like something that shouldn’t have worked—and somehow worked perfectly. A felt frog hosting a weekly variety show? A backstage held together by chaos ...

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 ...

Senior staff writer Grace Myatt argues that a revival of The Muppet Show could redefine late-night television and unite audiences across generations.

Halfway through Disney’s new The Muppet Show special, the camera cuts to the in-studio audience to reveal Saturday Night Live icon Maya Rudolph, who brags to the Muppet next to her that she’s “met ...