It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights — and maybe, just maybe, it's time to bring back The Muppet Show. Disney+ has ordered a new Muppets special for 2026 that will serve as a ...

It's time to play the music: Sabrina Carpenter will guest star on the one-off special set to air in 2026. Reading time 1 minute After a pair of pilots made in 1974 and 1975, The Muppet Show officially ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steve Martin appeared with the Muppets as a guest host during Season 2 of "The Muppet Show" in 1977. | via Muppet.Wikia.com The ...

It’s time to play the music. It’s time to light the lights. It’s time to see the Muppets on “The Muppet Show” again. A new special, premiering Wednesday on ABC and Disney+, resurrects the beloved ...

Disney+ has unveiled a first look at “The Muppet Show” event special, which is slated to premiere on Feb. 4, 2026. The special will also air on ABC. In the special, the Muppets will return to the ...

Fifty years ago—even earlier if you count its two early pilots—The Muppet Show arrived to prove that a frog could host a variety show and that human celebrities could mix it up in sketch comedy and ...

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 ...