Hello-Yah! ‘The Muppet Present’ Was a Smash Hit

The individuals have spoken, and so they positive did love the current Muppet Show particular.

In response to Disney, the revival has reached 7.58 million viewers since its February 4 premiere on ABC. Preliminary viewing numbers had been notched at 3.07 million, so it’s greater than doubled (or 147%, based on the Hollywood Reporter) that viewers within the week because it got here out. That new metric consists of Disney+ and Hulu and is barely above the weeklong numbers for the season premieres of ABC’s Abbott Elementary (6.64 million) and Shifting Gears (7.57 million).

Critics and audiences liked The Muppet Present particular, with many calling it a return to form. After its premiere, followers have been clamoring for extra Muppets, which this particular undoubtedly opens the door to; when Disney first picked it up, stories indicated this might kick off a new run of the 1976 present. With the viewers responding properly to it, the numbers being there, and folk on-line questioning what actors could be good to behave alongside the Muppets, it’s only a matter of what name Disney decides to make and when.

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