The Muppets TV Series News: Premiere Date and Trailer
The Muppets have a brand new TV series coming to ABC next season. We have all the details right here...
The Muppets will return to evening television. After the initial news of a brand new Muppets TV series coming to ABC broke, things quieted down a bit, but now comes the news that ABC has picked up The Muppets with a series order. The Muppets will air on Tuesdays at 8 on ABC, beginning this fall.
The Muppets TV Show Premiere Date
ABC's new Muppets TV series will premiere on Tuesday, September 22nd at 8 pm.
Here's the official synopsis, courtesy of ABC (hence the "official" part).
Subverting the expectations of reality TV, this mockumentary looks at the day to day lives of the Muppets and the mayhem that ensues as they try to get a new network series up and running. Mixing the Muppets’ signature brand of nonsense with the hilarity of shows like The Comeback and Curb Your Enthusiasm, this series finally answers the question, “What happens when the Muppets go home?”
But if that's not enough, here's...
The Muppets TV Show Trailer
ABC enlisted Big Bang Theory co-creator Bill Prady and Anger Management's Bob Kushell as co-writers and executive producers. Randall Einhorn, who has a sterling resume of good comedy projects (including several episodes of Parks and Recreation and The Office) will direct the pilot. He will also serve as executive producer, along with Muppet performer Bill Barretta.
So, aside from the unfortunate fact that the words "Big Bang Theory" have to be mentioned in the same breath as "new Muppets TV series" this is all very good news. Prady has Muppet cred, as well, having written for The Jim Henson Hour and the virtually forgotten Muppet Classic Theater from 1994.
ABC is promising a more "mature" tone for this Muppets series. ABC's Paul Lee said at the upfront presentation that "these aren't your grandmother's Muppets." That's a rather nonsensical statement on its surface, but I also have to wonder just how "mature" this show can be in an 8 pm timeslot, anyway. That trailer gives a little idea of what's going on, though.