How the Muppets are Having Another Moment, Thanks to the Emmys and the World Cup

Awards Circuit Podcast: It's not easy being evergreen, but here's hoping the success of Disney+'s Emmy-nominated 'The Muppets' isn't a one-off.

By Michael Schneider

Michael Schneider

Variety Editor at Large

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For fans of the Muppets, it’s time to play the music. It’s time to light the lights. This year has been sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational for Kermit and company, highlighted by six Emmy nominations for Disney+’s “The Muppet Show” revival — including variety special (pre-recorded).

A few weeks after the nominations came out, the Muppets were seen performing at the FIFA World Cup Final halftime show with Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber and others. And this past spring, the “Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring the Muppets” opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park in Orlando, Florida.

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