The Muppet Show (1976)

Comedy · Family · Musical

Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.

IMDb rating: 8.4 (28,037 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 -0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Disney+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1976)

7.49 avg 24 episodes 7.7 → 7.4 25 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Juliet Prowse	7.7	557
2	Connie Stevens	7.7	428
3	Joel Grey	7.2	425
4	Ruth Buzzi	7.2	379
5	Rita Moreno	8.1	453
6	Jim Nabors	7.0	374
7	Florence Henderson	7.3	340
8	Paul Williams	7.6	340
9	Charles Aznavour	7.1	317
10	Harvey Korman	7.5	313
11	Lena Horne	7.5	299
12	Peter Ustinov	7.7	299
13	Bruce Forsyth	7.4	272
14	Sandy Duncan	7.4	298
15	Candice Bergen	7.5	286
16	Avery Schreiber	7.5	259
17	Ben Vereen	7.5	253
18	Phyllis Diller	7.5	255
19	Vincent Price	8.3	390
20	Valerie Harper	7.4	248
21	Twiggy	7.5	259
22	Ethel Merman	7.6	253
23	Kaye Ballard	7.1	238
24	Mummenschanz	7.4	260

Season 2 (1977)

7.70 avg 24 episodes 7.6 → 7.1 25 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Don Knotts	7.6	269
2	Zero Mostel	7.6	243
3	Milton Berle	8.0	248
4	Rich Little	7.6	224
5	Judy Collins	7.4	214
6	Nancy Walker	7.4	211
7	Edgar Bergen	7.6	226
8	Steve Martin	8.0	312
9	Madeline Kahn	8.1	243
10	George Burns	7.7	230
11	Dom DeLuise	7.9	231
12	Bernadette Peters	8.0	229
13	Rudolf Nureyev	7.7	214
14	Elton John	8.5	328
15	Lou Rawls	7.4	190
16	Cleo Laine	7.3	191
17	Julie Andrews	8.0	250
18	Jaye P. Morgan	7.2	186
19	Peter Sellers	8.2	255
20	Petula Clark	7.6	193
21	Bob Hope	7.7	218
22	Teresa Brewer	7.3	180
23	John Cleese	7.8	252
24	Cloris Leachman	7.1	201

Season 3 (1978)

7.59 avg 24 episodes 7.3 → 7.3 25 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge	7.3	206
2	Leo Sayer	7.3	192
3	Roy Clark	7.7	187
4	Gilda Radner	8.2	221
5	Pearl Bailey	7.3	184
6	Jean Stapleton	7.6	187
7	Alice Cooper	8.4	320
8	Loretta Lynn	7.8	203
9	Liberace	6.8	217
10	Marisa Berenson	7.6	182
11	Raquel Welch	7.8	219
12	James Coco	7.4	171
13	Helen Reddy	7.4	174
14	Harry Belafonte	8.4	268
15	Lesley Ann Warren	7.6	194
16	Danny Kaye	8.3	213
17	Spike Milligan	6.9	191
18	Leslie Uggams	7.6	181
19	Elke Sommer	7.4	180
20	Sylvester Stallone	7.6	241
21	Roger Miller	7.6	184
22	Roy Rogers and Dale Evans	7.4	188
23	Lynn Redgrave	7.4	176
24	Cheryl Ladd	7.3	170

Season 4 (1979)

7.56 avg 24 episodes 8.0 → 7.8 24 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	John Denver	8.0	197
2	Crystal Gayle	7.5	147
3	Shields & Yarnell	7.4	160
4	Dyan Cannon	7.2	151
5	Victor Borge	7.6	159
6	Linda Lavin	7.4	150
7	Dudley Moore	7.7	180
8	Arlo Guthrie	7.2	145
9	Beverly Sills	7.4	151
10	Kenny Rogers	7.7	163
11	Lola Falana	7.6	151
12	Phyllis George	7.5	145
13	Dizzy Gillespie	7.5	159
14	Liza Minnelli	7.8	191
15	Anne Murray	7.0	147
16	Jonathan Winters	7.3	162
17	The Stars of Star Wars	8.5	393
18	Christopher Reeve	7.9	214
19	Lynda Carter	8.1	178
20	Alan Arkin	7.1	159
21	Doug Henning	7.2	142
22	Andy Williams	7.7	153
23	Carol Channing	7.3	143
24	Diana Ross	7.8	153

Season 5 (1980)

7.69 avg 24 episodes 8.2 → 8.1 25 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Gene Kelly	8.2	196
2	Loretta Swit	7.7	161
3	Joan Baez	6.9	143
4	Shirley Bassey	7.6	154
5	James Coburn	7.6	167
6	Brooke Shields	7.8	127
7	Glenda Jackson	7.9	147
8	Señor Wences	7.6	138
9	Debbie Harry	7.7	182
10	Jean-Pierre Rampal	7.2	134
11	Paul Simon	8.0	161
12	Melissa Manchester	7.6	136
13	Tony Randall	7.8	135
14	Mac Davis	7.8	141
15	Carol Burnett	8.3	191
16	Gladys Knight	7.6	144
17	Hal Linden	7.9	143
18	Marty Feldman	7.0	171
19	Chris Langham	7.2	104
20	Wally Boag	7.4	141
21	Johnny Cash	7.8	174
22	Buddy Rich	7.8	140
23	Linda Ronstadt	8.1	156
24	Roger Moore	8.1	173