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.

Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

7.47 avg 24 episodes 7.7 → 7.4 25 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Juliet Prowse	7.7	548
2	Connie Stevens	7.7	424
3	Joel Grey	7.2	421
4	Ruth Buzzi	7.2	374
5	Rita Moreno	8.1	448
6	Jim Nabors	7.0	370
7	Florence Henderson	7.3	334
8	Paul Williams	7.6	336
9	Charles Aznavour	7.0	311
10	Harvey Korman	7.5	308
11	Lena Horne	7.5	294
12	Peter Ustinov	7.6	294
13	Bruce Forsyth	7.4	267
14	Sandy Duncan	7.4	293
15	Candice Bergen	7.5	280
16	Avery Schreiber	7.4	252
17	Ben Vereen	7.5	245
18	Phyllis Diller	7.4	250
19	Vincent Price	8.3	384
20	Valerie Harper	7.4	243
21	Twiggy	7.5	254
22	Ethel Merman	7.6	249
23	Kaye Ballard	7.1	234
24	Mummenschanz	7.4	257

7.69 avg 24 episodes 7.6 → 7.1 25 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Don Knotts	7.6	266
2	Zero Mostel	7.6	242
3	Milton Berle	8.0	246
4	Rich Little	7.6	222
5	Judy Collins	7.4	213
6	Nancy Walker	7.4	209
7	Edgar Bergen	7.6	224
8	Steve Martin	8.0	307
9	Madeline Kahn	8.1	239
10	George Burns	7.7	227
11	Dom DeLuise	7.9	229
12	Bernadette Peters	8.0	226
13	Rudolf Nureyev	7.7	210
14	Elton John	8.5	322
15	Lou Rawls	7.4	188
16	Cleo Laine	7.3	189
17	Julie Andrews	8.0	246
18	Jaye P. Morgan	7.2	182
19	Peter Sellers	8.2	253
20	Petula Clark	7.6	190
21	Bob Hope	7.7	213
22	Teresa Brewer	7.3	177
23	John Cleese	7.7	247
24	Cloris Leachman	7.1	197

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	203
2	Leo Sayer	7.4	190
3	Roy Clark	7.7	184
4	Gilda Radner	8.2	219
5	Pearl Bailey	7.3	181
6	Jean Stapleton	7.6	185
7	Alice Cooper	8.4	315
8	Loretta Lynn	7.8	200
9	Liberace	6.8	213
10	Marisa Berenson	7.6	178
11	Raquel Welch	7.8	216
12	James Coco	7.4	168
13	Helen Reddy	7.4	170
14	Harry Belafonte	8.4	263
15	Lesley Ann Warren	7.6	190
16	Danny Kaye	8.3	210
17	Spike Milligan	6.8	188
18	Leslie Uggams	7.6	178
19	Elke Sommer	7.5	176
20	Sylvester Stallone	7.5	237
21	Roger Miller	7.6	181
22	Roy Rogers and Dale Evans	7.4	185
23	Lynn Redgrave	7.4	174
24	Cheryl Ladd	7.3	167

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	194
2	Crystal Gayle	7.5	144
3	Shields & Yarnell	7.4	155
4	Dyan Cannon	7.2	149
5	Victor Borge	7.6	157
6	Linda Lavin	7.4	148
7	Dudley Moore	7.7	178
8	Arlo Guthrie	7.2	143
9	Beverly Sills	7.4	149
10	Kenny Rogers	7.7	161
11	Lola Falana	7.6	148
12	Phyllis George	7.5	142
13	Dizzy Gillespie	7.5	156
14	Liza Minnelli	7.8	187
15	Anne Murray	7.1	144
16	Jonathan Winters	7.2	158
17	The Stars of Star Wars	8.5	388
18	Christopher Reeve	7.9	213
19	Lynda Carter	8.1	177
20	Alan Arkin	7.1	156
21	Doug Henning	7.2	139
22	Andy Williams	7.6	151
23	Carol Channing	7.4	141
24	Diana Ross	7.8	152

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	194
2	Loretta Swit	7.6	159
3	Joan Baez	7.0	139
4	Shirley Bassey	7.6	150
5	James Coburn	7.6	164
6	Brooke Shields	7.8	125
7	Glenda Jackson	7.9	143
8	Señor Wences	7.6	136
9	Debbie Harry	7.7	179
10	Jean-Pierre Rampal	7.2	132
11	Paul Simon	7.9	158
12	Melissa Manchester	7.6	134
13	Tony Randall	7.8	132
14	Mac Davis	7.8	140
15	Carol Burnett	8.3	187
16	Gladys Knight	7.7	141
17	Hal Linden	7.9	140
18	Marty Feldman	7.0	168
19	Chris Langham	7.2	102
20	Wally Boag	7.4	139
21	Johnny Cash	7.8	172
22	Buddy Rich	7.8	138
23	Linda Ronstadt	8.1	154
24	Roger Moore	8.1	170