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Network stars battling for viewers this fall
As the fall season kicks into high gear, here’s a look at some of the biggest ratings showdowns in prime time: Mark Harmon vs. The Muppets As Jethro Gibbs of...
Fall TV kicks off this week with 'Muppets', 'Scream Queens' and more
1. Blindspot Monday, 10 p.m., NBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZwJr5_lB4M Series premiere. A naked amnesiac known only as Jane Doe (Jaimie Alexander) is found in Times Square covered in mysterious tattoos, including one...
What to watch and what to skip this fall
It's that rare TV season where the biggest buzz could be generated by a Muppet. ABC’s revamp of the Muppets’ famed syndicated variety show may seem inspired in a landscape...
Kermit the Frog's new girlfriend is a pig named Denise
Kermit and his new main squeeze are going public. After announcing his breakup with longtime girlfriend Miss Piggy last month, the first photos of Kermit and his new sweetie hit...
Meet the buzziest new fall shows on social media
We're still a month out from the start of the fall TV season, but the social buzz is already building for the latest crop of shows. Data and analytics company...
Former upstate home of Muppet meister Jim Henson for sale
The Bedford, N.Y., home once owned by late puppeteer/artist Jim Henson, of Muppets fame, is now on the market for $1.2 million. The 3,843-square-foot mid-century modern home, at 19 Brookwood...
Say it ain't so! Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy calling it quits
Proving love really is dead, longtime Muppet power couple Kermit and Miss Piggy announced Tuesday that they’re calling it quits after nearly 40 years together. “Piggy and I have gone...
ABC drops first 'Muppets' trailer
https://youtu.be/DzS74p3EZHY?list=PLDe0CguuqcMA7F06VO63qmZLicS-j1GFt Kermit, Miss Piggy and Fozzie are back. ABC has released the first trailer for its new "Muppets" series, which shows the Jim Henson puppet gang plotting their TV return....
Familiar names stand out in networks' stockpile of fall series
Meet the stars of the new TV season. With the broadcast networks spending the past few days furiously picking up series for next fall, some familiar names and franchises have...
'Muppets' reboot, new Shonda Rhimes drama coming to ABC
ABC will be adding six dramas and three comedies to its schedule for the fall TV season. The network kept a great deal of its present stable of shows, canceling...
Miss Piggy wins Brooklyn Museum award for outstanding women
NEW YORK — A prestigious award from the Brooklyn Museum honors women who have made outstanding contributions in their fields. This year's surprise honoree is...Miss Piggy. The Muppets character joins...
'The Muppets' are coming back to prime-time TV
Hi, ho, this is Kermit the Frog’s . . . comeback! ABC is relaunching the iconic Jim Henson franchise “The Muppets” as a prime-time variety show, the Disney network confirmed Friday. They’ve...
Kermit: Muppet movie star
See Kermit the Frog showing his star power in a variety of classic films.
The 10 most fashionable movie moments of 2014
What do Angelina Jolie, Felicity Jones and Gugu Mbatha-Raw have in common? Apart from starring in three of the most buzzed-about flicks of the year, their big screen styles made...
Santa Barbra helps Bublé ring in Christmas cheer on NBC
Michael Bublé is back in New York for his fourth NBC Christmas special after two years performing the annual holiday concert in his hometown of Vancouver, BC. “Seeing the lights,...
10 historic moments from Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
One of the most vaunted holiday traditions in America, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, will take over Manhattan for the 88th time on Thursday. The parade’s history is a long...
The Muppets likely to take on Broadway
If you’re a certain age — 40 and up should do it — you’ll have fond memories of the Muppet movies, particularly 1984’s “The Muppets Take Manhattan,” which finds Kermit...
How the Muppets helped me make it in Manhattan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KxyINV0g0w Everyone who comes to New York from somewhere else has a different version of “making it.” For some, it’s landing a gig for your band at a venue slightly...
Meet the real-life Kermit the frog
Hi, ho Kermit the frog here! Or at least his double! This adorable lookalike’s name is, of course, Kermit, named after the famous Muppet. In these photos, taken by Kutub...
Make the most of spring break with a day-by-day guide for kids
Spring break starts Saturday for many New York parents — and the prospect of nearly a dozen consecutive school-free days for kids might have parents panicking. Sure, heading out of...