The Muppets Mayhem faces the music as Disney Plus show is cancelled after one season

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We’ve got bad news for fans ofThe Muppetsand their famous band Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem:The Muppets Mayhem, theDisney Plusseries that follows the hilarious adventures ofThe Muppets' house band, isn’t being invited back for an encore.

PerTVLine, the feel-good musical comedy show won’t be rocking out for another session on one of the world’sbest streaming services. Disney hasn’t officially announced it won’t be back, but executive producer Jeff Yorkes all-but-confirmedThe Muppets Mayhem’s streaming tour is over in a post on his personal X (formerly Twitter) account.

What a long, strange trip it’s been!The highs (thanks Zoot!), the lows… A huge thank you to our loyal fans and viewers. I hope audiences continue to discover our little show and that it brings them some joy… and some Mayhem!! Rock on!!🤘🏻🤘🏻 https://t.co/widGnavgqtNovember 21, 2023

“What a long, strange trip it’s been!” Yorkes wrote in the aftermath of the news breaking. “The highs (thanks Zoot!), the lows… A huge thank you to our loyal fans and viewers. I hope audiences continue to discover our little show and that it brings them some joy… and some Mayhem! Rock on!”

I hope so, too, becauseThe Muppets Mayhemis a genuinely funny show whose humor is of the warm-heartedTed Lassovariety. The live-action comedy had focused on Nora (Lily Singh), an ambitious record company exec who wants the Electric Mayhem to record their very first ever studio album. Mayhem, inevitably, ensues.

Why isn’t Disney renewing The Muppets Mayhem?

It’s not because of bad reviews.The Muppets Mayhemcurrently sits with an 86% fresh rating from critics on review aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes. It also proved to be a hit with viewers, too, judging by its near-perfect 95% audience score.

So, what’s the deal? Why was it canned? And why didn’t we ever add it to ourbest Disney Plus showsguide? For one, it gets off to a slow start so, despiteThe Muppets Mayhemhitting its funny and hugely entertaining stride as it goes on, it’s possible on-the-fence viewers simply turned off due to its sluggish opening episodes. That’s a shame, too, as it’s the kind of TV you don’t really see any more.

Unfortunately, like many other Disney Plus shows, it appears to have struggled to find a suitably big audience. In the current cost-cutting streaming landscape, shows that don’t perform well don’t get to play for very long.The Muppets Mayhemnever featured in Nielsen’s top 10 streaming rankings and, while Disney doesn’t usually talk audience numbers (unless it’s a big hitter, such asLokiseason 2 being a magical success), it’s a safe bet thatThe Muppets Mayhemdidn’t draw in massiveStar WarsorMarvel-type numbers.

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This isn’t the first instance of TV series being given the chop on Disney’s main streamer, either. In May,Disney Plus and sister streamer Hulu removed a ton of shows from their back catalogs. Three months later, we learnedDisney Plus was cancelling shows before they even airedon the service, too.

Still, if you’re aMuppetsfan, don’t despair. Taking to X in the wake ofMayhem’s cancellation,co-creator Adam Goldbergsays the whole purpose of the series was to establish a Muppets-Verse, before adding: “Yes I am already cooking up more Muppets… IT’S HAPPENING!!!” The petition to bring backMuppets Tonightstarts here, folks.

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Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than a dozen books. Her memoir,Carrie Kills A Man, is on sale now and her next book, about pop music, is out in 2025. She is the singer in Glaswegian rock bandUnquiet Mind.

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