List of The Muppets (TV series) episodes (Johnsonverse)

This is a complete listing of episodes of the live-action/puppet television series The Muppets, created by Jim Henson and Tim Johnson and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Johnson Television from September 22, 2015 to March 22, 2022.
== Episodes ==
=== Pilot (2015) ===
No.	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date
0 	First Look Presentation	David Gumpel	Jim Henson and Tim Johnson	July 21, 2015
The Muppets are commisioned by Johnson Industries CEO Tim Johnson to fill a crucial timeslot in the WBC programming lineup, and, having not put on a television show since Muppets Tonight, try to remember how to do it. Chaos inevitably ensues.
Guest stars: Tim Johnson and Elizabeth Banks	The Muppets are commisioned by Johnson Industries CEO Tim Johnson to fill a crucial timeslot in the WBC programming lineup, and, having not put on a television show since Muppets Tonight, try to remember how to do it. Chaos inevitably ensues.
Guest stars: Tim Johnson and Elizabeth Banks	The Muppets are commisioned by Johnson Industries CEO Tim Johnson to fill a crucial timeslot in the WBC programming lineup, and, having not put on a television show since Muppets Tonight, try to remember how to do it. Chaos inevitably ensues.
Guest stars: Tim Johnson and Elizabeth Banks	The Muppets are commisioned by Johnson Industries CEO Tim Johnson to fill a crucial timeslot in the WBC programming lineup, and, having not put on a television show since Muppets Tonight, try to remember how to do it. Chaos inevitably ensues.
Guest stars: Tim Johnson and Elizabeth Banks	The Muppets are commisioned by Johnson Industries CEO Tim Johnson to fill a crucial timeslot in the WBC programming lineup, and, having not put on a television show since Muppets Tonight, try to remember how to do it. Chaos inevitably ensues.
Guest stars: Tim Johnson and Elizabeth Banks
=== Season 1 (2015-2016) ===
No. 	Guest star(s) 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date 	US viewers (millions)
1 	Elizabeth Banks and Tom Bergeron 	David Gumpel 	Jim Henson and Tim Johnson 	September 22, 2015 	
The Muppets welcome Elizabeth Banks and Tom Bergeron to the show.	The Muppets welcome Elizabeth Banks and Tom Bergeron to the show.	The Muppets welcome Elizabeth Banks and Tom Bergeron to the show.	The Muppets welcome Elizabeth Banks and Tom Bergeron to the show.	The Muppets welcome Elizabeth Banks and Tom Bergeron to the show.	The Muppets welcome Elizabeth Banks and Tom Bergeron to the show.
2 	Jay Leno and RuPaul Charles 	Kirk Thatcher 	Kirk Thatcher 	September 29, 2015 	
 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Josh Groban and Alec Baldwin 	 	 	October 6, 2015 	
 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Christina Applegate and Cedric the Entertainer 	 	 	October 13, 2015 	
 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Ed Helms and Rip Taylor 	 	 	October 20, 2015 	
 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Reese Witherspoon and Burt Reynolds 	 	 	October 27, 2015 	
 	 	 	 	 	
7 	David Bowie and Ray Liotta 	 	 	November 3, 2015 	
 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Chelsea Handler and Jerry Seinfeld 	 	 	November 10, 2015 	
 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Dave Grohl and Peter Fonda 	 	 	November 17, 2015 	
 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Mindy Kaling and Joan Cusack 	 	 	December 1, 2015 	
 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele 	 	 	December 8, 2015 	
 	 	 	 	 	
12 	Willie Nelson and Fred Willard 	 	 	February 2, 2016 	
 	 	 	 	 	
13 	Ian Ziering and John Schneider 	 	 	February 9, 2016 	
 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Pentatonix and Cynthia Rothrock 	 	 	February 16, 2016 	
 	 	 	 	 	
15 	Patton Oswalt and Kathy Griffin 	 	 	February 23, 2016 	
 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Betty White and Bobby Moynihan 	 	 	March 1, 2016 	
 	 	 	 	 	
=== Season 2 (2016-2017) ===
No.	Guest star(s) 	Directed by	Written by	Original air date 	US viewers (millions)
1 	Paul McCartney and David Letterman 	 	 	September 22, 2016	
 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Judge Judy Sheindlin and Tatiana Maslany 	 	 	September 29, 2016	
 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Seth MacFarlane and Bob Saget 	 	 	October 6, 2016 	
 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Jimmy Fallon and Tim Curry 	 	 	October 13, 2016 	
 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Caroline Rhea 	 	 	October 20, 2016 	
 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Ellen DeGeneres and Eddie Deezen 	 	 	October 27, 2016 	
 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Chris Pratt and Bo Derek 	 	 	November 3, 2016 	
 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Aerosmith and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (Robert Smigel)	 	 	November 10, 2016 	
 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Tina Turner and David Spade 	 	 	November 17, 2016 	
 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Phil Hartman and Rosario Dawson 	 	 	December 8, 2016 	
 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Tom Petty and Lily Tomlin 	 	 	December 15, 2016 	
 	 	 	 	 	
12 	Ariana Grande and Kristen Schaal 	 	 	February 2, 2017 	
 	 	 	 	 	
13 	Amy Poehler and Tina Fey 	 	 	February 9, 2017 	
 	 	 	 	 	
14 	P!nk and Tim Meadows 	 	 	February 16, 2017 	
 	 	 	 	 	
15 	Phil Collins and Kathy Najimy 	 	 	February 23, 2017 	
 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Beyoncé and David Hasselhoff 	 	 	March 2, 2017 	
 	 	 	 	 	
17 	Stephen Root and Carrie Fisher 	 	 	March 9, 2017 	
 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Adam West and Selena Gomez 	 	 	March 16, 2017 	
 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Tony Stewart and Bryan Cranston 	 	 	March 23, 2017 	
 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Danny Trejo and Lee Ann Womack 	 	 	March 30, 2017 	
 	 	 	 	 	
=== Season 3 (2017-2018) ===
No.	Guest star(s) 	Directed by	Written by	Original air date 	US viewers (millions)
1 	Darrell Hammond and Norm Macdonald	 	 	September 26, 2017	
 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Jamie Foxx and Raven-Symoné 	 	 	October 3, 2017 	
 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Robin Williams and Hulk Hogan 	 	 	October 10, 2017 	
 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Alex Trebek and Scarlett Johansson	 	 	October 17, 2017 	
 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Mel Brooks and Hannibal Buress 	 	 	October 24, 2017 	
 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Patrick Stewart and Wil Wheaton 	 	 	October 31, 2017 	
 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Dan Castellaneta and Felicia Day 	 	 	November 7, 2017 	
 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Eric Idle and John C. Reilly 	 	 	November 14, 2017 	
 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Adam Carolla and Bill Hader 	 	 	November 21, 2017 	
 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Sarah Silverman and Morgan Freeman	 	 	December 5, 2017 	
 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Niecy Nash and Martin Sheen 	 	 	December 12, 2017 	
 	 	 	 	 	
12 	Dick Van Dyke and Josh Gad 	 	 	February 1, 2018 	
 	 	 	 	 	
13 	Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro	 	 	February 8, 2018 	
 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Eminem and Oprah Winfrey 	 	 	February 15, 2018 	
 	 	 	 	 	
15 	Sting and LeVar Burton 	 	 	March 1, 2018 	
 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella 	 	 	March 8, 2018 	
 	 	 	 	 	
17 	Tom Selleck and Christopher Guest 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
18 	James Woods and Holly Hunter 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Tim Allen and Richard Karn 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Fairuza Balk and Mark Hamill 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
=== Season 4 (2018-2019) ===
No.	Guest star(s) 	Directed by	Written by	Original air date 	US viewers (millions)
1 	Mike Myers and Matthew Broderick 	 	 	September 21, 2018	
 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Ziggy Marley and Inner Circle 	 	 	September 28, 2018	
 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Larry the Cable Guy and Jeff Foxworthy 	 	 	October 5, 2018 	
 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Hank Azaria and H. Jon Benjamin 	 	 	October 12, 2018 	
 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Anthony Anderson and Lady Gaga 	 	 	October 19, 2018 	
 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Cast of Star Wars (Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Issac and Anthony Daniels)	 	 	October 26, 2018 	
 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Ben Schwartz and Halle Berry 	 	 	November 2, 2018 	
 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Bill Murray and Anna Faris 	 	 	November 9, 2018 	
 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Terry Crews and Laraine Newman 	 	 	November 16, 2018 	
 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Kanye West and Chaka Khan 	 	 	November 23, 2018 	
 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Fergie and Tracy Morgan 	 	 	December 6, 2018 	
 	 	 	 	 	
12 	Cheech and Chong and Trevor Noah 	 	 	December 13, 2018 	
 	 	 	 	 	
13 	Alfred Molina and Richard Kind 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Julia Roberts and Dana Snyder 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
15 	One Direction and Katey Sagal 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Jim Carrey and Katie Couric 	 	 	March 7, 2019 	
 	 	 	 	 	
17 	Vivica A. Fox and Lea Thompson 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Joe Mantegna and Jane Lynch 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
19 	George Takei and Bob Costas 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
20 	"Weird Al" Yankovic and Tia Carrere 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
=== Season 5 (2019-2020) ===
No. 	Guest star(s) 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date 	US viewers (millions)
1 	Keith David and Randy Newman 	 	 	September 19, 2019 	
 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel 	 	 	September 26, 2019 	
 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Justin Timberlake and Arsenio Hall 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Miley Cyrus and Vanessa Williams 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Will Ferrell and Paula Poundstone 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Tim Curry and Vicki Lewis 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Michael McKean and the Cast of Sesame Street 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Chris Rock and Jeff Dunham 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
9 	John Goodman and Demi Lovato 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Charlize Theron and Lorenzo Music 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Mila Kunis and Chuck Mangione 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
12 	Ozzy Osbourne and Andy Samberg 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
13 	Mick Jagger and Yeardley Smith 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Justin Long and Paul Williams 	 	 	 	
NOTE: Paul Williams had been a guest on the original Muppet Show in 1976. He was ultimately the only guest who appeared in both shows.	NOTE: Paul Williams had been a guest on the original Muppet Show in 1976. He was ultimately the only guest who appeared in both shows.	NOTE: Paul Williams had been a guest on the original Muppet Show in 1976. He was ultimately the only guest who appeared in both shows.	NOTE: Paul Williams had been a guest on the original Muppet Show in 1976. He was ultimately the only guest who appeared in both shows.	NOTE: Paul Williams had been a guest on the original Muppet Show in 1976. He was ultimately the only guest who appeared in both shows.	NOTE: Paul Williams had been a guest on the original Muppet Show in 1976. He was ultimately the only guest who appeared in both shows.
15 	Michael Caine and Josh Duhamel 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Chloë Grace
Moretz and Jesse McCartney 	 	 	March 5, 2020 	
 	 	 	 	 	
17 	Erik Estrada and Paul Rudd 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Nicole Sullivan and Bryan Cranston 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Ryan Reynolds and Zendaya 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Jon Lovitz and James Marsden 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
=== Season 6 (2020-2021) ===
No.	Guest star(s) 	Directed by	Written by	Original air date 	US viewers (millions)
1 	Mckenna Grace and Norman Lloyd 	 	 	September 24, 2020	
 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Dan Aykroyd and Adam Devine 	 	 	October 1, 2020 	
 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Salma Hayek and Emma Watson 	 	 	October 8, 2020 	
 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Constance Wu and Billie Eilish 	 	 	October 15, 2020 	
 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Whoopi Goldberg and Max Baer Jr. 	 	 	October 22, 2020 	
 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Jeremy Clarkson and Mariah Carey 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Jerry Seinfeld and Donny Osmond 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Iggy Pop and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Elijah Wood and Ed Asner 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Jack Quaid and James Earl Jones 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Kelly McCreary and Emmy Rossum 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
12 	David Spade and Janeane Garofolo 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
13 	Clancy Brown and Idris Elba 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
14 	J. K. Simmons and Samuel L. Jackson 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
15 	Liam Neeson and Adam Driver 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Ice Cube and Will Smith 	 	 	March 4, 2021 	
 	 	 	 	 	
17 	Michael Jordan and Gordon Ramsay 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Howie Mandel and Tia Carrere 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Seth Rogen and Brad Pitt 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Ving Rhames and Lou Diamond Phillips 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
=== Season 7 (2021-2022) ===
No. 	Guest star(s) 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date 	US viewers (millions)
1 	Jack Black and Barack Obama 	 	 	September 16, 2021 	
 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Tony Sirico and Clint Eastwood 	 	 	September 23, 2021 	
 	 	 	 	 	
3 	John Travolta and Helen Mirren 	 	 	September 30, 2021 	
 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Nicole Kidman and Meryl Streep 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Guillermo del Toro and Dustin Hoffman 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Stevie Wonder and Blake Lively 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Tom Bergeron and Al Pacino 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Shailene Woodley and Tom Hanks 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Kristen Stewart and Leonardo DiCaprio 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Neil Patrick Harris and Sigourney Weaver 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Wayne Knight and Cate Blanchett 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
12 	Ken Jeong and Michael Douglas 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
13 	Fannie Flagg and Anthony Hopkins 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Kal Penn and Dakota Fanning 	 	 	February 8, 2022 	
 	 	 	 	 	
15 	Dolly Parton and Sophia Loren 	 	 	February 15, 2022 	
 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Bowling For Soup and Daniel Dae Kim 	 	 	February 22, 2022 	
 	 	 	 	 	
17 	Arnold Schwarzenegger and Alex Borstein 	 	 	March 1, 2022 	
 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Aisha Tyler and Arif Zahir 	 	 	March 8, 2022 	
 	 	 	 	 	
19 	Halle Berry and Oprah Winfrey 	 	 	March 15, 2022 	
 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Henry Winkler and Cardi B 	 	 	March 22, 2022 	
In this episode, Kermit gets a letter from the network notifying him that The Muppets will end after seven seasons.	In this episode, Kermit gets a letter from the network notifying him that The Muppets will end after seven seasons.	In this episode, Kermit gets a letter from the network notifying him that The Muppets will end after seven seasons.	In this episode, Kermit gets a letter from the network notifying him that The Muppets will end after seven seasons.	In this episode, Kermit gets a letter from the network notifying him that The Muppets will end after seven seasons.	In this episode, Kermit gets a letter from the network notifying him that The Muppets will end after seven seasons.
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