Cancellation and "lost" Episodes
The show frequently acknowledged its own low ratings, with segments offering satirical takes on what viewers would rather watch—violent movies, ridiculous stunts, etc. In the end, the show produced just twelve episodes, three of which did not make it to air before cancellation.
In 1992, children's cable network Nickelodeon aired Secrets of the Muppets, one of the lost episodes. They followed with another unaired episode, Living with Dinosaurs, in 1993. The final hour — consisting of the MuppeTelevision installment "Food" and Storyteller episode "The Three Ravens" — aired in the UK in 1990. This is the only episode of The Jim Henson Hour that has never aired in the US.
After The Jim Henson Hour, the Muppets would not have another prime-time TV show until Muppets Tonight in 1996, long after the death of Jim Henson.
Today, the MuppeTelevision segments are bundled with the original Muppet Show and Muppets Tonight episodes into a single syndication package.
Read more about this topic: The Jim Henson Hour
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