What’s New Is Old At The TV Upfronts

Published May 13, 2015 at 1:52 PM EDT

Kermit the Frog speaks to Gonzo the Great in a scene from ABC's "The Muppets." (Eric McCandless/ABC)

NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans is in New York this week at the TV Upfronts and joins Here & Now’s Meghna Chakrabarti to talk about how next season, the hot thing seems to be reviving old shows.

NBC is bringing back “Coach” and “Heroes.” Meanwhile, Fox is doing a television version of “Minority Report” and “The X-Files.” Eric Deggans, though, is most excited about ABC bringing the Muppets to network television for the first time in nearly 20 years.

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Eric Deggans, TV critic for NPR. He tweets @Deggans.

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