Muppets guest on 'Raw'

Video: Muppets guest on 'Raw' With guest hosts like Hugh Jackman, Pee Wee Herman and Bob Barker, WWE's "Monday Evening Raw" has appeared as if "The Muppet Show" for quite some time. Tonight, it really becomes the Muppets' show. Like a promotion for "The Muppets" movie, out Thanksgiving weekend, Disney offered WWE its felt-covered stars for everyone as hosts from the company's weekly series, properly enough, throughout the business's Halloween episode, airing live from Atlanta.WWE had lengthy been searching for a method to use the figures, but could not develop the best reason -- until Disney greenlit the brand new Muppet movie. Nine from the film's figures, including Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, can look throughout segments of these two-hour show by which they communicate with WWE's wrestlers. The film's live action stars, Jason Segel and Can Be won't be present. Disney wanted to utilize WWE again after it arranged Jackman to host "Raw" on Sept. 19 to advertise DreamWorks' "Real Steel," by which he stars.That stunt ended up getting acquired by a lot of media shops, giving both companies a substantial PR payback. Both companies now expect the Muppets to create much more attention. WWE began marketing the Muppets' appearance on "Raw" in mid-September with promotions featuring Kermit and Miss Piggy throughout the business's shows and social networking platforms, giving Disney several weeks of exposure for "The Muppets" before its bow having a specific audience it might not normally achieve.Since WWE switched for an all-PG format in 2008, the organization has strongly courted families and youngsters to look at its programming in an effort to boost rankings and attendance figures of their live occasions, but additionally produce a following among a more youthful demo it hopes will develop using the brand. Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com