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'What can I tell you? I'm attracted to pigs!' Kermit introduces new pal Denise as ex Miss Piggy plays the diva in Muppets season premiere

Published: 01:05 EST, 23 September 2015 | Updated: 02:52 EST, 23 September 2015

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Miss Piggy was more than ready for her close up while Kermit was preoccupied with the new pig in his life in the season premiere of ABC's The Muppets that aired Tuesday

Miss Piggy's diva attitude in the episode titled Pig Girls Don't Cry is as all-encompassing as ever while Kermit has moved on to a new romance with a redheaded pig called Denise.

When his fellow Muppets confront him over his new relationship, the frog gazes wistfully at Denise at work in his office before telling them: 'What can I say? I'm attracted to pigs.'

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Primetime: Miss Piggy returns to television as the host of a late night talk show and Kermit serves as executive producer of Up Late With Miss PIggy although he's somewhat distracted by his new assistant

The premise of the series is that it's a reality show following the lives and loves of the Muppets as they work on a talk show called Up Late With Miss Piggy.

It's like The Newsroom meets The Office meets Keeping Up With The Kardashians with The Tonight Show as the theme.

Kermit is the show's executive producer, Gonzo the head writer and Scooter the talent booker while The Electric Mayhem is the in-house band.

New romance: Kermit appeared to have found a kindred spirit in Denise who flatters him and attends to his every need

Diva: Even though they're no longer a couple, Miss Piggy is determined to still call the shots where Kermit is concerned

New job: Miss Piggy has her own late night talk show that provides the focus for the new series that is shot like a reality show documenting the lives of the Muppets working on Up Late With Miss Piggy

In the season opener, Miss Piggy learns the guest booked on her show that night is actress Elizabeth Banks and she throws a major wobbly.

She utterly refuses to have her on the show and demands Kermit find a replacement.

Scooter taps DWTS host Tom Bergeron to step in as a last minute fill-in.

Gonzo suggests the TV personality could host a segment called Dancing With The Czars - as Muppets pop up dressed as Catherine The Great and a Russian Cossack.

The boss: Kermit is the showrunner for Miss Piggy's new talk show

The staff: Gonzo is the show's head writer while Scooter is delegated to take care of the talent

The star: Miss Piggy informed Kermit that there was now way she was having actress Elizabeth Banks as the first guest on her show

The guest star: Tom Bergeron, host of ABC's Dancing With The Stars, agreed to step in at the last minute and appear on Up Late With Miss Piggy

Oh, those Russians: Gonzo suggested that if Tom Bergeron replaces Elizabeth Banks as MIss Piggy's talk show guest, they could do a segment called Dancing With The Czars

'Why did she cancel Elizabeth Banks?' Kermit moans as he sits at his desk eating.

'Well. they do have a history,' Denise informs him.

She then opens up a laptop to play a video of Miss Piggy's screen test with Banks for the part of Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games.

Banks begins by reading the line: 'The time has come to select this district's tribute to the hunger games.....'

'Oh pick me, pick me!' Miss Piggy shouts.

Audition: In pursuit of ever increasing stardom, Miss Piggy had done a screen test with Banks for a part in the film The Hunger Games

CLash of talents: The audition wasn't a huge success and led to a falling out between Miss Piggy and Banks

Banks tries to explain that she really doesn't wnat to be picked becuase she could die.

'Well, I'm dying of hunger and these are the hunger games...' MIss Piggy retorts before turning her back on the actress who walks off camera.

Kermit says he's going to bring the Banks on the show anyway over Miss Piggy's objections but when he tells her of his decision, she storms away from him.

When he runs after her, she explains it's nothing to do with the audition but the fact that Kermit dumped her outside the movie theatre as they went on a date night to see Banks' film Pitch Perfect 2.

Hurt feelings: Miss Piggy explained to Kermit that she didn't want to interview Banks because he'd dumped her while on a date night to see the Hollywood star's film Pitch Perfect 2