ABC is pleased enough with "The Muppets" to pick up three more episodes of the fledgling comedy, bringing its full-season order to 16.

The Hollywood Reporter notes that although those three episodes fall short of the typical back-nine order, insiders say that's due to the network's midseason schedule.

A mockumentary that follows the lives of the Muppets both on and off the set of the fictional late-night talk show "Up Late with Miss Piggy," the series is Tuesday's highest-rated new show among adults 18-49. It's also the network's best-performing Tuesday comedy in four years.