ABC's The Muppets wins award before premier!

The Critics' Choice Awards were announced Tuesday and ABC's The Muppets along with seven other new shows made the shortlist of "Most Exciting New Series."

FX's American Crime Story, NBC's Aquarius and Blindspot, Fox's Scream Queens and Minority Report, CBS' Supergirl and Lifetime's Unreal were also all honored as the series the Broadcast Television Journalists Association are most looking forward to. 

And that's it. No envelope. No split screen of nominees. No acceptance speech. None of that. This award is the epitome of it's an honor to be nominated. 

That makes The Muppets (along with those other shows) an award winning show before the first episode even premieres!

The Critics' Choice Awards will air live on A&E Sunday, May 31 at 8:00pm ET/5:00pm PT. Let's hope The Muppets  make an appearance!