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The Masked Singer (American TV series)

January 01, 1970

For the current season, see The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 11.

The Masked Singer (abbreviated as TMS[1]) is an American reality singing competition television series that premiered on Fox on January 2, 2019. It is part of the Masked Singer franchise which originated from the South Korean version of the show King of Mask Singer which features celebrities singing songs while wearing head-to-toe costumes and face masks concealing their identities. Hosted by Nick Cannon, the program employs panelists who guess the celebrities' identities by interpreting clues provided to them throughout each season. Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, and Robin Thicke appear in each episode and vote alongside an audience for their favorite singer after all performances have concluded. The least popular is eliminated, taking off their mask to reveal their identity.

The Masked Singer
GenreReality competition
Based onKing of Mask Singer
by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Developed byCraig Plestis
Directed by
  • Alex Rudzinski
  • Brad Duns
Presented byNick Cannon
Starring
Opening theme"Who Are You"
by the Who
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes140 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Craig Plestis
  • Izzie Pick Ibarra
  • Rosie Seitchik
  • Nick Cannon
  • James Breen
Running time41–85 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseJanuary 2, 2019 (2019-01-02) –
present
Related

To prevent their identities from being revealed before each prerecorded episode is broadcast, the program makes extensive use of code names, disguises, non-disclosure agreements, and a team of security guards. While television critics have had mixed reviews for the series and particularly negative opinions of its panelists, the costumes have attracted praise. Inspired by haute couture, they were designed in the first six seasons by Marina Toybina, who won a Costume Designers Guild Award and two Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Other production staff won or received nominations for various labor union awards, and the show has won or been nominated for awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Critics Choice Association, and Hollywood Critics Association.

The first five seasons received the highest Nielsen ratings for a non-sports program in the key demographic of adults 18–49. Two spin-offs—an aftershow and a dance version, The Masked Dancer—followed as a result. The growth of the Masked Singer franchise has been credited to the show's success, as has an interest in adapting similar South Korean reality television series and other television formats centered on costumes. Media and merchandise associated with the series includes a podcast, clothing, accessories, NFTs, and a stage show. In September 2023, the series was renewed for an eleventh season, which premiered in March 2024.[2]

Format edit

Each season of The Masked Singer features a group of celebrity contestants. In a typical episode, four to six contestants each sing a 90-second[3] cover for panelists and an audience anonymously in costume. Hints to their identities—known as the "clue package"—are given before and occasionally after each performs. The perennial format is a taped interview with a celebrity's electronically masked voice narrating a video showing cryptic allusions to what they are known for. During screenings of the clue packages, after performances, and before an elimination, the panelists are given time to speculate on each singer's identity out loud and write comments in note binders. They may ask questions and the host may offer additional clues. After performances conclude, the audience and panelists vote for their favorite singer using an electronic device. The show uses a weighted voting system; panelists' and audience members' votes are worth 50 percent each and combined to form a score.[4] The least popular contestant then takes off their mask to reveal their identity. This process of elimination continues for a set number of episodes until three contestants remain in the season finale, and one is declared the winner after they perform again. The "Golden Mask" trophy is awarded as a prize.[citation needed]

Voting does not occur for certain performances; contestants in an episode might occasionally sing as a group, and each episode concludes with the eliminated celebrity singing an encore unmasked. To continue attracting viewers, producers often modify the format each season.[5][6] Except in the first, fifth and sixth seasons, a "smackdown" round is featured in select episodes in which the two least popular competitors from their first performances sing one after another on the same stage, and a second, eliminating vote occurs. Since the second season, the contestants are initially divided and only compete in a designated subgroup. A "Golden Ear" trophy awarded to the panelist with the most correct first impression guesses at the end of a season was introduced for the fourth, and until the sixth, as was a reduction of performances and the audience viewing and voting remotely.[7][8] These elements continued in the fifth seasons, and "wildcard" contestants who perform at the end of certain episodes competed for the first time.[6]

Panelists and host edit

The permanent panel consists of actor and comedian Ken Jeong, television personality Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, recording artist Nicole Scherzinger, and singer-songwriter Robin Thicke.[9][10] A guest occasionally appears as a fifth panelist during an episode;[11] Joel McHale has served as a guest panelist in almost every season,[12] and previous seasons' winners have appeared.[13] Nick Cannon hosts the show; his role was considered unclear in July 2020 after making anti-Semitic statements Fox said "inadvertently promoted hate".[9][14] The network accepted Cannon's apology,[9][14] and he pledged to donate his first paycheck from the fourth season to the Simon Wiesenthal Center after visiting with its officials.[15][16] Niecy Nash acted as guest host for the first five episodes of the fifth season after Cannon tested positive for COVID-19.[5] Recording artist Rita Ora, a panelist on the British version of the show, substituted for Nicole Scherzinger during season 11, while Scherzinger appeared in the West End revival of Sunset Boulevard.[17]

Production edit

Conception and development edit

I turned around and all the diners were watching the TV screen. I saw a kangaroo in black pleather singing a pop song. At that moment I said, "Oh my gosh, I love this!" It was bizarre ... and it was still working. I found out that it was a hit format in Korea, it was a hit show in Thailand. And no one had the [U.S.] rights.

—Plestis on the creation of The Masked Singer.[18]

The Masked Singer is based on the 2015 South Korean television series King of Mask Singer, which is the originator of the Masked Singer franchise. Executive producer Craig Plestis noticed the format in October 2017 at a Thai restaurant in Los Angeles.[19][20] While waiting for dinner, he observed the other patrons staring at a television playing an episode of the Thai version of the show. Intrigued, Plestis researched the series online and contacted an executive of MBC America, a subsidiary of the producer and broadcaster of the South Korean program, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC).[21] With the help of his agent, Steve Wohl of Paradigm Talent Agency, Plestis secured the rights to produce an American adaptation from the company.[18] Following the creation of a showreel, he pitched the series to several outlets, all of whom rejected the idea.[21] Plestis then met with Fox executive Rob Wade who said he "responded ... right away" to the concept and considered its uniqueness among celebrity singing competitions a strength.[18][21] After successfully pitching the program under the condition A-list celebrities participate,[22][20] Plestis began developing it in November.[23]

In January 2018, executive producer and showrunner Izzie Pick Ibarra became involved to help cast celebrities and Americanize the format.[22][24] While The Masked Singer retains elements of the South Korean version, the structure and style are different.[25] Rather than follow a tournament process in which singers perform against each other in multiple rounds, with the winner of the final round facing the previous episode's champion in an attempt to become the new "Mask King", Pick Ibarra opted to produce one elimination per episode, emphasize the clue package and guessing components, and have the celebrities wear more extravagant costumes.[22][26] Plestis agreed, wanting to create a story arc throughout the episodes and—unlike the South Korean show—reuse the costumes.[18] During performances, the production value is emphasized rather than panelists guessing which celebrity is singing.[25]

On August 2, 2018, Fox ordered the series and released a trailer.[27][28] Endemol Shine North America produced the first season due to Plestis' relationship with the studio. Following it, production transitioned to a new in-house studio, Fox Alternative Entertainment, which is more financially favorable for the network.[29][30] Since the second and third seasons, respectively, Rosie Seitchik and Cannon have served as executive producers alongside Plestis. Pick Ibarra exited the series following the third and James Breen assumed her roles in subsequent seasons.[31][32] Numerous production and format changes were implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and testing and safety requirements increased the show's budget.[7][33]

Casting edit

Since signing a deal with him in 2018, Fox offered Cannon multiple opportunities to host or produce other television programs, though none interested him. After being fascinated by the Masked Singer concept when presented with it, Cannon joined the show, believing it was "either going to be a huge failure or a huge hit".[34] Pick Ibarra cited him as her number one choice for the role because of his personality and experience. Regarding the panelists, she said the production team was less concerned with selecting those with an ability to critique participants' singing abilities than creating a comedic tone for the series as one of their goals was to reassure celebrities they would not be ridiculed for appearing.[35] Jeong was the first panelist to be signed on due to his humour and pre-existing knowledge of the South Korean version, followed by McCarthy Wahlberg and Thicke because of their enthusiasm regarding the concept, and Scherzinger for her positivity and experience as a singer. According to Plestis, he "only wanted [to cast] people who loved the program, not people who wanted to work on [it]".[20][35] Unsure whether it would last more than one season, Jeong originally considered The Masked Singer a temporary job while he looked for a permanent role following the cancellation of his sitcom Dr. Ken.[5] Thicke later questioned whether he would have taken the role "if [he had] still been No. 1 on the radio"[36] and Scherzinger said she signed on to the show the day before filming began.[37] In March 2019, Sharon Osbourne stated she was supposed to be signed on as a panelist, claiming those plans fell through when she was being contractually obligated to appear as a judge on The X Factor.[38]

The show's producers reach out to celebrities via agents or vice versa.[39][40] Wade said producers' goal is to cast celebrities of varying ages, genders, and backgrounds to appeal to as broad an audience as possible. In addition to "super big names", they prefer lesser-known celebrities because it is harder to guess them.[41] To surprise viewers with an unknown talent when unmasked, those who are not professional singers are desired,[42] though some must send producers recordings of them singing as a quasi-audition.[43] All are given questionnaires before competing and asked if they have claustrophobia.[44] Due to her strategy of sending potential participants sketches of costumes that might be featured, Pick Ibarra said casting for the first season "was not nearly as hard as [she] anticipated", though several celebrities were reluctant to compete.[35] Following its success, an increased number were interested in participating in the second.[4] By the third, Plestis said casting became "a lot easier".[45]

Security edit

Before each participant is unmasked, the show's staff undertake significant security precautions to prevent the release of their identities.[22] According to Plestis, the series has two bibles: one related to the format and a second, larger one for security measures. Everyone involved signs a non-disclosure agreement which prevents them from releasing information about the show until its broadcast. After a celebrity is confirmed to appear, they are allowed to inform a few others who also sign one.[46][47] Outside of those, approximately 25 people know the contestants' real names during a season, though they never refer to them as such.[48] Most are from Fox and the show's legal department; Cannon, the director, and the majority of the program's 150-person crew do not know who the celebrities are until they are unmasked. To prevent identities from being revealed in the event of a leak or hack, all documents except the contract only list participants' costume names. Although the contracts do give their real names, the series' name is unlisted.[48][49][50] If a leak occurs, the network does not recognize it.[51]

 
The front of hoodies celebrities wear while off camera[46]

Before arriving on the show's set, celebrities and their family, friends, and agents are disguised and typically driven from a neutral location.[46] If driven from their houses, chauffeurs are instructed to "take long, circuitous routes ... to throw off any would-be tails".[52] The manager of Joey Fatone, "Rabbit" in the first season, said he was picked up at a 7-Eleven near Television City, given a disguise, and driven inside the gate.[35] "Flamingo" in the second season, Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, stated she was taken to the set inside of an unmarked black car and only discussed her involvement on the show with producers in a "secret warehouse".[22] When contestants arrive on the studio lot, personnel at the gate are not given their names.[43] Each participant is escorted to and from their trailers outside of the set by security guards while disguised with a mask, visor, gloves, pants, and a hoodie to prevent their skin from showing.[46][52] According to Scherzinger, they also escort panelists directly to their dressing rooms after arriving.[53]

Due to the show's security, celebrities said they never encountered another masked participant on set, or if they did, could not speak to them.[54][55] They are only allowed to communicate with those who wear a special cloth on the back of their clothing which is changed each season to prevent replication or those who wear a shirt with the words "Talk to Me".[43][56] To do so, they use a portable voice changer or write on a whiteboard.[56] Before performing, they are trained to use different body language and mannerisms than their own.[48] The production crew is discouraged from using their phones during filming[43] and the studio audience walks through a metal detector and has their phones placed in a Yondr magnetic pouch before entering the set.[22] The panelists also forfeit their phones during tapings, and their note binders are placed "in a vault" after each to keep them private.[57]

Design edit

Costumes edit

 
L–R: "Fox", "Butterfly", "Monster", "Kitty", and "Robot". "Robot" competed in an episode that won Toybina a Creative Arts Emmy Award.[58][59]

The series' costumes are designed by Marina Toybina. In addition to her ideas, she considers celebrities' and producers' requests to formulate initial concepts.[60][61] Each is designed to be dissimilar from those featured in previous seasons and other versions of the Masked Singer franchise by using different sewing and fabrication techniques.[61][62] After researching "fur and skin textures, historical wardrobe, [and] anything that might be relevant to each character",[61] Toybina sketches each concept with a pencil and works with an illustrator to create a digital version with a 3D effect.[63][64] Producers review each design and note adjustments to be made. As a result, Toybina may sketch multiple versions before they collectively decide which will be featured during a season. Based on their background and what might suit them well, participants are presented with several to select from.[61][63] Their reason for choosing a costume can differ; some have an emotional connection[43][65] while others want to move around freely during performances.[54]

 
Marina Toybina designed the costumes in the first six seasons

After handpicking which fabrics and materials to use based on celebrities' mobility and performing abilities,[62] Toybina collaborates with manufacturers and a team of about 15 people to custom-make each costume.[63][64] They are created concurrently over two to three months, taking about two to four weeks per mask, and two to four weeks per costume.[64][66] Beginning as a wire, foam is gradually added around each mask to create an easy-to-wear helmet shape for the performers[67][68] and a chinstrap often accompanies each to prevent movement.[61] As production time is limited, the team has no opportunity to experiment with different materials—"all garments are ... cut right away on the original fabric".[63] Since "the draping and the handwork [are] all done the old school way",[69] she cited couturiers such as Alexander McQueen, Thierry Mugler, and Hussein Chalayan as inspirations.[60][70] 3D printing was used for the first time in the fourth season, and the first two-person costume, the first with animatronics, and the first puppet costume were featured.[7][10] Although adjustments may be made to customize them to celebrities' likings, most costumes turn out identical to her sketches.[64][70]

A maximum of two fittings are conducted with each celebrity[62][71] at either the costume shop or Toybina's studio[70] in which a "limited number of people" are present.[64] Before filming occurs, Toybina conducts creative meetings with "every single department" of the show to discuss how to perfect the costumes' looks on camera.[62] Contestants are in costume for no more than 30 minutes at once.[56] During this time, they may wear cooling vests to limit heat exposure and hoods to absorb sweat.[72][73] Hidden screens inside each mask help them breathe and sing clearly.[61] For those who wear a mask detached from their costume's body, a face stocking, paint, or makeup is used to disguise their skin color.[4][56] Costumes are sanitized between tapings and repaired if needed as no backups exist.[69][71]

Toybina left her role following the sixth season, with Tim Chappel, who served as the costume designer for the Australian version of the show, taking her spot beginning in the seventh season.[74]

Set edit

 
The stage as it appeared in the third season

According to its designer James Pearse Connelly, the set is based on the Thai version of the show and is inspired by the stage designs of electronic dance music festivals. The front is X-shaped and features an LED interior (allowing for video to be played) enclosed with smoked, tinted glass, while the back is made of shiny black laminate and contains space for trap doors and special effects underneath. The performance floor is flat to prevent tripping hazards and is bordered upstage by two 25-foot-tall (7.6 m) polygon faces with wide mouths as entrances and exits. A curved LED screen spans the space between the faces and a large logo of the show is hung above it.[75]

The stage is surrounded by seats for about 300 audience members[7] and the panelists are seated behind them on a raised platform at a mask-shaped desk.[75] The panelists' placement away from the stage allows them to move around during performances, helping the director tell a story.[56] Rather than sitting and speaking into a microphone attached to the desk which would limit their mobility, the panelists wear miniature headsets made by Shure.[76] Many on-stage set pieces were replaced with virtual reality elements and the panelists' desk was lengthened due to social distancing requirements during filming in the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] Backstage, a Batcave-inspired area contains costumes displayed like mannequins in a museum.[75]

Song selection and rehearsals edit

Pick Ibarra said selecting which songs they sing is a collaborative process; both the performers and producers submit "ideas [which] merge as [the songs] go through the clearance process".[43] While music publishers were reluctant to grant licenses for use in the first season as they were not told who would be performing their songs, this process became easier by the second.[77] Producers gravitate towards songs "that help tell the overall story" of one's costume[49] and ask those who are famous singers to select songs of a genre they are not known for so viewers will be surprised when they are revealed.[42] Tyler "Ninja" Blevins, "Ice Cream" in the second season, stated he "definitely got to pick the songs", but producers wanted them to be mainstream so viewers would connect to them.[78] Other contestants remarked they sometimes disagreed with producers' song choices.[79][80] Multiple songs are chosen and practiced at the same time; some will not be performed if a contestant is eliminated.[81]

Before the competition, vocal coaches and choreographers work with the celebrities for multiple days to determine their strengths and help improve their technique.[48][78] Tori Spelling, "Unicorn" in the first season, said contestants are given three weeks to practice before their first performance, although only a couple of rehearsals are conducted before then, and the amount of practice time becomes shorter as the season progresses.[82] According to director Alex Rudzinski, contestants generally practice in the week leading up to their performances. Their first rehearsals on stage occur for about half an hour the day before a taping, and a 10–15 minute "camera dress rehearsal sequence" is conducted several hours before filming.[49] Celebrities may train on their own time to better compete and do cardio exercises to prepare for performances.[83][84]

Filming edit

Clue packages edit

Each celebrity attends one or two voice-over sessions to record audio for their respective clue packages. Due to the length and varying filming locations of the video component, stand-ins are used to give them additional performance practice time.[35] In describing their creation, Wade said "you have to plan stuff and at least drive people down avenues". They may reveal a contestant is an athlete, but not the sport they compete in.[85] McCartney said contestants are interviewed every week of the competition and have their answers fact-checked by producers.[86] Producers listen to podcasts and read contestants' books; if a fact is on Wikipedia, they try to avoid mentioning it.[87] No physical filming occurred in the fourth season due to the COVID-19 pandemic; producers worked with Fox-owned Bento Box Entertainment to create animated videos.[7]

Performances edit

 
Television City, the filming location of the first three seasons

Filming of the first three seasons took place at Television City in Los Angeles, after which production moved to Red Studios Hollywood.[7] With three episodes often filmed per week, the show has a much shorter filming schedule than others.[52][88] Dates are selected to accommodate celebrities' other activities.[46] Choosing to tape the series rather than broadcast it live was a difficult decision, Pick Ibarra said, but a necessary one because the time commitment would have prevented celebrities from participating.[4] Following the third season, Rudzinski said while an entire season would unlikely be aired live as "being able to edit helps us tell [a] story", a live broadcast remains possible.[49] Before performances occur, Rudzinski receives detailed musical breakdowns of the songs contestants will sing. Based on their beat and structure, he creates a storyboard for each performance.[56] Brad Duns has also acted as director.[89]

Except for the fourth and fifth seasons, during which the audience was virtual, a taping begins with them seated next to the stage and a warm-up comedian telling jokes to loosen them up. They are encouraged to act excited by clapping, cheering, and chanting the names of costumes while the production crew records their reactions for later use. Shortly thereafter, the panelists arrive, and the host introduces the first contestant. The clue package plays on the large screen in the studio, and the celebrity enters and performs with at least one background singer accompanying them offstage.[22][35][90] They wear in-ear monitors[49] and may use a headset inside of their mask to sing instead of a handheld microphone, opting to use one only as a prop on stage.[91] A teleprompter displays song lyrics as an aid.[54] According to Plestis, the contestants have one take to sing live.[4][46] Rob Gronkowski, "White Tiger" in the third season, said this was true; after missing lyrics during a performance, he never received an offer from producers to re-record them afterwards.[92] The contestants' vocals are intended to sound like the songs' original artists; if they used Auto-Tune processing, then such effects are applied in post-production.[93]

After a celebrity sings, their performance is conducted again with background singers only, allowing producers additional audience reactions to film.[90] During this time, they are allowed to cool down in one of the air-conditioned rooms backstage.[94] After all performances and guesses conclude, the panelists and audience vote for their favorite singer. Except during the fourth and fifth seasons, the producers film the studio audience acting out how they would react to one's elimination, with less than two dozen "extremely well-vetted" people (either friends and family of the celebrity or the show's production crew) remaining on set during the actual reveal.[22][20][52] The celebrity is allowed to have their hair and makeup fixed backstage before they are unmasked on camera.[4][95] As they reveal themselves, the panelists and audience chant "take! it! off!" and "Who Are You" by the Who—which is also the show's opening theme song—plays in the background.[96][97] Afterward, panelists are discouraged from researching possible answers to the clues presented to them for contestants remaining in the competition between episode tapings.[98]

Series overview edit

Main article: List of The Masked Singer (American TV series) episodes
Series overview
SeasonContestantsEpisodesOriginally airedWinnerRunner(s)-upThird placeRef.
First airedLast aired
11210January 2, 2019 (2019-01-02)February 27, 2019 (2019-02-27)T-Pain as "Monster"Donny Osmond as "Peacock"Gladys Knight as "Bee"[99][100][101]
21613September 25, 2019 (2019-09-25)December 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)Wayne Brady as "Fox"Chris Daughtry as "Rottweiler"Adrienne Bailon-Houghton as "Flamingo"[99][100][102]
31817February 2, 2020 (2020-02-02)May 20, 2020 (2020-05-20)Kandi Burruss as "Night Angel"Jesse McCartney as "Turtle"Bow Wow as "Frog"[99][100][103]
41612September 23, 2020 (2020-09-23)December 16, 2020 (2020-12-16)LeAnn Rimes as "Sun"Aloe Blacc as "Mushroom"Nick Carter as "Crocodile"[99][100][104]
51411March 10, 2021 (2021-03-10)May 26, 2021 (2021-05-26)Nick Lachey as "Piglet"JoJo as "Black Swan"Wiz Khalifa as "Chameleon"[99][100][105]
61613September 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15)Jewel as "Queen of Hearts"Todrick Hall as "Bull"—[a][99][100][106]
7[b]1511March 9, 2022 (2022-03-09)May 18, 2022 (2022-05-18)Teyana Taylor as "Firefly"Hayley Orrantia as "Ringmaster"Cheyenne Jackson as "Prince"[99][100][107]
82212September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)November 30, 2022 (2022-11-30)Amber Riley as "Harp"Wilson Phillips as "Lambs"—[a][99][100][108]
92114February 15, 2023 (2023-02-15)May 17, 2023 (2023-05-17)Bishop Briggs as "Medusa"David Archuleta as "Macaw"—[a][99][100][109]
101611September 27, 2023 (2023-09-27)December 20, 2023 (2023-12-20)Ne-Yo as "Cow"John Schneider as "Donut"Janel Parrish as "Gazelle"[99][100][110]
111612March 6, 2024 (2024-03-06)May 22, 2024 (2024-05-22)[111]TBATBA—[a][99][100]
Specials—12September 15, 2019 (2019-09-15)December 12, 2023 (2023-12-12)———[99][100]
  1. ^ a b c d Due to its format, this season only featured two finalists.
  2. ^ Also known as The Masked Singer: The Good, The Bad, and The Cuddly.

Broadcast history and release edit

The Masked Singer debuted on January 2, 2019, as a mid-season replacement to Star.[112] A month before the season finale on February 27, 2019,[99] Fox renewed the show for a second season.[113] During its upfronts for the 2019–2020 United States television season in May 2019, the network renewed the series for a third season to launch as the lead-out of Super Bowl LIV.[29] The second season premiered on September 25, 2019, and was preceded by a "Super Sneak Peek" episode which aired two Sundays prior. Before concluding on December 18, 2019, it was pre-empted for two weeks by the broadcast of the 2019 World Series.[99][114] On February 2, 2020, the third season premiered following Super Bowl LIV. After a "Road to the Finals" episode aired the previous day, it culminated on May 20, 2020.[99][115] Two weeks prior, the series was renewed for a fourth season to air during the 2020–2021 television season.[116][117] Following a preview episode on September 13, it premiered on September 23, 2020.[118] One week of the season was pre-empted due to the 2020 World Series.[119] Two weeks before the finale on December 16, 2020, the series was renewed for a fifth season,[120] which premiered on March 10, 2021.[32] On May 17, 2021, Fox renewed the series for a sixth season a week before the fifth season's finale on May 26.[121] The sixth season began airing starting with a two-night premiere on September 22 and 23, 2021.[122] A seventh season premiered on March 9, 2022.[123] On May 15, 2023, it was announced that the series was renewed for a tenth season.[124]

The program is aired by Fox in the United States and has been simulcasted by CTV in Canada since the second season.[125][126] Fox Entertainment distributes the series in those countries while Propagate Content does so elsewhere.[127][128] Outside of North America, it has aired on ITV in the United Kingdom,[129] Network 10 in Australia,[130] Three in New Zealand,[131] M-Net in South Africa,[132] and Channel 5 in Singapore, among others.[133] Aside from double-length episodes, most run for about 43 minutes.[134] They are available for streaming in the United States on Hulu, Fox's website, and the Fox Now mobile app through video on demand.[135][136] The Masked Singer is also available on the American ad-supported service Tubi,[135][136] where it became the most-watched series less than two months after its April 2020 debut and is used to attract new viewers to the platform.[137][138] Episodes are available internationally on localized streaming services.[139][140]

Reception edit

Television viewership and ratings edit

Viewership and ratings per season of The Masked Singer. TV season ranks/averages include seven-day DVR playback.'
Season Timeslot (ET) Episodes First aired Last aired TV season Viewership
rank		 Avg. viewers
(millions)		 18–49
rank		 Avg. 18–49
rating
Date Viewers
(millions) 		Date Viewers
(millions)
1 Wednesday 9:00 p.m. 10 January 2, 2019 (2019-01-02) 9.37[141] February 27, 2019 (2019-02-27) 11.48[142] 2018–2019 13 11.57 3 3.8[143]
2 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 13 September 25, 2019 (2019-09-25) 8.03[144] December 18, 2019 (2019-12-18) 8.36[145] 2019–2020 12 10.73 3 3.2[146]
3 17 February 2, 2020 (2020-02-02) 23.70[147] May 20, 2020 (2020-05-20) 9.01[148]
4 12 September 23, 2020 (2020-09-23) 5.92[149] December 16, 2020 (2020-12-16) 7.41[150] 2020–2021 23 7.56 3 2.0[151]
5 11 March 10, 2021 (2021-03-10) 5.66[152] May 26, 2021 (2021-05-26) 5.51[153]
6 13 September 22, 2021 (2021-09-22) 4.74[154] December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15) 5.08[155] 2021–2022 40 5.85 8 1.2[156]
7 11 March 9, 2022 (2022-03-09) 4.15[157] May 18, 2022 (2022-05-18) 4.19[158]
8 12 September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21) 3.70[159] November 30, 2022 (2022-11-30) 4.18[160] 2022–2023 44 5.11 10 0.9[161]
9 14 February 15, 2023 (2023-02-15) 3.71[162] May 17, 2023 (2023-05-17) 3.73[163]
10 11 September 27, 2023 (2023-09-27) 3.22[164] December 20, 2023 (2023-12-20) 3.76[165] 2023–2024 TBD TBD TBD TBD
11 TBA March 6, 2024 (2024-03-06) 3.29[166]  () TBD

In both 2019 and 2020, the show was named the "Hottest Reality/Competition Series" in the United States by Adweek.[167][168] Excluding post-NFL game debuts, the program's premiere was the highest-rated for an unscripted television series in the country since The X Factor in 2011.[169] Ratings grew toward the end of the first season,[98] and The Masked Singer concluded the 2018–2019 American television season as the highest-rated new series in the key demographic of adults 18–49[143] and the first unscripted series to rank number one in the genre in its first season since Joe Millionaire in 2003.[170] TV Guide named it the television season's "most underestimated show".[171] During the following television season, the series was one of two non-NFL programs to charge over $200,000 per 30 seconds of advertising.[172] Deadline Hollywood cited the second season as a major reason Fox—for the first time in the network's history—ranked number one in fall entertainment programming.[173]

The premiere of the third season following Super Bowl LIV became the series' most-watched episode.[147] Throughout the season's latter half which aired amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, episodes experienced a rise in viewership compared to those broadcast before the outbreak.[88][174] Although the 18–49 rating was lower than the first's, the show remained the top non-sports program in the demographic.[175] During the 2020–2021 United States television season, ad prices for the show increased 12 percent to about $226,000 per 30 seconds.[176] While the highest-rated entertainment broadcast since the third season's finale,[167] the first episode of the fourth season tied for the series' lowest at the time.[177] A broadcast following a Thanksgiving NFL game was the most-watched and highest-rated of the series excluding the post-Super Bowl episode since the first season's finale.[178][179] With the fourth and fifth season's ratings, The Masked Singer remained the highest-rated entertainment program among adults 18–49 for the third consecutive television season.[143][180] By the seventh season, the show's viewership declined to less than half of the first season's audience, though it is still considered above-average given similar trends for other programs.[181]

Simulcasts of the show are popular in Canada; all of the premieres and finales have ranked within the top 10 most-watched programs in the weeks they aired according to audience measurement company Numeris.[182][183] The post-Super Bowl LIV premiere of the third season was viewed by 2.35 million, the most for a Super Bowl lead-out in the country since 2012.[183][184] During the 2019–2020 Canadian television season, it was the eighth most-watched series overall.[185] In Australia, The Masked Singer debuted on September 30, 2020, to ratings significantly smaller than others in its timeslot. With 285,000 viewers, The Music attributed its low viewership to a culture barrier and that reveals are well-publicized by the time the series airs.[186] After viewership fell to 125,000 a month later, the program was moved to a less favorable timeslot.[187]

Critical response edit

The show received a mixed reception from television critics; their critiques were classified as "befuddled" by The Hollywood Reporter.[188] Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 52 percent approval rating for the first season, with an average rating of 4 out of 10, based on 25 reviews. Its critical consensus states: "Defying all tropes of the reality competition genre, The Masked Singer manages to be both magnetically apocalyptic and inexplicably boring."[189] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 36 out of 100 based on 10 critics reviewing the first season, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[190]

Concept and appeal edit

Critics contrasted the series to other reality television programs in the United States. Entertainment Weekly's Joseph Longo considered it the most captivating competition series since The Voice premiered in 2011,[95] and Stuart Heritage of The Guardian called it one of the best singing competition shows in a decade.[191] Writing for NBC News' Think, Ani Bundel thought the series has an advantage over Dancing with the Stars and The Voice because voting bias is less likely when competitors are unknown.[192] Kelly Lawler of USA Today agreed, praising the avoidance of overproduced backstories, harsh criticisms, and results episodes.[193] The Daily Beast's Laura Bradley felt it was better than Dancing with the Stars because costumes can be used to generate interest instead of casting those "who seek to overplay their 15 minutes of fame".[194] As she considered its format more complex than Top Chef or Dancing with the Stars, Erin Schwartz of The Nation considered The Masked Singer's success surprising.[195]

The show received comparisons to the original version of the franchise. Despite its strong viewership indicating the "changes [between it and the South Korean version] seem to have worked",[196] some felt the competition length is too slow in comparison, and makes reveals occur long after established consensuses about who the celebrities are, have formed, nullifying the excitement surrounding them.[26][52][197] While contestants on the South Korean series sing the same songs during a duet round, producers' decision not to do so in the American version was also thought of as an "ill-advised" decision by critics as they felt it inhibits fair comparisons.[26][197][198] Conversely, for V's Hannah Hightman, the series "retains the bizarreness of King of Mask Singer but adds a distinctly American style, creating an infectiously fun reality TV classic".[199] According to Drew Millard of The Outline, the show is better than previous American adaptations of Asian television series because it is "even crazier than the original".[200]

Critics regarded the program as having a positive nature. John Doyle of The Globe and Mail cited it as a cultural change in the United States away from the competitive and often exploitative essence of reality shows like American Idol.[201] Opining in The Washington Post, Sonia Rao thought the series' ethos is its support of eccentricity.[202] Matt Zoller Seitz of Vulture named it the best example of escapism on television,[203] and Variety's Daniel D'Addario called it a return to form for the medium as he thought it possesses the now-rare ability to uplift and unite people.[204] Lawler agreed, remarking it was perhaps "the only reality TV show that doesn't manufacture its fun".[193] Schwartz considered it "the rare show on television that allows viewers to turn off their brains, sit back, and enjoy" and felt panelists compliment competitors despite the quality of their performances.[195] The way contestants are eliminated has garnered praise for being dignified,[205][206] though those of "vocal legend[s]" such as Patti LaBelle, Dionne Warwick, and Chaka Khan have been criticized for being premature.[207][208][209]

Performance and production edit

The costume designs have received praise for being inventive,[210] intricate,[26] and impressive.[96][211] Opinions of the performances have differed; Variety's Caroline Framke described them as mediocre,[211] The New Yorker's Emily Nussbaum thought the choreography was elaborate,[212] and Entertainment Weekly's Kristen Baldwin said some celebrities sound professional while others are more karaoke-like.[213] The way the show is edited has attracted criticism; guesses have been called repetitive,[203] episodes excessive in length,[191] and unmaskings slow.[214] Writing for Decider, Joel Keller found the program's pacing overwhelming.[215] To fix the "manufactured" feeling, Hanh Nguyen of IndieWire felt a live broadcast would add excitement,[216] as did those from Gold Derby and E! Online.[217][218] Viewers on the West Coast discover which celebrity is unmasked later than those on the East Coast because the show is not aired live across all time zones.[97]

Cast and commentary edit

Reviewers referred to the status of celebrities competing. Rob Harvilla of The Ringer wrote that they are either stars of decades past or only have thin connections to actual celebrities[219] and Ali stated the show's "idea of celebrity is fairly elastic".[97] According to Hannah Hightman, the series is "a haven for B-list celebs".[199] Alison de Souza of The Straits Times said the series has never featured an A-lister.[133] With both traditional Hollywood celebrities and reality show stars participating, some indicated the hierarchies of fame are no longer as defined as they once were.[210][220] Conversely, Adam White of The Daily Telegraph attributed the show's success in part to the "relative starriness of its participants"[221] and BBC News' Neil Smith considered it a "particularly starry" version of the franchise.[222] In her book Transnational Korean Television, the scholar Hyejung Ju argued almost all of the contestants are well-known.[25] In contrast to the New Zealand edition, Jenni Mortimer of The New Zealand Herald said "the celebrity pull on the US version is huge".[223] The series has received criticism for having politicians such as Sarah Palin and Rudy Giuliani as contestants, with the latter causing panelists Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke to walk out.[51][224]

 
 
 
 
 
L–R: Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Nicole Scherzinger, Robin Thicke, Nick Cannon

Critics felt the panelists undermined the program with pointless statements and awkward interactions.[212][214][225] Describing McCarthy Wahlberg as inexperienced, Scherzinger as dull, Jeong as over-the-top, and Thicke as too serious, Kelly Lawler named them the worst panel in reality television history.[193][226] Rachel Desantis of the New York Daily News thought all except Jeong were unfunny;[205] Miles Surrey of The Ringer disagreed, stating Jeong was annoying.[227] Quartz's Adam Epstein predicted the panelists could be the show's downfall.[228] Their guesses have been called stupid,[229] absurd,[220] worthless,[211] and "the worst part of the [show]"[230] by those who viewed them as implausible.[219] In dissenting, The Daily Beast's Jordan Julian felt they made the panelists "surprisingly entertaining"[231] and D'Addario compared the panelists favorably to the original American Idol judges who he perceived as non-experts in their fields.[204]

Cannon's role on the series has divided critics. The Washington Post's Emily Yahr felt he "was made for" the show due to his years of experience in the same role "seeing oddities" on America's Got Talent,[232] and Keller thought he "learned his lesson" from that program by being less distracting.[215] Conversely, Doyle called Cannon "as inarticulate as a three-year-old"[201] and Longo remarked he was overshadowed by the presence and commentary of McCarthy Wahlberg.[95] McCarthy Wahlberg's role on the show was criticized by Seitz and Sam Barsanti of The A.V. Club due to her views on vaccines.[203][229]

Cultural impact edit

The series' success is attributed to subsequent local adaptations of the Masked Singer franchise.[22][233] It is part of the Korean wave and follows fellow late 2010s American television shows Better Late Than Never and The Good Doctor, which are also based on South Korean programs.[234] International interest in adapting other costume-centered formats such as Wild Things and Sexy Beasts has been credited to the series' success,[19] as has the debut of other guessing game shows on Fox.[235][236] An American version of the South Korean game show I Can See Your Voice, which features contestants guessing whether singers are good or bad without hearing them sing for a chance to win money, began airing on the network in 2020. Jeong hosts along with a panel and a "musical superstar" who aid the contestant. It followed episodes of The Masked Singer's fourth season, creating a two-hour programming block based on South Korean formats and featuring Jeong.[235][237] Game of Talents, another international guessing game adaptation, is hosted by season two winner Wayne Brady and aired after episodes of The Masked Singer's fifth season.[236] In April 2021, an unofficial online fundraiser version of the show featuring Broadway performers titled Broadway's Masked Singer was held in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.[238]

The program has played a major role in Fox's success as an independent network and in-house production company Fox Alternative Entertainment.[239][240] As a result, Wade described an increased openness to new ideas when shows are pitched.[170] He also predicted more direct relationships between Asian production companies and American television networks would form.[241] Masked Singer was MBC's first format sold to the United States market.[28] Plestis subsequently signed a deal with Tokyo Broadcasting System to develop new television formats and launched an American edition of the South Korean game show My Little Television for TBS.[242][243] Due in part to her success with The Masked Singer, British production company Studio Lambert signed a similar deal with Pick Ibarra.[24]

Awards and nominations edit

Awards and nominations
Award Year[a] Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
Art Directors Guild Awards 2021 Variety, Reality or Competition Series James Pearse Connelly[b] Nominated [244]
Costume Designers Guild Awards 2020 Excellence in Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television Marina Toybina[c] Won [245]
2021 Marina Toybina[d] Nominated [246]
2022 Marina Toybina, Gabrielle Letamendi[e] Nominated [247]
Critics' Choice Real TV Awards 2019 Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety The Masked Singer Won [248]
2021 The Masked Singer Won [249]
2023 The Masked Singer Nominated [250]
Gracie Awards 2020 Showrunner – Unscripted Izzie Pick Ibarra Won [251]
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards 2021 Best Music Supervision – Reality Television Meryl Ginsberg[f] Won [252]
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards 2021 Best Broadcast Network Reality Series, Competition Series, or Game Show The Masked Singer Won [253]
2022 Best Broadcast Network Reality Show or Competition Series The Masked Singer Nominated [254]
Kids' Choice Awards 2020 Favorite Reality Show The Masked Singer Nominated [255]
Favorite TV Host Nick Cannon Nominated
2021 Favorite Reality Show The Masked Singer Nominated [256]
2022 The Masked Singer Nominated [257]
2023 The Masked Singer Nominated [258]
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2019 Best Host Nick Cannon Nominated [259]
2021 Best Competition Series The Masked Singer Nominated [260]
2022 The Masked Singer Nominated [261]
2023 Best Host Nick Cannon Nominated [262]
People's Choice Awards 2019 The Competition Show of 2019 The Masked Singer Nominated [263]
The Competition Contestant of 2019 T-Pain[g] Nominated
2020 The Show of 2020 The Masked Singer Nominated [264]
The Competition Show of 2020 The Masked Singer Nominated
The Competition Contestant of 2020 Kandi Burruss[h] Nominated
Rob Gronkowski[i] Nominated
2021 The Competition Show of 2021 The Masked Singer Nominated [265]
The Competition Contestant of 2021 JoJo[j] Nominated
Wiz Khalifa[k] Nominated
2022 The Competition Show of 2022 The Masked Singer Nominated [266]
The Competition Contestant of 2022 Teyana Taylor[l] Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2019 Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming Marina Toybina, Grainne O'Sullivan[m] Nominated [267]
2020 Marina Toybina, Grainne O'Sullivan, Gabrielle Letamendi, Candice Rainwater[n] Won [58]
2021 Marina Toybina, Grainne O'Sullivan, Gabrielle Letamendi, Lucia Maldonado[o] Won [268]
Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Reality or Competition Series James Pearse Connelly, Ryan Suchor, Lisa Nelson[p] Nominated [269]
Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series Simon Miles, Cory Fournier, Maurice Dupleasis[q] Nominated
2022 Simon Miles, Cory Fournier[r] Nominated [270]
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series Christine Salomon, Nat Havholm, Mark Koonce, Brett Crutcher, Adam Margolis, Rob Palmer, Ron Lehman, Bert Atkinson, Bettina Levesque, Jeff Wheat, Kary D'Alessandro, Daryl Studebaker, John Goforth, Cary Symmons, Sean Flannery, Darin Gallacher, Chris Hill[s] Nominated
2023 Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Series Christine Salomon, Cary Symmons, Bert Atkinson, Brett Crutcher, Kary D'Allesandro, Jimmy Garcia, John Goforth, Sean Flannery, Bettina Levesque, Adam Margolis, Mark Koonce, Daryl Studebaker, James Sullivan, Rob Palmer[t] Pending [271]
Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 Outstanding Competition Program The Masked Singer Nominated [58]
Producers Guild of America Awards 2020 Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television Craig Plestis, Izzie Pick Ibarra, Nikki Varhely-Gillingham, Rosie Seitchik, Stacey Thomas-Muir, Nick Cannon, Ashley Sylvester, Lindsay Tuggle, Pete Cooksley, Chelsea Candelaria, Anne Chanthavong, Zoë Ritchken, Deena Katz, Erin Brady, Jeff Kmiotek, Lexi Shoemaker[u] Nominated [272]
2021 Craig Plestis, Izzie Pick Ibarra, Rosie Seitchik, Nick Cannon, James Breen, Deena Katz, Lindsay Tuggle, Chris Wagner, Patrizia DiMaria, Brian Updyke, Jeff Kmiotek, Lauren Taylor Harding, Nick Campagna, Erin Brady, Tiana Gandelman, Kristin Campbell-Taylor, Lindsay John, Dom Worden, Peter Hebri, Zoë Ritchken, Lexi Shoemaker, Mike Riccio, Emily Smith, Chelsea Candelaria, Joseph Warwick[v] Nominated [273]
Shorty Awards 2019 Best in Entertainment Sites & Apps The Masked Singer Social Hub Nominated [274]
Teen Choice Awards 2019 Choice Reality TV Show The Masked Singer Nominated [275]

Spin-offs edit

The Masked Singer: After the Mask edit

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television, Fox postponed the premieres of some scripted series to late 2020 and opted to create The Masked Singer: After the Mask as one of two shows that could be produced remotely to fill the programming gap.[276] Cannon hosted the aftershow; it aired on Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. (ET) for four weeks following episodes of the third season during which he discusses the outcome of the preceding Masked Singer episode from a "virtual stage" with guests appearing via videotelephony.[277][278] A performance from the eliminated celebrity is featured at the end of each episode, which are directed by Tom Sullivan and executive produced by Breen, Plestis, and Cannon.[279] CTV broadcast the series in Canada.[280]

The series premiere received a 1.4 rating in the adults 18–49 demographic and about 5.5 million viewers, a "pretty significant improvement" over the average ratings of the previous lead-out, Lego Masters.[281] Subsequent episodes continued to retain about half of The Masked Singer's viewers, which is considered above average for an aftershow.[88] Including DVR, the program concluded the 2019–2020 United States television season with an average viewership of 5.29 million (ranking sixty-eighth among all series broadcast), and an average 18–49 rating of 1.4 (ranking twenty-seventh).[146] According to Variety, it received higher ratings "than shows that probably cost ten times to produce".[282]

The Masked Dancer edit

Main article: The Masked Dancer (American TV series)

Following the premiere of The Masked Singer in January 2019, Ellen DeGeneres began conducting a parody, "The Masked Dancer", as a recurring segment on her daytime talk show. On January 7, 2020, Fox Alternative Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television announced plans to broadcast The Masked Dancer as a television series.[283][284] Craig Robinson hosts the show, and Jeong, Brian Austin Green, Paula Abdul, and Ashley Tisdale act as panelists. Like The Masked Singer's format, celebrity contestants wear head-to-toe costumes and face masks concealing their identities, but perform different dance styles.[285][286] It premiered on Fox on December 27, 2020.[287]

Other media edit

Costume displays edit

 
Costumes were displayed in an exhibit at the Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles.

After being worn during a season, the costumes are placed in storage and occasionally displayed.[94] In mid-2019, some from the first season were accompanied by video and Toybina's original sketches in an exhibit, "Fashion & Fantasy: The Art of The Masked Singer", at the Los Angeles Paley Center for Media.[288] Selections were also present at the annual "Art of Television Costume Design" exhibit at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Museum in Los Angeles from August to October 2019.[289][290] On February 1, 2020, two costumes were displayed at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County as part of a meet-and-greet promotion.[291] For a week in May 2021, costumes from the fifth season were shown in a West Hollywood, California storefront as part of a For Your Consideration campaign for the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.[292]

Merchandise edit

Hoodies, coffee mugs, phone cases, and other merchandise using the show's branding are purchasable on the series' online store.[293] "Family fun packs" consisting of coloring pages, a word search, and a do it yourself mask were once downloadable on its website,[294] as were official Giphy stickers, clue notebooks, Bingo cards, and phone wallpapers.[295] Images of the series were made available to users on Microsoft Teams and Zoom as custom backgrounds.[296][297] In October 2020, the show launched an official weekly podcast hosted by Bow Wow. In addition to a post-elimination celebrity interview, it features guests and extra clues.[298][299] During the fifth season, viewers could use the Fox Bet Super 6 app to answer questions about each episode and be entered into weekly draws to win money, including a grand prize of $100,000.[6] In October 2021, Fox launched an online community known as the "MaskVerse" in which users can trade mask NFTs and communicate on a Discord server.[300]

The Masked Singer National Tour edit

In February 2020, it was announced that the program would be getting a live tour with shows in over forty American cities featuring two celebrity hosts and a local mystery celebrity who would be unmasked at the end of each.[301] Originally scheduled for mid-2020, the tour was later postponed to the following year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and eventually delayed indefinitely.[302][303] In June 2021, Plestis said plans were being materialized and that he hoped it would occur in 2022.[304]

On November 1, 2021, the tour was reannounced for 2022, and later began on May 28.[305] Natasha Bedingfield, who was costumed as "Pepper" in season six, serves as host of the tour.[306] Shows in the tour include previous Masked Singer costumes such as Queen of Hearts, Alien, and Thingamabob. Each show also includes a mystery celebrity, who performs in a tour-specific costume, "Boom Boom Box".[307]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony
  2. ^ For "The Season Premiere – The Masks Return"
  3. ^ For "Season Finale: And The Winner Takes It All and Takes It Off"
  4. ^ For "The Semi Finals – The Super Six"
  5. ^ For "2 Night Season Premiere, Part 2: Back to School"
  6. ^ For season three
  7. ^ Competed as "Monster" in the first season
  8. ^ Competed as "Night Angel" in the third season
  9. ^ Competed as "White Tiger" in the third season
  10. ^ Competed as "Black Swan" in the fifth season
  11. ^ Competed as "Chameleon" in the fifth season
  12. ^ Competed as "Firefly" in the seventh season
  13. ^ For "Season Finale: The Final Mask is Lifted"
  14. ^ For "The Season Kick off Mask Off: Group A"
  15. ^ For "Super 8 – The Plot Chickens! Part 2"
  16. ^ For "The Season Premiere – The Masks Return"
  17. ^ For "The Spicy 6 – The Competition Heats Up!"
  18. ^ For "Group A Semi-Final"
  19. ^ For "Masks Back — The Good, The Bad & The Cuddly — Round 1"
  20. ^ For "New York Night"
  21. ^ For season one
  22. ^ For seasons three and four

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For the current season see The Masked Singer American TV series season 11 The Masked Singer abbreviated as TMS 1 is an American reality singing competition television series that premiered on Fox on January 2 2019 It is part of the Masked Singer franchise which originated from the South Korean version of the show King of Mask Singer which features celebrities singing songs while wearing head to toe costumes and face masks concealing their identities Hosted by Nick Cannon the program employs panelists who guess the celebrities identities by interpreting clues provided to them throughout each season Ken Jeong Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg and Robin Thicke appear in each episode and vote alongside an audience for their favorite singer after all performances have concluded The least popular is eliminated taking off their mask to reveal their identity The Masked SingerGenreReality competitionBased onKing of Mask Singerby Munhwa Broadcasting CorporationDeveloped byCraig PlestisDirected byAlex RudzinskiBrad DunsPresented byNick CannonStarringKen JeongJenny McCarthy WahlbergNicole ScherzingerRobin ThickeRita OraOpening theme Who Are You by the WhoCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons11No of episodes140 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producersCraig PlestisIzzie Pick IbarraRosie SeitchikNick CannonJames BreenRunning time41 85 minutesProduction companiesEndemol Shine North America season 1Fox Alternative Entertainment season 2 present Smart Dog MediaMBCOriginal releaseNetworkFoxReleaseJanuary 2 2019 2019 01 02 presentRelatedThe Masked Singer After the MaskThe Masked Dancer To prevent their identities from being revealed before each prerecorded episode is broadcast the program makes extensive use of code names disguises non disclosure agreements and a team of security guards While television critics have had mixed reviews for the series and particularly negative opinions of its panelists the costumes have attracted praise Inspired by haute couture they were designed in the first six seasons by Marina Toybina who won a Costume Designers Guild Award and two Creative Arts Emmy Awards Other production staff won or received nominations for various labor union awards and the show has won or been nominated for awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts amp Sciences Critics Choice Association and Hollywood Critics Association The first five seasons received the highest Nielsen ratings for a non sports program in the key demographic of adults 18 49 Two spin offs an aftershow and a dance version The Masked Dancer followed as a result The growth of the Masked Singer franchise has been credited to the show s success as has an interest in adapting similar South Korean reality television series and other television formats centered on costumes Media and merchandise associated with the series includes a podcast clothing accessories NFTs and a stage show In September 2023 the series was renewed for an eleventh season which premiered in March 2024 2 Contents 1 Format 1 1 Panelists and host 2 Production 2 1 Conception and development 2 2 Casting 2 3 Security 2 4 Design 2 4 1 Costumes 2 4 2 Set 2 5 Song selection and rehearsals 2 6 Filming 2 6 1 Clue packages 2 6 2 Performances 3 Series overview 4 Broadcast history and release 5 Reception 5 1 Television viewership and ratings 5 2 Critical response 5 2 1 Concept and appeal 5 2 2 Performance and production 5 2 3 Cast and commentary 5 3 Cultural impact 5 4 Awards and nominations 6 Spin offs 6 1 The Masked Singer After the Mask 6 2 The Masked Dancer 7 Other media 7 1 Costume displays 7 2 Merchandise 7 3 The Masked Singer National Tour 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksFormat editEach season of The Masked Singer features a group of celebrity contestants In a typical episode four to six contestants each sing a 90 second 3 cover for panelists and an audience anonymously in costume Hints to their identities known as the clue package are given before and occasionally after each performs The perennial format is a taped interview with a celebrity s electronically masked voice narrating a video showing cryptic allusions to what they are known for During screenings of the clue packages after performances and before an elimination the panelists are given time to speculate on each singer s identity out loud and write comments in note binders They may ask questions and the host may offer additional clues After performances conclude the audience and panelists vote for their favorite singer using an electronic device The show uses a weighted voting system panelists and audience members votes are worth 50 percent each and combined to form a score 4 The least popular contestant then takes off their mask to reveal their identity This process of elimination continues for a set number of episodes until three contestants remain in the season finale and one is declared the winner after they perform again The Golden Mask trophy is awarded as a prize citation needed Voting does not occur for certain performances contestants in an episode might occasionally sing as a group and each episode concludes with the eliminated celebrity singing an encore unmasked To continue attracting viewers producers often modify the format each season 5 6 Except in the first fifth and sixth seasons a smackdown round is featured in select episodes in which the two least popular competitors from their first performances sing one after another on the same stage and a second eliminating vote occurs Since the second season the contestants are initially divided and only compete in a designated subgroup A Golden Ear trophy awarded to the panelist with the most correct first impression guesses at the end of a season was introduced for the fourth and until the sixth as was a reduction of performances and the audience viewing and voting remotely 7 8 These elements continued in the fifth seasons and wildcard contestants who perform at the end of certain episodes competed for the first time 6 Panelists and host edit The permanent panel consists of actor and comedian Ken Jeong television personality Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg recording artist Nicole Scherzinger and singer songwriter Robin Thicke 9 10 A guest occasionally appears as a fifth panelist during an episode 11 Joel McHale has served as a guest panelist in almost every season 12 and previous seasons winners have appeared 13 Nick Cannon hosts the show his role was considered unclear in July 2020 after making anti Semitic statements Fox said inadvertently promoted hate 9 14 The network accepted Cannon s apology 9 14 and he pledged to donate his first paycheck from the fourth season to the Simon Wiesenthal Center after visiting with its officials 15 16 Niecy Nash acted as guest host for the first five episodes of the fifth season after Cannon tested positive for COVID 19 5 Recording artist Rita Ora a panelist on the British version of the show substituted for Nicole Scherzinger during season 11 while Scherzinger appeared in the West End revival of Sunset Boulevard 17 Production editConception and development edit I turned around and all the diners were watching the TV screen I saw a kangaroo in black pleather singing a pop song At that moment I said Oh my gosh I love this It was bizarre and it was still working I found out that it was a hit format in Korea it was a hit show in Thailand And no one had the U S rights Plestis on the creation of The Masked Singer 18 The Masked Singer is based on the 2015 South Korean television series King of Mask Singer which is the originator of the Masked Singer franchise Executive producer Craig Plestis noticed the format in October 2017 at a Thai restaurant in Los Angeles 19 20 While waiting for dinner he observed the other patrons staring at a television playing an episode of the Thai version of the show Intrigued Plestis researched the series online and contacted an executive of MBC America a subsidiary of the producer and broadcaster of the South Korean program Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation MBC 21 With the help of his agent Steve Wohl of Paradigm Talent Agency Plestis secured the rights to produce an American adaptation from the company 18 Following the creation of a showreel he pitched the series to several outlets all of whom rejected the idea 21 Plestis then met with Fox executive Rob Wade who said he responded right away to the concept and considered its uniqueness among celebrity singing competitions a strength 18 21 After successfully pitching the program under the condition A list celebrities participate 22 20 Plestis began developing it in November 23 In January 2018 executive producer and showrunner Izzie Pick Ibarra became involved to help cast celebrities and Americanize the format 22 24 While The Masked Singer retains elements of the South Korean version the structure and style are different 25 Rather than follow a tournament process in which singers perform against each other in multiple rounds with the winner of the final round facing the previous episode s champion in an attempt to become the new Mask King Pick Ibarra opted to produce one elimination per episode emphasize the clue package and guessing components and have the celebrities wear more extravagant costumes 22 26 Plestis agreed wanting to create a story arc throughout the episodes and unlike the South Korean show reuse the costumes 18 During performances the production value is emphasized rather than panelists guessing which celebrity is singing 25 On August 2 2018 Fox ordered the series and released a trailer 27 28 Endemol Shine North America produced the first season due to Plestis relationship with the studio Following it production transitioned to a new in house studio Fox Alternative Entertainment which is more financially favorable for the network 29 30 Since the second and third seasons respectively Rosie Seitchik and Cannon have served as executive producers alongside Plestis Pick Ibarra exited the series following the third and James Breen assumed her roles in subsequent seasons 31 32 Numerous production and format changes were implemented due to the COVID 19 pandemic and testing and safety requirements increased the show s budget 7 33 Casting edit Since signing a deal with him in 2018 Fox offered Cannon multiple opportunities to host or produce other television programs though none interested him After being fascinated by the Masked Singer concept when presented with it Cannon joined the show believing it was either going to be a huge failure or a huge hit 34 Pick Ibarra cited him as her number one choice for the role because of his personality and experience Regarding the panelists she said the production team was less concerned with selecting those with an ability to critique participants singing abilities than creating a comedic tone for the series as one of their goals was to reassure celebrities they would not be ridiculed for appearing 35 Jeong was the first panelist to be signed on due to his humour and pre existing knowledge of the South Korean version followed by McCarthy Wahlberg and Thicke because of their enthusiasm regarding the concept and Scherzinger for her positivity and experience as a singer According to Plestis he only wanted to cast people who loved the program not people who wanted to work on it 20 35 Unsure whether it would last more than one season Jeong originally considered The Masked Singer a temporary job while he looked for a permanent role following the cancellation of his sitcom Dr Ken 5 Thicke later questioned whether he would have taken the role if he had still been No 1 on the radio 36 and Scherzinger said she signed on to the show the day before filming began 37 In March 2019 Sharon Osbourne stated she was supposed to be signed on as a panelist claiming those plans fell through when she was being contractually obligated to appear as a judge on The X Factor 38 The show s producers reach out to celebrities via agents or vice versa 39 40 Wade said producers goal is to cast celebrities of varying ages genders and backgrounds to appeal to as broad an audience as possible In addition to super big names they prefer lesser known celebrities because it is harder to guess them 41 To surprise viewers with an unknown talent when unmasked those who are not professional singers are desired 42 though some must send producers recordings of them singing as a quasi audition 43 All are given questionnaires before competing and asked if they have claustrophobia 44 Due to her strategy of sending potential participants sketches of costumes that might be featured Pick Ibarra said casting for the first season was not nearly as hard as she anticipated though several celebrities were reluctant to compete 35 Following its success an increased number were interested in participating in the second 4 By the third Plestis said casting became a lot easier 45 Security edit Before each participant is unmasked the show s staff undertake significant security precautions to prevent the release of their identities 22 According to Plestis the series has two bibles one related to the format and a second larger one for security measures Everyone involved signs a non disclosure agreement which prevents them from releasing information about the show until its broadcast After a celebrity is confirmed to appear they are allowed to inform a few others who also sign one 46 47 Outside of those approximately 25 people know the contestants real names during a season though they never refer to them as such 48 Most are from Fox and the show s legal department Cannon the director and the majority of the program s 150 person crew do not know who the celebrities are until they are unmasked To prevent identities from being revealed in the event of a leak or hack all documents except the contract only list participants costume names Although the contracts do give their real names the series name is unlisted 48 49 50 If a leak occurs the network does not recognize it 51 nbsp The front of hoodies celebrities wear while off camera 46 Before arriving on the show s set celebrities and their family friends and agents are disguised and typically driven from a neutral location 46 If driven from their houses chauffeurs are instructed to take long circuitous routes to throw off any would be tails 52 The manager of Joey Fatone Rabbit in the first season said he was picked up at a 7 Eleven near Television City given a disguise and driven inside the gate 35 Flamingo in the second season Adrienne Bailon Houghton stated she was taken to the set inside of an unmarked black car and only discussed her involvement on the show with producers in a secret warehouse 22 When contestants arrive on the studio lot personnel at the gate are not given their names 43 Each participant is escorted to and from their trailers outside of the set by security guards while disguised with a mask visor gloves pants and a hoodie to prevent their skin from showing 46 52 According to Scherzinger they also escort panelists directly to their dressing rooms after arriving 53 Due to the show s security celebrities said they never encountered another masked participant on set or if they did could not speak to them 54 55 They are only allowed to communicate with those who wear a special cloth on the back of their clothing which is changed each season to prevent replication or those who wear a shirt with the words Talk to Me 43 56 To do so they use a portable voice changer or write on a whiteboard 56 Before performing they are trained to use different body language and mannerisms than their own 48 The production crew is discouraged from using their phones during filming 43 and the studio audience walks through a metal detector and has their phones placed in a Yondr magnetic pouch before entering the set 22 The panelists also forfeit their phones during tapings and their note binders are placed in a vault after each to keep them private 57 Design edit Costumes edit nbsp L R Fox Butterfly Monster Kitty and Robot Robot competed in an episode that won Toybina a Creative Arts Emmy Award 58 59 The series costumes are designed by Marina Toybina In addition to her ideas she considers celebrities and producers requests to formulate initial concepts 60 61 Each is designed to be dissimilar from those featured in previous seasons and other versions of the Masked Singer franchise by using different sewing and fabrication techniques 61 62 After researching fur and skin textures historical wardrobe and anything that might be relevant to each character 61 Toybina sketches each concept with a pencil and works with an illustrator to create a digital version with a 3D effect 63 64 Producers review each design and note adjustments to be made As a result Toybina may sketch multiple versions before they collectively decide which will be featured during a season Based on their background and what might suit them well participants are presented with several to select from 61 63 Their reason for choosing a costume can differ some have an emotional connection 43 65 while others want to move around freely during performances 54 nbsp Marina Toybina designed the costumes in the first six seasons After handpicking which fabrics and materials to use based on celebrities mobility and performing abilities 62 Toybina collaborates with manufacturers and a team of about 15 people to custom make each costume 63 64 They are created concurrently over two to three months taking about two to four weeks per mask and two to four weeks per costume 64 66 Beginning as a wire foam is gradually added around each mask to create an easy to wear helmet shape for the performers 67 68 and a chinstrap often accompanies each to prevent movement 61 As production time is limited the team has no opportunity to experiment with different materials all garments are cut right away on the original fabric 63 Since the draping and the handwork are all done the old school way 69 she cited couturiers such as Alexander McQueen Thierry Mugler and Hussein Chalayan as inspirations 60 70 3D printing was used for the first time in the fourth season and the first two person costume the first with animatronics and the first puppet costume were featured 7 10 Although adjustments may be made to customize them to celebrities likings most costumes turn out identical to her sketches 64 70 A maximum of two fittings are conducted with each celebrity 62 71 at either the costume shop or Toybina s studio 70 in which a limited number of people are present 64 Before filming occurs Toybina conducts creative meetings with every single department of the show to discuss how to perfect the costumes looks on camera 62 Contestants are in costume for no more than 30 minutes at once 56 During this time they may wear cooling vests to limit heat exposure and hoods to absorb sweat 72 73 Hidden screens inside each mask help them breathe and sing clearly 61 For those who wear a mask detached from their costume s body a face stocking paint or makeup is used to disguise their skin color 4 56 Costumes are sanitized between tapings and repaired if needed as no backups exist 69 71 Toybina left her role following the sixth season with Tim Chappel who served as the costume designer for the Australian version of the show taking her spot beginning in the seventh season 74 Set edit nbsp The stage as it appeared in the third season According to its designer James Pearse Connelly the set is based on the Thai version of the show and is inspired by the stage designs of electronic dance music festivals The front is X shaped and features an LED interior allowing for video to be played enclosed with smoked tinted glass while the back is made of shiny black laminate and contains space for trap doors and special effects underneath The performance floor is flat to prevent tripping hazards and is bordered upstage by two 25 foot tall 7 6 m polygon faces with wide mouths as entrances and exits A curved LED screen spans the space between the faces and a large logo of the show is hung above it 75 The stage is surrounded by seats for about 300 audience members 7 and the panelists are seated behind them on a raised platform at a mask shaped desk 75 The panelists placement away from the stage allows them to move around during performances helping the director tell a story 56 Rather than sitting and speaking into a microphone attached to the desk which would limit their mobility the panelists wear miniature headsets made by Shure 76 Many on stage set pieces were replaced with virtual reality elements and the panelists desk was lengthened due to social distancing requirements during filming in the COVID 19 pandemic 7 Backstage a Batcave inspired area contains costumes displayed like mannequins in a museum 75 Song selection and rehearsals edit Pick Ibarra said selecting which songs they sing is a collaborative process both the performers and producers submit ideas which merge as the songs go through the clearance process 43 While music publishers were reluctant to grant licenses for use in the first season as they were not told who would be performing their songs this process became easier by the second 77 Producers gravitate towards songs that help tell the overall story of one s costume 49 and ask those who are famous singers to select songs of a genre they are not known for so viewers will be surprised when they are revealed 42 Tyler Ninja Blevins Ice Cream in the second season stated he definitely got to pick the songs but producers wanted them to be mainstream so viewers would connect to them 78 Other contestants remarked they sometimes disagreed with producers song choices 79 80 Multiple songs are chosen and practiced at the same time some will not be performed if a contestant is eliminated 81 Before the competition vocal coaches and choreographers work with the celebrities for multiple days to determine their strengths and help improve their technique 48 78 Tori Spelling Unicorn in the first season said contestants are given three weeks to practice before their first performance although only a couple of rehearsals are conducted before then and the amount of practice time becomes shorter as the season progresses 82 According to director Alex Rudzinski contestants generally practice in the week leading up to their performances Their first rehearsals on stage occur for about half an hour the day before a taping and a 10 15 minute camera dress rehearsal sequence is conducted several hours before filming 49 Celebrities may train on their own time to better compete and do cardio exercises to prepare for performances 83 84 Filming edit Clue packages edit Each celebrity attends one or two voice over sessions to record audio for their respective clue packages Due to the length and varying filming locations of the video component stand ins are used to give them additional performance practice time 35 In describing their creation Wade said you have to plan stuff and at least drive people down avenues They may reveal a contestant is an athlete but not the sport they compete in 85 McCartney said contestants are interviewed every week of the competition and have their answers fact checked by producers 86 Producers listen to podcasts and read contestants books if a fact is on Wikipedia they try to avoid mentioning it 87 No physical filming occurred in the fourth season due to the COVID 19 pandemic producers worked with Fox owned Bento Box Entertainment to create animated videos 7 Performances edit nbsp Television City the filming location of the first three seasons Filming of the first three seasons took place at Television City in Los Angeles after which production moved to Red Studios Hollywood 7 With three episodes often filmed per week the show has a much shorter filming schedule than others 52 88 Dates are selected to accommodate celebrities other activities 46 Choosing to tape the series rather than broadcast it live was a difficult decision Pick Ibarra said but a necessary one because the time commitment would have prevented celebrities from participating 4 Following the third season Rudzinski said while an entire season would unlikely be aired live as being able to edit helps us tell a story a live broadcast remains possible 49 Before performances occur Rudzinski receives detailed musical breakdowns of the songs contestants will sing Based on their beat and structure he creates a storyboard for each performance 56 Brad Duns has also acted as director 89 Except for the fourth and fifth seasons during which the audience was virtual a taping begins with them seated next to the stage and a warm up comedian telling jokes to loosen them up They are encouraged to act excited by clapping cheering and chanting the names of costumes while the production crew records their reactions for later use Shortly thereafter the panelists arrive and the host introduces the first contestant The clue package plays on the large screen in the studio and the celebrity enters and performs with at least one background singer accompanying them offstage 22 35 90 They wear in ear monitors 49 and may use a headset inside of their mask to sing instead of a handheld microphone opting to use one only as a prop on stage 91 A teleprompter displays song lyrics as an aid 54 According to Plestis the contestants have one take to sing live 4 46 Rob Gronkowski White Tiger in the third season said this was true after missing lyrics during a performance he never received an offer from producers to re record them afterwards 92 The contestants vocals are intended to sound like the songs original artists if they used Auto Tune processing then such effects are applied in post production 93 After a celebrity sings their performance is conducted again with background singers only allowing producers additional audience reactions to film 90 During this time they are allowed to cool down in one of the air conditioned rooms backstage 94 After all performances and guesses conclude the panelists and audience vote for their favorite singer Except during the fourth and fifth seasons the producers film the studio audience acting out how they would react to one s elimination with less than two dozen extremely well vetted people either friends and family of the celebrity or the show s production crew remaining on set during the actual reveal 22 20 52 The celebrity is allowed to have their hair and makeup fixed backstage before they are unmasked on camera 4 95 As they reveal themselves the panelists and audience chant take it off and Who Are You by the Who which is also the show s opening theme song plays in the background 96 97 Afterward panelists are discouraged from researching possible answers to the clues presented to them for contestants remaining in the competition between episode tapings 98 Series overview editMain article List of The Masked Singer American TV series episodes Series overviewSeasonContestantsEpisodesOriginally airedWinnerRunner s upThird placeRef First airedLast aired11210January 2 2019 2019 01 02 February 27 2019 2019 02 27 T Pain as Monster Donny Osmond as Peacock Gladys Knight as Bee 99 100 101 21613September 25 2019 2019 09 25 December 18 2019 2019 12 18 Wayne Brady as Fox Chris Daughtry as Rottweiler Adrienne Bailon Houghton as Flamingo 99 100 102 31817February 2 2020 2020 02 02 May 20 2020 2020 05 20 Kandi Burruss as Night Angel Jesse McCartney as Turtle Bow Wow as Frog 99 100 103 41612September 23 2020 2020 09 23 December 16 2020 2020 12 16 LeAnn Rimes as Sun Aloe Blacc as Mushroom Nick Carter as Crocodile 99 100 104 51411March 10 2021 2021 03 10 May 26 2021 2021 05 26 Nick Lachey as Piglet JoJo as Black Swan Wiz Khalifa as Chameleon 99 100 105 61613September 22 2021 2021 09 22 December 15 2021 2021 12 15 Jewel as Queen of Hearts Todrick Hall as Bull a 99 100 106 7 b 1511March 9 2022 2022 03 09 May 18 2022 2022 05 18 Teyana Taylor as Firefly Hayley Orrantia as Ringmaster Cheyenne Jackson as Prince 99 100 107 82212September 21 2022 2022 09 21 November 30 2022 2022 11 30 Amber Riley as Harp Wilson Phillips as Lambs a 99 100 108 92114February 15 2023 2023 02 15 May 17 2023 2023 05 17 Bishop Briggs as Medusa David Archuleta as Macaw a 99 100 109 101611September 27 2023 2023 09 27 December 20 2023 2023 12 20 Ne Yo as Cow John Schneider as Donut Janel Parrish as Gazelle 99 100 110 111612March 6 2024 2024 03 06 May 22 2024 2024 05 22 111 TBATBA a 99 100 Specials 12September 15 2019 2019 09 15 December 12 2023 2023 12 12 99 100 a b c d Due to its format this season only featured two finalists Also known as The Masked Singer The Good The Bad and The Cuddly Broadcast history and release editThe Masked Singer debuted on January 2 2019 as a mid season replacement to Star 112 A month before the season finale on February 27 2019 99 Fox renewed the show for a second season 113 During its upfronts for the 2019 2020 United States television season in May 2019 the network renewed the series for a third season to launch as the lead out of Super Bowl LIV 29 The second season premiered on September 25 2019 and was preceded by a Super Sneak Peek episode which aired two Sundays prior Before concluding on December 18 2019 it was pre empted for two weeks by the broadcast of the 2019 World Series 99 114 On February 2 2020 the third season premiered following Super Bowl LIV After a Road to the Finals episode aired the previous day it culminated on May 20 2020 99 115 Two weeks prior the series was renewed for a fourth season to air during the 2020 2021 television season 116 117 Following a preview episode on September 13 it premiered on September 23 2020 118 One week of the season was pre empted due to the 2020 World Series 119 Two weeks before the finale on December 16 2020 the series was renewed for a fifth season 120 which premiered on March 10 2021 32 On May 17 2021 Fox renewed the series for a sixth season a week before the fifth season s finale on May 26 121 The sixth season began airing starting with a two night premiere on September 22 and 23 2021 122 A seventh season premiered on March 9 2022 123 On May 15 2023 it was announced that the series was renewed for a tenth season 124 The program is aired by Fox in the United States and has been simulcasted by CTV in Canada since the second season 125 126 Fox Entertainment distributes the series in those countries while Propagate Content does so elsewhere 127 128 Outside of North America it has aired on ITV in the United Kingdom 129 Network 10 in Australia 130 Three in New Zealand 131 M Net in South Africa 132 and Channel 5 in Singapore among others 133 Aside from double length episodes most run for about 43 minutes 134 They are available for streaming in the United States on Hulu Fox s website and the Fox Now mobile app through video on demand 135 136 The Masked Singer is also available on the American ad supported service Tubi 135 136 where it became the most watched series less than two months after its April 2020 debut and is used to attract new viewers to the platform 137 138 Episodes are available internationally on localized streaming services 139 140 Reception editTelevision viewership and ratings edit Viewership and ratings per season of The Masked Singer TV season ranks averages include seven day DVR playback Season Timeslot ET Episodes First aired Last aired TV season Viewershiprank Avg viewers millions 18 49rank Avg 18 49rating Date Viewers millions Date Viewers millions 1 Wednesday 9 00 p m 10 January 2 2019 2019 01 02 9 37 141 February 27 2019 2019 02 27 11 48 142 2018 2019 13 11 57 3 3 8 143 2 Wednesday 8 00 p m 13 September 25 2019 2019 09 25 8 03 144 December 18 2019 2019 12 18 8 36 145 2019 2020 12 10 73 3 3 2 146 3 17 February 2 2020 2020 02 02 23 70 147 May 20 2020 2020 05 20 9 01 148 4 12 September 23 2020 2020 09 23 5 92 149 December 16 2020 2020 12 16 7 41 150 2020 2021 23 7 56 3 2 0 151 5 11 March 10 2021 2021 03 10 5 66 152 May 26 2021 2021 05 26 5 51 153 6 13 September 22 2021 2021 09 22 4 74 154 December 15 2021 2021 12 15 5 08 155 2021 2022 40 5 85 8 1 2 156 7 11 March 9 2022 2022 03 09 4 15 157 May 18 2022 2022 05 18 4 19 158 8 12 September 21 2022 2022 09 21 3 70 159 November 30 2022 2022 11 30 4 18 160 2022 2023 44 5 11 10 0 9 161 9 14 February 15 2023 2023 02 15 3 71 162 May 17 2023 2023 05 17 3 73 163 10 11 September 27 2023 2023 09 27 3 22 164 December 20 2023 2023 12 20 3 76 165 2023 2024 TBD TBD TBD TBD 11 TBA March 6 2024 2024 03 06 3 29 166 TBD In both 2019 and 2020 the show was named the Hottest Reality Competition Series in the United States by Adweek 167 168 Excluding post NFL game debuts the program s premiere was the highest rated for an unscripted television series in the country since The X Factor in 2011 169 Ratings grew toward the end of the first season 98 and The Masked Singer concluded the 2018 2019 American television season as the highest rated new series in the key demographic of adults 18 49 143 and the first unscripted series to rank number one in the genre in its first season since Joe Millionaire in 2003 170 TV Guide named it the television season s most underestimated show 171 During the following television season the series was one of two non NFL programs to charge over 200 000 per 30 seconds of advertising 172 Deadline Hollywood cited the second season as a major reason Fox for the first time in the network s history ranked number one in fall entertainment programming 173 The premiere of the third season following Super Bowl LIV became the series most watched episode 147 Throughout the season s latter half which aired amid the COVID 19 pandemic in the United States episodes experienced a rise in viewership compared to those broadcast before the outbreak 88 174 Although the 18 49 rating was lower than the first s the show remained the top non sports program in the demographic 175 During the 2020 2021 United States television season ad prices for the show increased 12 percent to about 226 000 per 30 seconds 176 While the highest rated entertainment broadcast since the third season s finale 167 the first episode of the fourth season tied for the series lowest at the time 177 A broadcast following a Thanksgiving NFL game was the most watched and highest rated of the series excluding the post Super Bowl episode since the first season s finale 178 179 With the fourth and fifth season s ratings The Masked Singer remained the highest rated entertainment program among adults 18 49 for the third consecutive television season 143 180 By the seventh season the show s viewership declined to less than half of the first season s audience though it is still considered above average given similar trends for other programs 181 Simulcasts of the show are popular in Canada all of the premieres and finales have ranked within the top 10 most watched programs in the weeks they aired according to audience measurement company Numeris 182 183 The post Super Bowl LIV premiere of the third season was viewed by 2 35 million the most for a Super Bowl lead out in the country since 2012 183 184 During the 2019 2020 Canadian television season it was the eighth most watched series overall 185 In Australia The Masked Singer debuted on September 30 2020 to ratings significantly smaller than others in its timeslot With 285 000 viewers The Music attributed its low viewership to a culture barrier and that reveals are well publicized by the time the series airs 186 After viewership fell to 125 000 a month later the program was moved to a less favorable timeslot 187 Critical response edit The show received a mixed reception from television critics their critiques were classified as befuddled by The Hollywood Reporter 188 Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 52 percent approval rating for the first season with an average rating of 4 out of 10 based on 25 reviews Its critical consensus states Defying all tropes of the reality competition genre The Masked Singer manages to be both magnetically apocalyptic and inexplicably boring 189 Metacritic which uses a weighted average assigned the series a score of 36 out of 100 based on 10 critics reviewing the first season indicating generally unfavorable reviews 190 Concept and appeal edit Critics contrasted the series to other reality television programs in the United States Entertainment Weekly s Joseph Longo considered it the most captivating competition series since The Voice premiered in 2011 95 and Stuart Heritage of The Guardian called it one of the best singing competition shows in a decade 191 Writing for NBC News Think Ani Bundel thought the series has an advantage over Dancing with the Stars and The Voice because voting bias is less likely when competitors are unknown 192 Kelly Lawler of USA Today agreed praising the avoidance of overproduced backstories harsh criticisms and results episodes 193 The Daily Beast s Laura Bradley felt it was better than Dancing with the Stars because costumes can be used to generate interest instead of casting those who seek to overplay their 15 minutes of fame 194 As she considered its format more complex than Top Chef or Dancing with the Stars Erin Schwartz of The Nation considered The Masked Singer s success surprising 195 The show received comparisons to the original version of the franchise Despite its strong viewership indicating the changes between it and the South Korean version seem to have worked 196 some felt the competition length is too slow in comparison and makes reveals occur long after established consensuses about who the celebrities are have formed nullifying the excitement surrounding them 26 52 197 While contestants on the South Korean series sing the same songs during a duet round producers decision not to do so in the American version was also thought of as an ill advised decision by critics as they felt it inhibits fair comparisons 26 197 198 Conversely for V s Hannah Hightman the series retains the bizarreness of King of Mask Singer but adds a distinctly American style creating an infectiously fun reality TV classic 199 According to Drew Millard of The Outline the show is better than previous American adaptations of Asian television series because it is even crazier than the original 200 Critics regarded the program as having a positive nature John Doyle of The Globe and Mail cited it as a cultural change in the United States away from the competitive and often exploitative essence of reality shows like American Idol 201 Opining in The Washington Post Sonia Rao thought the series ethos is its support of eccentricity 202 Matt Zoller Seitz of Vulture named it the best example of escapism on television 203 and Variety s Daniel D Addario called it a return to form for the medium as he thought it possesses the now rare ability to uplift and unite people 204 Lawler agreed remarking it was perhaps the only reality TV show that doesn t manufacture its fun 193 Schwartz considered it the rare show on television that allows viewers to turn off their brains sit back and enjoy and felt panelists compliment competitors despite the quality of their performances 195 The way contestants are eliminated has garnered praise for being dignified 205 206 though those of vocal legend s such as Patti LaBelle Dionne Warwick and Chaka Khan have been criticized for being premature 207 208 209 Performance and production edit The costume designs have received praise for being inventive 210 intricate 26 and impressive 96 211 Opinions of the performances have differed Variety s Caroline Framke described them as mediocre 211 The New Yorker s Emily Nussbaum thought the choreography was elaborate 212 and Entertainment Weekly s Kristen Baldwin said some celebrities sound professional while others are more karaoke like 213 The way the show is edited has attracted criticism guesses have been called repetitive 203 episodes excessive in length 191 and unmaskings slow 214 Writing for Decider Joel Keller found the program s pacing overwhelming 215 To fix the manufactured feeling Hanh Nguyen of IndieWire felt a live broadcast would add excitement 216 as did those from Gold Derby and E Online 217 218 Viewers on the West Coast discover which celebrity is unmasked later than those on the East Coast because the show is not aired live across all time zones 97 Cast and commentary edit Reviewers referred to the status of celebrities competing Rob Harvilla of The Ringer wrote that they are either stars of decades past or only have thin connections to actual celebrities 219 and Ali stated the show s idea of celebrity is fairly elastic 97 According to Hannah Hightman the series is a haven for B list celebs 199 Alison de Souza of The Straits Times said the series has never featured an A lister 133 With both traditional Hollywood celebrities and reality show stars participating some indicated the hierarchies of fame are no longer as defined as they once were 210 220 Conversely Adam White of The Daily Telegraph attributed the show s success in part to the relative starriness of its participants 221 and BBC News Neil Smith considered it a particularly starry version of the franchise 222 In her book Transnational Korean Television the scholar Hyejung Ju argued almost all of the contestants are well known 25 In contrast to the New Zealand edition Jenni Mortimer of The New Zealand Herald said the celebrity pull on the US version is huge 223 The series has received criticism for having politicians such as Sarah Palin and Rudy Giuliani as contestants with the latter causing panelists Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke to walk out 51 224 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp L R Ken Jeong Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg Nicole Scherzinger Robin Thicke Nick Cannon Critics felt the panelists undermined the program with pointless statements and awkward interactions 212 214 225 Describing McCarthy Wahlberg as inexperienced Scherzinger as dull Jeong as over the top and Thicke as too serious Kelly Lawler named them the worst panel in reality television history 193 226 Rachel Desantis of the New York Daily News thought all except Jeong were unfunny 205 Miles Surrey of The Ringer disagreed stating Jeong was annoying 227 Quartz s Adam Epstein predicted the panelists could be the show s downfall 228 Their guesses have been called stupid 229 absurd 220 worthless 211 and the worst part of the show 230 by those who viewed them as implausible 219 In dissenting The Daily Beast s Jordan Julian felt they made the panelists surprisingly entertaining 231 and D Addario compared the panelists favorably to the original American Idol judges who he perceived as non experts in their fields 204 Cannon s role on the series has divided critics The Washington Post s Emily Yahr felt he was made for the show due to his years of experience in the same role seeing oddities on America s Got Talent 232 and Keller thought he learned his lesson from that program by being less distracting 215 Conversely Doyle called Cannon as inarticulate as a three year old 201 and Longo remarked he was overshadowed by the presence and commentary of McCarthy Wahlberg 95 McCarthy Wahlberg s role on the show was criticized by Seitz and Sam Barsanti of The A V Club due to her views on vaccines 203 229 Cultural impact edit The series success is attributed to subsequent local adaptations of the Masked Singer franchise 22 233 It is part of the Korean wave and follows fellow late 2010s American television shows Better Late Than Never and The Good Doctor which are also based on South Korean programs 234 International interest in adapting other costume centered formats such as Wild Things and Sexy Beasts has been credited to the series success 19 as has the debut of other guessing game shows on Fox 235 236 An American version of the South Korean game show I Can See Your Voice which features contestants guessing whether singers are good or bad without hearing them sing for a chance to win money began airing on the network in 2020 Jeong hosts along with a panel and a musical superstar who aid the contestant It followed episodes of The Masked Singer s fourth season creating a two hour programming block based on South Korean formats and featuring Jeong 235 237 Game of Talents another international guessing game adaptation is hosted by season two winner Wayne Brady and aired after episodes of The Masked Singer s fifth season 236 In April 2021 an unofficial online fundraiser version of the show featuring Broadway performers titled Broadway s Masked Singer was held in support of Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS 238 The program has played a major role in Fox s success as an independent network and in house production company Fox Alternative Entertainment 239 240 As a result Wade described an increased openness to new ideas when shows are pitched 170 He also predicted more direct relationships between Asian production companies and American television networks would form 241 Masked Singer was MBC s first format sold to the United States market 28 Plestis subsequently signed a deal with Tokyo Broadcasting System to develop new television formats and launched an American edition of the South Korean game show My Little Television for TBS 242 243 Due in part to her success with The Masked Singer British production company Studio Lambert signed a similar deal with Pick Ibarra 24 Awards and nominations edit Awards and nominations Award Year a Category Nominee s Result Ref Art Directors Guild Awards 2021 Variety Reality or Competition Series James Pearse Connelly b Nominated 244 Costume Designers Guild Awards 2020 Excellence in Variety Reality Competition Live Television Marina Toybina c Won 245 2021 Marina Toybina d Nominated 246 2022 Marina Toybina Gabrielle Letamendi e Nominated 247 Critics Choice Real TV Awards 2019 Best Competition Series Talent Variety The Masked Singer Won 248 2021 The Masked Singer Won 249 2023 The Masked Singer Nominated 250 Gracie Awards 2020 Showrunner Unscripted Izzie Pick Ibarra Won 251 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards 2021 Best Music Supervision Reality Television Meryl Ginsberg f Won 252 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards 2021 Best Broadcast Network Reality Series Competition Series or Game Show The Masked Singer Won 253 2022 Best Broadcast Network Reality Show or Competition Series The Masked Singer Nominated 254 Kids Choice Awards 2020 Favorite Reality Show The Masked Singer Nominated 255 Favorite TV Host Nick Cannon Nominated 2021 Favorite Reality Show The Masked Singer Nominated 256 2022 The Masked Singer Nominated 257 2023 The Masked Singer Nominated 258 MTV Movie amp TV Awards 2019 Best Host Nick Cannon Nominated 259 2021 Best Competition Series The Masked Singer Nominated 260 2022 The Masked Singer Nominated 261 2023 Best Host Nick Cannon Nominated 262 People s Choice Awards 2019 The Competition Show of 2019 The Masked Singer Nominated 263 The Competition Contestant of 2019 T Pain g Nominated 2020 The Show of 2020 The Masked Singer Nominated 264 The Competition Show of 2020 The Masked Singer Nominated The Competition Contestant of 2020 Kandi Burruss h Nominated Rob Gronkowski i Nominated 2021 The Competition Show of 2021 The Masked Singer Nominated 265 The Competition Contestant of 2021 JoJo j Nominated Wiz Khalifa k Nominated 2022 The Competition Show of 2022 The Masked Singer Nominated 266 The Competition Contestant of 2022 Teyana Taylor l Nominated Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2019 Outstanding Costumes for a Variety Nonfiction or Reality Programming Marina Toybina Grainne O Sullivan m Nominated 267 2020 Marina Toybina Grainne O Sullivan Gabrielle Letamendi Candice Rainwater n Won 58 2021 Marina Toybina Grainne O Sullivan Gabrielle Letamendi Lucia Maldonado o Won 268 Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Reality or Competition Series James Pearse Connelly Ryan Suchor Lisa Nelson p Nominated 269 Outstanding Lighting Design Lighting Direction for a Variety Series Simon Miles Cory Fournier Maurice Dupleasis q Nominated 2022 Simon Miles Cory Fournier r Nominated 270 Outstanding Technical Direction Camerawork Video Control for a Series Christine Salomon Nat Havholm Mark Koonce Brett Crutcher Adam Margolis Rob Palmer Ron Lehman Bert Atkinson Bettina Levesque Jeff Wheat Kary D Alessandro Daryl Studebaker John Goforth Cary Symmons Sean Flannery Darin Gallacher Chris Hill s Nominated 2023 Outstanding Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Series Christine Salomon Cary Symmons Bert Atkinson Brett Crutcher Kary D Allesandro Jimmy Garcia John Goforth Sean Flannery Bettina Levesque Adam Margolis Mark Koonce Daryl Studebaker James Sullivan Rob Palmer t Pending 271 Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 Outstanding Competition Program The Masked Singer Nominated 58 Producers Guild of America Awards 2020 Outstanding Producer of Game amp Competition Television Craig Plestis Izzie Pick Ibarra Nikki Varhely Gillingham Rosie Seitchik Stacey Thomas Muir Nick Cannon Ashley Sylvester Lindsay Tuggle Pete Cooksley Chelsea Candelaria Anne Chanthavong Zoe Ritchken Deena Katz Erin Brady Jeff Kmiotek Lexi Shoemaker u Nominated 272 2021 Craig Plestis Izzie Pick Ibarra Rosie Seitchik Nick Cannon James Breen Deena Katz Lindsay Tuggle Chris Wagner Patrizia DiMaria Brian Updyke Jeff Kmiotek Lauren Taylor Harding Nick Campagna Erin Brady Tiana Gandelman Kristin Campbell Taylor Lindsay John Dom Worden Peter Hebri Zoe Ritchken Lexi Shoemaker Mike Riccio Emily Smith Chelsea Candelaria Joseph Warwick v Nominated 273 Shorty Awards 2019 Best in Entertainment Sites amp Apps The Masked Singer Social Hub Nominated 274 Teen Choice Awards 2019 Choice Reality TV Show The Masked Singer Nominated 275 Spin offs editThe Masked Singer After the Mask edit Due to the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on television Fox postponed the premieres of some scripted series to late 2020 and opted to create The Masked Singer After the Mask as one of two shows that could be produced remotely to fill the programming gap 276 Cannon hosted the aftershow it aired on Wednesdays at 9 00 p m ET for four weeks following episodes of the third season during which he discusses the outcome of the preceding Masked Singer episode from a virtual stage with guests appearing via videotelephony 277 278 A performance from the eliminated celebrity is featured at the end of each episode which are directed by Tom Sullivan and executive produced by Breen Plestis and Cannon 279 CTV broadcast the series in Canada 280 The series premiere received a 1 4 rating in the adults 18 49 demographic and about 5 5 million viewers a pretty significant improvement over the average ratings of the previous lead out Lego Masters 281 Subsequent episodes continued to retain about half of The Masked Singer s viewers which is considered above average for an aftershow 88 Including DVR the program concluded the 2019 2020 United States television season with an average viewership of 5 29 million ranking sixty eighth among all series broadcast and an average 18 49 rating of 1 4 ranking twenty seventh 146 According to Variety it received higher ratings than shows that probably cost ten times to produce 282 The Masked Dancer edit Main article The Masked Dancer American TV series Following the premiere of The Masked Singer in January 2019 Ellen DeGeneres began conducting a parody The Masked Dancer as a recurring segment on her daytime talk show On January 7 2020 Fox Alternative Entertainment and Warner Bros Television announced plans to broadcast The Masked Dancer as a television series 283 284 Craig Robinson hosts the show and Jeong Brian Austin Green Paula Abdul and Ashley Tisdale act as panelists Like The Masked Singer s format celebrity contestants wear head to toe costumes and face masks concealing their identities but perform different dance styles 285 286 It premiered on Fox on December 27 2020 287 Other media editCostume displays edit nbsp Costumes were displayed in an exhibit at the Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles After being worn during a season the costumes are placed in storage and occasionally displayed 94 In mid 2019 some from the first season were accompanied by video and Toybina s original sketches in an exhibit Fashion amp Fantasy The Art of The Masked Singer at the Los Angeles Paley Center for Media 288 Selections were also present at the annual Art of Television Costume Design exhibit at the Fashion Institute of Design amp Merchandising Museum in Los Angeles from August to October 2019 289 290 On February 1 2020 two costumes were displayed at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County as part of a meet and greet promotion 291 For a week in May 2021 costumes from the fifth season were shown in a West Hollywood California storefront as part of a For Your Consideration campaign for the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards 292 Merchandise edit Hoodies coffee mugs phone cases and other merchandise using the show s branding are purchasable on the series online store 293 Family fun packs consisting of coloring pages a word search and a do it yourself mask were once downloadable on its website 294 as were official Giphy stickers clue notebooks Bingo cards and phone wallpapers 295 Images of the series were made available to users on Microsoft Teams and Zoom as custom backgrounds 296 297 In October 2020 the show launched an official weekly podcast hosted by Bow Wow In addition to a post elimination celebrity interview it features guests and extra clues 298 299 During the fifth season viewers could use the Fox Bet Super 6 app to answer questions about each episode and be entered into weekly draws to win money including a grand prize of 100 000 6 In October 2021 Fox launched an online community known as the MaskVerse in which users can trade mask NFTs and communicate on a Discord server 300 The Masked Singer National Tour edit In February 2020 it was announced that the program would be getting a live tour with shows in over forty American cities featuring two celebrity hosts and a local mystery celebrity who would be unmasked at the end of each 301 Originally scheduled for mid 2020 the tour was later postponed to the following year due to the COVID 19 pandemic and eventually delayed indefinitely 302 303 In June 2021 Plestis said plans were being materialized and that he hoped it would occur in 2022 304 On November 1 2021 the tour was reannounced for 2022 and later began on May 28 305 Natasha Bedingfield who was costumed as Pepper in season six serves as host of the tour 306 Shows in the tour include previous Masked Singer costumes such as Queen of Hearts Alien and Thingamabob Each show also includes a mystery celebrity who performs in a tour specific costume Boom Boom Box 307 Notes edit Indicates the year of ceremony For The Season Premiere The Masks Return For Season Finale And The Winner Takes It All and Takes It Off For The Semi Finals The Super Six For 2 Night Season Premiere Part 2 Back to School For season three 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