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List of The Masked Singer (American TV series) episodes

The Masked Singer is an American reality singing competition television series based on the South Korean television program King of Mask Singer. The show, which involves celebrities singing anonymously in elaborate full-body costumes, was developed by Craig Plestis and is hosted by Nick Cannon. During most episodes, three to six celebrities each perform covers of famous songs in costume in front of a studio audience and panelists Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Nicole Scherzinger, and Robin Thicke. After the audience and panelists vote for their favorite performance, the celebrity with the fewest votes is eliminated from the competition and takes off their mask, revealing their identity.[1][2][3]

The series has been broadcast on Fox since January 2, 2019, and has aired ten seasons thus far. Plestis and Izzie Pick Ibarra have served as executive producers since the first season; Rosie Seitchik and Cannon have also done so since the second and third, respectively.[3][4][5] As the highest-rated entertainment series in the adults 18–49 key demographic both television seasons it has aired, the program's ratings have remained consistently high.[6][7] Owing to its success, an aftershow, The Masked Singer: After the Mask, was formed as a spin-off.[8] The series's costume designer has won a Costume Designers Guild Award in the Excellence in Variety, Reality-Competition, Live Television category,[9] and has received two Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming nominations.[10][11] Aside from double-length episodes, most run for about 43 minutes.[12]

  1. ^ Birnbaum, Debra (August 2, 2018). "Fox Orders Masked Singer Reality Series; Nick Cannon to Host". Variety. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Stone, Natalie (May 13, 2019). "The Masked Singer Renewed for Season 3, to Premiere After 2020 Super Bowl". People. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Fox Reveals a Second Season of Television's #1 New Show and #1 Unscripted Series, The Masked Singer" (Press release). Fox. January 30, 2019 – via The Futon Critic.
  4. ^ "All-New Special "The Masked Singer: Super Sneak Peek" to Air Sunday, September 15, on Fox" (Press release). Fox. August 28, 2019. Archived from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020 – via The Futon Critic.
  5. ^ "Beat Shazam Host Jamie Foxx Touches Down as a Guest Panelist in The Season Three Premiere of The Masked Singer, Following Super Bowl LIV, Sunday, February 2, on Fox" (Press release). Fox. January 7, 2020. Archived from the original on April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020 – via The Futon Critic.
  6. ^ "The 2019 TV Hot List: The Year's Biggest and Buzziest Shows, Networks and People". Adweek. October 20, 2019. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019.
  7. ^ Lynch, Jason (May 21, 2020). "Fox Nabs First TV Season Win Among 18–49 Demo in 8 Years; CBS Remains No. 1 in Total Viewers". Adweek. Archived from the original on May 30, 2020.
  8. ^ Schneider, Michael (April 8, 2020). "The Masked Singer After-Show, Hosted by Nick Cannon, to Launch on Fox". Variety. Archived from the original on April 20, 2020.
  9. ^ "22nd Costume Designers Guild Awards Winners & Nominees". Costume Designers Guild. Archived from the original on March 2, 2020.
  10. ^ "Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming Nominees/Winners 2019". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019.
  11. ^ "2020 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations Press Release" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  12. ^ "Watch The Masked Singer: Season 3, Episode 8 "Old Friends, New Clues: Group C Championships" Online". Fox. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.