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Season 1 – The Masked Singer

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A viral phenomenon with more than half a billion fans worldwide and the No. 1 top-trending video of 2017 on YouTube, The Masked Singer features celebrities facing off against one another with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head to toe in an elaborate costume, complete with full face mask to conceal his or her identity.
The Masked Singer — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Defying all tropes of the reality competition genre, The Masked Singer manages to be both magnetically apocalyptic and inexplicably boring.

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LaToya Ferguson Uproxx 02/28/2019
Is The Masked Singer a great show? Yes, because it has elaborate costumes and voice modulators. Go to Full Review Emily Nussbaum The New Yorker 02/15/2019
...you do need to care who the star is when it's revealed. Instead, that moment bursts the fantasy bubble... Go to Full Review Rachel Desantis New York Daily News 01/18/2019
It's nice to watch celebrities make fools of themselves for the sake of entertainment, and it's nice to see judges be complimentary when they don't necessarily have to be because there is nothing at stake. Go to Full Review Miles Surrey The Ringer 03/04/2019
Collectively, we love a good gimmick. And The Masked Singer has a great one. Go to Full Review Dustin Rowles Pajiba 01/29/2019
This horrible show might be slightly more interesting if I actually cared anything about the celebrities under the masks. Go to Full Review Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media 01/24/2019
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Bizarre singing contest is surprisingly fun. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ali D 02/12/2025 This is my favorite show ever. The first season was such an amazing introduction for the Masked Singer into the American pop culture zeitgeist. I love it!! See more Trevor B 11/30/2022 Terrible show and season. Only FOX pays to get them renewed See more Cyrus K @Keyflame626 10/02/2022 Although this season does not live up to the excitement of the other seasons, it still is good in it's own right just hasn't aged that well when compared to the other seasons. See more 03/09/2022 The masked singer is a very boring and rigged show. The fact that fox allows such a bad show for children also is bad. The judges walk away due to political reasons on a reveal and it shows so much negativity towards fans and there actions. The show has alot of 1 stars, so idk how it keeps getting more seasons when they reviews get worse and worse. I hate this show so much that I've been wishing for it to be canceled a long time now!!! Remove this show before FOX gets more complaints See more 09/25/2020 This might be the nadir of entertainment, really could not sit through more than a few minutes. See more steven g 05/14/2020 Best part of this show is the ability to turn it off - it should remain off forever. See more Read all reviews
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Nick Cannon

Host

Ken Jeong

Judge

Jenny McCarthy

Judge

Nicole Scherzinger

Judge

Robin Thicke

Judge

Kenan Thompson

Guest

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 2, 2019 Season Premiere: Mask On Face Off The first six undercover celebrity singers -- peacock, hippo, monster, unicorn, deer and lion -- face off against one another in elaborate head-to-toe costumes. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 9, 2019 New Masks on the Block The second six undercover celebrity singers -- rabbit, alien, raven, pineapple, poodle and bee -- face off against one another while wearing elaborate head-to-toe costumes. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 16, 2019 Five Masks No More Peacock, monster, unicorn, deer and lion take the stage for their second performances; Joel McHale joins as a guest panelist. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 23, 2019 Another Mask Bites the Dust Rabbit, alien, raven, poodle and bee each take the stage to perform a second time; Joel McHale joins as a guest panelist. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 30, 2019 Mix and Masks The first group of celebrity singers return to the stage to perform individually and as a group to keep themselves in the competition. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 6, 2019 Touchy Feely Clues Keeping themselves masked, the remaining celebrity singers hit the stage to perform. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 13, 2019 All Together Now The remaining six celebrity singers merge into one big group as they perform anonymously; J.B. Smoove guest judges. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 20, 2019 Semi Finals: Double Unmasking Two celebrities are unmasked, leaving only the top three singers; Kenan Thompson guest judges. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 27, 2019 Road to the Finals The three remaining finalists compete for the golden mask, and their identities are revealed; guest panelist Kenan Thompson. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 27, 2019 Season Finale: The Final Mask Is Lifted The three remaining finalists compete for the golden mask, and their identities are revealed; guest panelist Kenan Thompson. Details

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Season Info

Director
Alex Rudzinski
Executive Producer
Craig Plestis, Izzie Pick Ashcroft
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Music, Reality
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 2, 2019