The Masked Singer (American season 8)

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The Masked Singer
Season 8
Masked Singer US Season 8 Poster.jpg
Promotional poster for season eight, featuring "Bride"
Starring
Hosted byNick Cannon
No. of contestants22[1]
No. of episodes4
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 21, 2022 (2022-09-21) –
present
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 7
List of episodes

The eighth season of the American television series The Masked Singer premiered on Fox on September 21, 2022.[2][3]

Panelists and host[edit]

Season 8 panelists and host
Robin Thicke
Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg
Ken Jeong
Nicole
Scherzinger
Nick Cannon

Nick Cannon, singer-songwriter Robin Thicke, television and radio personality Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, actor and comedian Ken Jeong, and recording artist Nicole Scherzinger all return as host and panelists.[4][5]

The first episode featured Will Arnett who appeared in a cameo before the first king/queen crowning, the second episode included season one runner-up Donny Osmond as a guest panelist, with the Blue Man Group and Carrot Top as additional guests, the third episode featured Jodie Sweetin and season one contestant Tori Spelling as additional guests, and the fourth episode featured Andrew Lloyd Webber as a guest panelist. The fifth episode will include The Muppets, with Miss Piggy as a guest panelist, as well as season five contestant Kermit the Frog, Animal, and Fozzie Bear appearing as additional guests,[6] the seventh episode will feature Leslie Jordan and Joel McHale as guest panelists,[7] and the eighth episode will feature Jon Lovitz and season three contestant Drew Carey as additional guests.[8] Other guests appearing throughout the season will include Danielle Fishel, Lance Bass, and Sheila E.[5][9]

Leslie Jordan, a guest panelist in the seventh episode to be aired on November 6, died in a car accident on October 24, 2022,[10] marking the first posthumous appearance in the series.

Production[edit]

On May 16, 2022, it was announced that Fox renewed the series for an eighth season, prior to the airing of the seventh season's finale on May 18.[11] On June 6, 2022, it was announced that the season would premiere on September 21.[2]

The formatting for the season sees three contestants battle in each episode, with one eliminated mid-show and taken to the VIP section while the other two battle out. A king/queen is crowned at the end of each episode who then moves on to the following episode, while the other in the top two gets eliminated. The season also includes themed nights for the first time, including "Vegas Night", "Comedy Roast", "Hall Of Fame", "Muppets Night", "Andrew Lloyd Webber Night", "TV Themes", "'90s Night", "Thanksgiving", and "Fright Night".[9]

On October 12, game two of the NLDS between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves suffered a rain delay with game play resuming during primetime on the east coast.[12] Consequently, the airing of the Andrew Lloyd Webber episode was pre-empted nationally. However, it aired on the CTV Television Network in Canada as scheduled.[13]

Contestants[edit]

Following her death, it was reported that actress Anne Heche had been in negotiations to participate in the season, though it is unclear how far she was in the process.[14]

The season features 22 contestants,[1] the most number of contestants on any American season of The Masked Singer. The contestants in this season are reported to have a combined 42 books, 32 Grammy nominations, 16 Emmy wins, 10 Teen Choice Awards, eight gold albums, five stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and four Golden Globe nominations.[15]

Results
Stage name Celebrity Occupation(s) Episodes
1 2 3 4 5
Round 1 Round 2
Avocado[16] TBA
Beetle[17] TBA TBA[18]
Bride[19] TBA
Gopher[20] TBA
Harp TBA WIN WIN WIN
Lambs[21] TBA TBA[18]
TBA
TBA
Milkshake[22] TBA
Robo Girl TBA WIN TBA
Scarecrow[9] TBA
Sir Bug a Boo[23] TBA
Snowstorm[24] TBA
Venus Fly Trap[23] TBA
Walrus[25] TBA
Mermaid Gloria Gaynor Singer OUT
Maize Mario Cantone Actor/comedian OUT
Fortune Teller Daymond John Businessman OUT
Mummies Mike Lookinland Actor OUT
Barry Williams Actor
Christopher Knight Actor
Panther Montell Jordan Singer OUT
Pi-Rat Jeff Dunham Ventriloquist/comedian OUT
Hummingbird Chris Kirkpatrick Singer OUT[a]
Hedgehog Eric Idle Actor/comedian OUT
Knight William Shatner Actor OUT
  •  WIN  The masked singer won with their performance and advanced in the competition.
  •  SAFE  The masked singer was safe from elimination.
  •  RISK  The masked singer was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
  •  OUT  The masked singer was eliminated from the competition and unmasked upon their elimination.
  •   The masked singer did not perform.
The celebrities who competed in the eighth season of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (L–R):
William Shatner ("Knight"), Eric Idle ("Hedgehog"), Chris Kirkpatrick ("Hummingbird"), Jeff Dunham ("Pi-Rat"), Montell Jordan ("Panther"), Mike Lookinland, Barry Williams, and Christopher Knight ("Mummies"), Daymond John ("Fortune Teller"), Mario Cantone ("Maize"), and Gloria Gaynor ("Mermaid")

Episodes[edit]

Week 1 (September 21)[edit]

Performances on the first episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Harp "Perfect" by P!nk undisclosed WIN
2 Hedgehog "Love Me Do" by The Beatles (featuring the USC Trojan Marching Band) Eric Idle OUT
3 Hummingbird "I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin DeGraw Chris Kirkpatrick[a] OUT
4 Knight "Puttin' On the Ritz" by Fred Astaire William Shatner OUT

Week 2 (September 28) - "Vegas Night"[edit]

Performances on the second episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Panther "Feeling Good" by Nina Simone undisclosed SAFE
2 Pi-Rat "Crocodile Rock" by Elton John Jeff Dunham OUT
3 Harp "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston undisclosed SAFE
Battle Royale
4 Panther "Born to Be Wild" by Steppenwolf Montell Jordan OUT
Harp undisclosed WIN

Week 3 (October 5) - "TV Theme Night"[edit]

Performances on the third episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Mummies "The Monkees" - The Monkees theme song Mike Lookinland OUT
Barry Williams
Christopher Knight
2 Fortune Teller "Movin' On Up" - The Jeffersons theme song undisclosed SAFE
3 Harp "Thank You for Being a Friend" - The Golden Girls theme song undisclosed SAFE
Battle Royale
4 Fortune Teller "Everywhere You Look" - Full House theme song Daymond John OUT
Harp undisclosed WIN

Week 4 (October 19) - "Andrew Lloyd Webber Night"[edit]

Performances on the fourth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Maize "Heaven on Their Minds" from Jesus Christ Superstar Mario Cantone OUT
2 Mermaid "Any Dream Will Do" from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat undisclosed SAFE
3 Robo Girl "Bad Cinderella" from Bad Cinderella undisclosed SAFE
Battle Royale
4 Mermaid "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from Evita Gloria Gaynor OUT
Robo Girl undisclosed WIN
  • After being unmasked, Gaynor sang her signature song "I Will Survive" as her encore performance.

Ratings[edit]

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Masked Singer
No. Title Air date Timeslot (ET) Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)		 Ref(s)
1 "A Royal Season Premiere" September 21, 2022 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.6/6 3.70 0.2 1.16 0.9 4.86 [27][28][b]
2 "Vegas Night" September 28, 2022 0.7/6 3.89 0.2 1.08 0.9 4.98 [29][30][b]
3 "TV Theme Night" October 5, 2022 0.7/6 4.17 0.2 0.95 0.9 5.12 [31][32][b]
4 "Andrew Lloyd Webber Night" October 19, 2022 Wednesday 8:43 p.m. 0.4/3 2.52 0.2 0.79 0.5 3.30 [33][34][b]
5 "Muppets Night" October 26, 2022 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD [35][36]
6 "90s Night" November 2, 2022 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD [35][36]
7 "Hall of Fame Night" November 6, 2022 Sunday 8:00 p.m. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD [35][36]
8 "Comedy Roast Night" November 9, 2022 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD [35][36]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b While eliminated in the first episode, Hummingbird was unmasked at the beginning of the second episode.
  2. ^ a b c d Live+7 ratings were unavailable, so Live+3 ratings have been used instead.

References[edit]

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