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The celebrity singing competition scores an early pickup.
May 13, 2019
Fox announced today that The Masked Singer has been picked up for a third season. The renewal is an early one, coming months ahead of the show's sophomore season, and goes to show the network knows it has a solid hit on its hands.
Based on a format that originated out of South Korea, the series premiered earlier this year to an unsuspecting US audience with the potential to end up as another mid-season flop. But its strange, silly, and unique take on the reality singing genre piqued viewers' curiosity, and word-of-mouth took over from there. The show's first episode back in January now ranks as the top-rated unscripted premiere on any network over the last seven years, not including post-NFL broadcasts.
Speaking of NFL broadcasts, Season 3 of The Masked Singer has been given the prime post-Super Bowl LIV time slot for 2020. That positions the singing competition for even more exposure, thanks to the millions of TV sets that will already be tuned into the football game, which is arguably the biggest sporting event of the year.
The Masked Singer features celebrities going head-to-head in a singing competition that has an intriguing twist: each singer is wearing an elaborate costume that completely conceals their identity. Competitors include singers, actors, and athletes - all trying to keep the audience and panelists in the dark about who they really are. As singers are eliminated each week, their true identities are revealed.
Season 3 of The Masked Singer will premiere after the Super Bowl on February 2, 2020. Look for Season 2 this fall.
Comments (6)
05/17/19 at 09:59pm
Wait. Season 3? When was season 2? I thought what I just saw a few months ago was season 1. Are they counting the over seas version as season 1?
05/16/19 at 05:16pm
I really liked the show.
Just wished they would silence the judges with their annoying comments so we focus more on The Masked Singers and the main reason we're watching the show.
Just wished they would silence the judges with their annoying comments so we focus more on The Masked Singers and the main reason we're watching the show.
05/13/19 at 10:31pm
Really good show, but putting on 50 time Grammy award winners and passing them off as has been's is crap. The show was great when you saw Tommy Chong and Terry Bradshaw as singers was awesome. Having Donny Osmond, a Grammy winner for decades as the winner and Gladys Knight a 50 time Grammy winner in the top 3 with T-Pain was garbage. After that I likely wont be as excited for the winners next season.
Its pretty much like Dancing with the Stars when Professional dancers and gymnasts who have been dancing since they were 3 years old as winners.
Its pretty much like Dancing with the Stars when Professional dancers and gymnasts who have been dancing since they were 3 years old as winners.
05/13/19 at 08:47pm
I hate to admit it - I love this show! I hope they have less obvious singers coming up. I figured out Donny Osmond the first show.
05/13/19 at 01:31pm
I enjoyed it after stumbling across it at 3am however Jenny McCarthy is a bore and please replace her.
Put her on Blue Bloods to be this crazy stalker only to be killed by her real husband Donny Whalburg and then have someone kill off his character and they both can run off into the sunset and live happier ever after.
Put her on Blue Bloods to be this crazy stalker only to be killed by her real husband Donny Whalburg and then have someone kill off his character and they both can run off into the sunset and live happier ever after.
05/13/19 at 01:13pm
Trash TV!
