November 18, 2024

Fox has renewed The Masked Singer for a 13th season that will premiere on February 12. The pickup was confirmed today when the network released its midseason schedule for the 2024-2025 television season. The current season will crown its latest winner a month from now on December 18.

Based on a format that originated out of South Korea, the series premiered in 2019 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. It has now aired 12 seasons in less than six years.

The Masked Singer features celebrities going head-to-head in a singing competition that has an intriguing twist: each singer wears 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.