The Masked Singer is again for season 6, and as is custom, the costumes are even larger and wilder than they have been the earlier season.
A teaser launched forward of the present’s September 22 premiere launched 5 new contestants for the movie star singing competitors: Cupcake, Banana Break up, Mallard, Dalmatian and Banana Break up. A sixth contestant, Queen of Hearts, made her debut in an Instagram submit shared by the Fox present’s official account.
Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger, Robin Thicke and Nick Cannon have all returned for one more season of sleuthing, however there are additionally a number of large adjustments in retailer. For one factor, the singing celebs will lastly have a reside viewers once more after three seasons of the prerecorded applause necessitated by coronavirus restrictions.
“I feel some of the thrilling issues for us has been working with a full viewers once more,” showrunner James Breen informed Leisure Weekly in August. “It adjustments the dynamics within the studio. I feel it’s simply been actually enjoyable to get followers again into the room and have them expertise it with us.”
Secondly, the present’s format has undergone a serious overhaul. In season 6, there might be simply two teams of contestants, Group A and Group B, who will compete solely inside their very own teams. As soon as a winner from every group is chosen, these two contestants will face off within the grand finale.
“It’s nearly like we’ve three finales in our present,” government producer Craig Plestis informed EW. “We have now a winner from Group A and Group B, they usually’ll then be going head-to-head, nearly like a prizefight, to see who’s the Masked Singer. However the great point is, they’ll be taking up one another, they usually’ve by no means sat on the identical stage collectively till that second.”
The wildcard contestants, first launched throughout season 5, will even be again for season 6. Final season, wildcard entry Yeti (Omarion) completed in fourth place. One other wildcard, Bulldog, turned out to be Cannon, who returned to his internet hosting duties after he was unmasked. (Niecy Nash crammed in for him at first of the season.)
One main change coming this season is the addition of the Take It Off Buzzer, revealed by producers forward of the premiere. If a decide is definite they know who’s behind a masks, they’ll hit the buzzer at any time and announce their guess. In the event that they’re proper, the contestant has to unmask instantly and can get eradicated from the competitors. The panelist additionally earns two factors towards successful the Golden Ear Trophy on the finish of the season.
If the panelist’s buzzer guess is incorrect, nevertheless, the contestant stays masked and the decide who guessed loses two factors from their Golden Ear tally. There’s additionally a catch: The buzzer can solely be used as soon as for Group A and as soon as for Group B, which means that each panelist gained’t get to make use of it.
For season 6, producers began rolling out clues earlier than the primary episode, with an August teaser encouraging followers to “take note of the clues.” Formally, nevertheless, the journey begins on Fox Wednesday, September 22 at 8 p.m. ET.
Maintain scrolling for all of the clues from season 6 of The Masked Singer:
