The Masked Singer (American season 1)

The first season of the American television series The Masked Singer
premiered on Fox on January 2, 2019, and concluded on February 27, The Masked Singer
2019. The season was won by rapper T-Pain as "Monster", with singer Season 1
Donny Osmond finishing second as "Peacock", and singer Gladys Knight
placing third as "Bee".

Production
Casting was less difficult than executive
producer Izzie Pick Ibarra predicted due to
her strategy of sending the possible
participants sketches of costumes that
might be featured during the season. She
said many of the celebrities had emotional
reactions when presented with the
proposed costumes and were excited to
reinvent their public image.[1] Potential
participants were also shown video of Promotional poster for season one,
international versions of the show to
featuring "Rabbit"
explain the show's format visually.[2]
As with every costume, the Starring Ken Jeong
Lion began as a sketch by The costumes worn by the celebrity Jenny
Toybina. Its mask was coated contestants were designed by Marina
McCarthy
in pure gold and was heavily Toybina, a four-time Emmy Award
Wahlberg
inspired by runway fashion. winner.[3] Toybina described the Lion and
Monster costumes as her favorites from the Nicole
first season. The Lion—which took the Scherzinger
longest to make—was inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia and Joan of Robin Thicke
Arc. It was unlike the other eleven costumes as the gemstone-laden mask
was sculpted out of clay and coated in gold to give it an "armor-like Hosted by Nick Cannon
aesthetic." The Monster, meanwhile, was designed around a 360° foam No. of 12
cylinder with built-in vents made of mesh to provide oxygen to the contestants
performer. However, during filming, the large eye the celebrity saw out of
frequently fogged up due to a lack of air; tiny fans were then installed inside Winner T-Pain as
the costume to provide circulation.[4][5][6] Fans were also placed inside the "Monster"
full-body Pineapple costume, which was constructed to resemble a Runner-up Donny Osmond
Hawaiian surfer on the beach in the summer.[7] as "Peacock"

Other costumes, such as the Rabbit and Raven, were inspired by No. of episodes 10
Hollywood movies.[8] Toybina says the majority of costumes turn out Release
identical to her sketches.[8] The former was the result of combining the Original network Fox
character Frank from the film Donnie Darko (2001) with Edward
Scissorhands (1990) to create a darker, unexpected costume, while the latter Original release January 2 –
was inspired by The Crow (1994).[7] Deer was heavily influenced by February 27,
steampunk elements and made to resemble "a war soldier trapped in a 2019
[8]
wood" and Peacock was made to look like an Elvis Presley "showstopper Season chronology
costume" inspired by the glitz of Las Vegas.[7] The small dogs in Beverly
Hills inspired Toybina to make the pink Poodle have a Real Housewives diva-like presence with accompanying
sunglasses,[8][9] while her love of hip-hop music inspired her to add LL Cool J-style chains to the Hippo.[10]
Unicorn, which was imagined as an ethereal white snow queen,[11] had its horn break off during the filming of an
episode. Toybina says she had to "reach for the wire and glue" to fix it backstage.[12]

Filming occurred from June 4 to June 24, 2018.[13] For their work on the tenth and final episode of the season,
Toybina and costume supervisor Grainne O'Sullivan received a Creative Arts Emmy Award nomination for
Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming.[14]

Panelists and host

Season 1 panelists and host The panelists consisted of singer-songwriter
Robin Thicke, television personality Jenny
McCarthy Wahlberg, actor and comedian Ken
Jeong, and recording artist Nicole Scherzinger.
Nick Cannon hosted the show.[15]

Throughout the season, various guest panelists

Robin Jenny Ken Jeong Nicole Nick Cannon appeared as the fifth panelist in the judging
Thicke McCarthy Scherzinger
panel for one or two episodes. These guest
Wahlberg
panelists included actor and comedian Joel
McHale in the third and fourth episodes, actor
and comedian J. B. Smoove in the seventh
episode, and comedian Kenan Thompson in the eighth and tenth episodes.[16][17][18]

Contestants
The competitors were said to have a combined 65 Grammy nominations, 16 multi-Platinum albums, 16 Emmy
nominations, nine Broadway shows, four Super Bowl titles, and four stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[15]
 Stage Episodes
Celebrity Occupation
name[19] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10

Monster T-Pain Rapper RISK SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER

Donny RUNNER-
Peacock Singer WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Osmond UP

Gladys
Bee Singer WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE THIRD
Knight

Joey
Rabbit Singer WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Fatone
Rumer
Lion Actor WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Willis

La Toya
Alien Singer RISK SAFE SAFE OUT
Jackson

Ricki
Raven Talk show host WIN SAFE OUT
Lake
Tori
Unicorn Actor WIN SAFE OUT
Spelling

Margaret
Poodle Actor/comedian RISK OUT
Cho

Terry NFL Hall of

Deer RISK OUT
Bradshaw Famer
Tommy
Pineapple Actor/comedian OUT
Chong

Antonio
Hippo NFL player OUT
Brown

The masked singer won their face-off and remained in the competition.
The masked singer lost their face-off and was in the bottom three, but was not eliminated.
The masked singer was safe from elimination.
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 first season of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (L–R):
Antonio Brown ("Hippo"), Tommy Chong ("Pineapple"), Terry Bradshaw ("Deer"), Margaret Cho ("Poodle"),
Tori Spelling ("Unicorn"), Ricki Lake ("Raven"), La Toya Jackson ("Alien"), Rumer Willis ("Lion"), Joey Fatone ("Rabbit"),
Gladys Knight ("Bee"), Donny Osmond ("Peacock"), and T-Pain ("Monster")

Episodes

Week 1 (January 2)

Performances on the first episode[20]

# Stage name Song Identity Result

1 Peacock "The Greatest Show" by Hugh Jackman undisclosed WIN

2 Hippo "My Prerogative" by Bobby Brown Antonio Brown OUT

3 Monster "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen undisclosed RISK

4 Unicorn "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten undisclosed WIN

5 Deer "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons undisclosed RISK

6 Lion "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody" by Fergie feat. Q-Tip, GoonRock undisclosed WIN

Week 2 (January 9)

Performances on the second episode[21]

# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Rabbit "Livin' la Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin undisclosed WIN

2 Alien "Feel It Still" by Portugal. The Man undisclosed RISK

3 Raven "Rainbow" by Kesha undisclosed WIN

4 Pineapple "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor Tommy Chong OUT

5 Poodle "Heartbreaker" by Pat Benatar undisclosed RISK

6 Bee "Chandelier" by Sia undisclosed WIN

Week 3 (January 16)

Performances on the third episode[22]

# Stage name Song Identity Result

1 Lion "Feeling Good" by Nina Simone undisclosed SAFE

2 Deer "Get Your Shine On" by Florida Georgia Line Terry Bradshaw OUT
3 Peacock "Counting Stars" by OneRepublic undisclosed SAFE

4 Unicorn "Oops!... I Did It Again" by Britney Spears undisclosed SAFE

5 Monster "I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin DeGraw undisclosed SAFE

Week 4 (January 23)

Performances on the fourth episode[23]

# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Rabbit "Wake Me Up" by Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc undisclosed SAFE

2 Alien "Lovefool" by The Cardigans undisclosed SAFE

3 Raven "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga undisclosed SAFE

4 Poodle "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper Margaret Cho OUT

5 Bee "Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars undisclosed SAFE

Week 5 (January 30)

Group number: "On Top of the World" by Imagine Dragons

Performances on the fifth episode[24]

# Stage name Song Identity Result

1 Rabbit "Poison" by Bell Biv DeVoe undisclosed SAFE

2 Unicorn "I Love It" by Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX Tori Spelling OUT

3 Alien "Happy" by Pharrell Williams undisclosed SAFE

4 Lion "California Dreamin'" by Sia undisclosed SAFE

Week 6 (February 6)
Group number: "I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas
 Performances on the sixth episode[25]
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Bee "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus undisclosed SAFE

2 Peacock "All of Me" by John Legend undisclosed SAFE

3 Raven "Brave" by Sara Bareilles Ricki Lake OUT

4 Monster "American Woman" by Lenny Kravitz undisclosed SAFE

Week 7 (February 13)

Performances on the seventh episode[26]

# Stage name Song Identity Result

1 Monster "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts undisclosed SAFE

2 Lion "Diamond Heart" by Lady Gaga undisclosed SAFE

3 Alien "Ex's & Oh's" by Elle King La Toya Jackson OUT

4 Bee "What's Love Got to Do with It" by Tina Turner undisclosed SAFE

5 Rabbit "Isn't She Lovely" by Stevie Wonder undisclosed SAFE

6 Peacock "Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd undisclosed SAFE

Week 8 (February 20)

Performances on the eighth episode[27]

# Stage name Song Identity Result

1 Peacock "Let's Go" by Calvin Harris ft. Ne-Yo undisclosed SAFE

2 Monster "Stay With Me" by Sam Smith undisclosed SAFE

3 Lion "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" by Stevie Wonder Rumer Willis OUT

4 Rabbit "My Girl" by The Temptations Joey Fatone OUT

5 Bee "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin undisclosed SAFE

Week 9 (February 27) – Finale

Group number: "Make Way" by Aloe Blacc

Performances on the final episode[28]

# Stage name Song Identity Result

1 Peacock "Shake a Tail Feather" by Ray Charles Donny Osmond RUNNER-UP

2 Bee "I Can't Make You Love Me" by Bonnie Raitt Gladys Knight THIRD PLACE

3 Monster "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan T-Pain WINNER

Reception

Critical response
The premiere episode received mixed reviews. Vulture felt that the series was more entertaining, yet "weirder, sillier,
and stupider" than other U.S. music competition programs, and described the format as having the "vibe" of "what if
[Philadelphia Flyers mascot] Gritty walked out on a soundstage made to look like an arena concert, belted out Sam
Smith's 'Stay With Me,' was described as 'a professional' by Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, took off his head to reveal
he was Joey Fatone, and the entire experience felt three clicks away from an episode of Black Mirror?"[29] The
panelists were considered to be "weak" and "[approaching] their jobs with all the insight and acumen of an
America's Next Top Model contestant trying to decipher the Tyra Mail",[29] and that the performances were
"underwhelming" (using Ryan Reynolds' surprise appearance on the Korean version singing "Tomorrow" in a "low-
rent" unicorn mask as a benchmark) due to the contestants not always being singers.[29] However, the format was
deemed to have depth for being "a pretty fascinating examination of celebrity culture, mass appeal, performance,
image, and fame."[29]

Emily Yahr of The Washington Post described the premiere episode as "one of the craziest reality shows of our
time", acknowledging other similar reactions to the series.[30]

Ratings

The show's premiere was the highest rated unscripted television series debut since The X Factor in 2011. Following
three days of DVR viewing, the first episode's 18–49 rating grew by 30 percent—the highest increase ever for a
premiere in the show's genre.[31] Although initially dropping, ratings grew towards the end of the season, and the
finale became the most watched episode.[32] According to Comscore, the show had one of the highest viewer
engagement levels of any series during the week the finale aired.[33] It concluded the 2018–19 television season as
the highest rated new series among adults 18–49, averaging a 2.6 rating throughout all ten episodes,[34] and as the
highest rated entertainment series among teenagers, men 18–34, adults 18–34, and adults 18–49.[35] The show was
the first unscripted series to rank number one in the genre in its first season since Joe Millionaire in 2003,[36] and
was one of the reasons why Fox was the only network to gain viewers compared to the previous television
season.[37]
 DVR Total
Timeslot Rating/share Viewers DVR Total
No. Title Air date viewers viewers
(ET) (18–49) (millions) (18–49) (18–49)
(millions) (millions)

"Season
Premiere: January
1
Mask On 2, 2019
3.0/12 9.36[38] 1.2 3.60 4.2 12.97[39]
Face Off"

"New Masks
January
2 on the
9, 2019
2.3/10 7.07[40] 1.4 3.81 3.7 10.89[41]
Block"
"Five Masks January
3
No More" 16, 2019
2.2/9 6.94[42] 1.3 3.61 3.5 10.56[43]

"Another
January
4 Mask Bites
23, 2019 Wednesday 2.3/9 7.14[44] 1.4 3.85 3.7 11.01[45]
the Dust" 9:00 p.m.
"Mix and January
5
Masks" 30, 2019
2.6/11 7.87[46] 1.1 3.33 3.7 11.21[47]

"Touchy February
6
Feely Clues" 6, 2019
2.2/9 7.13[48] 1.2 3.30 3.4 10.44[49]

"All Together February

7
Now" 13, 2019
2.4/11 7.84[50] 1.3 3.52 3.6 11.37[51]

"Semi
Finals: February
8
Double 20, 2019
2.7/11 8.27[52] 1.1 3.11 3.8 11.38[53]
Unmasking"
"Road to the February Wednesday
9
Finals" 27, 2019 8:00 p.m.
2.6/12 8.58[54] 0.7 2.18 3.4 10.77[55]

"Season
Finale: The February Wednesday
10
Final Mask 27, 2019 9:00 p.m.
3.6/15 11.47[54] 0.9 2.74 4.5 14.22[55]
is Lifted"

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