Season 11 of the American version of The Masked Singer premiered on March 6, 2024.
Production[]
In September 2023, Season 11 was announced where Rita Ora, a panelist from the British version of The Masked Singer, would take long-time panelist Nicole Scherzinger's spot, as the latter was busy with other media at the time.[1]
On November 21, 2023, it was officially announced that Season 11 would premiere on March 6, 2024.[2]
On December 18, 2023, the official teaser trailer was revealed with six new contestants, with the Beets among them being a duo. Notably Book, at the end of the trailer can be seen unmasking himself as Nick Cannon tries to stop him, hinting his dropout from the show.[3]
On February 1st, 2024, the first six costumes were revealed alongside the theme nights: "The Wizard of Oz", "Transformers Night ", "Billy Joel Night", "Queen Night", "Girl Group Night", "Soundtrack Of My Life”, "TV Theme Night", and "Shower Anthems Night". [4]
Filming[]
Filming for the season took place between September 6 to October 6, 2023.[5]
Accolades[]
It was revealed on March 2nd, 2024 that the season 11 contestants boast a combined 22 Grammy nominations, 11 platinum albums, 33 Teen Choice nominations, 108 million records sold, 1.7 billion Spotify streams, and 326 film appearances.[6]
Contestant Progress[]
Main[]
Rank | Photo | Contestant/Celebrity | Ep. 1 | Ep. 2 | Ep. 3 | Ep. 4 | Ep. 5 | Ep. 6 | Ep. 7 | Ep. 8 | Ep. 9 | Ep. 10 | Ep. 12 | Ep. 13 |
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A | B | C | A | B | ||||||||||
1st | Goldfish - Vanessa Hudgens | SAFE (No Vote) |
SAFE | ADV | SAFE | SAFE | 1st | |||||||
2nd | Gumball - Scott Porter | BTM2 | SAFE | ADV | BTM2 | SAFE | 2nd | |||||||
3rd | Clock - Thelma Houston | SAFE | SAFE | ADV | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||
4th | Poodle Moth - Chrissy Metz | SAFE | SAFE | BELL | ELIM | |||||||||
5th | Beets - Clay Aiken & Ruben Studdard | SAFE | SAFE | BR + ELIM |
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6th | Seal - Corey Feldman | ENTER + BTM2 |
ELIM | |||||||||||
7th | Miss Cleocatra - Jenifer Lewis | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||||||
8th | Starfish - Kate Flannery | SAFE (No Vote) |
SAFE | BR + ELIM |
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9th | Ugly Sweater - Charlie Wilson | SAFE (No Vote) |
SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||||
10th | Koala - DeMarcus Ware | ENTER + ELIM |
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11th | Lovebird - Colton Underwood | SAFE (No Vote) |
ELIM | |||||||||||
12th | Lizard - Sisqó | BTM2 | BTM2 | ELIM | ||||||||||
13th | Sir Lion - Billy Bush | ENTER + ELIM |
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14th | Spaghetti & Meatballs - Joe Bastianich | ELIM | ||||||||||||
15th | Afghan Hound - Savannah Chrisley | ELIM | ||||||||||||
16th | Book - Kevin Hart | QUIT |
- █ The contestant won The Masked Singer.
- █ The contestant was a runner-up.
- █ The contestant won the final episode for their group, and advanced to the quarterfinals.
- █ The contestant was saved by the Ding Dong Keep it On Bell and advanced to the quarterfinals.
- █ The contestant was safe from elimination. (Due to Book quitting[7])
- █ The contestant lost the face off and was placed in the bottom two but was not eliminated.
- █ The contestant competed in the Battle Royale, but was eliminated.
- █ The contestant was eliminated.
- █ The contestant was revealed as a wildcard and was placed in the bottom two but was not eliminated.
- █ The contestant was revealed as a wildcard and was eliminated.
- █ The contestant quit the competition.
- █ The contestant did not participate in the episode.
Wildcards[]
Photo | Contestant/Celebrity | Entering Episode | Final Episode |
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Sir Lion - Billy Bush | "TV Theme Night" | ||
Koala - DeMarcus Ware | "Transformers Night" | ||
Seal - Corey Feldman | "Girl Group Night" | "Group B Finals: Soundtrack Of My Life" |
Episodes[]
# | Image | Title | Prod. code | Airdate |
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1 | "Season 11 Premiere: Rita We Love Your Ora" | MS-1101 | March 6, 2024 | |
The season premiere kicks off with an exciting performance by new panelist Rita Ora. | ||||
2 | "Group B Premiere: The Wizard of Oz Night" | MS-1102 | March 13, 2024 | |
Four new celebrities sing their hearts out and celebrate iconic moments from "The Wizard of Oz." | ||||
3 | "Group C Premiere: Billy Joel Night" | MS-1103 | March 20, 2024 | |
The celebrity singers belt out classic tunes from the iconic Bill Joel. | ||||
4 | "TV Theme Night" | MS-1104 | March 27, 2024 | |
Contestants celebrate by performing iconic TV theme songs. | ||||
5 | "Group C Finals: Shower Anthems Night" | MS-1105 | April 3, 2024 | |
The contestants perform iconic songs that are best sung at full volume in the shower. | ||||
6 | "Transformers Night" | MS-1106 | April 10, 2024 | |
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Transformers, with special guests Optimus Prime and Bumblebee. | ||||
7 | "Group A Finals: Queen Night" | MS-1107 | April 17, 2024 | |
Two celebrities break free of their masks and one moves on to the quarter finals. | ||||
8 | "Girl Group Night" | MS-1108 | April 24, 2024 | |
Panelists open the show with a group performance of the Spice Girls anthem "Wannabe." | ||||
9 | "Group B Finals: Soundtrack Of My Life" | MS-1109 | May 1, 2024 | |
Contestants perform songs that hold a special place in their hearts; two celebrities are unmasked. | ||||
10 | "Quarter Finals: Final Four" | MS-1110 | May 8, 2024 | |
The final four contestants perform; one celebrity is unmasked, leaving the final three to move on. | ||||
11 | "Road to the Semi Finals" | MS-1111 | May 15, 2024 | |
Reliving the season's most exciting highlights as well as special performances from the final three; exclusive behind-the-scenes moments from the Season 11 contestants. | ||||
12 | "Semi Finals: Then There Were Three" | MS-1112 | May 15, 2024 | |
The three remaining contestants battle it out for the final two spots. | ||||
13 | "Finale: One Mask Takes It All" | MS-1113 | May 22, 2024 | |
The final two celebrities deliver exceptional performances before the winner is revealed. |
Trivia[]
- This is the first US season:
- To have a duo contestant since Season 7. (Clay Aiken & Ruben Studdard as Beets).
- To feature a mechanic called the Prime Button, which allows the panel to get an extra clue for a singer via an Amazon Prime delivery.
- To not have Nicole Scherzinger as a regular panelist.
- To have Rita Ora on the show who was also a panelist on the UK version of The Masked Singer.
- To have Take it Off appear while the contestant is being unmasked.
- To have a previous night theme to be used again despite being in a previous season. (TV Theme Night from Season 8 and Soundtrack to My Life from Season 10)
- Where a song is sung twice in a single season. (Rita, Lizard, and Sir Lion sang "Who Are You" by The Who)
- Where the contestant's clue intros are shown differently depending on the night themes. (starting with "Group B Premiere: The Wizard of Oz Night")
- To have the most reused costumes in the American version. All the reused costumes are from the Canadian version of the show.
- Being the male Inséparable (reused with a new green vest) for Lovebird, Dinosaure (head, hands, feet & tail reused) for Lizard, Lion for Sir Lion, Lady Lévrier for Afghan Hound and Blanchon for Seal.
- To have 2 (different) songs of the same name be performed in back-to-back episodes. (Lovebird in Episode 1 sang “Home” by Phillip Phillips, and Beets in Episode 2 sang “Home” by Michael Buble)
- To not include a decade-themed night since Season 7.
- To have a performance start outside the studio. (Rita Ora and DeMarcus Ware as Koala)
- To have only one wildcard make it to the next episode. (Corey Feldman as Seal)
- Where the winner and runner-up had a previous connection with each other. (Vanessa Hudgens as Goldfish, and Scott Porter as Gumball both previously worked on Bandslam together)
- To have Steven Lee as the costume designer.
- To not feature an international contestant since season 5.
- This is the second US season:
- To not feature a new mask in the Monster family, since Season 6.
- To feature a theme week dedicated to TV theme songs.
- To feature a "Soundtrack Of My Life" theme week.
- Where a contestant sings the theme song of an animated series. (Sisqó as Lizard)
- Where only male contestants perform in the same episode. (Clay Aiken & Ruben Studdard as Beets, Corey Feldman as Seal, and Scott Porter as Gumball)
- Where Ken correctly guesses a contestant for two episodes in a row. (Kate Flannery as Starfish and Jenifer Lewis as Miss Cleocatra)
- To have a contestant that was a guest panelist on a previous season. (Chrissy Metz as Poodle Moth)
- Where a contestant sang a Disney song (Scott Porter as Gumball)
- Where the winner and runner-up see each other unmasked.
- To not include guest panelists.
- This is the third US season:
- To have a contestant quit the competition (Kevin Hart as Book).
- To feature the Ding Dong Keep it On Bell mechanic.
- Where the winner opens and closes the season. (Vanessa Hudgens as Goldfish)
- This is the fourth US season:
- Where Joel McHale is not a guest panelist.
- This is the fifth US season:
- To not have a boy band member as a contestant.
- This is the sixth US season:
- To have a singer perform a song that has already been sung:
- Ugly Sweater singing "The Best" sung by Night Angel, Turtle, Frog, and Rhino from season three.
- Lizard singing "Uptown Girl" sung by Medusa, and California Roll from season nine.
- Clock singing "Respect" sung by Leopard from season two.
- Clock and Poodle Moth singing "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" sung by Skunk and Michael Bolton from season six.
- Ugly Sweater singing "Brick House" sung by Banana from season three.
- The Group B Finalists singing “It’s My Life” sung by Crocodile from season four.
- Poodle Moth and Gumball singing "If I Could Turn Back Time" sung by Mushroom from season four.
- The Semi-Finalists singing "Higher Love" sung by Turtle from season three.
- To have a singer perform a song that has already been sung:
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References[]
- ↑ Rita Ora To Sub In For Nicole Scherzinger In Season 11 Of ‘The Masked Singer’
- ↑ ‘The Masked Singer’: Meet Lizard, Gumball & More Season 11 Contestants
- ↑ Season Eleven: Coming March 2024 | The Masked Singer
- ↑ ‘The Masked Singer’ Season 11 Sneak Peek: Here Are the First Six New Costumes
- ↑ Season 11 filming dates
- ↑ The Masked Singer season 11: Here's everything you need to know
- ↑ Book quit the competition, and due to this, there was no vote, and no bottom either in episode 1. Every character was safe.)