Season 8 of the American version of The Masked Singer premiered on September 21, 2022, and concluded on November 30, 2022.
Production[]
On May 16, 2022, it was announced that Fox had renewed the series for an eighth season, prior to the airing of the seventh season's finale on May 18. On June 6, 2022, it was announced that the season would premiere on September 21.
This season introduced themed nights. The themed nights in the season included "Vegas Night", "Comedy Roast Night", "Hall of Fame Night", "Muppets Night", "Andrew Lloyd Webber Night", "TV Theme Night", "90s Night", and "Fright Night".[1]
On September 7, 2022, it was announced that Donny Osmond, Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Muppets, Will Arnett, Leslie Jordan, Joel McHale, Tori Spelling, Jon Lovitz, Jodie Sweetin, Carrot Top, Blue Man Group, Lance Bass, Danielle Fishel, Sheila E., and Drew Carey would make guest appearances throughout the season.[1]
Contestant Progress[]
| 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 |
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| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||||||
| 1st |  |
Harp - Amber Riley | WIN | WIN | ADV | SAFE | 1st | ||||||
| 2nd |  |
Lambs - Wilson Phillips | WIN | ADV | SAFE | 2nd | |||||||
| 3rd |  |
Snowstorm - Nikki Glaser | WIN | ADV | ELIM | ||||||||
| 4th |  |
Sir Bug a Boo - Ray Parker Jr. | BR + ELIM |
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| 5th |  |
Scarecrow - Linda Blair | QUIT | ||||||||||
| 6th |  |
Avocado - Adam Carolla | BR + ELIM |
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| 7th |  |
Bride - Chris Jericho | WIN | ELIM | |||||||||
| 8th |  |
Gopher - George Clinton | BR + ELIM |
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| 9th |  |
Venus Fly Trap - George Foreman | ELIM | ||||||||||
| 10th |  |
Milkshake - Le'Veon Bell | BR + ELIM |
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| 11th |  |
Walrus - Joey Lawrence | ELIM | ||||||||||
| 12th |  |
Robo Girl - Kat Graham | WIN | BR + ELIM |
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| 13th |  |
Beetle - Jerry Springer | ELIM | ||||||||||
| 14th |  |
Mermaid - Gloria Gaynor | BR + ELIM |
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| 15th |  |
Maize - Mario Cantone | ELIM | ||||||||||
| 16th |  |
Fortune Teller - Daymond John | BR + ELIM |
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| 17th |  |
Mummies - Mike Lookinland, Barry Williams, & Christopher Knight | ELIM | ||||||||||
| 18th |  |
Panther - Montell Jordan | BR + ELIM |
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| 19th |  |
Pi-Rat - Jeff Dunham | ELIM | ||||||||||
| 20th |  |
Hummingbird - Chris Kirkpatrick | ELIM [note 1] |
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| 21st |  |
Hedgehog - Eric Idle | ELIM | ||||||||||
| 22nd |  |
Knight - William Shatner | ELIM | ||||||||||
- █ The contestant won The Masked Singer.
- █ The contestant was a runner-up.
- █ The contestant was safe from elimination.
- █ The contestant won the final episode for their round, and advanced to the semi finals.
- █ The contestant won the episode and was crowned King/Queen of The Masked Singer, making them advance in the competition.
- █ The contestant competed in the Battle Royale, but was eliminated.
- █ The contestant quit the competition.
- █ The contestant did not compete in the Battle Royale, and was eliminated.
- █ The contestant did not participate in the episode.
Episodes[]
See also: USA Episode Guide
| # | Image | Title | Prod. code | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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"A Royal Season Premiere" | MS-801 | September 21, 2022 |
| Four celebrities perform, with only one contestant moving on to the next week. | ||||
| 2 | 
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"Vegas Night" | MS-802 | September 28, 2022 |
| Blue Man Group, jugglers and more visit the show to welcome two new celebrity singers. | ||||
| 3 | 
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"TV Theme Night" | MS-803 | October 5, 2022 |
| Two new celebrity singers must perform iconic theme songs from TV shows throughout history. | ||||
| 4 | 
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"Andrew Lloyd Webber Night" | MS-804 | October 19, 2022 |
| Three new celebrities sing songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary music catalog. | ||||
| 5 | 
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"Muppets Night" | MS-805 | October 26, 2022 |
| Miss Piggy serves as a guest panelist; appearances by Kermit the Frog, Animal and Fozzie Bear. | ||||
| 6 | 
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"90s Night" | MS-806 | November 6, 2022 |
| Two new characters enter the competition; the studio audience votes for one singer to be unmasked. | ||||
| 7 | 
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"Hall of Fame Night" | MS-807 | November 9, 2022 |
| Three new characters enter the competition and two are unmasked; Leslie Jordan; Joel McHale. | ||||
| 8 | 
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"Comedy Roast Night" | MS-808 | November 16, 2022 |
| The panelists roast one another as two new characters enter the competition: guest appearances by Drew Carey and Jon Lovitz. | ||||
| 9 | 
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"Fright Night" | MS-809 | November 23, 2022 |
| Two new contestants enter the competition, and two are unmasked. | ||||
| 10 | 
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"Battle of the Semi Finals" | MS-810 | November 24, 2022 |
| The contestants participate in a three-way battle; one contestant is eliminated and the remaining two advance to the finals. | ||||
| 11 | 
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"Two Hour Epic Finale" | MS-811 | November 30, 2022 |
| 12 | MS-812 | |||
| Both finalists sing their hearts out one last time, with only one taking home the trophy. | ||||
Special[]
| Image | Title | Prod. code | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
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"Masked Singer Seasonal Sing-A-Long Spectacular!" | MS-813 | December 7, 2022 |
| TBA | |||
Trivia[]
- This season features the most amount of contestants for a US season.
- This record was previously held by the third US TMS season.
- This is the first US season:
- To have former contestants who didn't win to become guest panelists.
- To have a trio announced before the season starts (Barry Williams, Christopher Knight and Mike Lookinland (The Brady Bunch) as Mummies and Wilson Phillips as Lambs).
- To feature themed nights.
- To have two trios, as opposed to a duo and a trio.
- To be even-numbered and feature more than 18 contestants.
- To feature a VIP Seat for eliminated contestants.
- Where three contestants are eliminated in the season premiere (William Shatner as Knight, Eric Idle as Hedgehog, and Chris Kirkpatrick as Hummingbird).
- Where a contestant sings a song they haven't sung before being unmasked as their encore performance (Eric Idle as Hedgehog, Montell Jordan as Panther, Barry Williams, Christopher Knight and Mike Lookinland (The Brady Bunch) as Mummies, Gloria Gaynor as Mermaid, George Clinton as Gopher, Ray Parker Jr. as Sir Bug a Boo, and Wilson Phillips as Lambs).
- Where a regular panelist is absent from an episode (Ken Jeong).[2]
- To have two guest panelists in a single episode (Joel McHale and Leslie Jordan).
- To not have contestants divided into groups.
- To feature a posthumous appearance from someone (Leslie Jordan).
- Where only male contestants perform in the same episode (George Foreman as Venus Fly Trap, George Clinton as Gopher, and Chris Jericho as Bride).
- To have 2 contestants with the same first name be unmasked in the same episode (George Foreman as Venus Fly Trap and George Clinton as Gopher).
- To have a trio make it to the finale (Wilson Phillips as Lambs).
- Where only female contestants perform in a single episode.
- Where a male contestant did not advance to the finale.
- Where they didn't show clue answers after the contestant was unmasked.
- Where a contestant sang a Christmas song that was previously sung on the show. (Amber Riley as Harp)
- To not feature a contestant under the age of 30 since Season 1
- To have a Canadian contestant since Season 4
- This is the second US season:
- To have a fictional character as a guest panelist (which is Miss Piggy, first being Triumph the Insult Comic Dog).
- Where a contestant didn't sing after being unmasked (William Shatner as Knight, Chris Kirkpatrick as Hummingbird, Jeff Dunham as Pi-Rat, Mario Cantone as Maize, Jerry Springer as Beetle, Joey Lawrence as Walrus, George Foreman as Venus Fly Trap, and Linda Blair as Scarecrow).
- To leave an unmasking as a cliffhanger (Chris Kirkpatrick as Hummingbird).
- To have a contestant quit the competition (Linda Blair as Scarecrow).
- Where the winner opens and closes the season (Amber Riley as Harp).
- Where a contestant did not sing a Bruno Mars song.
- This is the third US season:
- With a deceased celebrity.
- Jerry Springer (Beetle) died on April 27, 2023, making him the third The Masked Singer US contestant deceased.
- With a deceased celebrity.
- This is the fourth US season:
- To have a singer perform a song that has already been sung.
- This season features the most celebrities who are above the age of fifty, with 17.
- Starting with this season, The Costumes from the past seasons will now be displayed behind the audience.
Gallery[]
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Promotional banner image for Bride
Note[]
- ↑ Hummingbird was eliminated in the first episode, with their full unmasking left as a cliffhanger for the second episode.