The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 13

The Masked Singer
Season 13
Promotional poster for season thirteen, featuring "Fuzzy Peas", "Stud Muffin", "Yorkie", "Bat", "Space Ranger", and "Ant".
Starring	Robin Thicke Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg Ken Jeong Rita Ora
Hosted by	Nick Cannon
No. of contestants	15
No. of episodes	9
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	February 12, 2025 (2025-02-12) – present
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The thirteenth season of the American television series The Masked Singer premiered on Fox on February 12, 2025.

Season 13 panelists and host

Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg

Ken Jeong

Rita Ora

Nick Cannon

Additionally, "Lucky Duck" is featured as a non-contestant costume similar to "Cluedle-Doo" (who was revealed as Donnie Wahlberg) from the fifth season, and is expected to be unmasked during the season finale.^[1]

The first episode featured Mario, who portrayed "Wasp" during the previous season, as a special guest. Shrek appears in the second episode. Ernie Hudson and Mckenna Grace, in a pre-recorded segment, appear as special guests during the fifth episode. Casey Wilson appeared during the sixth episode as a guest panelist, substituting for Ora, who was unable to attend the recording. Joey Fatone, who portrayed "Rabbit" in the first season, appeared in a pre-recorded segment in the seventh episode. Chris Kirkpatrick, who portrayed "Hummingbird" in the eighth season, and Omarion, who portrayed "Yeti" in the fifth season, made guest appearances in the eighth episode.

The format is very similar to its predecessor; featuring three groups, with each group having five costumes. Each group will go through three episodes where one contestant will be eliminated in each episode. The two left in each group will join together in the episode called "Lucky 6 Speed Guessing". The panelists have the opportunity to use the "Ding Dong Keep It On" bell, but it has yet to be said how that will work.^[1]

Much like the previous five seasons of the series, the thirteenth season featured the return of themed nights. Throughout the season, themes included nights dedicated to the radio show Grand Ole Opry, "Boy Band Night", Decades, Rat Pack, "Voices of Olympus", "Carnival Night" and the film franchises Shrek and Ghostbusters. "Soundtrack Of My Life" will be featured once again after having already been represented in the previous three seasons.^[2]

The eighth episode of the season ended with a dedication to boxer George Foreman who died on March 21, 2025. Foreman portrayed "Venus Fly Trap" in the eighth season.

The first five contestants were revealed on January 15, 2025.^[3]

The season will consist of 15 contestants split into three groups of five, similar to the previous season.

The contestants are said to boast a combined total of 28 Grammy nominations, 13 platinum albums, 150 albums sold, eight Olympic gold medals, four Emmy awards, five Super Bowl appearances and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.^{[citation needed]}

The celebrities who competed in the thirteenth season of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (L-R):
Cedric the Entertainer ("Honey Pot"), Oscar De La Hoya ("Fuzzy Peas"), Aubrey O'Day ("Ant"), Scheana Shay ("Bat"), Flavor Flav ("Space Ranger"), James Van Der Beek ("Griffin"), Candace Cameron Bure ("Cherry Blossom"), and Method Man ("Stud Muffin"), and Erika Jayne ("Yorkie")

Guest performance: Panelists Rita Ora and Robin Thicke, and previous season runner-up Mario, perform "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers

Guest performance: The panel performs "All Star" by Smash Mouth

Guest performance: Panelist Robin Thicke performs "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra with the Group A finalists

Group performance: "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" by Big & Rich

Group performance: "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" by Backstreet Boys

• After being unmasked, Method Man performed his signature song "Da Rockwilder" as his encore performance.

Group performance: "My Sharona" by The Knack