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The Masked Singer
Season 8
Promotional poster for season eight, featuring "Bride"
Starring
Hosted byNick Cannon
No. of contestants22
WinnerAmber Riley as "Harp"
Runner-upWilson Phillips as "Lambs"
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 21 (2022-09-21) –
November 30, 2022 (2022-11-30)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The eighth season of the American television series The Masked Singer premiered on Fox on September 21, and concluded on November 30, 2022. The season was won by actor/singer Amber Riley as "Harp", with vocal group Wilson Phillips finishing second as "Lambs".[1][2] The season was followed by a Christmas special, which aired on December 7, 2022.[3][4]

Panelists and host

Season 8 panelists and host
Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg
Ken Jeong
Nicole Scherzinger
Nick Cannon

Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, actor and comedian Ken Jeong, and recording artist Nicole Scherzinger all return as host and panelists.[5][6] Jeong did not appear in the seventh episode as he had tested positive for COVID-19 at the time.[7]

The first episode featured

season three contestant Drew Carey as additional guests.[6][8]

Leslie Jordan, a guest panelist in the seventh episode aired on November 9, was killed in a car accident on October 24, 2022,[9] marking the first posthumous appearance in the series. The episode was dedicated in his honor,[10] including a tribute at the beginning and end of the episode.[11]

Production

On May 16, 2022, it was announced that Fox renewed the series for an eighth season, prior to the airing of the seventh season's finale on May 18.[12] On June 6, 2022, it was announced that the season would premiere on September 21.[1]

The formatting for the season sees three contestants battle in each episode, with one eliminated mid-show and taken to the VIP section while the other two battle out. A king/queen is crowned at the end of each episode who then moves on to the following episode, while the other in the top two gets eliminated. The season also includes themed nights for the first time, including "Vegas Night", "Comedy Roast", "Hall Of Fame", "Muppets Night", "Andrew Lloyd Webber Night", "TV Themes", "'90s Night", "Thanksgiving", and "Fright Night".[8]

Numerous episodes during the season were rescheduled due to the Major League Baseball playoffs. The first took place on October 12, when game two of the NLDS between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves suffered a rain delay with game play resuming during primetime on the east coast.[13] Consequently, the airing of the Andrew Lloyd Webber episode was pre-empted nationally. However, it aired on CTV in Canada as scheduled.[14] The season was further delayed by the World Series, when a necessary game five took out another air date (November 2). Following a rainout of game three, the remainder of the World Series schedule was pushed back a day, placing a potential game seven on the next scheduled air date (November 6),[15] though only six games were played in the World Series.[16]

The sing-a-long holiday special included a dedication for actor

previous season.[18]

Contestants

Following her death, it was reported that actor Anne Heche had been in negotiations to participate in the season, though it is unclear how far she was in the process.[19]

The season features 22 contestants, the most number of contestants on any American season of The Masked Singer. The contestants in this season are reported to have a combined 42 books, 32

Golden Globe nominations.[20]

Results
Stage name Celebrity Occupation(s) Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Harp Amber Riley Actor/singer WIN WIN WIN SAFE WINNER
Lambs Wilson Phillips Vocal group WIN WIN SAFE RUNNERS-UP
Snowstorm Nikki Glaser Comedian/TV host WIN WIN OUT
Sir Bug a Boo Ray Parker Jr. Singer OUT
Scarecrow Linda Blair Actor/activist WD[a]
Avocado Adam Carolla Actor/comedian OUT
Bride Chris Jericho Professional wrestler WIN OUT
Gopher George Clinton Singer/bandleader OUT
Venus Fly Trap George Foreman Retired boxer OUT
Milkshake Le'Veon Bell
NFL
player 		OUT
Walrus Joey Lawrence Actor/singer OUT
Robo Girl Kat Graham Actor/singer WIN OUT
Beetle Jerry Springer TV host OUT
Mermaid Gloria Gaynor Singer OUT
Maize Mario Cantone Actor/comedian OUT
Fortune Teller Daymond John Businessman OUT
Mummies Mike Lookinland Actor OUT
Barry Williams Actor
Christopher Knight Actor
Panther Montell Jordan Singer OUT
Pi-Rat Jeff Dunham Ventriloquist/comedian OUT
Hummingbird Chris Kirkpatrick Singer OUT[b]
Hedgehog Eric Idle Actor/comedian OUT
Knight William Shatner Actor OUT
  •  WIN  The masked singer won with their performance and advanced in the competition.
  •  SAFE  The masked singer was safe from elimination.
  •  OUT  The masked singer was eliminated from the competition and unmasked.
  •  WD  The masked singer forfeited and left the competition.
  •   The masked singer did not perform.
The celebrities who competed in the eighth season of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (L–R):
William Shatner ("Knight"), Eric Idle ("Hedgehog"), Chris Kirkpatrick ("Hummingbird"), Jeff Dunham ("Pi-Rat"), Montell Jordan ("Panther"), Mike Lookinland, Barry Williams, and Christopher Knight ("Mummies"), Daymond John ("Fortune Teller"), Mario Cantone ("Maize"), Gloria Gaynor ("Mermaid"), Jerry Springer ("Beetle"), Kat Graham ("Robo Girl"), Joey Lawrence ("Walrus"), Le'Veon Bell ("Milkshake"), George Foreman ("Venus Fly Trap"), George Clinton ("Gopher"), Chris Jericho ("Bride"), Adam Carolla ("Avocado"), Linda Blair ("Scarecrow"), Ray Parker Jr. ("Sir Bug a Boo"), Nikki Glaser ("Snowstorm"), Wilson Phillips ("Lambs"), and Amber Riley ("Harp")

Episodes

Week 1 (September 21)

The USC Trojan Marching Band served as musical accompaniment for Hedgehog's performance in this episode.

Performances on the first episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Harp "
P!nk
 undisclosed WIN
2 Hedgehog "Love Me Do" by The Beatles Eric Idle OUT
3 Hummingbird "I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin DeGraw Chris Kirkpatrick[b] OUT
4 Knight "Puttin' On the Ritz" by Fred Astaire William Shatner OUT
  • After being unmasked, Idle sang his signature song "
    Life of Brian
    .

Week 2 (September 28) - "Vegas Night"

Performances on the second episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Panther "Feeling Good" by Nina Simone undisclosed SAFE
2 Pi-Rat "Crocodile Rock" by Elton John Jeff Dunham OUT
3 Harp "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston undisclosed SAFE
Battle Royale
4 Panther "Born to Be Wild" by Steppenwolf Montell Jordan OUT
Harp undisclosed WIN

Week 3 (October 5) - "TV Theme Night"

Performances on the third episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Mummies "The Monkees" - The Monkees theme song Mike Lookinland OUT
Barry Williams
Christopher Knight
2 Fortune Teller "
Movin' On Up" - The Jeffersons
theme song 		undisclosed SAFE
3 Harp "Thank You for Being a Friend" - The Golden Girls theme song undisclosed SAFE
Battle Royale
4 Fortune Teller "
Everywhere You Look" - Full House
theme song 		Daymond John OUT
Harp undisclosed WIN
  • After their unmasking, Lookinland, Williams, and Knight sang "
    It's a Sunshine Day" from The Brady Bunch
    .

Week 4 (October 19) - "Andrew Lloyd Webber Night"
Performances on the fourth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Maize "
Heaven on Their Minds" from Jesus Christ Superstar
 Mario Cantone OUT
2 Mermaid "Any Dream Will Do" from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat undisclosed SAFE
3 Robo Girl "
Bad Cinderella
 undisclosed SAFE
Battle Royale
4 Mermaid "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from Evita Gloria Gaynor OUT
Robo Girl undisclosed WIN
  • After being unmasked, Gaynor sang her signature song "I Will Survive" as her encore performance.

Week 5 (October 26) - "Muppets Night"

Performances on the fifth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Robo Girl "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen (with Kermit on piano) undisclosed SAFE
2 Beetle "The Way You Look Tonight" by Frank Sinatra Jerry Springer OUT
3 Lambs "Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry undisclosed SAFE
Battle Royale
4 Robo Girl "Call Me" by Blondie (with Animal on drums) Kat Graham OUT
Lambs undisclosed WIN

Week 6 (November 6 and 9) - "90s Night" and "Hall of Fame Night"

Performances on the sixth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Walrus "Two Princes" by Spin Doctors (1991) Joey Lawrence OUT
2 Milkshake "
Jump on It" by Sir Mix-a-Lot
(1996) 		undisclosed SAFE
3 Lambs "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette (1996) undisclosed SAFE
Battle Royale
4 Milkshake "What Is Love" by Haddaway (1993) Le'Veon Bell OUT
Lambs undisclosed WIN
Performances on the seventh episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Bride "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon undisclosed SAFE
2 Gopher "It's Your Thing" by The Isley Brothers undisclosed SAFE
3 Venus Fly Trap "Get Ready" by The Temptations George Foreman OUT
Battle Royale
4 Gopher "All Star" by Smash Mouth (with Sheila E. on percussion) George Clinton OUT
Bride undisclosed WIN
  • After being unmasked, Clinton sang his signature song "
    Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)
    " as his encore performance.

Week 7 (November 16) - "Comedy Roast Night"

Performances on the eighth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Bride "White Wedding" by Billy Idol Chris Jericho OUT
2 Snowstorm "Thank U, Next" by Ariana Grande undisclosed SAFE
3 Avocado "Hit the Road Jack" by Ray Charles undisclosed SAFE
Battle Royale
4 Avocado "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon Adam Carolla OUT
Snowstorm undisclosed WIN

Week 8 (November 23 and 24) - "Fright Night" and "Battle of the Semi Finals"

Performances on the ninth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Sir Bug a Boo "Devil with a Blue Dress On" by Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels undisclosed SAFE
2 Scarecrow "
The Steve Miller Band
 Linda Blair WD[a]
3 Snowstorm "Sweet but Psycho" by Ava Max undisclosed SAFE
Battle Royale
4 Snowstorm "
Rockwell
 undisclosed WIN
Sir Bug a Boo Ray Parker Jr. OUT
  • After being unmasked, Parker sang his signature song "Ghostbusters" as his encore performance.
Performances on the tenth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Harp "About Damn Time" by Lizzo undisclosed SAFE
2 Snowstorm "Thinking of You" by Katy Perry Nikki Glaser OUT
3 Lambs "Need You Now" by Lady A undisclosed SAFE
Battle Royale "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson

Week 9 (November 30) - "Two Hour Epic Finale"

Performances on the twelfth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Harp "The Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga Amber Riley WINNER
"Gravity" by John Mayer
2 Lambs "I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Khan Wilson Phillips RUNNERS-UP
"I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner
  • After being unmasked, Wilson Phillips sang their signature song "Hold On" as their encore performance.

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 8
No. Title Air date Timeslot (ET)
Rating/share

(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)		 Ref.
1 "A Royal Season Premiere" September 21, 2022 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.6/6 3.70 0.4 1.59 1.0 5.29 [23][24]
2 "Vegas Night" September 28, 2022 0.7/6 3.89 0.3 1.44 1.0 5.36 [25][26]
3 "TV Theme Night" October 5, 2022 0.7/6 4.17 0.3 1.27 0.9 5.44 [27][28]
4 "Andrew Lloyd Webber Night" October 19, 2022 Wednesday 8:43 p.m. 0.4/3 2.52 0.2 1.03 0.6 3.54 [29][30]
5 "Muppets Night" October 26, 2022 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.7/6 4.20 0.3 1.24 1.0 5.44 [31][32]
6 "90s Night" November 6, 2022 Sunday 8:00 p.m. 0.5/4 2.78 0.3 1.44 0.8 4.22 [33][34]
7 "Hall of Fame Night" November 9, 2022 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.6/5 3.16 0.3 1.31 0.9 4.47 [35][36]
8 "Comedy Roast Night" November 16, 2022 0.6/5 3.71 0.3 1.39 0.9 5.10 [37][38]
9 "Fright Night" November 23, 2022 0.6/6 3.67 0.2 0.95 0.8 4.62 [39][40][c]
10 "Battle of the Semi Finals" November 24, 2022 Thursday 8:10 p.m. 2.2/15 7.86 0.2 0.86 2.4 8.72 [41][42][c]
11 "Two Hour Epic Finale Pt. 1" November 30, 2022 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.6/5 3.52 0.1 0.69 0.7 4.21 [43][44][c]
12 "Two Hour Epic Finale Pt. 2" November 30, 2022 Wednesday 9:00 p.m. 0.7/6 4.18 0.2 0.89 0.8 5.07 [43][44][c]
Special "Masked Singer Seasonal Sing-A-Long Spectacular!" December 7, 2022 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 0.3/3 2.04 0.0 0.30 0.3 2.35 [45][46][c]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Blair forfeited before the vote was revealed by Cannon.
  2. ^ a b While eliminated in the first episode, Hummingbird was unmasked at the beginning of the second episode.
  3. ^ a b c d e Live+7 ratings were unavailable, so Live+3 ratings have been used instead.

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