The Masked Singer: The Good, The Bad, and The Cuddly | |
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Season 7 | |
Starring | |
Hosted by | Nick Cannon |
No. of contestants | 15 |
Winner | Teyana Taylor as "Firefly" |
Runner-up | Hayley Orrantia as "Ringmaster" |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | March 9 – May 18, 2022 |
Season chronology | |
The seventh season of the American television series The Masked Singer (also known as The Masked Singer: The Good, The Bad, and The Cuddly [1] ) premiered on Fox on March 9, 2022, [2] following a sneak peek episode that aired on February 20, [3] and concluded on May 18, 2022. The season was won by singer/songwriter Teyana Taylor as "Firefly", with actor/singer Hayley Orrantia finishing second as "Ringmaster", and actor/singer Cheyenne Jackson placing third as "Prince".
Nick Cannon, singer-songwriter Robin Thicke, television and radio personality Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, actor and comedian Ken Jeong, and recording artist Nicole Scherzinger all returned as host and panelists. [2]
Guest panelists in the season included Eric Stonestreet in the second episode, Nicole Byer in the fifth episode, and Leslie Jordan in the sixth episode. [4]
Unlike the previous three seasons, there were no first impression guesses made by the panelists, and the Golden Ear Trophy was not awarded for the first time since its introduction in the fourth season. [5]
The season features 15 contestants split into three teams known as "The Good", "The Bad", and "The Cuddly". [1] This is the first season since the fourth season not to feature wild card contestants, but also being the first to feature teams. [6]
"Hydra" is the first three-headed costume in the series while also sporting three legs due to its portrayers as well as featuring smoke-breathing features and a large size. [7] [8] "Cyclops" is the largest costume to date. [9]
Stage name | Celebrity | Occupation(s) | Episodes | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | ||||
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||||||
G | Firefly | Teyana Taylor | Singer/songwriter | SAFE | RISK | WIN | WINNER | ||||||
G | Ringmaster | Hayley Orrantia | Actor/singer | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | RUNNER-UP | ||||||
G | Prince | Cheyenne Jackson | Actor/singer | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | THIRD | ||||||
B | Queen Cobras | En Vogue | R&B group | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
C | Space Bunny | Shaggy | Singer | SAFE | RISK | OUT | |||||||
C | Baby Mammoth | Kirstie Alley | Actor | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||
B | Jack in the Box | Rudy Giuliani | Politician | OUT | |||||||||
C | Miss Teddy | Jennifer Holliday | Singer/actor | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
G | Armadillo | Duane Chapman | TV personality | SAFE | RISK | OUT | |||||||
B | Hydra [a] | Penn & Teller | Magicians/comedians | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||
C | Lemur | Christie Brinkley | Model/actor | OUT | |||||||||
C | Thingamabob | Jordan Mailata | NFL player | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
B | Cyclops | Jorge Garcia | Actor | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
B | Ram | Joe Buck | Sportscaster | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||
G | McTerrier | Duff Goldman | Pastry chef | OUT |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Thingamabob | "Wanted Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | McTerrier | "Working for the Weekend" by Loverboy [b] | Duff Goldman | OUT |
3 | Cyclops | "My Sacrifice" by Creed | undisclosed | SAFE |
4 | Firefly | "Ain't Nobody" by Chaka Khan [c] | undisclosed | SAFE |
5 | Ram | "I Want You to Want Me" by Cheap Trick | undisclosed | SAFE |
# | Stage name | Song | Result | |
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1 | Firefly | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" by Michael Jackson | RISK | |
2 | Cyclops | "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley | SAFE | |
3 | Ram | "Learn to Fly" by Foo Fighters | RISK | |
4 | Thingamabob | "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran | SAFE | |
Duel | Identity | Result | ||
1 | Ram | "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver | Joe Buck | OUT |
2 | Firefly | "God Is a Woman" by Ariana Grande | undisclosed | SAFE |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Thingamabob | "Classic" by MKTO | Jordan Mailata | OUT |
2 | Cyclops | "Flashdance (What a Feeling)" by Irene Cara | Jorge Garcia | OUT |
3 | Firefly | "Attention" by Charlie Puth | undisclosed | WIN |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Miss Teddy | "Tell It to My Heart" by Taylor Dayne | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Hydra | "Hey, Soul Sister" by Train | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Ringmaster | "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus | undisclosed | SAFE |
4 | Lemur | "I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King | Christie Brinkley | OUT |
5 | Armadillo | "Secret Agent Man" by Johnny Rivers | undisclosed | SAFE |
# | Stage name | Song | Result | |
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1 | Ringmaster | "Super Bass" by Nicki Minaj | SAFE | |
2 | Armadillo | "I Fought the Law" by The Bobby Fuller Four | RISK | |
3 | Hydra | "Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top | RISK | |
4 | Miss Teddy | "Tell Me You Love Me" by Demi Lovato | SAFE | |
Duel | Identity | Result | ||
1 | Armadillo | "Walking the Dog" by Rufus Thomas | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Hydra | "Two Princes" by Spin Doctors | Penn and Teller | OUT |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Miss Teddy | "Mercy" by Duffy | Jennifer Holliday | OUT |
2 | Armadillo | "Amazing Grace" | Duane Chapman | OUT |
3 | Ringmaster | "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton | undisclosed | WIN |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Prince | "La Copa de la Vida" by Ricky Martin | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Baby Mammoth | "Walkin' After Midnight" by Patsy Cline | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Queen Cobras | "Good as Hell" by Lizzo | undisclosed | SAFE |
4 | Jack in the Box | "Bad to the Bone" by George Thorogood & the Destroyers | Rudy Giuliani | OUT |
5 | Space Bunny | "Jump in the Line" by Harry Belafonte | undisclosed | SAFE |
# | Stage name | Song | Result | |
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1 | Queen Cobras | "I Say a Little Prayer" by Aretha Franklin | SAFE | |
2 | Space Bunny | "All Night Long (All Night)" by Lionel Richie | RISK | |
3 | Baby Mammoth | "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" by Cher | RISK | |
4 | Prince | "Lay Me Down" by Sam Smith | SAFE | |
Duel | Identity | Result | ||
1 | Baby Mammoth | "Me Too" by Meghan Trainor | Kirstie Alley | OUT |
2 | Space Bunny | "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" by Culture Club | undisclosed | SAFE |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Prince | "Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder | undisclosed | WIN |
2 | Space Bunny | "Now That We Found Love" by Heavy D & the Boyz ft. Aaron Hall | Shaggy | OUT |
3 | Queen Cobras | "Leave the Door Open" by Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak & Silk Sonic | En Vogue | OUT |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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Round 1 | ||||
1 | Prince | "Viva la Vida" by Coldplay | Cheyenne Jackson | THIRD PLACE |
2 | Firefly | "Bad Girl" by Usher | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Ringmaster | "Gravity" by Sara Bareilles | undisclosed | SAFE |
Round 2 | ||||
4 | Firefly | "Lost Without U" by Robin Thicke | Teyana Taylor | WINNER |
5 | Ringmaster | "Waking Up in Vegas" by Katy Perry | Hayley Orrantia | RUNNER-UP |
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. |
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0 | "The Masked Singer Sneak Peek" | February 20, 2022 | Sunday 7:00 p.m. | 0.5/5 | 2.26 | 0.1 | 0.39 | 0.6 | 2.65 | [10] [11] [d] |
1 | "Masks Back - The Good, The Bad & The Cuddly - Round 1" | March 9, 2022 | Wednesday 8:00 p.m. | 0.9/7 | 4.15 | 0.4 | 1.80 | 1.3 | 5.95 | [12] [13] |
2 | "Masks at Dawn - Round 1" | March 16, 2022 | 0.7/6 | 4.03 | 0.3 | 1.63 | 1.1 | 5.66 | [14] [15] | |
3 | "The Double Unmasking - Round 1 Finals" | March 23, 2022 | 0.7/6 | 4.17 | 0.3 | 1.49 | 1.0 | 5.66 | [16] [17] | |
4 | "Masking For It - The Good, The Bad & The Cuddly - Round 2" | March 30, 2022 | 0.8/7 | 4.39 | 0.3 | 1.41 | 1.1 | 5.75 | [18] [19] | |
5 | "Masking for a Duel - Round 2" | April 6, 2022 | 0.7/6 | 3.97 | 0.3 | 1.30 | 1.0 | 5.27 | [20] [21] | |
6 | "The Double Mask Off - Round 2 Finals" | April 13, 2022 | 0.7/6 | 3.97 | 0.4 | 1.40 | 1.0 | 5.27 | [22] [23] | |
7 | "Don't Mask, Don't Tell - The Good, The Bad & The Cuddly - Round 3" | April 20, 2022 | 0.6/5 | 3.83 | 0.3 | 1.60 | 1.0 | 5.43 | [24] [25] | |
8 | "The Mask of Least Resistance - Round 3" | April 27, 2022 | 0.7/6 | 4.17 | — | — | — | — | [26] | |
9 | "One Mask Hurrah - Round 3 Finals" | May 4, 2022 | 0.7/6 | 4.06 | — | — | — | — | [27] | |
10 | "Road to the Finals" | May 11, 2022 | 0.5/4 | 3.00 | — | — | — | — | [28] | |
11 | "Season Finale: I'm Team Good, Thanks for Masking" | May 18, 2022 | 0.7/6 | 4.19 | — | — | — | — | [29] |
Reports prior to the season premiere identified that controversial figure Rudy Giuliani was one of the masked performers during this season, reportedly in one of the first episodes taped. Giuliani's unmasking reportedly prompted panelists Jeong and Thicke to storm off the set as an act of protest, [30] though later reports indicated that Thicke only left to check on Jeong. [31] After Giuliani was not unmasked in the premiere episode, a Fox Entertainment vice president told Newsweek , "...like most productions, the groups are not necessarily taped sequentially, so we don't always know the order they will air," with Newsweek adding on that his appearance was not cut from the show. [32] The unmasking later occurred in the seventh episode broadcast, showing the panelists' surprised reactions, as well as Jeong quietly walking off during Giuliani's unmasked performance. Prior to walking away, Jeong can be seen visibly upset at this reveal, has his arms crossed, and does not partake in the elimination interview. [33] [34] The casting was widely criticized, [35] [36] and was considered by Wired as a poorly-executed ratings grab, as the episode saw a significant drop in viewership compared to prior episodes in the season. [37] Rob Wade, Fox's vice president of alternative entertainment, said that they were pleased with the choice to include Giuliani as the show "is all about delivering jaw dropping moments", and was only disappointed that sources leaked the reveal early. [38]
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