The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 5

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The Masked Singer
Season 5
Masked Singer US Season 5 Poster.jpg
Promotional poster for season five, featuring costumes from previous seasons in the background
Starring
Hosted by
No. of contestants14
Winner Nick Lachey as "Piglet"
Runner-up JoJo as "Black Swan"
No. of episodes12
Release
Original network Fox
Original releaseMarch 10 (2021-03-10) 
May 26, 2021 (2021-05-26)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The fifth season of the American television series The Masked Singer premiered on Fox on March 10, 2021, [1] and concluded on May 26, 2021. [2] The season was won by singer Nick Lachey as "Piglet", with singer JoJo finishing second as "Black Swan", and rapper Wiz Khalifa placing third as "Chameleon".

Contents

Panelists and hosts

Singer-songwriter Robin Thicke, television and radio personality Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, actor and comedian Ken Jeong, and recording artist Nicole Scherzinger all returned for their fifth season as panelists. The panelists once again competed for "The Golden Ear", with Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg winning for the second time. Regular host Nick Cannon tested positive for COVID-19 a few days before production was set to begin in February 2021; consequently, Niecy Nash guest hosted the first five episodes. [3] Cannon returned after competing as "the Bulldog" in the fifth episode. [4]

Guest panelists included Joel McHale in the third episode, Rita Wilson in the seventh episode, Chrissy Metz in the eighth episode, Rob Riggle in the ninth episode, Darius Rucker in the tenth episode, and season four winner LeAnn Rimes in the eleventh episode. [5] [6]

Contestants

The season began with two groups of five, Group A and Group B. In a new twist, four wild card contestants entered the competition beginning with the third episode, replacing previously eliminated contestants. The contestants among the season have a combined, "26 Grammy nominations, nine multi-platinum singles, four Oscar nominations, three Super Bowl appearances, six gold medals and two world records among them". [7] In addition, the opening scene for the season premiere revealed that cast has, "a combined net worth over $600 million, eight marriages, 25 gold and platinum records, 459 tattoos, over 55 million records sold, over 198 million followers, three Grammy wins, three Emmy nominations, one Oscar win, nine divorces, and 146 toes." [8]

This season featured a non-contestant masked character called "Cluedle-Doo". [9] [10] Over the course of 10 episodes, Cluedle-Doo periodically disrupted the broadcast to provide additional clues to the audience from his secret studio, teasing the host and panelists, while challenging the audience to discover who he was. In the semi-final episode, he appeared in person to perform "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison for the panel, then challenged them to guess his identity. After the panelists made their guesses who he was, none of which was correct, he unmasked himself as singer Donnie Wahlberg, panelist Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg's husband, shocking McCarthy Wahlberg who did not recognize his voice.

Kermit the Frog ("Snail") is the first fictional character to have competed on the American version of The Masked Singer and "Russian Dolls" (Hanson) are the second costume to feature more than one person (the first being Clint and Lisa Black's "Snow Owls" costume from the previous season) and the first costume to feature a group of different celebrities.

Results
Stage nameCelebrityOccupation(s)Episodes
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Group AGroup BABA
Piglet Nick Lachey SingerSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINNER
Black Swan JoJo SingerSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFERUNNER-UP
Chameleon Wiz Khalifa RapperSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFETHIRD
Yeti (WC) Omarion SingerSAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
Russian Dolls [lower-alpha 1] Hanson BandSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
Robopine [lower-alpha 2] Tyrese Gibson Actor/singerSAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
Seashell Tamera Mowry-Housley Actor/TV hostSAFESAFESAFEOUT
Crab (WC) Bobby Brown SingerSAFESAFEOUT
Orca (WC) Mark McGrath SingerSAFEOUT
Bulldog (WC) Nick Cannon Comedian/TV presenterOUT [lower-alpha 3]
Grandpa Monster Logan Paul Internet personalitySAFEOUT
Raccoon Danny Trejo ActorSAFEOUT
Phoenix Caitlyn Jenner Decathlete/TV PersonalityOUT
Snail Kermit the Frog [lower-alpha 4] Muppet OUT
  The masked singer was safe from elimination.
  The masked singer was eliminated from the competition and unmasked.
  The masked singer did not perform.

(WC) This masked singer is a wild card contestant.

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The celebrities who competed in the fifth season of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (L–R):


Caitlyn Jenner ("Phoenix"),Danny Trejo ("Raccoon"),Logan Paul ("Grandpa Monster"),Nick Cannon ("Bulldog"),Mark McGrath ("Orca"),Bobby Brown ("Crab"),Tamera Mowry-Housley ("Seashell"),Tyrese Gibson ("Robopine"),Hanson ("Russian Dolls"),Omarion ("Yeti"),Wiz Khalifa ("Chameleon"),JoJo ("Black Swan"), and Nick Lachey ("Piglet")

Not pictured: Kermit the Frog ("Snail")

Episodes

Week 1 (March 10)

Performances on the first episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Russian Dolls"Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson undisclosedSAFE
2Snail"You Make My Dreams (Come True)" by Hall & Oates Kermit the Frog OUT
3Seashell"Listen to Your Heart" by Roxette undisclosedSAFE
4Raccoon"Wild Thing" by The Troggs undisclosedSAFE
5Robopine"Never Too Much" by Luther Vandross undisclosedSAFE

Week 2 (March 17)

Performances on the second episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Black Swan"Barracuda" by Heart undisclosedSAFE
2Grandpa Monster"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)" by Lou Bega undisclosedSAFE
3Chameleon"Ride wit Me" by Nelly undisclosedSAFE
4Phoenix"TiK ToK" by Kesha Caitlyn Jenner OUT
5Piglet"Speechless" by Dan + Shay undisclosedSAFE

Week 3 (March 24)

Performances on the third episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Russian Dolls"Wonder" by Shawn Mendes undisclosedSAFE
2Raccoon"Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash Danny Trejo OUT
3Robopine"All of Me" by John Legend undisclosedSAFE
4Seashell"Confident" by Demi Lovato undisclosedSAFE
Wild cardOrca"We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister undisclosedSAFE

Week 4 (March 31)

Performances on the fourth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Grandpa Monster"Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett Logan Paul OUT
2Piglet"Good to Be Alive (Hallelujah)" by Andy Grammer undisclosedSAFE
3Black Swan"In My Blood" by Shawn Mendes undisclosedSAFE
4Chameleon"21 Questions" by 50 Cent feat. Nate Dogg undisclosedSAFE
Wild cardCrab"Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers undisclosedSAFE

Week 5 (April 7)

Performances on the fifth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Black Swan"How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston undisclosedSAFE
2Piglet"7 Years" by Lukas Graham undisclosedSAFE
3Crab"Give It to Me Baby" by Rick James [lower-alpha 5] undisclosedSAFE
4Chameleon"Hip Hop" by Dead Prez undisclosedSAFE
Wild cardBulldog"Candy Girl" by New Edition Nick Cannon OUT

Week 6 (April 14)

Performances on the sixth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Russian Dolls"Want to Want Me" by Jason Derulo undisclosedSAFE
2Robopine"Killing Me Softly" by Roberta Flack undisclosedSAFE
3Seashell"Tell Me Something Good" by Rufus feat. Chaka Khan undisclosedSAFE
4Orca"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by Poison Mark McGrath OUT
Wild cardYeti"If It Isn't Love" by New Edition undisclosedSAFE

Week 7 (April 21)

Performances on the seventh episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Piglet"The Pretender" by Foo Fighters undisclosedSAFE
2Robopine"Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye undisclosedSAFE
3Chameleon"Regulate" by Warren G feat. Nate Dogg undisclosedSAFE
4Yeti"Lonely" by Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco undisclosedSAFE
5Russian Dolls"24K Magic" by Bruno Mars undisclosedSAFE
6Crab"In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins Bobby Brown OUT
7Seashell"I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany Tamera Mowry-Housley OUT
8Black Swan"Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon undisclosedSAFE

Week 8 (May 5)

Performances on the eighth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Yeti"It Takes Two" by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock undisclosedSAFE
2Robopine"Water Runs Dry" by Boyz II Men Tyrese Gibson OUT
3Piglet"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" by Phil Collins undisclosedSAFE
4Black Swan"Do I Do" by Stevie Wonder undisclosedSAFE
5Russian Dolls"Shallow" by Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga undisclosedSAFE
6Chameleon"Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" by Busta Rhymes undisclosedSAFE

Week 9 (May 12)

Performances on the ninth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Russian Dolls"I'm Still Standing" by Elton John Hanson OUT
2Black Swan"Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran undisclosedSAFE
3Piglet"Superstition" by Stevie Wonder undisclosedSAFE
4Yeti"Bless the Broken Road" by Rascal Flatts undisclosedSAFE
5Chameleon"Drop It Like It's Hot" by Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell Williams undisclosedSAFE

Week 10 (May 19)

Performance by the Cluedle-Doo (Donnie Walhberg): "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison [14]

Performances on the tenth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Yeti"Celebration" by Kool & the Gang Omarion OUT
2Black Swan"Tequila" by Dan + Shay undisclosedSAFE
3Chameleon"Oh Boy" by Cam'ron feat. Juelz Santana undisclosedSAFE
4Piglet"Bruises" by Lewis Capaldi undisclosedSAFE

Week 11 (May 26) – Finale

Group performance: "How Do I Live" by LeAnn Rimes [lower-alpha 6]

Performances on the eleventh episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Chameleon"Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio feat. L.V. Wiz Khalifa THIRD PLACE
2Black Swan"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" by Michael Bolton JoJo RUNNER-UP
3Piglet"Faithfully" by Journey Nick Lachey WINNER

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 5
No.TitleAir date Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
Ref.
1"Season 5 Premiere - Return of the Masks"March 10, 20211.3/95.660.72.332.17.99 [15] [16]
2"Group B Premiere - Shamrock and Roll"March 17, 20211.2/95.12 [17]
3"Group A Wildcard Round - Enter The Wildcards!"March 24, 20211.2/85.20 [18]
4"Group B Wildcard Round - Rule of Claw!"March 31, 20211.2/95.050.41.351.66.40 [19] [20] [lower-alpha 7]
5"Group B Finals - The Ulti 'Mutt' Wildcard!"April 7, 20211.1/84.790.61.811.76.60 [21] [22]
6"Group A Finals - In the Nick of Time!"April 14, 20211.2/85.170.51.751.86.92 [23] [24]
7"Super 8 - The Plot Chickens!"April 21, 20211.2/85.080.61.911.86.99 [25] [26]
Special"The Sing-A-Long: The Maskie Awards"April 28, 20210.8/63.620.20.791.04.41 [27] [28]
8"The Spicy 6 - The Competition Heats Up!"May 5, 20211.1/84.710.51.731.66.44 [29] [30]
9"The Quarter Finals - Five Fan Favorites"May 12, 20211.1/84.770.41.481.66.25 [31]
10"Semifinals"May 19, 20211.2/85.230.51.711.86.95 [32]
11"Finale"May 26, 20211.4/95.510.41.541.87.05 [33]

Notes

  1. The character performed in two costumes during the first and fifth performances and in three costumes during the second and third performances. When revealed, Taylor, Isaac, and Zac Hanson were underneath the main Russian Doll costume. Performances that utilized four costumes had one being used as a prop. [11]
  2. The character was originally introduced as "Porcupine"; his name was changed to "Robopine" before his first performance.
  3. No vote was made by the panelists and superfans. Instead, Nash selected "Bulldog" to be eliminated. It was then unmasked to be Cannon, as part of transitioning the show's host duties back to him without the final guesses being obtained. [4]
  4. Kermit was voiced and performed by Matt Vogel, though Vogel was not revealed on camera. [12] [13]
  5. Following the performance, Crab's performer (Bobby Brown) had to be briefly taken to his dressing room when he became overheated and short of breath in the costume.
  6. Rimes, who served as a guest panelist for the episode, also sang in this performance with the three finalists.
  7. Live+7 DVR ratings were unavailable, so Live+3 DVR ratings are listed instead.

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