The eleventh season of the American television series The Masked Singer premiered on Fox on March 6, 2024, and concluded on May 22, 2024. The season was won by actor Vanessa Hudgens as "Goldfish", with actor Scott Porter finishing second as "Gumball".
Panelists and host
Nick Cannon, singer-songwriter Robin Thicke, television and radio personality Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, and actor and comedian Ken Jeong all returned as host and panelists. On September 13, 2023, it was announced that recording artist and panelist of the British adaptation of the show, Rita Ora, would substitute for longtime panelist Nicole Scherzinger, as the latter stars in the West End revival of Sunset Boulevard, conflicting with the filming of the eleventh season. Ora's addition marks the first major change to the panel since the series' inception.
The second episode features season four winner LeAnn Rimes ("Sun") as an additional guest, the fourth episode included Jill Whelan and Heidi and Spencer Pratt as additional guests, the sixth episode included Transformers characters Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter Cullen) and Bumblebee as additional guests, and the eighth episode included Carnie Wilson of season eight runners-up Wilson Phillips ("Lambs") and Raven-Symoné ("Black Widow" from season two) as additional guests.
Production The format is similar to its predecessor; featuring three groups, with Group A starting with five costumes and Groups B and C starting with four. Each group featured one wild card added later during the season. The panelists have one opportunity to use the "Ding Dong Keep It On" bell (introduced in the ninth season) to save one contestant, who moves to the quarterfinals with the group finalists. From there, three competed in the semifinals and two moved on to the finale.
Much like the previous three seasons of the series, the eleventh season featured the return of themed nights. Throughout the season, themes included nights dedicated to Billy Joel and Queen, musical film The Wizard of Oz, film-toy franchise Transformers, "Girl Groups", and "Shower Anthems". Additionally for the first time, themes such as "Soundtrack of My Life" and "TV Themes" were featured once again after having already been represented in previous seasons.
Contestants The season featured 16 celebrities split into three groups, as well as three wild card contestants who entered the competition later during the season.
The contestants are said to boast a combined total of 22 Grammy nominations, 11 platinum albums, 33 Teen Choice nominations, 108 million records sold, 1.7 billion Spotify streams, and 326 film appearances. Stage name Celebrity Occupation(s) Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 Group A Group B Group C A B Goldfish Vanessa Hudgens Actor/singer SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE WINNER Gumball Scott Porter Actor RISK SAFE WIN RISK SAFE RUNNER-UP Clock Thelma Houston Singer SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE OUT Poodle Moth Chrissy Metz Actor/singer SAFE SAFEKEPT OUT Beets Clay Aiken Singer/activist SAFE SAFE OUT Ruben Studdard Singer Seal (WC) Corey Feldman Actor RISK OUT Miss Cleocatra Jenifer Lewis Actor/singer SAFE OUT Starfish Kate Flannery Actor SAFE SAFE OUT Ugly Sweater Charlie Wilson Singer SAFE SAFE OUT Koala (WC) DeMarcus Ware Former NFL player OUT Lovebird Colton Underwood TV personality SAFE OUT Lizard Sisqó Singer RISK RISK OUT Sir Lion (WC) Billy Bush Broadcaster OUT Spaghetti & Meatballs Joe Bastianich Restaurateur/TV personality OUT Afghan Hound Savannah Chrisley TV personality OUT Book Kevin Hart Actor/comedian WD
Episodes
Week 1 (March 6) - "Season 11 Premiere: Rita We Love Your Ora" Guest performance: Panelist Rita Ora performs "Who Are You" by The Who + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Goldfish "Vampire" by Olivia Rodrigo SAFE 2 Starfish "Material Girl" by Madonna SAFE 3 Ugly Sweater "The Best" by Tina Turner SAFE 4 Lovebird "Home" by Phillip Phillips SAFE 5 Book "So Sick" by Ne-Yo Kevin Hart WD
Week 2 (March 13) - "Group B Premiere: The Wizard of Oz Night" Guest performance: LeAnn Rimes performs "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland + Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Gumball "If I Only Had a Heart" by Jack Haley/"Heartbeat Song" by Kelly Clarkson RISK 2 Miss Cleocatra "Stormy Weather" by Etta James SAFE 3 Afghan Hound "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by The Tokens RISK 4 Beets "Home" by Michael Bublé SAFE Smackdown Identity Result 5 Afghan Hound "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg Savannah ChrisleyOUT Gumball SAFE
Week 3 (March 20) - "Group C Premiere: Billy Joel Night" Guest performance: Panelist Robin Thicke performs "My Life" + Performances on the third episode # Stage name Billy Joel song Result 1 Poodle Moth "Just the Way You Are" SAFE 2 Clock "Piano Man" SAFE 3 Spaghetti & Meatballs "Only the Good Die Young" RISK 4 Lizard "Uptown Girl" RISK Smackdown Identity Result 5 Spaghetti & Meatballs "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" Joe Bastianich OUT Lizard SAFE
Week 4 (March 27) - "TV Theme Night" Guest performance: The panel performs "The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle" by Sherwood Schwartz and George Wyle (from Gilligan's Island) + Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Clock "Good Times Theme Song" SAFE 2 Poodle Moth "Unwritten" - The Hills theme song SAFE 3 Lizard "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? Theme Song" RISK Wild card Sir Lion "Love and Marriage" - Married… with Children theme song RISK Smackdown Identity Result 5 Lizard "Who Are You" - The Masked Singer theme song SAFE Sir Lion Billy Bush OUT
Week 5 (April 3) - "Group C Finals: Shower Anthems Night" Group performance: "Shower" by Becky G + Performances on the fifth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Clock "Respect" by Aretha Franklin SAFE 2 Lizard "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence Sisqó OUT 3 Poodle Moth "The House That Built Me" by Miranda Lambert SAFE Battle Royale 4 Clock "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell WIN Poodle Moth KEPT After being unmasked, Sisqó sang his signature song "Thong Song" as his encore performance.
Week 6 (April 10) - "Transformers Night" + Performances on the sixth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Starfish "21 Guns" by Green Day (from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) SAFE 2 Ugly Sweater "Brick House" by Commodores (from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) SAFE 3 Lovebird "All That You Are" by Goo Goo Dolls (from Transformers: Dark of the Moon) Colton Underwood OUT 4 Goldfish "Baby Come Back" by Player (from Transformers) SAFE Wild card Koala "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears (from Bumblebee) DeMarcus Ware OUT
Week 7 (April 17) - "Group A Finals: Queen Night" Group performance: "We Are the Champions" + Performances on the seventh episode # Stage name Queen song Identity Result 1 Ugly Sweater "I Want to Break Free" Charlie Wilson OUT 2 Starfish "Under Pressure" (with David Bowie) SAFE 3 Goldfish "The Show Must Go On" SAFE Battle Royale 4 Goldfish "Another One Bites the Dust" WIN Starfish Kate Flannery OUT After being unmasked, Wilson sang The Gap Band's "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" as his encore performance.
Week 8 (April 24) - "Girl Group Night" Guest performance: The panel performs "Wannabe" by Spice Girls + Performances on the eighth episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Miss Cleocatra "Free Your Mind" by En Vogue RISK 2 Beets "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters SAFE 3 Gumball "Wide Open Spaces" by The Chicks SAFE Wild card Seal "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips RISK Smackdown Identity Result 5 Miss Cleocatra "Waterfalls" by TLC Jenifer Lewis OUT Seal SAFE
Week 9 (May 1) - "Group B Finals: Soundtrack Of My Life" Group performance: "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi + Performances on the ninth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Beets "One Moment in Time" by Whitney Houston SAFE 2 Seal "It's Tricky" by Run-D.M.C. Corey FeldmanOUT 3 Gumball "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas SAFE Battle Royale 4 Beets "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes Clay AikenOUT Ruben Studdard Gumball WIN
Week 10 (May 8) - "Quarter Finals: Final Four" + Performances on the tenth episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Clock "Get on Your Feet" by Gloria Estefan SAFE 2 Gumball "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz RISK 3 Poodle Moth "Price Tag" by Jessie J ft. B.o.B RISK 4 Goldfish "Unforgettable" by Nat King Cole SAFE Smackdown Identity Result 5 Poodle Moth "If I Could Turn Back Time" by Cher Chrissy Metz OUT Gumball SAFE
Week 11 (May 15) - "Road To The Semi-Finals" and "Semi-Finals: Then There Were Three"
+ Performances on the eleventh episode#Stage nameSong1 Goldfish "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green2 Gumball "Go the Distance" by Michael Bolton3 Clock "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge
Group performance: "Higher Love" by Kygo feat. Whitney Houston + Performances on the twelfth episode#Stage nameSongIdentityResult1 Gumball "I Lived" by OneRepublic SAFE 2 Clock "Dancing in the Street" by Martha and the Vandellas Thelma Houston OUT3 Goldfish "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette SAFEBattle Royale "A Moment Like This" by Kelly Clarkson After being unmasked, Houston performed her signature song "Don't Leave Me This Way".
Week 12 (May 22) - "Finale: One Mask Takes It All" +Performances on the thirteenth episode#Stage nameSongIdentityResult1Gumball "Latch" by Disclosure ft. Sam SmithScott Porter RUNNER-UP "Renegade" by Styx2Goldfish "Heart of Glass" by BlondieVanessa Hudgens WINNER "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" by Elton John
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