The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 7

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The Masked Singer: The Good, The Bad, and The Cuddly
Season 7
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Promotional poster for season seven, featuring "Prince", "Ram", and "Space Bunny"
Starring
Hosted by Nick Cannon
No. of contestants15
Winner Teyana Taylor as "Firefly"
Runner-up Hayley Orrantia as "Ringmaster"
No. of episodes12
Release
Original network Fox
Original releaseMarch 9 (2022-03-09) 
May 18, 2022 (2022-05-18)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

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".

Contents

Panelists and host

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]

Contestants

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]

Results
Stage nameCelebrityOccupation(s)Episodes
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Round 1Round 2Round 3
GFirefly Teyana Taylor Singer/songwriterSAFERISKWINWINNER
GRingmaster Hayley Orrantia Actor/singerSAFESAFEWINRUNNER-UP
GPrince Cheyenne Jackson Actor/singerSAFESAFEWINTHIRD
BQueen Cobras En Vogue R&B groupSAFESAFEOUT
CSpace Bunny Shaggy SingerSAFERISKOUT
CBaby Mammoth Kirstie Alley ActorSAFEOUT
BJack in the Box Rudy Giuliani PoliticianOUT
CMiss Teddy Jennifer Holliday Singer/actorSAFESAFEOUT
GArmadillo Duane Chapman TV personalitySAFERISKOUT
BHydra [lower-alpha 1] Penn & Teller Magicians/comediansSAFEOUT
CLemur Christie Brinkley Model/actorOUT
CThingamabob Jordan Mailata NFL playerSAFESAFEOUT
BCyclops Jorge Garcia ActorSAFESAFEOUT
BRam Joe Buck SportscasterSAFEOUT
GMcTerrier Duff Goldman Pastry chefOUT
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The celebrities who competed in the seventh season of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (L–R):
Duff Goldman ("McTerrier"),Joe Buck ("Ram"),Jorge Garcia ("Cyclops"),Jordan Mailata ("Thingamabob"),Christie Brinkley ("Lemur"),Penn & Teller ("Hydra"),Duane Chapman ("Armadillo"),Jennifer Holliday ("Miss Teddy"),Rudy Giuliani ("Jack in the Box"),Kirstie Alley ("Baby Mammoth"),Shaggy ("Space Bunny"),En Vogue ("Queen Cobras"),Cheyenne Jackson ("Prince"),Hayley Orrantia ("Ringmaster"), and Teyana Taylor ("Firefly")

Episodes

Week 1 (March 9)

Performances on the first episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Thingamabob"Wanted Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi undisclosedSAFE
2McTerrier"Working for the Weekend" by Loverboy [lower-alpha 2] Duff Goldman OUT
3Cyclops"My Sacrifice" by Creed undisclosedSAFE
4Firefly"Ain't Nobody" by Chaka Khan [lower-alpha 3] undisclosedSAFE
5Ram"I Want You to Want Me" by Cheap Trick undisclosedSAFE

Week 2 (March 16)

Performances on the second episode
#Stage nameSongResult
1Firefly"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" by Michael Jackson RISK
2Cyclops"Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley SAFE
3Ram"Learn to Fly" by Foo Fighters RISK
4Thingamabob"Perfect" by Ed Sheeran SAFE
DuelIdentityResult
1Ram"Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver Joe Buck OUT
2Firefly"God Is a Woman" by Ariana Grande undisclosedSAFE

Week 3 (March 23)

Performances on the third episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Thingamabob"Classic" by MKTO Jordan Mailata OUT
2Cyclops"Flashdance (What a Feeling)" by Irene Cara Jorge Garcia OUT
3Firefly"Attention" by Charlie Puth undisclosedWIN

Week 4 (March 30)

Performances on the fourth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Miss Teddy"Tell It to My Heart" by Taylor Dayne undisclosedSAFE
2Hydra"Hey, Soul Sister" by Train undisclosedSAFE
3Ringmaster"The Climb" by Miley Cyrus undisclosedSAFE
4Lemur"I Feel the Earth Move" by Carole King Christie Brinkley OUT
5Armadillo"Secret Agent Man" by Johnny Rivers undisclosedSAFE

Week 5 (April 6)

Performances on the fifth episode
#Stage nameSongResult
1Ringmaster"Super Bass" by Nicki Minaj SAFE
2Armadillo"I Fought the Law" by The Bobby Fuller Four RISK
3Hydra"Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top RISK
4Miss Teddy"Tell Me You Love Me" by Demi Lovato SAFE
DuelIdentityResult
1Armadillo"Walking the Dog" by Rufus Thomas undisclosedSAFE
2Hydra"Two Princes" by Spin Doctors Penn & Teller OUT

Week 6 (April 13)

Performances on the sixth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Miss Teddy"Mercy" by Duffy Jennifer Holliday OUT
2Armadillo"Amazing Grace" Duane Chapman OUT
3Ringmaster"I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton undisclosedWIN

Week 7 (April 20)

Performances on the seventh episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Prince"La Copa de la Vida" by Ricky Martin undisclosedSAFE
2Baby Mammoth"Walkin' After Midnight" by Patsy Cline undisclosedSAFE
3Queen Cobras"Good as Hell" by Lizzo undisclosedSAFE
4Jack in the Box"Bad to the Bone" by George Thorogood & the Destroyers Rudy Giuliani OUT
5Space Bunny"Jump in the Line" by Harry Belafonte undisclosedSAFE

Week 8 (April 27)

Performances on the eighth episode
#Stage nameSongResult
1Queen Cobras"I Say a Little Prayer" by Aretha Franklin SAFE
2Space Bunny"All Night Long (All Night)" by Lionel Richie RISK
3Baby Mammoth"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" by Cher RISK
4Prince"Lay Me Down" by Sam Smith SAFE
DuelIdentityResult
1Baby Mammoth"Me Too" by Meghan Trainor Kirstie Alley OUT
2Space Bunny"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" by Culture Club undisclosedSAFE

Week 9 (May 4)

Performances on the ninth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Prince"Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder undisclosedWIN
2Space Bunny"Now That We Found Love" by Heavy D & the Boyz ft. Aaron Hall Shaggy OUT
3Queen Cobras"Leave the Door Open" by Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak & Silk Sonic En Vogue OUT

Week 10 (May 18)

Performances on the eleventh episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
Round 1
1Prince"Viva la Vida" by Coldplay Cheyenne Jackson THIRD PLACE
2Firefly"Bad Girl" by Usher undisclosedSAFE
3Ringmaster"Gravity" by Sara Bareilles undisclosedSAFE
Round 2
4Firefly"Lost Without U" by Robin Thicke Teyana Taylor WINNER
5Ringmaster"Waking Up in Vegas" by Katy Perry Hayley Orrantia RUNNER-UP

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 7
No.TitleAir dateTimeslot (ET) Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
Ref.
0"The Masked Singer Sneak Peek"February 20, 2022Sunday 7:00 p.m.0.5/52.260.10.390.62.65 [10] [11] [lower-alpha 4]
1"Masks Back - The Good, The Bad & The Cuddly - Round 1"March 9, 2022Wednesday 8:00 p.m.0.9/74.150.41.801.35.95 [12] [13]
2"Masks at Dawn - Round 1"March 16, 20220.7/64.030.31.631.15.66 [14] [15]
3"The Double Unmasking - Round 1 Finals"March 23, 20220.7/64.170.31.491.05.66 [16] [17]
4"Masking For It - The Good, The Bad & The Cuddly - Round 2"March 30, 20220.8/74.390.31.411.15.75 [18] [19]
5"Masking for a Duel - Round 2"April 6, 20220.7/63.970.31.301.05.27 [20] [21]
6"The Double Mask Off - Round 2 Finals"April 13, 20220.7/63.970.41.401.05.27 [22] [23]
7"Don't Mask, Don't Tell - The Good, The Bad & The Cuddly - Round 3"April 20, 20220.6/53.830.31.601.05.43 [24] [25]
8"The Mask of Least Resistance - Round 3"April 27, 20220.7/64.17 [26]
9"One Mask Hurrah - Round 3 Finals"May 4, 20220.7/64.06 [27]
10"Road to the Finals"May 11, 20220.5/43.00 [28]
11"Season Finale: I'm Team Good, Thanks for Masking"May 18, 20220.7/64.19 [29]

Controversy

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]

Notes

  1. Because of Hydra's three-legged design and large size, the costume had to be assembled back stage while Hydra had to be wheeled out on a special platform to get it to and from the stage. [8]
  2. After this performance, McTerrier's mask accidentally came off and he had to shield his head while the panelists shielded their eyes until a crew member ran out and put the mask back on.
  3. The performance was cut short due to a medical incident where Firefly's portrayer started coughing and had to be taken to see the on-site medical staff. After recovering from the incident, the performance was redone after Ram's performance.
  4. Live+7 ratings were unavailable, so Live+3 ratings have been used instead.

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