We're Getting a Double Dose of 'The Masked Singer' This Week — Thank You TV Gods
Can't get enough of The Masked Singer? Good, because it's on twice this week. The finale was already planned for Dec. 18 (it can't be the following Wednesday, since that's Christmas), and some unforeseen delays earlier this season messed up the scheduling. So FOX is making do by doubling up on back-to-back nights. The Masked Singer will air Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. ET and then again on Wednesday, Dec. 11 in its usual time slot of 8 p.m. ET.
The back-to-back week became necessary after the World Series of Baseball delayed the show for two consecutive weeks in late October and early November. At that point, the series was two weeks off schedule. FOX remedied this a bit by airing a two-hour episode the week after the World Series, making The Masked Singer only one week behind schedule. This week's surprise Tuesday episode gets the series back on track to end on Dec. 18 with the top three singers vying for their chance to win.
On Tuesday, the six remaining contestants will sing and one celebrity will be unmasked. Then, Wednesday night's show will be a holiday special, with the stars likely performing Christmas hits. Five will sing and two will be revealed at the end of the episode, setting the stage for the following week's final three performances.
However, because the show doesn't usually air on Tuesday, there's a high chance that some fans may miss out on seeing it by the time they tune in for the usual Wednesday episode. If that happens to you, don't worry. As the show does every week, the Wednesday episode will recap Tuesday's elimination to get you up to speed. And, on Saturday, Dec. 14, both Tuesday's and Wednesday's episodes will air as reruns on FOX beginning at 8 p.m. ET. A clip show is also airing for on hour on Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. ET, which will likely recap the Tuesday episode's highlights as well.
When the show returns on Dec. 10 for the special Tuesday episode, the six final singers will all perform. As a refresher, left standing is the Flamingo (whom people think is Adrienne Bailon Houghton); the Fox (possibly Wayne Brady); the Leopard (who could be either RuPaul or Seal); the Rottweiler (a popular guess is Chris Daughtry); the Thingamajig (most likely Victor Oladipo); and the super mysterious Tree (who might be anyone from Ana Gasteyer to Rachael Ray to Brenda Lee to Beverly D'Angelo, or someone else completely). One of these six will be sent home at the end of Tuesday's episode, so here's hoping it's not the Tree. If the Christmas-themed masked singer doesn't get to perform during the "Merry Maskmus" episode on Wednesday, then what was even the point?
With two episodes to watch, this week is a big week for us Masked Singer fans, but not as big as the following week will be. On Dec. 18, all of the remaining masks will be taken off and one winner will be crowned. Time will tell if your fave makes it to the end.
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