Summary
- The Masked Singer season 11 will start filming in September, even before season 10 airs, making it an unusually early start date.
- Former contestants will return to perform duets during the premiere of The Masked Singer season 10, and Anonymouse’s unmasking is described as one of the biggest in the show’s history.
- Despite the SAG-AFTRA strike, actors can still appear as contestants on The Masked Singer because the show is covered by the Network Code, which doesn’t expire until 2024.
The Masked Singer season 11 will begin filming in September, before season 10 even airs, and this is an unusually early start date. The Masked Singer season 10 completed filming in late August, and will premiere with a special episode on September 10. That episode will feature the unmasking of Anonymouse, whose reveal has been described by FOX as one of the biggest in the show’s history. During the premiere, several former contestants will return to perform duets, including Michelle Williams and Rumer Willis, Joey Fatone and Bow Wow, and Victor Oladipo and Barry Zito. The Masked Singer season 10 competition officially begins on September 27.
According to On-Camera Audiences, the official ticket source for The Masked Singer, the show will be filming season 11 at a new studio, LA Center Studio, beginning on Wednesday, September 6. It will then film on September 8 and 9, and then take a pause until September 19. Tickets will also be available for September 21, 22, 24, and 28. In addition, filming will take place on October 2, 5, and 6. These dates are months earlier than the January tapings for The Masked Singer season 9, which was a spring season that premiered in February 2023.
Will The SAG-AFTRA Strike Impact Potential Contestants?
Questions have arisen about whether actors who are currently on strike may appear as contestants on reality television shows. On-Camera Audiences clarified that the SAG-AFTRA National Code of Fair Practice for Network Television Broadcasting (aka Network Code) applies to The Masked Singer, and doesn’t expire until June 30, 2024. This means that the current strike doesn’t affect shows covered by it, such as The Masked Singer. Therefore, SAG-AFTRA talent can continue to work on the show.
An interesting aspect of The Masked Singer season 11 taping during the fall is that panelist Nicole Scherzinger will be starring in the West End production of Sunset Boulevard as Norma Desmond at London’s Savoy Theatre for 16 weeks beginning in September. The musical is scheduled to run from September 21, 2023, through January 6, 2024. Because of this, it seems impossible that Nicole could film The Masked Singer in person. However, television has made great strides with virtual appearances in the past few years, so perhaps Nicole could join the panel remotely from London.
It’s very intriguing that The Masked Singer season 11 will begin filming so soon. This could be because of the actors’ and the WGA writers’ strikes, since networks such as FOX are relying on their reality television programming to fill the gaps in their schedules left by scripted shows that won’t air because of them. Perhaps FOX is filming another season of The Masked Singer early to have it ready to go in case the strikes don’t end. Whatever the reason, more of The Masked Singer is always a good thing.
The Masked Singer season 10 premieres Sunday, September 10 at 8 p.m. EDT.
Source: On-Camera Audiences