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T2 WHATS UP! February 2 - 8, 2020 BY BREANNA HENRY TV Media T here is an absolute smorgasbord of real- ity television to choose from these days, and performance com- petitions make up a large per- centage of the most watched. It seems like we can't get enough of shows like "Ameri- can Idol," "The Voice" and "America's Got Talent," but there's one such series that sets itself apart from the rest. Season 3 of "The Masked Singer" premieres Sunday, Feb. 2, on Fox, right after Su- per Bowl LIV, and the new in- stallment of this simultane- ously strange and beautiful se- ries promises to be bigger and better than ever. Series host Nick Cannon ("Berserk" 2019) returns along with the previ- ous seasons' judges: actors Ken Jeong ("The Casa- grandes") and Jenny McCar- thy ("Return of the Mac") are back on the panel with musi- cians Robin Thicke and Nicole Scherzinger. This time around, there are 18 new masked mystery celebrities — more than any season so far. Unlike most performance competitions, "The Masked Singer" does not recruit previ- ously unknown talents to vie for a prize. In this reality se- ries, it's celebrities who face off against one another for fan votes, and each episode fea- tures spectacular musical per- formances. The catch is that the celebrities are wearing elaborate costumes that con- ceal their identities. Referred to only by the name of their costume, a contestant is not unmasked until they are voted off of the show, and despite Nick Cannon's shouts of "I knew it!" and hints given throughout, the final reveal is always a shock. The man or woman behind the mask could be anyone. The Season 1 contestant known as The Raven turned out to be talk show host Ricki Lake, and last season's Ice Cream and Thingamajig shocked audiences when they revealed themselves to be pro- fessional video gamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins and NBA star Ken Jeong, Nicole Scherzinger, Nick Cannon and Jenny McCarthy from "The Masked Singer" Covert crooners continued on page T10 TV FEATURE