Ah, it is a peaceful Wednesday night, I have finished all of my homework and ate dinner with my family. 

The clock strikes 8 P.M. and everyone in the house rushes to the television. 

We gather our snacks, blankets, and even our little dog Lola, as we are ready to be mesmerized by what’s to come. 

BAM!

The opening music begins and we are immersed in the fantastic and crazy confusing world of The Masked Singer. 

I cannot tell you how we stumbled upon this ridiculous show, but for the past year, every Wednesday night, it has been a tradition in my house to watch this show together. The premise of the show is to guess who is behind the mask of the performer. There are four famous judges who critique each performer including, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong, Robin Thicke, and Nicole Scherzinger. The show starts with Nick Cannon, the host, welcoming viewers and introducing all 16 of the performers to come. Under each mask could be any type of celebrity from an Academy Award-winning actor to a well known Grammy-winning artist. The performers are introduced with each wearing their own unique and extravagant costume covering their body from head to toe. No one, including Nick Cannon, the judges, the audience, and each separate performer, knows who is under each mask. Each performer then is personally introduced through a video that has challenging clues about their life showing viewers hints to who might be under the mask. 

After each singing performance, we yell at the television, and at each other, arguing with the judges on who might be under the mask. We have ranged guesses from the famous drag queen, RuPaul, to Lebron James. It is a brain teaser trying to figure out who it is. The judges then input their guesses and the audience reacts with “oooos” and “ahhhhs.” The performer then leaves the stage and waits for the results. Another performer does the same routine, and then the audience chooses the performance they liked better. When the results of the voting are announced, the winner continues to battle against winners of other groups. While the loser battles against another loser to reclaim their ticket to the next competition. At the end, when the loser in the life or death competition is announced, they are ultimately “unmasked”, and revealed to the public who is behind the mask. 

The Masked Singer consists of many cliff hangers, tear-jerkers, and thrilling performances. Some contestants perform on this show to escape reality and show the world who they truly are. Celebrities are given the chance to show the world that regardless of what they are known for, they do have talent under the mask that they show the public eye.