The fourteenth season of the American television series The Masked Singer premiered on Fox on January 7, 2026, and concluded on April 1, 2026. The season was won by singer and actress Ashlee Simpson as "Galaxy Girl", with singer Phillip Phillips finishing second as "Pugcasso", actress and singer Kylie Cantrall placing third as "Cat Witch", and singer Normani placing fourth as "Crane".
Panelists and host
Host Nick Cannon, singer-songwriter Robin Thicke, television and radio personality Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, actor and comedian Ken Jeong and recording artist Rita Ora all returned from the previous three seasons.
Johnny Knoxville appeared as a special guest during the second episode to promote his role as host of Fear Factor: House of Fear. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles appeared in the fourth episode. Christina Perri appeared in the sixth and ninth episodes. The seventh episode featured Taraji P. Henson, who portrayed "Scarab" earlier in the season, as a guest panelist, and Spencer Pratt as a special guest. The eighth episode featured Kelly Osbourne, who portrayed "Ladybug" in the second season, as a guest panelist, and a brief guest appearance from Slipknot's Sid Wilson, Osbourne's fiancé. The Care Bears appeared in the ninth episode. Johnny Gill appeared in the tenth episode. Khalid, Meg Donnelly, Randy Jackson, and Jessica Simpson appeared in the season finale.
Production On May 7, 2025, it was announced that Fox renewed the series for a fourteenth season, prior to the airing of the thirteenth season's finale later that same day. The season was announced to premiere in January 2026, skipping its usual fall season slot for 2025. On November 11, 2025, it was announced that the season would premiere on January 7, 2026.
The fifth episode was delayed an hour by NASCAR coverage, which was in turn delayed by rain. The sixth episode began with a dedication for James Van Der Beek, who portrayed "Griffin" in the previous season, and had died earlier in the day. The season finale was interrupted by a Presidential Address to the Nation, and was continued afterwards. This season was also the only one to be produced under the Fox Entertainment Studios label and the last one to be produced under Fox Entertainment as a whole. Eureka Productions (owned by Fremantle) is set to take production of the show over from Fox with the 15th season.
Contestants The contestants are said to boast a combined total of 94 million records sold, 21 platinum singles, 3 Emmy wins, 3 Hall of Fame inductions, 3 World Series wins, and 54,438,600 Instagram followers. On December 10, it was revealed that actor and singer Kylie Cantrall was among the contestants, acting as a behind-the-scenes insider, with the panel being completely unaware of her participation and the viewers left to guess which mask she is under; the season premiere episode revealed her identity as "Cat Witch".
This season made history as the first time a couple competed against each other with Ashlee Simpson (Galaxy Girl) competing against Evan Ross (Stingray).
Stage name Celebrity Occupation(s) Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Galaxy Girl Ashlee Simpson Singer/actor WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER Pugcasso Phillip Phillips Singer WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE RUNNER-UP Cat Witch Kylie Cantrall Actor/singer WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE THIRD Crane (WC) Normani Singer SAFE RISK SAFE SAFE FOURTH Pangolin (WC) Rachel Platten Singer SAFE SAFE RISK OUT Stingray Evan Ross Actor/musician WIN SAFE RISK OUT 14 Karat Carrot (WC) Judge Greg Mathis Judge/TV personality SAFE SAFE OUT High Voltage Alexi Lalas Former soccer player/sportscaster SAFE SAFE RISK OUT Eggplant Jack Wagner Actor/singer SAFE SAFE OUT Snow Cone Heidi Montag TV personality/singer RISK SAFE OUT Owl Billy Ray Cyrus Singer/actor SAFE SAFE OUT Calla Lily Teddi Mellencamp TV personality/podcast host SAFE OUT Queen Corgi Claudia Oshry Influencer/podcast host RISK WD Scarab Taraji P. Henson Actor WIN OUT Handyman Tone Loc Rapper/actor RISK OUT Le Who Who Tiffany Haddish Actor/comedian OUT Croissants Todd Chrisley TV personalities OUT Julie Chrisley Googly Eyes David "Big Papi" Ortiz Former MLB player/sportscaster OUT
Episodes Week 1 (January 7) Guest performance: The panel performs "Golden" by Huntrix
+ Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Galaxy Girl "Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl" by Chappell Roan WIN 2 Handyman "Shake Your Groove Thing" by Peaches & Herb RISK 3 Pugcasso "Ordinary" by Alex Warren WIN 4 Queen Corgi "Don't Rain on My Parade" by Barbra Streisand RISK 5 Scarab "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele WIN 6 Croissants "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley Todd & Julie Chrisley OUT 7 Snow Cone "When I Grow Up" by The Pussycat Dolls RISK 8 Stingray "Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees WIN 9 Googly Eyes "Turn Down for What" by DJ Snake and Lil Jon David "Big Papi" Ortiz OUT 10 Cat Witch "Abracadabra" by Lady Gaga WIN
Week 2 (January 14) - "Fear Night" + Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Le Who Who "One Way or Another" by Blondie Tiffany Haddish OUT 2 High Voltage "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears SAFE 3 Calla Lily "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten SAFE 4 Owl "Wild Thing" by The Troggs SAFE 5 Eggplant "Rocket Man" by Elton John SAFE
Week 3 (January 21) - "Clueless Night" Group performance: "Kids in America" by Kim Wilde
+ Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Snow Cone "Stronger" by Britney Spears SAFE 2 Scarab "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper Taraji P. Henson OUT 3 Handyman "Can I Kick It?" by A Tribe Called Quest Tone Loc OUT 4 Pugcasso "Fake Plastic Trees" by Radiohead SAFE Wild card Crane "It's Not Right but It's Okay" by Whitney Houston SAFE
After being unmasked, Tone Loc performed his signature song "Wild Thing" as his encore performance.
Week 4 (January 28) - "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Night" Guest performance: Panelist Ken Jeong performs the theme from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
+ Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Cat Witch "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry SAFE 2 Stingray "Momma Song" by Benson Boone SAFE 3 Galaxy Girl "Just a Girl" by No Doubt SAFE 4 Queen Corgi "Unstoppable" by Sia Claudia Oshry WD Wild card 14 Karat Carrot "Hold On, I'm Comin'" by Sam & Dave SAFE
Week 5 (February 4) - "Red, White & Clue" Guest performance: Panelist Robin Thicke performs "Living in America" by James Brown
+ Performances on the fifth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 High Voltage "Miles on It" by Kane Brown and Marshmello SAFE 2 Calla Lily "Jack & Diane" by John Mellencamp Teddi Mellencamp OUT 3 Eggplant "American Woman" by Lenny Kravitz SAFE 4 Owl "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers SAFE Wild card Pangolin "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette SAFE
Week 6 (February 11) - "Twilight Night" Guest performance: Christina Perri performs "A Thousand Years"
+ Performances on the sixth episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Cat Witch "It Will Rain" by Bruno Mars SAFE 2 14 Karat Carrot "Tainted Love" by Gloria Jones SAFE 3 Stingray "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran RISK 4 Owl "White Wedding" by Billy Idol RISK Vampire Royale Identity Result 5 Stingray"Love Is a Battlefield" by Pat Benatar SAFE Owl Billy Ray Cyrus OUT
After being unmasked, Cyrus performed his signature song "Achy Breaky Heart" as his encore performance.
Week 7 (February 25) - "Spice Girls Night" Group performance: "Spice Up Your Life" by Spice Girls with panelists Rita Ora and Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg
+ Performances on the seventh episode # Stage name Spice Girls song Result 1 Crane "Say You'll Be There" RISK 2 Pugcasso "Too Much" SAFE 3 Snow Cone "Wannabe" RISK Spice Royale Identity Result 4 Crane "Stop" SAFE Snow Cone Heidi Montag OUT
Week 8 (March 4) - "Ozzfest Night" Group performance: "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne
+ Performances on the eighth episode # Stage name Song Result 1 High Voltage "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath RISK 2 Galaxy Girl "Drive" by Incubus SAFE 3 Eggplant "One Step Closer" by Linkin Park RISK 4 Pangolin "Mama, I'm Coming Home" by Ozzy Osbourne SAFE Ozzfest Royale Identity Result 5 Eggplant "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath Jack Wagner OUT High Voltage SAFE
Week 9 (March 11) - "Care Bears Night" Group performance: "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina & the Waves
+ Performances on the ninth episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Pangolin "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" by Irene Cara RISK 2 High Voltage "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter RISK 3 Pugcasso "Dreams" by The Cranberries SAFE 4 Crane "Good Luck, Babe!" by Chappell Roan SAFE Care Bears Royale Identity Result 5 High Voltage "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters Alexi Lalas OUT Pangolin SAFE
Week 10 (March 18) - "Star Trek Night" + Performances on the tenth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Stingray "Starboy" by The Weeknd Evan Ross OUT 2 Cat Witch "Starships" by Nicki Minaj SAFE 3 14 Karat Carrot "Shining Star" by Earth, Wind & Fire Judge Greg Mathis OUT 4 Galaxy Girl "Lights" by Ellie Goulding SAFE
Week 11 (March 25) - "Semi-Finals" + Performances on the eleventh episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Galaxy Girl "Misery Business" by Paramore SAFE 2 Pangolin "It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette Rachel Platten OUT 3 Crane "Break Free" by Ariana Grande SAFE 4 Pugcasso "Bad Dreams" by Teddy Swims SAFE 5 Cat Witch "Run to You" by Whitney Houston SAFE
After being unmasked, Platten performed her signature song "Fight Song" as her encore performance.
Week 12 (April 1) - "Finale" Group performance: "Mystical Magical" by Benson Boone with panelist Ken Jeong
+ Performances on the twelfth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result Round 1 1 Galaxy Girl "Good 4 U" by Olivia Rodrigo SAFE 2 Cat Witch "Leave (Get Out)" by JoJo SAFE 3 Pugcasso "True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper SAFE 4 Crane "Together Again" by Janet Jackson Normani FOURTH PLACE Round 2 5 Galaxy Girl "Try" by P!nk Ashlee Simpson WINNER 6 Cat Witch "Greedy" by Tate McRae Kylie Cantrall THIRD PLACE 7 Pugcasso "Sussudio" by Phil Collins Phillip Phillips RUNNER-UP
All four finalists performed their own signature songs as an encore after being unmasked; Normani (along with Khalid) performed "Love Lies", Cantrall performed "Denim", Phillips performed "Home", and Simpson performed "Pieces of Me".
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