!Before the show kicks off its seventh season next week, ET is exclusively debuting an ornate new costume that will be competing in the hotly anticipated celebrity singing competition: The Armadillo!This season is changing things up yet again when it comes to it's competition format. The show is dropping the Wild Card contestants and instead will feature all 15 singing stars divided up into three groups, known as The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly.Here's your first look at The Good's Armadillo below.The new character might have fans recalling when Ross Geller (David Schwimmer) dressed up as an armadillo to teach his son, Ben (Cole Sprouse), about Hanukkah. According to the character images and video packages released thus far in the weeks leading up the the launch of season 7, Armadillo will be joining the Scottish Terrier — known as McTerrier — as well as The Frog Prince and The Firefly.Meanwhile, rival The Bad will include Queen Cobra, They Cyclops and Ram — as well as two other costumed characters not yet revealed.
‘Masked Singer UK’ Recommissioned For Two More Series By ITV
14.02.2022 - 12:43 / deadline.com
The Masked Singer UK has been recommissioned for a rare two-season order as ITV demonstrates its commitment to the format.
The Korean remake from Argonon-backed Bandicoot Scotland has become one of ITV’s biggest entertainment shows, reaching almost 8M viewers for the final on Saturday, which is the most-watched show of the year so far, as Natalie Imbruglia, or Panda, was revealed the winner.
Two more eight-part series – a fourth and a fifth – will air over the next two years, while spin-off format The Masked Dancer was recently recommissioned for a second season.
“The Masked Singer has once again established itself as unmissable event television, keeping the nation guessing throughout its glorious eight week run,” said ITV Head of Entertainment Commissioning Katie Rawcliffe.
“We’re already counting down to see who’s hiding behind those infamous masks in 2023 and look forward to welcoming the series back to ITV and ITV Hub next year.”
ITV first remade The Masked Singer in early 2020 and it is quickly establishing itself as a winter staple, with its importance now growing following declining audiences for last year’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
MBC’s format, which has been remade in a number of territories including Fox in the U.S., sees celebrities compete each week dressed as characters, with celebrity judges guessing who is behind the mask.
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