I Can See Your Voice (American game show) season 1
{{Short description|Television game show season}}
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| module1 = {{Infobox reality competition season
| host = Ken Jeong
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| num_episodes = 10
| network = Fox
| first_aired = {{Start date|2020|9|23}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2020|12|9}}
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The first season of the American television mystery music game show I Can See Your Voice premiered on Fox on September 23, 2020.{{cite press release|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2020/08/26/all-new-unscripted-series-i-can-see-your-voice-to-debut-following-season-four-premiere-of-the-masked-singer-on-wednesday-sept-23-on-fox-365210/20200826fox01/|title=All-New Unscripted Series I Can See Your Voice to Debut Following Season Four Premiere of The Masked Singer on Wednesday, Sept. 23 on FOX|work=Fox|via=The Futon Critic|date=August 26, 2020|access-date=August 27, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/fox-i-can-see-your-voice-fall-schedule-masterchef-jr-pushed-1203024288/|title=Fox Adds I Can See Your Voice To Fall Schedule To Create Ken Jeong Block As MasterChef Junior Pushed|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Peter|last=White|date=August 26, 2020|access-date=August 27, 2020}}
For this season, only a pilot episode was completed before production was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic;{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/why-i-can-see-your-voice-not-socially-distanced/|title=Here's why I Can See Your Voice isn't socially distanced tonight|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Lauren|last=Huff|date=November 18, 2020|access-date=December 10, 2020}} this was later resumed by Fox in August 2020 under implementing health and safety protocols, becoming one of the network's first non-scripted programs to do so.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/i-can-see-your-voice-restarts-production-fox-1203006759/|title=Fox's Mystery Singing Game Show I Can See Your Voice Restarts Production With Health & Safety Protocols|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Peter|last=White|date=August 6, 2020|access-date=August 7, 2020}}{{cite web|title=How Masked Singer, Bachelorette and Other Reality Competition Shows Are Handling Pandemic Production|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/features/masked-singer-bachelorette-pandemic-1234788059/|work=Variety|first1=Elizabeth|last1=Wagmeister|first2=Angelique|last2=Jackson|date=October 1, 2020|accessdate=October 2, 2020}}
Gameplay
=Format=
According to original South Korean rules, the guest artist and contestant(s) eliminate mystery singers at the end of each round, with the last remaining mystery singer ended up in a duet performance by one of the guest artists.{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2020/09/23/i-can-see-your-voice-premiere-recap-ken-jeong-game-show-season-1-episode-1-fox/|title=I Can See Your Voice Premiere: Grade It!|first=Kimberly|last=Roots|work=TVLine|date=September 23, 2020|access-date=September 24, 2020}}
The contestant must eliminate one mystery singer at the end of each round, receiving {{USD|long=no|link=yes|10,000}} if they eliminate a bad singer. At the end of the game, if the contestant decides to walk away, they will keep the money had won in previous rounds; if they decide to risk for the last remaining mystery singer, they win $100,000 if a singer is good, or lose their all winnings if a singer is bad.
=Rounds=
{{olist|Lip Sync Challenge
Divided into two groups of three mystery singers, each of them have to perform a lip sync of their own. At the conclusion of performances, the contestant eliminates one mystery singer from each group.
|Unlock my Life
The guest artist and contestant are presented with a video package containing possible clues by one of the mystery singers of their choice.
|Secret Studio
The guest artist and contestant are presented with video from a recording session by one of the mystery singers of their choice, but pitch-shifted to obscure their actual vocals.
|Interrogation
The guest artist and contestant may ask questions to the remaining mystery singers. Good singers are required to give truthful responses, while the bad singers must lie.
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Episodes
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{{yeac}} Contestant chose to risk the money. |
{{nayc}} Contestant chose to walk away with the money. |
=Panelists=
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1
|rowspan=10 {{CMain|Cheryl Hines}} |rowspan=6 {{CMain|Adrienne Bailon-Houghton}} |{{CGuest|Arsenio Hall}} |{{CGuest|Kelly Osbourne}} |
2
|{{CGuest|Niecy Nash}} |{{CGuest|Jay Pharoah}} |
3
|{{CGuest|DeRay Davis}} |{{CGuest|Russell Peters}} |
4
|{{CGuest|Yvette Nicole Brown}} |rowspan=2 {{CGuest|Bob Saget}} |
5
|{{CGuest|Finesse Mitchell}} |
6
|{{CGuest|Yvette Nicole Brown}} |{{CGuest|Robin Thicke}} |
7
|{{CGuest|Deon Cole}} |{{CGuest|Jeff Dye}} |{{CGuest|Joel McHale}} |
8
|rowspan=3 {{CMain|Adrienne Bailon-Houghton}} |{{CGuest|DeRay Davis}} |{{CGuest|Taye Diggs}} |
9
|{{CGuest|Jeff Dye}} |{{CGuest|Nicole Byer}} |
10
|{{CGuest|Niecy Nash}} |{{CGuest|Joel McHale}} |
Reception
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| title8 = Episode 8: Rick Springfield, Taye Diggs, DeRay Davis, Cheryl Hines, Adrienne Houghton
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Notes
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References
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Category:2020 American television seasons
Category:Television series impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic