The Masked Singer (British TV series) series 2
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| caption = Promotional poster for series 2 featuring "Alien", "Sausage", "Viking", "Dragon", and "Blob"
| module1 = {{Infobox reality competition season
| host = Joel Dommett
| num_contestants = 12
| winner = Joss Stone as "Sausage"
| runner_up = Ne-Yo as "Badger"
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| num_episodes = 8
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=y|2020|12|26}}
| last_aired = {{End date|df=y|2021|2|13}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| network = ITV
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The second series of the British version of The Masked Singer premiered on ITV on 26 December 2020, following a "The Story So Far" recap episode which aired on 19 December,{{cite web|url=https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/503564-the-masked-singer-uk-start-date-series-2-2021.html|title=The Masked Singer UK series 2 start date confirmed as show returns this Christmas|work=TellyMix|author=Josh Darvill|date=1 December 2020|access-date=1 December 2020}} and concluded on 13 February 2021. The series was won by singer Joss Stone as "Sausage", with singer Ne-Yo finishing second as "Badger", and singer Aston Merrygold placing third as "Robin".
Production
On 25 January 2020, it was announced that the show would be returning for a second series.{{cite news|title=Surprise hit The Masked Singer returning for second series after beating Doctor Who|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/surprise-hit-masked-singer-returning-21359844|work=Daily Mirror|author=Ed Gleave|date=25 January 2020|access-date=29 January 2020}} On 30 April 2020, it was reported that they were considering filming the new series without an audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/itv-mulls-feasibility-of-love-island-competing-with-netflix-insurance-woes-1234594161/|title=ITV Mulls 'Feasibility' of Love Island Amid Coronavirus, Competing With Netflix & Insurance Woes|work=Variety|author=Manori Ravindran|date=30 April 2020|access-date=30 April 2020}} It was later announced on 17 August 2020 that filming would begin on 14 September with safety precautions in place.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/the-masked-singer-uk-to-be-filmed-with-studio-audience-in-september-1203015107/|title=The Masked Singer UK To Be Filmed In Front Of Live Studio Audience Next Month|work=Deadline Hollywood|author=Jake Kanter|date=17 August 2020|access-date=17 August 2020}}
Panellists and host
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| image1 = Mo Gilligan Brits Intro film 2022.jpg
| caption1 = Mo Gilligan
| image2 = Davina McCall comedy.jpg
| caption2 = Davina McCall
| image3 = Rita Ora (cropped).jpg
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| image4 = Jonathan Ross by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
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| image5 = Joel Dommett (cropped-J1).jpg
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Following the announcement of the series, it was confirmed by ITV that Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall and Rita Ora would all return to the panel for the second series. It was also confirmed that Joel Dommett would also return as host.
On 19 August 2020, it was announced that British comedian Mo Gilligan would replace Ken Jeong on the panel for series two, due to travel restrictions from COVID-19 preventing his participation.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a33648772/masked-singer-uk-mo-gilligan-new-judge/|title=The Masked Singer UK announces new judge as Ken Jeong takes break|work=Digital Spy|author=Justin Harp|date=19 August 2020|access-date=19 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/ken-jeong-drops-out-of-the-masked-singer-uk-amid-coronavirus-mo-gilligan-replaces-1203017635/|title=Ken Jeong Drops Out Of The Masked Singer UK Amid Coronavirus Travel Restrictions|work=Deadline Hollywood|author=Jake Kanter|date=19 August 2020|access-date=19 August 2020}}
Guest panellists included Alan Carr in the sixth episode, Matt Lucas in the seventh episode,{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a35371765/the-masked-singer-uk-guest-judge-alan-carr/|title=The Masked Singer UK fans call for guest-judge Alan Carr to join the panel full-time|work=Digital Spy|last=Seddon|first=Dan|date=30 January 2021|access-date=31 January 2021}}{{cite tweet|number=1358129292006334470|title=Welcome our DETECTIVE for the night @RealMattLucas š #MaskedSingerUK|user=MaskedSingerUK|author=The Masked Singer UK|author-link=The Masked Singer (British TV series)|date=6 February 2021|access-date=6 February 2021}} and series one winner, Nicola Roberts, in the eighth episode.{{cite web|url=https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/548211-nicola-roberts-to-return-to-the-masked-singer-as-guest-judge-for-final-episode.html|title=Nicola Roberts returns to The Masked Singer as guest judge for the final|work=TellyMix|author=Annaleigh Rose Clarke|date=13 February 2021|access-date=9 December 2021}}
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Contestants
A 10-second teaser revealing the first two costumes was released in November 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-11-27/the-masked-singer-uk-season-2-first-look/|title=The Masked Singer UK reveals first two costumes in teaser clips|work=Radio Times|author=Lauren|date=27 November 2020|access-date=1 December 2020}} The series has 12 contestants.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/g34850335/masked-singer-uk-season-2-costumes/|title=Masked Singer UK reveals lineup of new character costumes for season 2|work=Digital Spy|author=Emily Hutchinson|date=3 December 2020|access-date=3 December 2020}}
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|+ Results |
| rowspan="2"| Stage name
! rowspan="2"| Celebrity ! rowspan="2"| Occupation(s) ! colspan="8" | Episodes |
|---|
| rowspan="1" |1
! rowspan="1" |2 ! rowspan="1" |3 ! rowspan="1" |4 ! rowspan="1" |5 ! rowspan="1" |6 ! rowspan="1" |7 ! rowspan="1" |8 |
| Sausage
| Singer | bgcolor=#F888FD |WIN | bgcolor="#FFEBCD"| | bgcolor="#F3F781" |RISK | bgcolor="#FFEBCD"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE | bgcolor=gold | WINNER |
| Badger
| Ne-Yo | Singer | bgcolor=#F3F781 |RISK | bgcolor="#FFEBCD"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE | bgcolor="#FFEBCD"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE | bgcolor=silver | {{nowrap|RUNNER-UP}} |
| Robin
| Singer | bgcolor=#F888FD |WIN | bgcolor="#FFEBCD"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE | bgcolor="#FFEBCD"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE | bgcolor=tan | THIRD |
| Harlequin
| Singer | bgcolor="#FFEBCD"| | bgcolor=#F3F781 |RISK | bgcolor="#FFEBCD"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE | bgcolor=salmon |OUT | bgcolor=darkgrey colspan ="1" | |
| Dragon
| Comedian | bgcolor=#F888FD |WIN | bgcolor="#FFEBCD"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE | bgcolor="#FFEBCD"| | bgcolor=#F3F781 |RISK | bgcolor=#F3F781 |RISK | bgcolor=salmon |OUT | bgcolor=darkgrey colspan="1" | |
| Blob
| Comedian | bgcolor="#FFEBCD"| | bgcolor=#F888FD |WIN | bgcolor="#FFEBCD"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE | bgcolor=salmon |OUT | bgcolor=darkgrey colspan="2" | |
| Viking
| Singer | bgcolor="#FFEBCD"| | bgcolor=#F888FD |WIN | bgcolor="#FFEBCD"| | bgcolor=#F3F781 |RISK | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE | bgcolor=salmon |OUT | bgcolor=darkgrey colspan="2" | |
| Bush Baby
| Comedian | bgcolor="#FFEBCD"| | bgcolor=#F888FD |WIN | bgcolor="#FFEBCD"| | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE | bgcolor=salmon |OUT | bgcolor=darkgrey colspan="3" | |
| {{nowrap|Grandfather Clock}}
| Football Player | bgcolor="#FFEBCD"| | bgcolor=#F3F781 |RISK | bgcolor="#FFEBCD"| | bgcolor=salmon |OUT | bgcolor=darkgrey colspan="4" | |
| Swan
| {{nowrap|Martine McCutcheon}} | Actress/Singer | bgcolor=#F3F781 |RISK | bgcolor="#FFEBCD"| | bgcolor=salmon |OUT | bgcolor=darkgrey colspan="5" | |
| Seahorse
| Mel B | {{nowrap|Singer/TV Personality}} | bgcolor="#FFEBCD"| | bgcolor=salmon |OUT | bgcolor=darkgrey colspan="6" | |
| Alien
| Singer | bgcolor=salmon |OUT | bgcolor=darkgrey colspan="7" | |
{{Legend|#F888FD|The masked singer won their face-off and remained in the competition.}}
{{Legend|lightgreen|The masked singer was safe from elimination.}}
{{Legend|#F3F781|The masked singer lost their face-off and was in the bottom three/two, but was not eliminated.}}
{{Legend|salmon|The masked singer was eliminated from the competition and unmasked upon their elimination.}}
{{Legend|#FFEBCD|The masked singer did not perform.}}
{{Legend|gold|The masked singer won the competition.}}
{{Legend|silver|The masked singer finished second.}}
{{Legend|tan|The masked singer finished third.}}
{{multiple image
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| footer = The celebrities who competed in the second series of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (LāR):
{{nowrap|Sophie Ellis-Bextor ("Alien"),}} {{nowrap|Mel B ("Seahorse"),}} {{nowrap|Martine McCutcheon ("Swan"),}} {{nowrap|Glenn Hoddle ("Grandfather Clock"),}} {{nowrap|John Thomson ("Bush Baby"),}} {{nowrap|Morten Harket ("Viking"),}} {{nowrap|Lenny Henry ("Blob"),}} {{nowrap|Sue Perkins ("Dragon"),}} {{nowrap|Aston Merrygold ("Robin"),}} {{nowrap|Ne-Yo ("Badger"),}} and {{nowrap|Joss Stone ("Sausage")}}
Not pictured: Gabrielle ("Harlequin")
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| image1 = Sophie Ellis-Bextor 2015.jpg
| image2 = SpiceGirlWembley150619-10 (49000568552) (cropped).jpg
| image3 = Martine McCutcheon.jpg
| image4 = Glenn Hoddle 2014 (cropped).jpg
| image5 = John Thomson (comedian) 1.jpg
| image6 = Morten Harket FFM13 001.jpg
| image7 = Lenny Henry in The Comedy of Errors 2011 (crop).jpg
| image8 = SusanP.JPG
| image9 = Astonjls.jpg
| image10 = Ne Yo in 2018.png
| image11 = Joss Stone en concierto. Managua, Nicaragua N3A5793 (24481876201).jpg
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Episodes
=Episode 1 (26 December)=
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| + Performances on the first episode
! # !! Stage name !! Song !! Identity !! Result |
| 1
|Robin | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" by Justin Timberlake | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor=#F888FD |WIN |
|---|
| 2
| Alien | "Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa | {{nowrap|Sophie Ellis-Bextor}} | bgcolor=salmon |OUT |
| colspan="5" style="background:darkgray"| |
| 3
| Swan | "That Don't Impress Me Much" by Shania Twain | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor=#F3F781 |RISK |
| 4
| Dragon | "You've Got a Friend in Me" from Toy Story | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor=#F888FD |WIN |
| colspan="5" style="background:darkgray"| |
| 5
| Sausage | "Skin" by Rag'n'Bone Man | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor=#F888FD |WIN |
| 6
| Badger | "Feeling Good" by Nina Simone | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor=#F3F781 |RISK |
=Episode 2 (2 January)=
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| + Performances on the second episode
! # !! Stage name !! Song !! Identity !! Result |
| 1
| Harlequin | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor=#F3F781 |RISK |
|---|
| 2
| Blob | "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor=#F888FD |WIN |
| colspan="5" style="background:darkgray"| |
| 3
| Seahorse | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue | Mel B | bgcolor=salmon |OUT |
| 4
| Viking | "Songbird" by Fleetwood Mac | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor=#F888FD |WIN |
| colspan="5" style="background:darkgray"| |
| 5
| Bush Baby | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor=#F888FD |WIN |
| 6
| {{nowrap|Grandfather Clock}} | "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor=#F3F781 |RISK |
=Episode 3 (9 January)=
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|+Performances on the third episode !# !Stage name !Song !colspan="2" | Result |
| 1
|Sausage |"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls |colspan="2" bgcolor="#F3F781" |RISK |
|---|
| 2
|Robin |"Dance Monkey" by Tones and I |colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
| 3
|Swan |"I Am What I Am" by Gloria Gaynor |colspan="2" bgcolor="#F3F781" |RISK |
| 4
|Badger |"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith |colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
| 5
|Dragon |colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
| colspan="5" style="background:darkgray" | |
| colspan="3" |Sing-Off
!Identity !Result |
| 1
|Sausage |"Don't Let Go (Love)" by En Vogue |{{N/A|undisclosed}} |bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
| 2
|Swan | "Black Velvet" by Alannah Myles |{{nowrap|Martine McCutcheon}} |bgcolor=salmon |OUT |
=Episode 4 (16 January)=
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|+Performances on the fourth episode !# !Stage name !Song !colspan="2" | Result |
| 1
|Grandfather Clock |"You Make Me Feel So Young" by Frank Sinatra |colspan="2" bgcolor="#F3F781" |RISK |
|---|
| 2
|Harlequin |"Smile" by Nat King Cole |colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
| 3
|Bush Baby |"A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis Presley |colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
| 4
|Viking |"Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles |colspan="2" bgcolor="#F3F781" |RISK |
| 5
|Blob |colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
| colspan="5" style="background:darkgray" | |
| colspan="3" |Sing-Off
!Identity !Result |
| 1
|{{nowrap|Grandfather Clock}} |"Can't Smile Without You" by Barry Manilow |{{nowrap|Glenn Hoddle}} |bgcolor=salmon |OUT |
| 2
|Viking |{{N/A|undisclosed}} |bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
=Episode 5 (23 January)=
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|+Performances on the fifth episode !# !Stage name !Clue song !Identity !Result |
| 1
| Blob | "Hotel Room Service" by Pitbull | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
|---|
| 2
| Sausage | "All Around the World" by Lisa Stansfield | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
| 3
| Viking | "Take On Me" by A-ha | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
| 4
| Badger | "Because of You" by Kelly Clarkson | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
| 5
| {{nowrap|Bush Baby}} | "Release Me" by Engelbert Humperdinck | {{nowrap|John Thomson}} | bgcolor=salmon |OUT |
| 6
| Dragon | "All by Myself" by Celine Dion | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor=#F3F781 |RISK |
| 7
| Harlequin | "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
| 8
| Robin | "Rockin' Robin" by Michael Jackson | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
=Episode 6 (30 January)=
- Group number: "That's Not My Name" by The Ting Tings
- Guest panelist: Alan Carr
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|+Performances on the sixth episode !# !Stage name !Song !Identity !Result |
| 1
| Dragon | "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" by Cher | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor=#F3F781 |RISK |
|---|
| 2
| Harlequin | "Falling" by Harry Styles | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
| 3
| Blob | "Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer | bgcolor=salmon |OUT |
| 4
| Robin | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
| 5
| Badger | "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
| 6
| Viking | "The Scientist" by Coldplay | {{nowrap|Morten Harket}} | bgcolor=salmon |OUT |
| 7
| Sausage | "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
= Episode 7: Semi-final (6 February) =
- Group number: "Superstar" by Jamelia
- Guest panelist: Matt Lucas
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|+First performances on the seventh episode !# !Stage name !Song !Identity !Result |
| 1
| Badger | "Grease" by Frankie Valli | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
|---|
| 2
| Harlequin | "Everything I Wanted" by Billie Eilish | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
| 3
| Robin | "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
| 4
| Sausage | "Good as Hell" by Lizzo | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
| 5
| Dragon | "Make You Feel My Love" by Adele | {{nowrap|Sue Perkins}} | bgcolor=salmon |OUT |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"
|+Second performances on the seventh episode !# !Stage name !Song !Identity !Result |
| 1
| Badger | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
|---|
| 2
| Harlequin | "Sweet but Psycho" by Ava Max | bgcolor=salmon |OUT |
| 3
| Robin | "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
| 4
| Sausage | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
=Episode 8: Final (13 February)=
- Group number: "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross
- Guest panelist: Nicola Roberts
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|+First performances on the eighth episode !# !Stage name !Song !Identity !Result |
| 1
| Robin | "For Once in My Life" by Stevie Wonder | {{nowrap|Aston Merrygold}} | bgcolor=tan | THIRD PLACE |
|---|
| 2
| Badger | "Believer" by Imagine Dragons | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
| 3
| Sausage | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston | {{N/A|undisclosed}} | bgcolor="lightgreen" |SAFE |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"
|+Second performances on the eighth episode !# !Stage name !Song of the series !Identity !Result |
| 1
| Badger | "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus | Ne-Yo | bgcolor=silver | RUNNER-UP |
|---|
| 2
| Sausage | "Rise Up" by Andra Day | {{nowrap|Joss Stone}} | bgcolor=gold | WINNER |
Ratings
Official ratings are taken from BARB, utilising the four-screen dashboard which includes viewers who watched the programme on laptops, smartphones, and tablets within 7 days of the original broadcast.{{cite web |title=Four-screen dashboard {{!}} BARB |url=https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/four-screen-dashboard |website=www.barb.co.uk |access-date=27 December 2020}}
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| scope="col" |Episode
! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Official 7 day rating ! scope="col" |Official 28 day rating ! scope="col" |Weekly rank ! scope="col" |Weekly rank |
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| scope="row"|1
| {{dts|26 December}} || 5.43 || 5.89 || 7 || Outside top 15 |
| scope="row"|2
| {{dts|2 January}} || 6.60 || 6.81 || 2 || 7 |
| scope="row"|3
| {{dts|9 January}} || 7.32 || 7.69 || 1 || 4 |
| scope="row"|4
| {{dts|16 January}} || 7.34 || 7.52 || 5 || 6 |
| scope="row"|5
| {{dts|23 January}} || 7.94 || 8.07 || 1 || 1 |
| scope="row"|6
| {{dts|30 January}} || 8.16 || 8.26 || 1 || 2 |
| scope="row"|7
| {{dts|6 February}} || 8.44 || 8.58 || 1 || 3 |
| scope="row"|8
| {{dts|13 February}} || 9.92 || 10.06 || 1 || 1 |
| scope="row"|Series average
! 2020/2021 ! 7.64 ! 7.86 ! colspan="2" {{N/A}} |
References
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{{Masked Singer series}}
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