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12-05-2025
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‘The Masked Singer' is skipping the fall season ‘to regroup'
The Masked Singer's extended break is to give the producers and crew a breather. During a conference call to discuss Fox's 2025-26 schedule, Fox CEO Rob Wade explained why the reality juggernaut is sitting out the fall season for the first time since the show's January 2019 debut. The Masked Singer wrapped up its 13th season last week and will return with Season 14 in January 2026. More from GoldDerby Ryan Seacrest talks 'Wheel of Fortune' future, honors Pat Sajak and Vanna White: 'This show means something to people' 'Grotesquerie' star Niecy Nash-Betts on that shocking coma twist, and Travis Kelce's 'greedy' appetite TV Cinematography panel: 'Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire,' 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,' 'Étoile' "People forget that The Masked Singer was the first show back during COVID," Wade noted, adding that the lengths to get that season on the air in September 2020 were "incredibly taxing for that crew and that cast." The Masked Singer has continued to air twice a year since then. But now, Wade said, it's time to give the team "breathing space to regroup and get their breath back" before launching Season 14 midseason. SEE Why The Masked Singer is taking a longer-than-ever break after Season 13 The Masked Singer's Wednesdays at 9 time slot in the fall will be taken by the new game show 99 to Beat. Hosted by Erin Andrews and The Masked Singer panelist Ken Jeong, the show will see 100 contestants go head-to-head until one person is left standing for the $100,000 prize. Fox's other new unscripted shows for the season are reboots of old NBC ones: Celebrity Weakest Link and Fear Factor: The Next Chapter. Jane Lynch, who was Emmy-nominated last year for hosting the regular Weakest Link on NBC, will also host the celebrity edition. Eight celebrities will compete to win up to $1 million for their charity of choice. Celebrity Weakest Link will air Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Fear Factor: The Next Chapter will air midseason and there is no word yet on whether original host Joe Rogan will be involved. On the scripted front, Fox has ordered the crime thriller Memory of a Killer. Inspired by the 2003 Belgian film De Zaak Alzheimer (La Memoire Du Tueur), the series follows a hitman who develops early-onset Alzheimer's. The show joins the previously announced new one-hour comedy Best Medicine, starring Josh Charles, and the event series The Faithful. Best of GoldDerby 'The Masked Singer' spoilers: Who is Boogie Woogie? 'RuPaul's Drag Race' winners list: Every season, plus 'All Stars' Vote for 'Survivor 50': The 3 new questions center around design, survival, and strategy Click here to read the full article.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Rescue HI-Surf Cancellation Explained: ‘We Went All-In,' Says Fox Exec, But It ‘Didn't Catch On Like We Had Hoped'
It was still waters on the viewership front, and not the expensive of filming on location in Hawai'i, that caused Rescue HI-Surf to wipeout after just one season. Season 1 of Rescue HI-Surf averaged 2.8 million total viewers (with delayed playback), ranking No. 4 out of the seven dramas Fox aired this TV season (besting Accused, Alert: MPU and The Cleaning Lady). The island drama delivered 65% audience retention out of lead-in Lone Star, and was this season's 10th-most watched new broadcast drama (out of 12). More from TVLine Fox Fall Schedule 'Steals' Weakest Link, Cuts Back on Scripted — Several Shows Are Still on Bubble Fox Bubble Show Status Report! The Current Outlook for Cleaning Lady, Alert: MPU and 2 Others How NBC Picked What to Cancel to Make Room for 'Our Biggest New Show' - the NBA - and What to Keep 'We went all in on two shows last season — HI-Surf and [the freshman hit] Doc,' Michael Thorn, President of Fox Television Network and Fox Entertainment told reporters on Sunday evening, 'and we're so proud of the success of Doc. 'Unfortunately, HI-Surf just didn't catch on like we had hoped,' he explained. Added Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade, 'It certainly wasn't the locale or the budget' that factored into HI-Surf's one-and-done fate. 'It just didn't quite grab the audience.' 'We love our partnership with John Wells and Warner Brothers [Television], and hope to do more with John and are doing more with Warner Brothers,' Thorn made clear, 'but [Rescue HI-Surf] just didn't resonate with our audience the way we needed to be able to return it.' Cancellation Anxiety! The Broadcast Shows That Are Still on the Bubble View List Best of TVLine Yellowjackets' Tawny Cypress Talks Episode 4's Tai/Van Reunion: 'We're All Worried About Taissa' Vampire Diaries Turns 10: How Real-Life Plot Twists Shaped Everything From the Love Triangle to the Final Death Vampire Diaries' Biggest Twists Revisited (and Explained)
