The Masked Singer Premiere Recap Season 12, Episode 1: Frontrunner, Buffalo Twist, NFL Legend Unmasked [Video]

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186 celebrities unmasked and at least 15 more to go by the end of this year. That’s right, The Masked Singer kicked off a new season with a fresh lineup of incredible costumes and — thankfully — some incredible voices already.

It also returned to a more traditional format — at least, that’s how it looks for now — with no Wild Cards and no wonky structure. We met the first five singers in Group A, and we’ll follow them for awhile before doing it all over again with Groups B and C to find our Group finalists.

This allows us to spend a little more time with each group, getting to know the stories of the people under the masks. It was those early seasons that followed this format that resonated most with fans. …