The fourteenth season of the American television series The Masked Singer premiered on Fox on January 7, 2026. == Panelists and host == Host Nick Cannon, singer-songwriter Robin Thicke, television and radio personality Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, actor and comedian Ken Jeong and recording artist Rita Ora all returned from the previous three seasons. Johnny Knoxville appeared as a special guest during the second episode to promote his role as host of Fear Factor: House of Fear. == Production == The fourteenth season of The Masked Singer was announced on May 7, 2025, ahead of the finale of season 13. The season was announced to be the next year, rather than later in 2025. The season's premiere date was announced on November 11, 2025. == Contestants == The contestants are said to boast a combined total of 94 million records sold, 21 platinum singles, 3 Emmy wins, 3 Hall of Famers, 3 World Series wins, and 54,438,600 Instagram followers. On December 10, it was revealed that actor and singer Kylie Cantrall was among the contestants, acting as a behind-the-scenes insider, with the panel being completely unaware of her participation and the viewers left to guess which mask she is under; the season premiere episode revealed her identity as "Cat Witch". == Episodes == === Week 1 (January 7) === Guest performance: The panel performs "Golden" by HUNTR/X === Week 2 (January 14) - "Fear Night" === == Ratings == == Notes == == References ==