The Masked Dancer

[DeMarkay]

Well that fooled me…

If you don’t want to know the results, then don’t click

Knickerbocker Glory was Craig Revel Horwood

Frog was Kelly Brook

[tellyblues]

The reveals are a lot better when you have no clue who it is, unlike Singer where by now many had been worked out. Given there was no audience in the studio at all for this I expect it's been a lot better for keeping the reveals hidden without leaks.

I agree, I think the reveals are a lot better in the case as the most of the reveals in Singer were like "Ah, I already figured this one out already" or "Me and my nan knew who this one was already, it was so obvious"

There's a lot of criticism about the comission The Masked Dancer, I actually like the series, it still has the funny/feel good factor of the main series.

Understandably, It does use the same format and it isn't obvious to tell who the dancer is, but I think a lot of people are being more concerned about the finer details of the series rather than looking at the picture overall.

Everyone has an opinion and that's completely fine, but for those who are asking "oh why did this get commissioned" I have to ask you this, where were you when the series got announced?

To be fair, there were people, myself included, who were sceptical and made that clear when the show was announced. I still am not a fan but can understand why it was commissioned.

My apologies, I think I went very overboard on that post, especially the last line.

What I was trying to say overall is that whilst yes, it's the same format as Singer and it's not easy to identify a dancer straight away, this works better for "The Masked UK" franchise and the series, it makes the game more interesting for the audience (as pointed out above)

It does work in favour, for TMD at least, because the audience already know the rules, although there is a danger of diluting the brand. TMD being on just this week instead of multiple perhaps reduces that risk.

[all new Phil]

Really impressed by the calibre of celebs on this series. On the whole they’re not your standard celeb talent show types.

For the remaining I’m guessing:

Car wash - Louis Smith
Zip - Dermot O’Leary
Scarecrow - Maisie Smith
Squirrel - Ashley Roberts

[Brekkie]

Dermot is nowhere near that tall or slim.

[Score]

Not sure if ratings picked up earlier this week but a few episodes in now it is much more enjoyable now you think you have more of an idea of who's who, even if you are completely wrong. Two good reveals tonight.

They have picked up a bit. The weather has kept a lid on everything all week but it hit a series high last night of 3.3m, which doesn't look huge but in this weather gave it a very decent 23% share, winning the slot easily. I guess it might push into the high 3s for the final tonight. For a Summer show I think it's done enough for another go next year.