Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke sit on the panel, while Nick Cannon is host and executive producer.

Based on an international hit which produced the No. 1 top-trending video of 2017 on YouTube, The Masked Singer features celebrities facing off against one another with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head to toe in an elaborate costume, complete with full face mask to conceal his or her identity.

The weakest performance of the night is ELIMINATED and REVEALED.

Nick Cannon takes the stage wearing a mask, as are all the studio audience. "Some of them may be friends, some of them I may have married." Ha ha Nick. Six of the 12 singers will be paired up tonight, facing off against each other.

Peacock vs Hippo are up first.

The Peacock – The Greatest Show –  CLUES: Peacock is 5'9 and craves attention.  Nicole thinks they might be Johnny Weir because the outfit is so "extra." Erm. Every outfit is "extra" that's the point.  "I chose to become The Peacock because we both love the spotlight." Peacock walked on to the stage for the first time at 5. A piano and cards are clues. "Being a star is in my DNA, but it's probably been awhile since your mother had a poster of me in her room." Michael Jackson was his "dear friend." who said "If you want to be adventuresome, you have to be somebody the world has never seen before." Peacock pets a plastic puppy.  "It's never too late for this showman to make his comeback," he says.

Performance: Uh. His singing voice IS TERRIBLE. Corey Feldman maybe? Because he fancies himself a singer, yet he sucks. And he was besties with Michael Jackson (until they weren't). Hm. "You're voice is like butter," says Nicole. Ken thinks it's a woman (kidding). Jenny wonders if its Hugh Jackman. Robin wonders Jimmy Kimmel? These guesses. LOL. "I have never been mauled by a tiger, but I have been part of a magic act," teases Peacock. Ken guesses Penn of Penn & Teller. Again, these guesses have to be deliberately obtuse. ETA: Comments think maybe Donny Osmond. Hm. The singing did get better as the song went on.

The Hippo – My Prerogative –  CLUES: Hippo is 5′ 10″ and unpredictable. We see Hippo eating breakfast in a diner. He's performed in front of thousands.

Performance: His voice has a hip hop cadence. He's definitely not a professional singer–vocal is really flat and boring. The panel thinks he's an athlete. Probably. Nicole says he had all the right moves. Robin notes how he relied on vocal tracks. Probably a athlete, says Robin, comparing his moves to an "end zone dance." The judges toss off a bunch of random football players. Nicole thinks he's a basketball player–Allen Iverson. "My favorite pastime is bowling," he says.

OK First face off vote. One of them can sing. The other cannot. Wow. The suspense is killing me. The results after the break. Peacock wins the face off and will perform another week. Hippo is in the Bottom 3.

Monster vs Unicorn are next!

The Monster – Don't Stop Me Now –  CLUES: Monster is 5′ 8″ and weakness is that he's misunderstood.  "I am The Monster because that is what the world labeled me. I'm here to rewrite my mixtape. To prove that I'm more than just puff and fluff."  And "I was at the top of my game and the world turned on me. So I retreated to my cave. Take a break from the public eye. Now I'm here to set the record straight and show the world they can't stop me from doing what I love." Blacklight flashes and Monster is upside down. And also holding an 80's style boombox. "This monster is baaad." There's a sunglassed security guard in the background holding a HUGE boombox. Performance: The panel thinks maybe he did time in jail. He's a very good, very soulful singer. So probably a singer? Or an actor who sings? Ken says it's his favorite one so far. Nicole just wants to "squeeze" him "and stuff." Nicole heard some soul. Robin thinks he's "mature." Jenny guesses P. Diddy. Nicole says Gucci Mane. Ken thinks Justin Bieber. LOL NO. Monster says he's a professional singer, but "not to everyone."

The Unicorn – Fight Song – CLUES: Unicorn is 5′ 6″ and her strength is that she's "made of magic." She says, "My childhood should have been magical. I grew up in one of the richest neighborhoods (Jenny thinks it's Beverly Hills). "When I was little I dreamt of singing. But someone I admired said I was tone deaf. All my life people told me I was not worthy. I'm not going to listen to them any longer! Nobody is going to tell me who I can or cannot be." Her shirt says "You are beautiful…you sparkle."  "I'm showing the next generation of unicorns…all you have to do is believe."

Performance:  Hm. Just like Hippo, Unicorn is singing to a track. The person who said she was tone deaf wasn't being mean. She's not a singer. "It's Meghan Markle!" says Nicole. Have the judges been instructed to come up with the stupidest guesses then can think up? Robin notes she can't sing, but he likes her energy. Robin guesses Lindsay Lohan. (She didn't grow up rich). Jenny guesses Ireland Baldwin or Paris Hilton. "They call me bird," Unicorn says. Nicole thinks it's someone older who isn't a singer.