The Masked Dancer (German TV series)

The Masked Dancer is a German reality competition television series that premiered on ProSieben on 6 January 2022, based on the American television series of the same name.[1] Like The Masked Singer's format, celebrity contestants wear head-to-toe costumes and face masks that conceal their identities. Matthias Opdenhövel hosts the show, with Alexander Klaws and Steven Gätjen serving as panelists.[2]

The Masked Dancer
Also known asTMD
GenreReality television
Game show
Based onThe Masked Dancer
Presented byMatthias Opdenhövel
Starring
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Production locationsMMC Studios, Cologne
Running timeapprox. 180 to 200 minutes per episode
(including commercials)
Production companyEndemolShine Germany
Release
Original networkProSieben
Original release6 January 2022 (2022-01-06) –
present
Related

The winner of the first season was Oli.P as "Affe".

Production

In June 2021, EndemolShine Germany announced a dancing spinoff series that shares the same name of the American version, following the success of its sister show The Masked Singer.[3] In November 2021, it was announced that ProSieben will broadcast the show, the same channel who produced The Masked Singer.[4]

Format

In four live episode, seven celebrities such as singers, actors or athletes in full-body costumes compete against each other with a choreography. Before the respective performance, a short video is shown, in which hidden clues to the identity of the costumed dancers are contained. Unlike The Masked Singer, there will be more evidence in The Masked Dancer.[5]

The viewers voting took place exclusively via the ProSieben-app, after each Duel or Truel. The winners may keep the mask on and participate in the next episode. With repeated or without repeated singing, the losers have to wait for the final vote of the respective show. The singer with the fewest votes has to take off his mask and leave the show. The others continue to participate.

After each appearance, the two panelist members – three during the first season – and a guest member of the advice team who changes from episode to episode express their guess as to who is under the mask. The panelist team also asks a question to almost every singer, who only answers vaguely or evasively. Before making any decision, the panelist team makes an assumption after the voting has ended, for whom it will be tight or who will be eliminated. Before unmasking, the celebrities are once more asked to give their final guess about who is beneath the mask.

The opening theme is "Who Are You" by The Who. After a decision, a section of the song "Baby" by Bakermat.

Filming

Production films in Cologne at MMC Studios where The Masked Singer has also filmed.

Panelists and host
The Masked Dancer panelists and host
Alexander Klaws
Steven Gätjen
Matthias Opdenhövel

Like in the original version, Matthias Opdenhövel would host the show.[6] On 2 January 2022, it was announced that the panel would consist of singer Alexander Klaws and presenter and actor Steven Gätjen.[7]

Guest panelists
Season 1 guest panelists
Ruth Moschner (episode 1)
Johanna Klum (episode 2)
Annemarie Carpendale (episode 3)
Yvonne Catterfeld (episode 4)

Like in The Masked Singer, various guest panelists appeared as the third judge in the judging panel for one episode. These guest panelists included:

Episode Name Notability Ref.
1 Ruth Moschner TV Presenter [8]
2 Johanna Klum TV Presenter & Singer [9]
3 Annemarie Carpendale TV Presenter [10]
4 Yvonne Catterfeld Singer [11]

Contestants

The show included 7 contestants. On 23 December 2021 the first three costumes were announced.[12] On 4 January 2022 two more costumes were announced.[13] The last two costumes were announced in the first live show.

Results
Stage name Celebrity Notability Live Episodes
1 2 3 4
A B
Affe "Monkey" Oli.P Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN WINNER
Zottel "Shaggy" Marlene Lufen Presenter WIN RISK RISK WIN RUNNER-UP
Buntstift "Crayon" Timur Bartels Actor WIN RISK WIN OUT
Maus "Mouse" Wolke Hegenbarth Actress RISK WIN WIN OUT
Maximum Power Eloy de Jong Singer RISK RISK OUT
Schaf "Sheep" Axel Schulz Former Boxer RISK OUT
Glühwürmchen "Firefly" Ute Lemper Singer OUT
  The masked dancer won their face-off and remained in the competition.
  The masked dancer lost their face-off and was in the bottom four/three/two, but was not eliminated.
  The masked dancer was eliminated from the competition and unmasked upon their elimination.
The celebrities who have competed in the first season of The Masked Dancer, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):
Ute Lemper ("Glühwürmchen"), Axel Schulz ("Schaf"), Eloy de Jong ("Maximum Power"), Wolke Hegenbarth ("Maus"), Timur Bartels ("Buntstift"), Marlene Lufen ("Zottel"), Oli.P ("Affe")

Episodes

Week 1 (6 January)
Performances on the first live episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1 Glühwürmchen "XO" by Beyoncé Ute Lemper OUT
2 Affe "Stadtaffe"/"Schüttel deinen Speck" by Peter Fox undisclosed WIN
3 Maus "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj undisclosed RISK
4 Zottel "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift/"Sailing" by Rod Stewart undisclosed WIN
5 Maximum Power "The 2nd Law: Unsustainable" by Muse undisclosed RISK
6 Schaf "Poison" by Bell Biv DeVoe/"Wonderful Life" by Matoma undisclosed RISK
7 Buntstift "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Benny Goodman undisclosed WIN

Week 2 (13 January)
Performances on the second live episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1 Affe "Rhythm Nation" by Janet Jackson undisclosed WIN
2 Zottel "Ex's & Oh's" by Elle King/"Get Ur Freak On" by Missy Elliott undisclosed RISK
3 Buntstift "I Love You Baby"/"Strangers in the Night" by Frank Sinatra/"I Believe I Can Fly" by R. Kelly undisclosed RISK
4 Maximum Power Flash Medley undisclosed RISK
5 Schaf "Ich liebe das Leben" by Vicky Leandros Axel Schulz OUT
6 Maus "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue undisclosed WIN

Week 3 (20 January) – Semi-final
Performances on the third live episode
#Stage nameSongResult
1 Zottel "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish RISK
2 Maus "Love Again" by Dua Lipa/"Vielen Dank für die Blumen" by Udo Jürgens/"SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake WIN
3 Affe "Pump It" by Black Eyed Peas WIN
4 Buntstift "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars WIN
5 Maximum Power "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden RISK
Dance-off detailsIdentityResult
1 Zottel "Creep" by Radiohead undisclosed SAFE
2 Maximum Power "Adiós Nonino" by Astor Piazzolla Eloy de Jong OUT

Week 4 (27 January) – Final

Round One
Performances on the final live episode – round one
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1 Affe "Thriller" by Michael Jackson undisclosed WIN
2 Maus "Jai Ho" by A. R. Rahman Wolke Hegenbarth OUT
3 Buntstift "Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis/"Stronger" by Kanye West/"We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel Timur Bartels OUT
4 Zottel "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5/"I See Love" by Jonas Blue feat. Joe Jonas undisclosed WIN

Round Two
Performances on the final live episode – round two
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1 Affe "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee Oli.P WINNER
2 Zottel "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin/"Tequila" by The Champs Marlene Lufen RUNNER-UP

Reception

Ratings
Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers
(in millions)		 Share
(in %)		 Source
Household Adults 14–49 Household Adults 14–49
1 6 January 2022 (2022-01-06) Thursday 8:15 pm 1.75 0.84 6.1 12.3 [14]
2 13 January 2022 (2022-01-13) 1.43 0.70 5.1 10.7 [15]
3 20 January 2022 (2022-01-20) 1.23 0.50 4.4 8.0 [16]
4 27 January 2022 (2022-01-27) 1.43 0.58 5.3 8.6 [17]
Average 1.46 0.66 5.2 9.9

The Masked Dancer – red. Special

Like in the original show, a companion show with the name The Masked Dancer – red. Special was shown on ProSieben immediately after the main show. The show features interviews with the panelists and the unmasked celebrity from that episode. Viviane Geppert (episodes 1–3) and Annemarie Carpendale (episode 4) were the presenters of the show.

References
  1. ""The Masked Dancer" startet am 6. Januar 2022 auf ProSieben".
  2. ""THE MASKED DANCER" 2022 AUF PROSIEBEN".
  3. ""The Masked Dancer": Endemol will "The Masked Singer"-Ableger nach Deutschland bringen". fernsehserien.de. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. "Noch mehr Masken: ProSieben macht "The Masked Dancer"".
  5. ""THE MASKED DANCER" startet: Kandidaten erwartet große Herausforderung".
  6. ""The Masked Dancer" 2022: Matthias Opdenhövel ist der Moderator der Show".
  7. ""The Masked Dancer" 2022: Das ist das neue Rateteam".
  8. ""The Masked Dancer" 2022: Ruth Moschner ist Gästin im Rateteam".
  9. ""The Masked Dancer" 2022: Johanna Klum ist Rategästin in Folge 2".
  10. ""The Masked Dancer" 2022: Annemarie Carpendale ist die Rategästin im Halbfinale".
  11. ""The Masked Dancer": Yvonne Catterfeld als Rategästin im Finale".
  12. ""The Masked Dancer" 2022: Überraschung – die ersten drei Masken sind bekannt".
  13. ""The Masked Dancer" 2022: Alle Masken im Überblick".
  14. ""The Masked Dancer" startet deutlich unter dem Niveau des Originals". 7 January 2022.
  15. ""The Masked Dancer" lässt Federn". 14 January 2022.
  16. ""The Masked Dancer" holt nur noch acht Prozent". 21 January 2022.
  17. "Finale: "The Masked Dancer" enttäuscht". 28 January 2022.
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