Overview
- ITV announced a same-day change to tonight’s premiere, moving the January 3 start to 6:40pm from 6:30pm.
- The series debuts across two nights on January 3 and January 4 before settling into a 7pm Saturday slot from January 10.
- For the first time, The Masked Singer Band headlines the first two episodes, with Goldfish and No Trout on night one and Emperor Penguin and the Antarctic Funkeys on night two.
- Joel Dommett returns as host alongside judges Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Maya Jama and Mo Gilligan.
- New contestants include Moth, Can of Worms, Red Panda, Conkers, Arctic Fox, Toastie, Monkey Business, Yak, Sloth, Gargoyle, Disc Jockey and Teabag, with episodes airing on ITV1 and streaming on ITVX.