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Red Sox Legend Unmasked as Season’s First Exit on ‘The Masked Singer’

The season 14 premiere featured a new format with head-to-head pairings, a bottom-five vote, and introduced 'America’s Insider' Kylie Cantrall, with two contestants eliminated.

  • On Jan. 7, The Masked Singer Season 14 premiered as a two-hour episode and unmasked David Ortiz as Googly Eyes, making him the first celebrity eliminated.
  • The episode used a head-to-head pairing format with winners advancing and the lowest vote-getters forming a bottom five for a second vote that eliminates two, while producers introduced Kylie Cantrall as America's Insider unmasking only for viewers.
  • During the performance, Ortiz sang "Turn Down for What," with panelist Ken Jeong correctly guessing him amid Red Sox guesses, and judges noting the big costume.
  • Broad reaction followed the double-elimination twist as The Croissants, masked duo whose faces were blurred onstage, were teased to leave but postponed full unmasking until next week, leaving Ken Jeong briefly atop the leaderboard.
  • Season 14 brings a high-profile cast with major industry accolades, boasting 94 million in record sales, and airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on Fox with Nick Cannon, host, promising 10 performances.
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verdenews.com broke the news in on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
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