{"id":420077,"date":"2026-01-17T23:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T23:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/420077\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T23:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T23:40:08","slug":"itv-viewers-baffled-by-the-masked-singer-decision-as-they-admit-so-confused-over-theme-shake-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/420077\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV viewers baffled by The Masked Singer decision as they admit ‘so confused’ over theme shake-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Viewers of ITV’s The Masked Singer took to social media this evening to voice their bewilderment after the programme broadcast a Halloween-themed episode in the middle of January.<\/p>\n

Saturday night’s instalment, dubbed “The Masked Singer Spooktacular,” left audiences scratching their heads given that the spooky holiday took place nearly three months ago on October 31.<\/p>\n

Presenter Joel Dommett kicked off proceedings dressed in an outfit inspired by Wednesday Addams, setting the tone for what would prove to be a thoroughly Halloween-focused show.<\/p>\n

The unexpected seasonal theme prompted an immediate wave of confusion online, with fans questioning why the programme had opted for such peculiar timing.<\/p>\n

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The episode featured guest panellist Ben Shephard alongside the regular judging lineup.<\/p>\n

The judging panel fully embraced the spooky theme with their costume choices throughout the broadcast.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Ross, 65, transformed himself into Frankenstein complete with green face paint, matching latex gloves and a silver suit.<\/p>\n

Mo Gilligan, 37, channelled Teen Wolf for the occasion, sporting a bomber jacket, checkered shirt and converse trainers.<\/p>\n

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Maya Jama made a striking impression in a low-cut black gown, whilst Davina McCall opted for a see-through catsuit.<\/p>\n

Guest judge Ben Shephard arrived dressed as the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz, completing the elaborate Halloween aesthetic.<\/p>\n

The commitment to the theme across the entire panel only served to heighten viewer confusion about why such an episode was being broadcast in January rather than during the autumn.<\/p>\n

Reactions flooded X as viewers struggled to comprehend the scheduling decision.<\/p>\n

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“I do not understand having a Halloween theme in JANUARY,” wrote one perplexed fan, whilst another asked: “Why is there a Halloween themed Episode??”<\/p>\n

One viewer directly addressed the broadcaster, posting: “DEAR @ITV Why is #TheMaskedSinger #Halloween special on in JANUARY?!!”<\/p>\n

Another commented: “That awkward bit where your show airs from January to February but you really really want to do a Halloween theme.”<\/p>\n

Several fans suggested the spooky special should have been produced as a standalone programme rather than incorporated into the regular series run.<\/p>\n

“This should have been done separately from the rest of the series and done as a proper themed special if they were going to do this,” one viewer argued.<\/p>\n

The Halloween episode comes just one week after viewers witnessed one of the series’ most surprising unmaskings when John Lydon was revealed to be behind the Yak costume.<\/p>\n

The former Sex Pistols frontman was eliminated from the competition after performing Olivia Newton-John’s 1980s track Physical, having failed to secure sufficient votes from the judges.<\/p>\n

His appearance on the programme left audiences stunned, with many taking to social media to express their disbelief.<\/p>\n

“The fact that the lead singer of the Sex Pistols has just been on TV dressed as a yak is pretty mind blowing and what makes The Masked Singer so good,” one viewer remarked.<\/p>\n

Another simply wrote: “Who’d a thought. John Lydon on The Masked Singer.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Viewers of ITV’s The Masked Singer took to social media this evening to voice their bewilderment after the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":420078,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,480,134,6207,427],"class_list":{"0":"post-420077","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-celebrity","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-itv","13":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=420077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420077\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/420078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=420077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=420077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=420077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}