Yahoo News The Masked Singer triumphs with 8.4m overnight ratings peak for first final
ITV has a new King of Saturday Night on its hands, as this weekend's final for The Masked Singer reeled in some impressive ratings.
Shoulder-barging BBC One's The Greatest Dancer out of the way with a peak audience of 8.4 million on Saturday (February 15), this reality show seemed to really capture the imagination of the UK over its seven-week run.
Surely a second series is imminent?
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According to the overnight ratings, The Masked Singer attracted an average number of 6.4 million during the episode.
To put that into perspective, last year's final for The X Factor: Celebrity only generated 2.6 million viewers – the lowest ever for Simon Cowell's reality show franchise. No wonder he's resting the show until 2021...
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Meanwhile, classical singer Katherine Jenkins, 8 Out of 10 Cats favourite-turned West End star Jason Manford, and Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts were all unmasked during The Masked Singer's grand final.
Related: Nadine Coyle admits Girls Aloud used to make up stories to stay in the press
The winner, Nicola, shared her appreciation for the Queen Bee costume, as her epic song choices meant she'd be stretching her facial powers to their maximum.
She told presenter Joel Dommett: "Your face is doing the wildest things to get the notes out, so I was thankful for the mask!"
The Masked Singer aired on ITV.
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