“Season two [did] have some surprises,” he continued. “But nothing like the one after the Super Bowl. It’s going to shock everyone.”
The Masked Singer came out of the gate as a ratings blockbuster for Fox, with season two ending its run with upwards of eight million tuning in to see multi-talented Wayne Brady win bragging rights. According to Thicke, trying to top each season isn’t a high priority. “You don’t want to worry about going backward,” he explained. “I think we’ve enjoyed the first two seasons, and the beginning of the third so much. I love coming to work, I love the people I’m working with and I think the show is only getting better. Also, the stars continue to get exponentially bigger across the board, because of the interest from their children. People like Seal wanted to do the show because [their] kids love it. That’s what’s happening now. Our opportunities with the next wave of celebrities are endless.”
According to Thicke, the show’s widespread appeal isn’t relegated to social media-platform guessing games, which is just fine with him. “I have three children,” he said. “I mean I am in touch with [social media], but I have to put babies to bed, get them breakfast, and then go to work” he laughed. “I do enjoy it, but I’m more of an in-person kind of social butterfly. I was on vacation and 10-year-old kids would come up and tell me who their favorite character was and asked me questions. It’s different entertainment for different generations. My family and people my age love the guessing game, but my son and other youngsters like the entertainers in their costumes. They don’t care about the reveal. There's something different for every generation to really get into.
“Similar to that, I have a text group that includes 15 of my family members across the country,” he added. “We stay connected and have something to talk about every week. It goes into other subjects, but the show has really reconnected some family members that might have only spoken a few times a year. Now we are in contact every episode.”