‘The Masked Singer’ Sets ‘Sesame Street’ Night

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Jennifer Nettles, host of new dating show ‘Farmer Wants a Wife,’ is a guest panelist

Sesame Street Night on The Masked Singer
Nick Cannon and Big Bird on the ‘Sesame Street Night’ episode of ‘The Masked Singer.’ (Image credit: Michael Becker/Fox)

It will be “Sesame Street Night” when The Masked Singer airs on Fox Wednesday, March 15. Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, The Count and Abby Cadabby are featured in the episode, singing, performing and cracking jokes. 

Jennifer Nettles, country star and host of Farmer Wants a Wife on Fox, joins the panelists as three celebs perform incognito. Dating show Farmer Wants a Wife debuted March 8. 

Nick Cannon hosts The Masked Singer and the regular panelists are Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke. Two singers will be unmasked at the end. 

Cannon said “Sesame Street Night” is “like a dream come true for me.”

It is season nine of The Masked Singer. Cannon executive produces with Moira Ross, James Breen and Craig Plestis. Ross is the showrunner. ■

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.