I Can See Your Voice (American game show)

Presented with a group six of "mystery singers" identified only by their occupation, a guest artist and contestant(s)^[a] must attempt to eliminate bad singers from the group without ever hearing them sing, assisted by clues and a celebrity panel over the course of several rounds.^[a] At the end of the game, the last remaining mystery singer is revealed as either good or bad by means of a duet between them and one of the guest artists.

The contestant must eliminate one mystery singer at the end of each round, receiving a petty cash^[a] if they eliminate a bad singer. At the end of the game, the contestant may either end the game and keep the money they had won in previous rounds, or risk it for a chance to win $100,000 by correctly guessing whether the last remaining mystery singer is good or bad.

Each mystery singer performs a lip sync to a song; good singers mime to a recording of their own, while bad singers mime to a recording by someone else. At the conclusion of performances, the contestant(s) eliminate one mystery singer from each group.

Optionally, the contestant(s) may use the Golden Mic once during the game, in which they may hear additional clues and observations from a celebrity guest off-stage.

• Lip Sync Challenge

Divided into two groups of three mystery singers, each of them have to perform a lip sync of their own.^[b]

• Lip Sync Showdown

A pair of mystery singers perform a lip sync of their own through a showdown.^[c][d]

• Unlock my Life

The guest artist and contestant(s) are presented with a video package containing possible clues by one of the mystery singers of their choice.^[b][c][d]

Introduced in the second and third seasons:^[a]

• A Day in the Life — The guest artist and contestant(s) are presented with a video package chronicling the daily lives by one of the mystery singers.
• Secret Snoop — The guest artist and contestant(s) "tour" one of the mystery singer's homes for clues (which may include red herrings) for 60 seconds.
• Super Fan — The guest artist and contestant(s) are presented with a video package featuring a "super fan" by one of the mystery singers.

• Secret Studio

The guest artist and contestant(s) are presented with video from a recording session by one of the mystery singers of their choice, but pitch-shifted to obscure their actual vocals.^[b]

• Interrogation

The guest artist and contestant(s) may ask questions to the remaining mystery singers. Good singers are required to give truthful responses, while the bad singers must lie.^[b][c][d]

Notes

Fox first announced for a local adaptation of I Can See Your Voice during the Television Critics Association January 2020 press tour, with Ken Jeong (who serves as a panelist on The Masked Singer, a local adaptation of another South Korean program) hosting the pilot episode;^[6] this was acquired by Fox for the rights to produce the said show a month later.^[7]

The show's staff is managed by (the host himself) Jeong as a co-executive producer alongside with Craig Plestis (also the same role as The Masked Singer), and James McKinlay;^[8] it was later assigned by Daniel Martin (for the third season, also as a showrunner).^[9]

Filming of the show took place at Trilith Studios in Fayetteville, Georgia as of Season 3. The first 2 were shot a Television City Studios in Hollywood.^[10]

Only the pilot episode was completed before production (in the first season) was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic (therefore, these standalone episodes are not being filmed in production order, only to be aired later for each season);^[11] this was resumed by Fox in August 2020 without spectators under implementing health and safety protocols, becoming one of the network's first non-scripted series to do so.^[12][13]

I Can See Your Voice debuted on September 23, 2020,^[3] following a fourth season premiere of The Masked Singer.^[1][2] In observance of Thanksgiving, a dedicated episode was aired on November 26, 2020.^[14][15] Also, the penultimate episode (of a first season) that initially scheduled for December 2, 2020, was pre-empted by a second hour of its "Super Six" semi-final showdown;^[16] it formally aired five days later.^[17]

In January 2021, Fox renewed the series for a second season,^[18] beginning with a Holiday Spectacular special on December 14, 2021, followed by regular episodes that began airing on January 5, 2022.^[19][20] JoJo played in the special "11th episode" with Dr. Dossier Harps as a contestant that concluded on June 26, 2022.^[21][22]

During its upfronts for the 2022–23 television season in May 2023, Fox renewed the series for a third season,^[23] with the first part premiere that initially scheduled for September 19, 2023,^[24] was occupied by replays of 9-1-1: Lone Star amid the Hollywood labor disputes;^[25] it formally aired on January 3, 2024.^[9] This was resumed with a second part on May 16, 2024.^[26][27]

The program is aired by Fox in the United States and has been simulcasted by Global TV in Canada since the first season.^[28] Outside of North America, it has aired on 9Go! in Australia,^[29] TVNZ 2 in New Zealand,^[30] and WP Telewizja in Poland (as Śpiewają, czy udają?).^[31] They are available for streaming on the Fox's website, Fox Now mobile app, and various video on demand services.^[32][33]

• Official website
• I Can See Your Voice at IMDb