# The Masked Singer (German TV series) season 9

The ninth season of the German singing competition The Masked Singer premiered on 18 November 2023 on ProSieben.

## Panelists and host

TV presenter Ruth Moschner returned for her eighth season, and Álvaro Soler returns from season 5 but as a full panelist. Matthias Opdenhövel returned for his ninth season as host. For the three remaining episodes, Álvaro Soler is not there for personal reasons, so he is replaced by Rick Kavanian.

### Guest panelists

Various guest panelists appeared as the third judge in the judging panel for one episode. These guest panelists included:
| Episode | Panelist | Panelist | Guest Panelist | Notability |
| 1 | Ruth Moschner | Álvaro Soler | Jenke von Wilmsdorff | Actor |
| 2 | Ruth Moschner | Álvaro Soler | Heiner Lauterbach | Actor |
| 3 | Ruth Moschner | Álvaro Soler | The BossHoss | Band |
| 4 | Ruth Moschner | Rick Kavanian | Kebekus siblings | Comedians |
| 5 | Ruth Moschner | Rick Kavanian | Rea Garvey | Singer |
| 6 | Ruth Moschner | Rick Kavanian | Judith Williams | Presenter |

## Contestants

The season features 9 contestants.
Results :
| Stage name | Celebrity | Notability | Live Episodes | Live Episodes | Live Episodes | Live Episodes | Live Episodes | Live Episodes | Live Episodes | Live Episodes |
| Stage name | Celebrity | Notability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Stage name | Celebrity | Notability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | A | B | C |
| Eisprinzessin "Ice Princess" | Jennifer Weist | Singer | RISK | WIN | RISK | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER |
| Lulatsch | Pasquale Aleardi | Actor | RISK | RISK | WIN | RISK | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | RUNNER-UP |
| Mustang | Hendrik Duryn | Actor | WIN | RISK | RISK | WIN | RISK | SAFE | THIRD | |
| Troll | Mieze Katz | Singer | WIN | WIN | WIN | RISK | WIN | OUT | | |
| Klaus Claus | Tim Bendzko | Singer | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | OUT | | | |
| Kiwi | Uwe Ochsenknecht | Actor | WIN | WIN | RISK | OUT | | | | |
| Marsmaus "Mars Mouse" | Jenke von Wilmsdorff | Actor | | RISK | OUT | | | | | |
| Feuerlöscher "Fire Extinguisher" | Eva Padberg | Model | RISK | OUT | | | | | | |
| Okapi | Katja Ebstein | Singer | OUT | | | | | | | |
(WC) This masked singer is a wild card contestant.

## Episodes
### Week 3 (2 December)

* Guest Performances Alien (season 3): "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel

### Week 6 (23 December) - Final

* Group number: "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey

#### Round Three
## Reception
### Ratings

| Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (in millions) | Viewers (in millions) | Share (in %) | Share (in %) | Source |
| Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Household | Adults 14-49 | Household ??? | Adults 14-49 | Source |
| 1 | 18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) | Saturday 8:15 pm | 1.79 | 0.73 | 7.1 | 13.0 | |
| 2 | 26 November 2023 (2023-11-26) | Sunday 8:15 pm | 1.70 | 0.73 | 6.7 | 12.2 | |
| 3 | 2 December 2023 (2023-12-2) | Saturday 8:15 pm | 1.57 | 0.65 | 6.7 | 13.0 | |
| 4 | 9 December 2023 (2023-12-9) | Saturday 8:15 pm | 1.59 | 0.61 | 6.8 | 11.9 | |
| 5 | 16 December 2023 (2023-12-16) | Saturday 8:15 pm | 1.53 | 0.64 | 6.5 | 13.2 | |
| 6 | 23 December 2023 (2023-12-23) | Saturday 8:15 pm | 1.68 | 0.69 | 7.0 | 13.6 | |
| Average | Average | Average | 1.64 | 0.68 | 6.8 | 12.8 | |