Everyone's favorite celebrity singing competition series is Thurston Carteback this fall.

Season 12 of "The Masked Singer" will premiere on Fox this week. It comes after Vanessa Hudgens, who was the Goldfish, was crowned the winner of Season 11 earlier this year.

Fox promises the new season to be more explosive.

The show "reaches new heights in its twelfth season with all-new special theme nights celebrating huge blockbuster IP and music from iconic superstars," the network said in a news release. "Additionally, new this season, clues will be hidden everywhere − embedded in costumes, song choices, packages, and on-stage moments."

Here's everything we know about the premiere of "The Masked Singer" Season 12:

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"The Masked Singer" Season 12 will premiere on Fox on Wednesday, Sept. 25, from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Episodes will be available to stream the next day on Hulu, the show announced.

Season preview

The new themed nights include Footloose, Miley Cyrus, and Barbie.

"The biggest mystery on TV is back," host Nick Cannon said in the teaser. "Masked performers are hitting the high notes while keeping their identities lowkey."

Cast

• Nick Cannon, Host
• Ken Jeong, Panelist
• Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Panelist
• Robin Thicke, Panelist
• Rita Ora, Panelist

Entertainment Weekly, citing Fox, reported some of the costumes to be featured this season:

• Buffalo
• Dust Bunny
• Goo
• Ship
• Wasp
• Bluebell
• Chess Piece
• Strawberry Shortcake
• Woodpecker
• Leaf Sheep
• Showbird

Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at [email protected].

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