Alter Ego (TV series)

Alter Ego is an American music competition game show that aired on Fox from September 22 to December 8, 2021. The series is hosted by Rocsi Diaz.

Alter Ego
Genre	Game show
Directed by	Sam Wrench
Presented by	Rocsi Diaz
Judges	Alanis Morissette Nick Lachey Grimes will.i.am
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11
Production
Executive producer	Matilda Zoltowski
Producers	will.i.am Ann Connor Will Davalos Fallon Jethroe Connor Malbeuf Jessica Molina Danni Steele
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	43 minutes
Production company	Fox Alternative Entertainment
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	September 22 (2021-09-22) – December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08)

The premise of the show is that the contestants sing backstage while motion capture technology creates digital avatars that appear in their place.

Format

In the series, contestants stand backstage while singing and dancing, as motion capture technology projects an avatar on stage that moves when the person does. The judges then decide who has the best performance.

Production

On May 17, 2021, it was announced that Fox had ordered the series, with Matilda Zoltowski as executive producer.^[1][2] On July 16, Rocsi Diaz was announced as host of the show, with Alanis Morissette, Nick Lachey, Grimes and will.i.am serving as judges.^[3][4] On July 26, it was announced that Alter Ego would premiere on September 22, following the sixth season premiere of The Masked Singer^[5][6] and a sneak peek episode that aired on September 12.^[7] On September 10, the contestants were announced.^[8] On May 16, 2022, Fox shelved the series indefinitely.^[9]

Contestants

Results

Name[8]	Alter Ego[8]	Current City[8]	Hometown[8]	Age[8]	Episodes
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Jacob (Jake) Thomsen (Calinoda)	Dipper Scott	Charlotte, North Carolina		28	KEPT				WIN					KEPT	WINNER
Kyara Tetreault	Seven	Toronto, Ontario, Canada		28	SAFE					WIN				SAFE	RUNNER-UP
Samaera Hirsch	Misty Rose	New Orleans, Louisiana	Glen Head, New York	21	RISK						WIN		KEPT		THIRD
Israa Darwich	Night Journey	Dearborn Heights, Michigan		19			RISK					WIN	SAFE		FOURTH
Chase Padgett	Orlando Deville	Vancouver, Washington	Orlando, Florida	38				RISK				WIN		OUT
Mariah Rosario (Riah Lena)	Safara	Phoenix, Arizona	Tucson, Arizona	26		SAFE			WIN					OUT
Matthew Lord	Wolfgang Champagne	Dallas, Texas	Napa, California	60		SAFE					WIN		OUT
Dasharra Bridges	Queen Dynamite	Atlanta, Georgia	Rochester, New York	31	SAFE					WIN			OUT
Sarah Isen	St. Luna	Los Angeles, California	Berkeley, California	21			KEPT					OUT
James Paek	Kingston Sol	Fullerton, California		35			SAFE					OUT
Mia Cherise Hall	Fern	Rochester, New York	Irondequoit, New York	18				SAFE			OUT
Anthony Flammia	The Loverboy	Yonkers, New York		34		RISK					OUT
Kaylee Franzen	Aster	Nashville, Tennessee	Flower Mound, Texas	20		KEPT				OUT
Mama Yaya (Yasmin Shawamreh)	Siren	Chicago, Illinois		30				KEPT		OUT
Danielle Cetani	Phoenix Embers	Roseville, California	Stockton, California	39				SAFE	OUT
Jay Miah	Nevaeh King	Tampa Bay, Florida	Longwood, Florida	32			SAFE		OUT
Milton Patton (Yote)	Wylie	Hendersonville, Tennessee	Forrest City, Arkansas	30				OUT
Kaleia Ayelett	The Dawn Majesty	North Hollywood, California	Orlando, Florida	34			OUT
Kobe Vang	Kai	Schofield, Wisconsin	Berlin, Wisconsin	23		OUT
Erny Nunez	Bernie Burns	Port Saint Lucie, Florida	New York City, New York	17	OUT

  The singer won the head-to-head round and remained in the competition.

  The singer was safe from elimination.

  The singer was in the bottom two or three.

  The singer was kept on the diamond.

  The singer was eliminated from the competition.

  The singer did not perform.

Weeks

Week 1 (September 22 and 23)

Performances on the first episode

#	Name	Alter Ego	Song[10]	Result[10]
1	Dasharra Bridges	Queen Dynamite	"Ain't Nobody" by Chaka Khan	Safe
2	Jacob (Jake) Thomsen (Calinoda)	Dipper Scott	"Unsteady" by X Ambassadors	Kept on the Diamond
3	Erny Nunez	Bernie Burns	"Haven't Met You Yet" by Michael Bublé	Eliminated
4	Samaera Hirsch	Misty Rose	"Levitating" by Dua Lipa	Bottom two
5	Kyara Tetreault	Seven	"Take Me to Church" by Hozier	Safe

Reveal Song: "The Best Is Yet to Come" by Frank Sinatra

Performances on the second episode

#	Name	Alter Ego	Song[11]	Result[11]
1	Anthony Flammia	The Loverboy	"Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi	Bottom two
2	Mariah Rosario (Riah Lena)	Safara	"Good as Hell" by Lizzo	Safe
3	Matthew Lord	Wolfgang Champagne	"Il mio cuore va"[a] by Il Divo	Safe
4	Kobe Vang	Kai	"Larger than Life" by Backstreet Boys	Eliminated
5	Kaylee Franzen	Aster	"Rainbow" by Kacey Musgraves	Kept on the Diamond

Reveal Song: "Bye Bye Bye" by *NSYNC

Week 2 (September 29)

Performances on the third episode

#	Name	Alter Ego	Song[12]	Result[12]
1	Kaleia Ayelett	The Dawn Majesty	"Confident" by Demi Lovato	Eliminated
2	James Paek	Kingston Sol	"Tennessee Whiskey" by Chris Stapleton	Safe
3	Israa Darwich	Night Journey	"This Town" by Niall Horan	Bottom two
4	Jay Miah	Nevaeh King	"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston	Safe
5	Sarah Isen	St. Luna	"Back to Black" by Amy Winehouse	Kept on the Diamond

Reveal Song: "This Is Me" by Keala Settle

Week 3 (October 6)

Performances on the fourth episode

#	Name	Alter Ego	Song[13]	Result[13]
1	Chase Padgett	Orlando Deville	"I Wish" by Stevie Wonder	Bottom two
2	Mia Cherise Hall	Fern	"Love Me like You Do" by Ellie Goulding	Safe
3	Mama Yaya	Siren	"I Put a Spell on You" by Nina Simone	Kept on the Diamond
4	Milton Patton	Wylie	"Boot Scootin' Boogie" by Brooks & Dunn	Eliminated
5	Danielle Cetani	Phoenix Embers	"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar	Safe

Reveal Song: "Check Yes or No" by George Strait

Week 4 (October 13)

Performances on the fifth episode

#	Name	Alter Ego	Song[14]	Result[14]
1	Jay Miah	Nevaeh King	"I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor	Eliminated
2	Mariah Rosario (Riah Lena)	Safara	"Diamonds" by Rihanna	Win
3	Jacob (Jake) Thomsen (Calinoda)	Dipper Scott	"Believer" by Imagine Dragons	Win
4	Danielle Cetani	Phoenix Embers	"Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus	Eliminated

Reveal Songs: "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion; "I'm the Only One" by Melissa Etheridge

Week 5 (October 20)

Performances on the sixth episode

#	Name	Alter Ego	Song[15]	Result[15]
1	Kyara Tetreault	Seven	"Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish	Win
2	Mama Yaya	Siren	"I'm Goin' Down" by Mary J. Blige	Eliminated
3	Kaylee Franzen	Aster	"Complicated" by Avril Lavigne	Eliminated
4	Dasharra Bridges	Queen Dynamite	"Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa	Win

Reveal Songs: "Rise Up" by Andra Day; "Always Remember Us This Way" by Lady Gaga

Week 6 (November 3)

Performances on the seventh episode

#	Name	Alter Ego	Song[16]	Result[16]
1	Matthew Lord	Wolfgang Champagne	"Regresa a mí"[b] by Il Divo	Win
2	Anthony Flammia	The Loverboy	"Toxic" by Britney Spears	Eliminated
3	Mia Cherise Hall	Fern	"You and I" by Lady Gaga	Eliminated
4	Samaera Hirsch	Misty Rose	"Woman" by Kesha	Win

Reveal Songs: "I Want You To Want Me" by Cheap Trick; "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri

Week 7 (November 10)

Performances on the eighth episode

#	Name	Alter Ego	Song[17]	Result[17]
1	Chase Padgett	Orlando Deville	"Hard to Handle" by Otis Redding	Win
2	James Paek	Kingston Sol	"High Hopes" by Panic! at the Disco	Eliminated
3	Sarah Isen	St. Luna	"Shallow" by Lady Gaga	Eliminated
4	Israa Darwich	Night Journey	"Wolves" by Selena Gomez	Win

Reveal Songs: "Let It Go" by James Bay; "I Try" by Macy Gray

Week 8 (November 17)

Performances on the ninth episode

#	Name	Alter Ego	Song[18]	Result[18]
1	Samaera Hirsch	Misty Rose	"Bang Bang" by Ariana Grande, Jessie J, and Nicki Minaj	Kept on the Diamond
2	Matthew Lord	Wolfgang Champagne	"Creep" by Radiohead	Eliminated
3	Dasharra Bridges	Queen Dynamite	"I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross	Eliminated
4	Israa Darwich	Night Journey	"Who Will Save Your Soul" by Jewel	Safe

Reveal Songs: "Last Dance" by Donna Summer; "Your Song" by Elton John

Week 9 (December 1)

Performances on the tenth episode

#	Name	Alter Ego	Song[19]	Result[19]
1	Kyara Tetreault	Seven	"Feeling Good" by Michael Bublé	Safe
2	Mariah Rosario (Riah Lena)	Safara	"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" by Kelly Clarkson	Eliminated
3	Jacob (Jake) Thomsen (Calinoda)	Dipper Scott	"Happier" by Marshmello ft. Bastille	Kept on the Diamond
4	Chase Padgett	Orlando Deville	"Living In New York City" by Robin Thicke	Eliminated

Reveal Songs: "Say Something" by A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera; "Hold On, I'm Comin'" by Sam & Dave

Week 10 (December 8)

Performances on the eleventh episode

#	Name	Alter Ego	Song[20]	Result[20]
1	Kyara Tetreault	Seven	"The House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals	Runner-Up
2	Samaera Hirsch	Misty Rose	"One Last Time" by Ariana Grande	Third
3	Jacob (Jake) Thomsen (Calinoda)	Dipper Scott	"All I Want" by Kodaline	Winner
4	Israa Darwich	Night Journey	"Scars to Your Beautiful" by Alessia Cara	Fourth

Reveal Songs: "I'm Like a Bird" by Nelly Furtado; "Fix You" by Coldplay; "If I Were a Boy" by Beyoncé; "How to Save a Life" by The Fray

Episodes

No.	Title [21][22]	Original release date [21][22]	Prod. code [21]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"The Auditions Begin"	September 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)	ALT-101	2.93[23]
2	"The Auditions Night 2"	September 23, 2021 (2021-09-23)	ALT-102	2.33[24]
3	"The Auditions Night 3"	September 29, 2021 (2021-09-29)	ALT-103	2.46[25]
4	"The Final Auditions"	October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06)	ALT-104	2.37[26]
5	"The Head To Heads Begin"	October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13)	ALT-105	2.32[27]
6	"The Head To Heads Night 2"	October 20, 2021 (2021-10-20)	ALT-106	2.17[28]
7	"The Head To Heads Night 3"	November 3, 2021 (2021-11-03)	ALT-107	1.96[29]
8	"The Last Night of Head to Heads"	November 10, 2021 (2021-11-10)	ALT-108	1.74[30]
9	"The Semi-Finals Part 1"	November 17, 2021 (2021-11-17)	ALT-109	2.04[31]
10	"The Semi-Finals Part 2"	December 1, 2021 (2021-12-01)	ALT-110	1.89[32]
11	"The Finale"	December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08)	ALT-111	2.03[33]

Special

Title	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
"The Masked Singer & Alter Ego Sneak Peek"	September 12, 2021 (2021-09-12)	SP-2203	2.94[34]

Reception

Metacritic gave Alter Ego a 34 out of a 100 based on 5 reviews.^[35]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Alter Ego

No.	Title	Air date	Timeslot (ET)	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)	Ref.
0	"The Masked Singer & Alter Ego Sneak Peek"	September 12, 2021	Sunday 8:00 p.m.	0.9/6	2.94	—	—	—	—	[34]
1	"The Auditions Begin"	September 22, 2021	Wednesday 9:00 p.m.	0.7/5	2.93	0.1	0.52	0.8	3.46	[23][36][c]
2	"The Auditions Night 2"	September 23, 2021	Thursday 9:00 p.m.	0.4/3	2.33	0.1	0.37	0.5	2.69	[24][37][c]
3	"The Auditions Night 3"	September 29, 2021	Wednesday 9:00 p.m.	0.5/3	2.46	0.1	0.37	0.5	2.83	[25][38][c]
4	"The Final Auditions"	October 6, 2021		0.4/3	2.37	0.1	0.40	0.5	2.78	[26][39][c]
5	"The Head To Heads Begin"	October 13, 2021		0.5/3	2.32	0.1	0.42	0.5	2.74	[27][40]
6	"The Head To Heads Night 2"	October 20, 2021		0.4/3	2.17	0.1	0.42	0.5	2.59	[28][41]
7	"The Head To Heads Night 3"	November 3, 2021		0.4/3	1.96	0.1	0.30	0.4	2.27	[29][42][c]
8	"The Last Night of Head to Heads"	November 10, 2021		0.4/3	1.74	0.1	0.33	0.5	2.07	[30][43][c]
9	"The Semi-Finals Part 1"	November 17, 2021		0.4/3	2.03	0.1	0.37	0.4	2.40	[31][44]
10	"The Semi-Finals Part 2"	December 1, 2021		0.4/3	1.89	0.0	0.25	0.4	2.14	[32][45]
11	"The Finale"	December 8, 2021		0.3/3	2.03	0.1	0.35	0.4	2.38	[33][46]

International versions

Country/region	Local title	Network	Host(s)	Date aired/premiered
Russia	Avatar[47]	NTV	Vyacheslav Makarov	3 September 2022 – present
	F a n t a s t i k a[48][49]	Channel One	Vadim Galygin	23 September 2022 – present

Notes

1. Despite the Italian lyrics, the song was credited as its original English title.
2. "Regresa a mí" is the Spanish version of Toni Braxton's song "Un-Break My Heart". Despite Wolfgang Champagne singing the Spanish version made famous by Il Divo, the song is credited onscreen as its original English title.
3. Live+7 ratings were not available, so Live+3 ratings have been used instead.

See also

• Virtual band
• Virtual concert