Nickelodeon's Unfiltered

Nickelodeon's Unfiltered (also known simply as Unfiltered) is an American game show that premiered on Nickelodeon on July 11, 2020. The series is hosted by Jay Pharoah, with panelists Darci Lynne, Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, and Lex Lumpkin.

Nickelodeon's Unfiltered
Genre	Game show
Presented by	Jay Pharoah
Starring	Darci Lynne Gabrielle Nevaeh Green Lex Lumpkin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon
Picture format	HDTV 720p
Audio format	5.1 surround sound
Original release	July 11, 2020 – present
External links
Website

Premise

Celebrities hide their true identities behind an animated filter and voice changer in the game show, while panelists are given clues and compete to identify the mystery guest. Viewers can participate by downloading the show's filters to transform into the same characters as the celebrities.

Production

On May 6, 2020, it was announced that the show was greenlit under the title Game Face along with Group Chat with Annie & Jayden in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, necessitating remote filming.[1][2] On June 26, 2020, it was announced that the show was retitled to Unfiltered, and would premiere on July 11, 2020 with host Jay Pharoah and panelists Darci Lynne, Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, and Lex Lumpkin.[3][4]

On August 27, 2020, it was announced that Nickelodeon had ordered nine additional episodes for the series, that began airing on September 5.[5] On January 7, 2021, it was announced that Nickelodeon had ordered a second season, alongside seven additional episodes of Side Hustle, which premiered later that night.[6]

Episodes

Series overview

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	15		July 11, 2020	October 31, 2020
	2	TBA		January 7, 2021	TBA

Season 1 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [7][8]	Original air date [7][8]	Prod. code [7]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Pizza In Your Game Face!"	July 11, 2020	101	0.32[9]
Special guest stars: The Big Show, Iain Armitage
2	2	"Zombies Eat Unicorns!"	July 18, 2020	102	0.50[10]
Special guest stars: Asher Angel, Candace Cameron Bure
3	3	"Avocado Toasted Piñatas!"	July 25, 2020	103	0.36[11]
Special guest stars: David Dobrik, Buddy Valastro
4	4	"Corgi Rock Party!"	August 1, 2020	104	0.53[12]
Special guest stars: Liza Koshy, Gabriel Iglesias
5	5	"It's Raining Penguins!"	August 8, 2020	105	0.33[13]
Special guest stars: Joshua Bassett, Shaun White
6	6	"Robots Love Cereal!"	August 15, 2020	106	0.33[14]
Special guest stars: Chance the Rapper, Coyote Peterson
7	7	"Porcupines Rock High Tops!"	September 5, 2020	107	0.32[15]
Special guest stars: Tony Hawk, Ne-Yo
8	8	"Honey Bears Chew Gumballs!"	September 12, 2020	108	0.37[16]
Special guest stars: Keke Palmer, Ally Brooke
9	9	"Hot Dog Dance Party!"	September 19, 2020	109	0.33[17]
Special guest stars: Tiffany Haddish, James Murray
10	10	"Cactus Pop Tarts!"	September 26, 2020	110	0.34[18]
Special guest panelist: Young Dylan Special guest stars: Peyton List, Tom Kenny
11	11	"Let's Eat Electric Cake!"	October 3, 2020	111	0.28[19]
Special guest panelist: Iain Armitage Special guest stars: H.E.R., Cooper Barnes
12	12	"This Planet is Cuckoo!"	October 10, 2020	112	0.48[20]
Special guest stars: Kel Mitchell, Rutledge Wood
13	13	"Burgers in Your Laundry!"	October 17, 2020	113	0.49[21]
Special guest stars: Frankie Grande, Trevor Daniel
14	14	"Super Cats & Fierce Ice Cream!"	October 24, 2020	114	0.49[22]
Special guest panelist: Miya Cech Special guest stars: Tyra Banks, Rico Rodriguez
15	15	"Happy Slime-o-ween!"	October 31, 2020	115	0.47[23]
Special guest stars: Duff Goldman, Bill Nye

Season 2 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [7][24]	Original air date [7][24]	Prod. code [7]	U.S. viewers (millions)
16	1	"Donut vs. The Volcano"	January 7, 2021	201	0.39[25]
Special guest stars: Ninja, Tim Tebow
17	2	"Calling All Funflowers!"	January 14, 2021	202	0.43[26]
Special guest panelists: Ryan Alessi, Miya Cech Special guest stars: Lindsey Vonn, Cat Deeley
18	3	"Goofballs from Outer Space!"	January 21, 2021	203	0.51[27]
Special guest panelists: Ryan Alessi, Chinguun Sergelen Special guest stars: Pete Wentz, Candace Parker
19	4	"As Seen On Burrito"	January 28, 2021	204	0.40[28]
Special guest panelists: Ryan Alessi, Kate Godfrey Special guest stars: Taraji P. Henson, Yvette Nicole Brown
20	5	"Bunny Money"	February 4, 2021	205	0.56[29]
Special guest panelists: Miya Cech, Asher Angel Special guest stars: Johnny Orlando, Lincoln Loud
21	6	"Be My Valentine!"	February 11, 2021	206	TBD
22	7	"This DJ is Bananas!"	February 18, 2021	207	TBD
23	8	"Aye, Aye, Trash Can!"	February 25, 2021	208	TBD

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Nickelodeon's Unfiltered

Season	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		Avg. viewers (millions)
		Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)
1	15	July 11, 2020	0.32[9]	October 31, 2020[30]	0.47[23]	0.40
2	5	January 7, 2021	0.39[25]	TBA	TBD	0.46

References

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External links

• Nickelodeon's Unfiltered at IMDb