So first of all you can tell I have a new laptop after weeks of not having one and relying on my phone to be my computer as I am doing another blog post this week. I’m sure you can all barely contain your excitement, wondering what I will make of my next selection.

And this time it’s Sing On!, a musical game show. The format is, on the surface, simple. Six contestants compete to be the best singer and win a cash prize. Each episode is themed, and the quality of singing is judged by some kind of machine, a bit like the thing used on Singstar. The more accurate everyone sings, the more money goes into the pot. In the first three rounds, the strongest singer is immune and everyone votes to send one of the other contestants home. The next round it is simply the weakest singer of those remaining, before the final two battle for the cash.

But then there are add-ons that complicate things. Round two sees Tituss’ Prize (more on the host shortly) for best physical performance (the question of ‘why?’ springs to mind). Then in round four, the remaining three all get the chance to hit a ‘golden note’ which also comes with bonus cash, although this one at least makes more sense. Even so, I’m not sure either add anything overall.

The host himself, Tituss Burgess, is also problematic. He was great in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, indeed he drove the whole show. But he is not a game show host. The mock ‘I’m the star’ attitude other hosts have here feels like it isn’t such a self-own, more something he actually deep down sincerely believes. He also fails in my view to interact really with the contestants. The conversations are stilted, as if without a script he isn’t sure what his next line is.

Is there anything good about this show? Well, the songs chosen are absolute bangers. So if you are happy just to watch for the music, then you’re fine. But otherwise, this show isn’t in the right key.