The Voice (American TV series) season 26
| The Voice | |
|---|---|
| Season 26 | |
_26_poster.jpg) Promotional poster | |
| Hosted by | Carson Daly |
| Coaches | |
| No. of contestants | 56 artists |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 23, 2024 – present |
| Season chronology | |
The twenty-sixth season of the American reality television series The Voice premiered on September 23, 2024, on NBC. The season is hosted by Carson Daly, who returns for his twenty-sixth season. The coaching panel consists of Reba McEntire, who returns for her third season; returning coach Gwen Stefani, who returns for her eighth season after a one-season hiatus; and debuting coaches Michael Bublé and Snoop Dogg.
Overview
[edit]Development
[edit]On May 10, 2024, NBC announced that The Voice was renewed for a twenty-sixth season to air in the fall of that year.[1] On May 13, the lineup of coaches was unveiled at the network's upfront presentation for the 2024–25 United States network television schedule at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.[2][3]
Coaches and host
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Of the four coaches that participated in the previous season, only Reba McEntire returned, marking her third season as a coach.[3] Coaches Chance the Rapper, Dan Shay, and John Legend all departed the panel for the season. The latter two coaches both cited their ongoing concert tours as reasons for their departure.[4][5]
Former coach Gwen Stefani returns to the show following her absence in the previous season, marking her eighth season as a coach.[6] Canadian singer-songwriter Michael Bublé and rapper Snoop Dogg join the coaching panel for their first seasons,[7] marking the first time since season 23 in which two coaches were introduced in a season. Both new coaches previously appeared on the show: Bublé previously served as a battle advisor for Team Blake on season 3,[8] while Snoop Dogg served as a mega mentor on season 20 during the Knockouts.[9][10] With Bublé's debut, he becomes the first Canadian to serve as a coach on the American adaptation of The Voice.[11]
Carson Daly returns for his twenty-sixth season as host.
Mega mentors
[edit]On November 4, 2024, it was announced that former coach Jennifer Hudson would serve as a mega mentor for the Knockouts alongside English musician Sting. Hudson mentored Teams Bublé and Reba, while Sting was paired with Teams Gwen and Snoop.[12] This marks the first season to feature two mega mentors in the Knockouts. For the fourth consecutive season, there were no guest advisors in the battles, meaning the artists were solely mentored by their coaches.
Marketing and promotion
[edit]Ahead of the season's premiere, on July 26, the show, via its online media platforms, released a cover of the 1966 Four Tops single "Reach Out I'll Be There" performed by the coaches.[13] On September 23, hours before the premiere, the show released a cover of the coaches performing the 1979 Eagles hit, "Heartache Tonight".[14]
Shortly prior to the season premiere, the blind audition of Sofronio Vasquez, performing Mary J. Blige's "I'm Goin' Down", was released online.[15]
Teams
[edit]| Winner | Eliminated in the Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
| Runner-up | Stolen in the Knockouts | ||||||||||||||||
| Third place | Eliminated in the Knockouts | ||||||||||||||||
| Fourth place | Stolen in the Battles | ||||||||||||||||
| Fifth place | Eliminated in the Battles | ||||||||||||||||
| Eliminated in the Live Semifinals | Contestant withdrew | ||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Top 56 Artists | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bublé | ||||||
| Shye | Sofronio Vasquez | Jaukeem Fortson | Sloane Simon | Cameron Wright | ||
| J.Paul | Kiara Vega | Tanner Frick | ||||
| Kamila Kiehne | Jamison Puckett | Torion Sellers | Mark Shiiba | |||
| Gwen Stefani | ||||||
| Jan Dan | Sydney Sterlace | Jose Luis | Jake Tankersley | Gabrielle Zabosky | Camryn Brooks | |
| Felsmere | Deon Jones | Kay Sibal | Mor Ilderton | |||
| Beya | Jaylen Dunham | Cozy Len | Rowdy Shea | |||
| Reba McEntire | ||||||
| Adam Bohanan | Danny Joseph | Katie O. | Edward Preble | Lauren-Michael Sellers | ||
| Kendall Eugene | Cassidy Lee | Tate Renner | Frankie Torres | |||
| 323 | Alison Elena | Kevin James Graham | Creigh Riepe | Tsola | ||
| Snoop Dogg | ||||||
| Jeremy Beloate | Christina Eagle | Mikaela Ayira | Aliyah Khaylyn | Austyns Stancil | ||
| Torre Blake | ChrisDeo | Mary McAvoy | Georgia Starnes | Michael Alexandersson | Gail Bliss | |
| Dreion | Suede Lacy | MisterMoon | Eliza Pryor | Brad Sample | ||
| Note: Italicized names are artists stolen from another team during the battles or the knockouts (names struck through within former teams). Underlined names are artists who were saved by their coach in the knockouts. Bolded names are artists who were saved by the “Coach Replay” in the Blind Auditions. | ||||||
Blind auditions
[edit]The show began with the Blind Auditions on September 23, 2024. In each audition, an artist sings their piece in front of the coaches, whose chairs face the audience. If a coach is interested in working with the artist, they may press their button to face the artist. If only one coach presses the button, the artist automatically becomes part of their team. If multiple coaches turn, they will compete for the artist, who will decide which team they will join. Each coach has one "block" to prevent another coach from getting an artist. This season, each coach ends up with 14 artists by the end of the blind auditions, creating a total of 56 artists advancing to the battles.[16]
This season, a new feature was introduced, dubbed the "Coach Replay." This addition allows each coach to press their button one time in the span of the blind auditions for an artist that was originally eliminated with no coaches turning. The artist is subsequently defaulted to that team. The recipients of this feature for each team were Kendall Eugene for Team Reba, Gail Bliss for Team Snoop, Jaylen Dunham for Team Gwen, and Mark Shiiba for Team Bublé, respectively.[17]
With Michael Bublé having four 4-chair turn contestants, he tied with Camila Cabello and Reba McEntire in which a debuting coach has the most 4-chair turns in their season.
In addition, Gwen Stefani received the most 4-chair turns during a single season in her eight seasons as a coach, with a total of six, which is also the most 4-chair turns a female coach received in all 26 seasons of the show.
| ✔ | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button |
| Artist joined this coach's team | |
| Artist was originally eliminated with no coach pressing their button, but was saved by the "Coach Replay" | |
| Artist was eliminated with no coach pressing their button | |
| ✘ | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was blocked by another coach from getting the artist |
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Episode 1 (September 23)
[edit]| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | Gwen | Reba | Snoop | |||||
| 1 | Jake Tankersley | 31 | Sand Springs, Oklahoma | "Something in the Orange" | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
| 2 | Sofronio Vasquez | 31 | Utica, New York / Mindanao, Philippines | "I'm Goin' Down" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Jan Dan | 29 | Newark, New Jersey | "Almost Doesn't Count" | ✔ | ✔ | – | – |
| 4 | Ravs[a] | 29 | Dallas, Texas | "Say So" | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Danny Joseph | 37 | Dallas, Texas / London, England | "I Put a Spell on You" | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6 | Ben Fagerstedt | 23 | Aberdeen, Washington | "I've Got You Under My Skin" | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Torre Blake | 30 | Austin, Texas | "On & On" | – | ✔ | – | ✔ |
| 8 | Kendall Eugene | 37 | Indiana, Pennsylvania | "Don't Think Jesus" | – | – | ✔ | – |
| 9 | Kiara Vega | 18 | Tampa, Florida / Vega Baja, Puerto Rico | "Amor Eterno" | ✔ | – | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | ChrisDeo | 16 | Queens, New York | "I Won't Give Up" | ✔ | – | – | ✔ |
| 11 | Sydney Sterlace | 15 | Buffalo, New York | "Drivers License" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 2 (September 30)
[edit]Among this episode's auditionees was Felsmere, who previously competed on the first season under her real name, Kelsey Rey, as part of Team CeeLo until her elimination in the battle rounds.[19] Felsmere's reappearance marked the first time that a former contestant, who advanced to the battles, returned to compete in a later season as a solo artist, as well as the second returnee overall, after season 16 contestant Jej Vinson, who returned as part of the trio Sheer Element in season 23.
| Order | Artist | Age(s) | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | Gwen | Reba | Snoop | |||||
| 1 | Dreion[a] | 27 | Omaha, Nebraska | "Shining Star" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Mor Ilderton | 20 | Teays Valley, West Virginia | "Coal" | ✔ | – | ✘ | ✔ |
| 3 | Crystalla Gonzalez | 34 | Queens, New York | "Heartbreaker" | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Felsmere | 33 | Viera Beach, Florida | "Some Kind of Wonderful" | ✔ | ✔ | – | – |
| 5 | Kamila Kiehne | 17 | Los Lunas, New Mexico | "Black Velvet" | ✔ | – | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6 | Tanner Frick | 26 | Manchester, Tennessee | "Thought You Should Know" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | Iris Herrera | 19 | Newaygo, Michigan | "Gypsy" | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Rowdy Shea | 23 | Bowling Green, Kentucky | "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" | ✔ | ✔ | – | – |
| 9 | 323 (Jonathan Perry, Jacob Sumpter, and Kinsley Treadwell) |
18–33 | Tallahassee, Florida | "(You Drive Me) Crazy" | ✔ | – | ✔ | – |
| 10 | Gail Bliss | 61 | Grants Pass, Oregon / Little River, South Carolina | "If It Hadn't Been for Love" | – | – | – | ✔ |
| 11 | Austyns Stancil | 34 | Oakland, California | "Ooo Baby Baby" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 3 (October 7)
[edit]Among the episode's auditionees was Jeremy Beloate, who previously competed on the eleventh season of America's Got Talent as part of the vocal group OneVoice, until their elimination in the Judge Cuts.
| Order | Artist | Age(s) | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | Gwen | Reba | Snoop | |||||
| 1 | Georgia Starnes | 21 | Dallas, Texas | "Too Good at Goodbyes" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Edward Preble | 19 | Fernandina Beach, Florida | "Luck Be a Lady" | ✔ | – | – | ✔ |
| 3 | Creigh Riepe | 32 | Nashville, Tennessee | "Beautiful Things" | – | ✔ | ✔ | – |
| 4 | Tiffany Taylor | 39 | Baltimore, Maryland | "What Was I Made For?" | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Adam Bohanan | 40 | Long Island, New York / Minneapolis, Minnesota | "Home" | – | – | ✔ | – |
| 6 | Jeremy Beloate | 25 | Memphis, Tennessee | "Heartbreak Anniversary" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | Jaylen Dunham | 14 | Charlotte, North Carolina | "Listen" | – | ✔ | – | – |
| 8 | MisterMoon (Leah Colon and Savs) |
26 & 28 | Nashville, Tennessee | "Deeper Well" | – | – | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Tate Renner | 24 | Nashville, Tennessee | "Hurricane" | ✔ | – | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | Malcolm-Ali | 27 | Galloway, New Jersey | "Love Will Lead You Back" | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | Frankie Torres | 24 | Minnetonka, Minnesota | "Magic Man" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 4 (October 8)
[edit]Among this episode's auditionees was Sloane Simon, who previously competed on the nineteenth season of American Idol.[22][23]
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | Gwen | Reba | Snoop | |||||
| 1 | J.Paul | 37 | Washington, D.C. | "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | – |
| 2 | Sloane Simon | 19 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | "Unwritten" | ✔ | ✔ | – | – |
| 3 | Michael Alexandersson | 26 | Salado, Texas | "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" | – | ✔ | – | ✔ |
| 4 | Jamison Puckett | 34 | Memphis, Tennessee | "Faithfully" | ✔ | – | ✔ | – |
| 5 | Zach Foreman | 34 | Hattiesburg, Mississippi | "Eight Second Ride" | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Gabrielle Zabosky | 25 | Oxford, Pennsylvania | "Mr. Know-It-All" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 7 | Christina Eagle | 23 | Catawba, North Carolina | "Wildflowers and Wild Horses" | – | – | – | ✔ |
| 8 | Jaukeem Fortson | 13 | Elberton, Georgia | "Easy on Me" | ✔ | – | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9 | Kourtney White | 37 | McKinney, Texas | "Remedy" | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Kevin James Graham | 33 | Boston, Massachusetts | "Stay with Me" | – | – | ✔ | – |
| 11 | Shye | 17 | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania / Glen Cove, New York | "Superman (It's Not Easy)" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 5 (October 14)
[edit]Among this episode's auditionees was Camryn Brooks, who previously auditioned unsuccessfully in season 21,[25] and Eliza Pryor, who previously competed on the seventeenth season of America's Got Talent as part of the act Acapop!, and played Valeria in the TV show Team Kaylie.
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | Gwen | Reba | Snoop | |||||
| 1 | Cameron Wright | 34 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | "The Way We Were" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Eliza Pryor | 17 | Dallas, Texas | "Linger" | – | – | – | ✔ |
| 3 | Kay Sibal | 24 | Los Angeles, California | "From the Start" | ✔ | ✔ | – | ✔ |
| 4 | Drake Hyde | 21 | Sallisaw, Oklahoma | "Little Rock" | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Mary McAvoy | 35 | Walpole, Massachusetts | "Say You Love Me" | ✔ | – | – | ✔ |
| 6 | Lauren-Michael Sellers | 35 | Birmingham, Alabama | "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | Mark Shiiba | 29 | Swarthmore, Pennsylvania | "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" | ✔ | – | – | – |
| 8 | Beya[a] | 24 | Kauai, Hawaii | "Our Day Will Come" | – | ✔ | – | – |
| 9 | Tsola | 27 | Silver Spring, Maryland | "On My Mama" | – | – | ✔ | – |
| 10 | Deon Jones | 32 | Los Angeles, California | "Little Ghetto Boy" | – | – | ✔ | – |
| 11 | Brad Sample | 38 | Nashville, Tennessee | "The Letter" | – | – | ✔ | ✔ |
| 12 | Dahlia Jones | 28 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | "You Know I'm No Good" | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | Camryn Brooks | 24 | Mount Shasta, California | "Light On" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Episode 6 (October 15)
[edit]Among this episode's auditionees was Cassidy Lee, who previously auditioned unsuccessfully in season 18.[27]
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | Gwen | Reba | Snoop | |||||
| 1 | Katie O. | 18 | Jacksonville, Florida | "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Mikaela Ayira | 16 | Johns Creek, Georgia | "Human" | – | – | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Cassidy Lee | 28 | Jacksonville, Florida | "You're No Good" | ✔ | – | – | – |
| 4 | Torion Sellers | 26 | Atlanta, Georgia | "There Goes My Baby" | ✔ | – | – | – |
| 5 | Cozy Len | 43 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | "I'll Make Love to You" | – | ✔ | ✔ | – |
| 6 | Zaza Benjamin | 16 | Oakland, California | "Hard Place" | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Jose Luis | 21 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | "traitor" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8 | Joe Martinez | 20 | Polson, Montana | "Stuck in the Middle with You" | – | Team full | – | – |
| 9 | Aliyah Khaylyn | 23 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | "Love and War" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 10 | Alison Elena | 29 | Nashville, Tennessee | "So Small" | Team full | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 11 | Laney Lynx | 32 | Los Angeles, California | "Jaded" | Team full | – | ||
| 12 | Suede Lacy | 29 | Dallas, Texas | "Redbone" | ✔ | |||
Battles
[edit]The second stage of the show, the battles, aired from October 21, 2024, to November 4, 2024, consisting of episodes 7 through 11. In this round, the coaches pitted two of their artists in a singing match and then select one of them to advance to the next round. For the fourth consecutive season, there were no guest advisors for the battles, which meant the artists were mentored solely by their coaches.
This season’s battle rounds are similar to season 24; losing artists may be "stolen" by another coach, becoming new members of that coach's team. Multiple coaches can attempt to steal an artist, resulting in a competition for the artist, who will then decide which team to join. Each coach has two steals to use this round. At the end of this round, nine artists will remain on each team; seven will be the battle winners, while the other two are stolen from another coach. In total, 36 artists advanced to the knockouts.[16]
| Artist won the battle and advanced to the knockouts | |
| Artist lost the battle, but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the knockouts | |
| Artist lost the battle and was eliminated |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Loser | 'Steal' result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | Gwen | Reba | Snoop | ||||||
| Episode 7[29] (Monday, Oct. 21, 2024) |
Snoop | 1 | Christina Eagle | "Redneck Woman" | Gail Bliss | – | – | – | N/A |
| Gwen | 2 | Sydney Sterlace | "Birds of a Feather" | Sloane Simon | ✔ | N/A | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Reba | 3 | Kendall Eugene | "Bring On the Rain" | Alison Elena | – | – | N/A | – | |
| Snoop | 4 | Mikaela Ayira | "A Thousand Miles" | Eliza Pryor | – | – | – | N/A | |
| Gwen | 5 | Jan Dan | "For Once in My Life" | Jaylen Dunham | – | N/A | – | – | |
| Michael | 6 | Kiara Vega | "Iris" | Mor Ilderton | N/A | ✔ | – | – | |
| Episode 8[30] (Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024) |
Reba | 1 | Adam Bohanan | "Lose Control" | Kevin James Graham | – | – | N/A | – |
| Snoop | 2 | ChrisDeo | "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" | MisterMoon | – | – | – | N/A | |
| Michael | 3 | Edward Preble | "What a Wonderful World" | Mark Shiiba | N/A | – | – | – | |
| 4 | Jeremy Beloate | "Just the Way You Are" | Torion Sellers | – | – | – | |||
| Snoop | 5 | Torre Blake | "What You Won't Do for Love" | Suede Lacy | – | – | – | N/A | |
| Gwen | 6 | Gabrielle Zabosky | "Never Tear Us Apart" | Frankie Torres | – | N/A | ✔ | – | |
| Episode 9[31] (Monday, Oct. 28, 2024) |
Reba | 1 | Danny Joseph | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | Deon Jones | – | ✔ | N/A | – |
| Snoop | 2 | Jake Tankersley | "Stuck on You" | Brad Sample | – | Team full | – | N/A | |
| Gwen | 3 | Felsmere | "Summer Breeze" | Cozy Len | – | – | – | ||
| Michael | 4 | Shye | "Love Yourself" | Jamison Puckett | N/A | – | – | ||
| Reba | 5 | Lauren-Michael Sellers | "You Will Be Found" | Creigh Riepe | – | N/A | – | ||
| Gwen | 6 | Jose Luis | "Lay Me Down" | Austyns Stancil | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Episode 10[32] (Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024) |
Snoop | 1 | Georgia Starnes | "Perfect Combination" | Dreion | – | Team full | – | N/A |
| Gwen | 2 | Kay Sibal | "Please Please Please" | Beya | – | – | – | ||
| Reba | 3 | Jaukeem Fortson | "Higher Love" | Tsola | – | N/A | – | ||
| Michael | 4 | Sofronio Vasquez | "The Power of Love" | Aliyah Khaylyn | N/A | – | ✔ | ||
| Episode 11[33] (Monday, Nov. 4, 2024) |
Michael | 1 | J.Paul | "Toxic" | Kamila Kiehne | N/A | Team full | – | Team full |
| Gwen | 2 | Camryn Brooks | "I Remember Everything" | Rowdy Shea | – | – | |||
| Reba | 3 | Tate Renner | "Need a Favor" | Tanner Frick | ✔ | N/A | |||
| Snoop | 4 | Mary McAvoy | "I Only Have Eyes for You" | Michael Alexandersson | Team full | – | |||
| Reba | 5 | Katie O. | "Lonesome Loser" | 323 | N/A | ||||
| Michael | 6 | Cameron Wright | "Hero" | Cassidy Lee | ✔ | ||||
Knockouts
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The third stage of the show, the knockouts, aired from November 11 to November 18, consisting of episodes 12 through 14. Jennifer Hudson served as mega mentor for Teams Bublé and Reba, and Sting served as mega mentor for Teams Gwen and Snoop. In the round, each coach groups three of their artists in a singing match. The artists themselves will select the song they will sing in the round, and then their coach selects one of them to advance to the playoffs.
This season's Knockout rounds are once again similar to seasons 22 and 24. Throughout the round, each coach can steal one losing artist from an opposing team and save one of their artists. At the end of the round, 12 artists win their knockout, remaining on their teams, while four artists are stolen, and four are saved by their respective coaches. Unlike season 24, however, there are no super saves. In all, a total 20 artists advanced to the playoffs.[16]
Two contestants withdrew from the show this round. In episode 12, Tanner Frick from Team Bublé withdrew from the show; leaving a two-way-knockout between Cameron Wright and Sloane Simon. In episode 14, Mor Ilderton from Team Gwen withdrew from the show, leaving a two-way-knockout between Jan Dan and Sydney Sterlace.
With two artists withdrawing in this season, this marks the first time to feature multiple artists withdrawing in one season.
| Artist won the knockout and advanced to the playoffs | |
| Artist lost the knockout, but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the playoffs | |
| Artist lost the knockout, but was saved by their coach and advanced to the playoffs | |
| Artist lost the knockout and was eliminated |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Winner | Losers | 'Steal'/'Save' result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song | Artist | Artist | Song | Michael | Gwen | Reba | Snoop | |||
| Episode 12[34] (Monday, Nov. 11, 2024) |
Snoop | 1 | "Dance with My Father" | Austyns Stancil | Christina Eagle | "My Church" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Jake Tankersley | "Going, Going, Gone" | – | ✔ | ✔ | N/A | |||||
| Reba | 2 | "Colors" | Adam Bohanan | Cassidy Lee | "Love Me Like a Man" | – | N/A | – | – | |
| Jaukeem Fortson | "God Only Knows" | ✔ | – | – | ||||||
| Gwen | 3 | "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" |
Jose Luis | Camryn Brooks | "Glitter in the Air" | N/A | – | – | – | |
| Deon Jones | "Nutbush City Limits" | – | – | – | ||||||
| Michael | 4 | "You're All I Need to Get By" | Cameron Wright | Sloane Simon | "Can't Catch Me Now" | ✔ | N/A | – | – | |
| Episode 13[35] (Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024) |
Gwen | 1 | "Used to Be Young" | Gabrielle Zabosky | Felsmere | "Son of a Preacher Man" | Team full | – | – | – |
| Kay Sibal | "One Last Time" | – | – | – | ||||||
| Reba | 2 | "Turn On the Radio" | Katie O. | Frankie Torres | "You and I" | N/A | – | – | ||
| Kendall Eugene | "World on Fire" | – | – | |||||||
| Michael | 3 | "The One That Got Away" | Shye | J.Paul | "Kiss from a Rose" | – | – | |||
| Edward Preble | "Send In the Clowns" | ✔ | – | |||||||
| Episode 14[36] (Monday, Nov. 18, 2024) |
Reba | 1 | "Hold On to Me" | Lauren-Michael Sellers | Tate Renner | "In Color" | Team full | N/A | – | – |
| Danny Joseph | "It Hurt So Bad" | ✔ | – | |||||||
| Gwen | 2 | "Bruises" | Sydney Sterlace | Jan Dan | "Angels like You" | ✔ | Team full | – | ||
| Snoop | 3 | "Angel" | Aliyah Khaylyn | Georgia Starnes | "Parachute" | Team full | N/A | |||
| Mary McAvoy | "High and Dry" | |||||||||
| 4 | "Scars to Your Beautiful" | Mikaela Ayira | ChrisDeo | "Beneath Your Beautiful" | ||||||
| Torre Blake | "Slow Burn" | |||||||||
| Michael | 5 | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" |
Sofronio Vasquez | Kiara Vega | "Call Out My Name" | – | ||||
| Jeremy Beloate | "Golden Hour" | ✔ | ||||||||
Playoffs
[edit]The fourth stage of the show, the playoffs, aired from November 19 to November 26, consisting of episodes 15 through 17. The top 20 artists perform for the coaches with a song of their choosing. At the end of the round, each coach selects two of their artists to advance, creating a total of 8 artists advancing to the live shows.
Like season six, season 13, season 23, season 24, and the previous season, the playoffs were not contested live. They were prerecorded and taped at the same stage as the prior two rounds, hence the lack of an interactive viewer voting component or a subsequent results episode. Team Gwen performed on the first episode, Teams Snoop and Reba performed on the second episode, and Team Bublé performed on the third episode.
Much like last season, this round features guest mentors, dubbed "playoff advisors", for each team. The advisors are Carly Pearce for Team Bublé, Machine Gun Kelly for Team Gwen, Lainey Wilson for Team Reba, and Simone Biles for Team Snoop.
| Artist was chosen by their coach to move on to the live shows | |
| Artist was eliminated |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 15[37] (Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024) |
Gwen Stefani | 1 | Jose Luis | "No More Drama" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Jake Tankersley | "The Painter" | Eliminated | ||
| 3 | Gabrielle Zabosky | "Listen to Your Heart" | Eliminated | ||
| 4 | Jan Dan | "Dust in the Wind" | Advanced | ||
| 5 | Sydney Sterlace | "betty" | Advanced | ||
| Episode 16[38] (Monday, Nov. 25, 2024) |
Reba McEntire | 1 | Adam Bohanan | "Think I'm in Love with You" | Advanced |
| Snoop Dogg | 2 | Christina Eagle | "Fancy" | Advanced | |
| Reba McEntire | 3 | Edward Preble | "All of Me" | Eliminated | |
| Snoop Dogg | 4 | Aliyah Khaylyn | "I Have Nothing" | Eliminated | |
| Reba McEntire | 5 | Katie O. | "Hang Tight Honey" | Eliminated | |
| Snoop Dogg | 6 | Austyns Stancil | "Adore" | Eliminated | |
| Reba McEntire | 7 | Lauren-Michael Sellers | "I Am Not Okay" | Eliminated | |
| Snoop Dogg | 8 | Mikaela Ayira | "Love" | Eliminated | |
| Reba McEntire | 9 | Danny Joseph | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" | Advanced | |
| Snoop Dogg | 10 | Jeremy Beloate | "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" | Advanced | |
| Episode 17[39] (Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024) |
Michael Bublé | 1 | Shye | "Story of My Life" | Advanced |
| 2 | Jaukeem Fortson | "Man in the Mirror" | Eliminated | ||
| 3 | Sloane Simon | "Good Luck, Babe!" | Eliminated | ||
| 4 | Cameron Wright | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" | Eliminated | ||
| 5 | Sofronio Vasquez | "Crying" | Advanced | ||
Live shows
[edit]Week 1: Top 8 – Semi-finals (December 2–3)
[edit]For the first time this season, the Top 8 will perform live on Monday, with the results following on Tuesday. The four artists with the most votes automatically moved on to the finale, while the remaining four artists competed in the Instant Save for the fifth and final spot in the finale.
| Artist was saved by public's vote | |
| Artist was placed in the bottom group and competed for an Instant Save | |
| Artist was instantly saved | |
| Artist was eliminated |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 18 (Monday, Dec. 2, 2024) |
1 | ||||||
| 2 | |||||||
| 3 | |||||||
| 4 | |||||||
| 5 | |||||||
| 6 | |||||||
| 7 | |||||||
| 8 | |||||||
| Episode 19 (Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024) |
1 | ||||||
| 2 | |||||||
| 3 | |||||||
| 4 | |||||||
Elimination chart
[edit]| Winner | Saved by an instant save (via Voice App) | |||||||
| Runner-up | Saved by the public | |||||||
| Third place | Saved by their coach | |||||||
| Fourth place | Eliminated | |||||||
| Fifth place |
| Team Bublé | |
| Team Gwen | |
| Team Reba | |
| Team Snoop |
Overall
[edit]| Artists | Playoffs | Semi-final | Finale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Beloate | Advanced | |||
| Adam Bohanan | Advanced | |||
| Jan Dan | Advanced | |||
| Christina Eagle | Advanced | |||
| Danny Joseph | Advanced | |||
| Shye | Advanced | |||
| Sydney Sterlace | Advanced | |||
| Sofronio Vasquez | Advanced | |||
| Mikaela Ayira | Eliminated | Eliminated (Playoffs) | ||
| Jaukeem Fortson | Eliminated | |||
| Aliyah Khaylyn | Eliminated | |||
| Jose Luis | Eliminated | |||
| Katie O. | Eliminated | |||
| Edward Preble | Eliminated | |||
| Lauren-Michael Sellers | Eliminated | |||
| Sloane Simon | Eliminated | |||
| Austyns Stancil | Eliminated | |||
| Jake Tankersley | Eliminated | |||
| Cameron Wright | Eliminated | |||
| Gabrielle Zabosky | Eliminated | |||
Per team
[edit]| Artists | Playoffs | Semi-final | Finale | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shye | Advanced | |||||
| Sofronio Vasquez | Advanced | |||||
| Jaukeem Fortson | Eliminated | |||||
| Sloane Simon | Eliminated | |||||
| Cameron Wright | Eliminated | |||||
| Jan Dan | Advanced | |||||
| Sydney Sterlace | Advanced | |||||
| Jose Luis | Eliminated | |||||
| Jake Tankersley | Eliminated | |||||
| Gabrielle Zabosky | Eliminated | |||||
| Adam Bohanan | Advanced | |||||
| Danny Joseph | Advanced | |||||
| Katie O. | Eliminated | |||||
| Edward Preble | Eliminated | |||||
| Lauren-Michael Sellers | Eliminated | |||||
| Jeremy Beloate | Advanced | |||||
| Christina Eagle | Advanced | |||||
| Mikaela Ayira | Eliminated | |||||
| Aliyah Khaylyn | Eliminated | |||||
| Austyns Stancil | Eliminated | |||||
Ratings
[edit]| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot (ET) | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Blind Auditions, Season Premiere" | September 23, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.5 | 5.96[40] |
| 2 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 2" | September 30, 2024 | 0.5 | 5.88[41] | |
| 3 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 3" | October 7, 2024 | 0.5 | 4.93[42] | |
| 4 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 4" | October 8, 2024 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 0.5 | 5.20[43] |
| 5 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 5" | October 14, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 5.37[44] |
| 6 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 6" | October 15, 2024 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 0.5 | 5.13[45] |
| 7 | "The Battles Premiere" | October 21, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.5 | 5.78[46] |
| 8 | "The Battles Part 2" | October 22, 2024 | Tuesday 8:30 p.m. | 0.4 | 4.58[47] |
| 9 | "The Battles Part 3" | October 28, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 5.12[48] |
| 10 | "The Battles Part 4" | October 29, 2024 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 0.3 | 4.29[49] |
| 11 | "The Battles Part 5" | November 4, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 4.97[50] |
| 12 | "The Knockouts Premiere" | November 11, 2024 | 0.4 | 5.70[51] | |
| 13 | "The Knockouts Part 2" | November 12, 2024 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 3.97[52] |
| 14 | "The Knockouts Part 3" | November 18, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 5.40[53] |
| 15 | "The Playoffs Premiere" | November 19, 2024 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 0.3 | 3.68[54] |
| 16 | "The Playoffs Part 2" | November 25, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 5.50[55] |
| 17 | "The Playoffs Part 3" | November 26, 2024 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 3.82[56] |
| 18 | "Live Semi-Final Performances" | December 2, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | TBD | TBD |
| 19 | "Live Semi-Final Eliminations" | December 3, 2024 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | TBD | TBD |
| 20 | "Live Finale, Part 1" | December 9, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | TBD | TBD |
| 21 | "Live: Recap Finale Top 5 Performances" | December 10, 2024 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | TBD | TBD |
| 22 | "Live Finale, Part 2" | December 10, 2024 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | TBD | TBD |
Notes
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