The Voice
Reality competitionReal people competing under format rules.This show: 10/10Music sceneMusicians, bands and the industry behind them.This show: 8/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 8/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 8/10Family-safeNothing to worry about with anyone in the room.This show: 7/10
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| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | E31 | E32 | E33 | E34 | ||
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| S1 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.6 | |||||||||||||
| S3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.4 | |
| S4 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.6 | |||||||
| S5 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.4 | ||||||||
| S6 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 | ||||||||
| S7 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 6.4 | |||||||||
| S8 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | |||||||||
| S9 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | ||||||||
| S10 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.2 | |||||||
| S11 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.5 | ||||||||||
| S12 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | ||||||||
| S13 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | ||||||||
| S14 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | |||||||
| S15 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7.2 | |||||||||
| S16 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 8.7 | ||||||||||||
| S17 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 6.5 | |||||||||
| S18 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| S19 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| S20 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| S21 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.2 | |||||||||
| S22 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.2 | |||||||||
| S23 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| S24 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.5 | |||||||||
| S25 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.1 | |||||||||||||
| S26 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.7 | ||||||||||||||
| S27 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S28 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| S29 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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About
"Talent contest that trades cruelty for coach chemistry"
A singing competition where celebrity coaches audition hopefuls without seeing them, judging on voice alone before the chairs spin around. The gimmick gives it a warmer, less mean-spirited feel than most talent shows, leaning on genuine musical talent and the coaches' banter and rivalries rather than manufactured cruelty. Pace-wise it's long, with blind auditions, battle rounds, and live shows stretching each season out, but individual episodes are easy to dip into. It works best as comfort viewing, something to half-watch for a few good vocal performances rather than binge start to finish for plot or stakes.
Watch it for
the blind auditions, where a great voice gets discovered before anyone judges the singer's appearance.
Maybe skip if
you find long-running talent-show formats repetitive across countless seasons and filler segments.
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All Seasons
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Season 12011
7.2610139h 45m
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Season 22012
7.78842216h 30m
All four coaches return for their second season. The season expanded from the first season: each coach has twelve artists on their team, rather than eight as in the first season. The blind auditions and the battle rounds have also been extended.
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Season 32012
7.21K3425h 30m
For this season, teams increased to 16, up from 12 last season. In addition, during the battle round, opposing coaches have the ability to steal the singer that was sent home by the original coach. If more than one coach hits their button to recruit the singer in question, it is up to the contestant to decide which coach he or she wants to work with. Each coach can save two contestants, which means the battle round will end with ten singers on each team, rather than eight. A new two-night "knockout round" will begin after the battle round, where the coaches will reduce their teams to five. This was followed by a reduction of the teams to three each, with the two most voted for by viewers selected, along with one choice from the judge. After this, the show moved to a format more similar to American Idol or The X Factor, starting the top 12 and the top spots given to the 10, who received the most viewer votes.
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Season 42013
7.29052821h
The fourth season is the first season to feature Usher and Shakira as coaches, with Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera taking a break for their music career. The team sizes were trimmed back down to 12 per team, with each coach having two 'steals' in the Battle Rounds.
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Season 52013
7.68142720h 15m
The fifth season of The Voice of the American reality singing competition premiered on September 23, 2013 on NBC. Coaches Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine, and Blake Shelton will be returning, reinstating the original lineup after Aguilera and Green were replaced by Shakira and Usher in the previous season. Carson Daly will also return to host the show.
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Season 62014
7.87292720h 15m
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Season 72014
7.57732619h 30m
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Season 82015
7.37422721h
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Season 92015
7.27292720h 15m
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Season 102016
7.27372827h 27m
Celebrity musicians and original coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton return with new coaches Pharrell Williams and Gwen Stefani, while Carson Daly continues to serve as host.
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Season 112016
7.17532520h 36m
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Season 122017
7.38452720h 15m
In season twelve, Grammy Award-winning artist Gwen Stefani returns as a coach, joining megastars Alicia Keys, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton and host Carson Daly.
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Season 132017
7.19142720h 15m
In season 13, superstar singer, songwriter, actress and pop-culture icon Miley Cyrus returns as a coach with Oscar, Grammy, Golden Globe-winning recording artist and Broadway star Jennifer Hudson taking a red chair alongside the show's returning coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton and host Carson Daly.
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Season 142018
7.59312821h 22m
Superstar singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson makes her debut as a coach this season, with Season 12-winning coach and musical icon Alicia Keys taking a red chair alongside the show's returning coaches, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton, and host Carson Daly.
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Season 152018
7.78612719h 59m
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Season 162019
7.18402317h 15m
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Season 172019
7.78192619h 30m
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Season 182020
7.35381813h 30m
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Season 192020
7.64761813h 30m
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Season 202021
7.74291813h 30m
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Season 212021
7.27452619h 30m
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Season 222022
7.57202619h 30m
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Season 232023
7.64571813h 30m
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Season 242023
7.95032619h 30m
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Season 252024
8.24632216h 30m
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Season 262024
8.56052116h
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Season 272025
8.4355197h 36m
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Season 282025
8.1450191h
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Battle of Champions2026
8.214510
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Season 30
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Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Carson Daly Self - Host, Self
Blake Shelton Self - Coach, Self - Judge, Self
Adam Levine Self - Coach, Self - Judge, Self - Guest
Christina Aguilera Self - Coach, Self, Self - Judge
Gwen Stefani Self - Coach, Self, Self - Advisor
John Legend Self - Coach, Self, Self - Advisor
J'Dvonte Self - Singer, Self - Back Up Singer, Self - Composer
Kelly Clarkson Self - Coach, Self, Self - Adviser
Pharrell Williams Self - Coach, Self, Self - Video Message
CeeLo Green Self - Coach, Self - Judge, Self - Mega Mentor
Crew
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