NBC isn't wasting any time capitalizing on its hit singing competition show, "The Voice."
The network announced on Thursday that it will begin airing two-hour live episodes of the series on Tuesdays, from June 7 to June 28. The jumbo-size episodes will air from 9 to 11 p.m. ET, following "America's Got Talent."
"Talent," meanwhile, will debut on May 31 from 8-10 p.m.
Read NBC's full press release below.
NBC EXPANDS ON STRONG PERFORMANCE OF NEW VOCAL COMPETITION SERIES ‘THE VOICE’ WITH TWO-HOUR LIVE EPISODES STARTING JUNE 7
“The Voice” Began Its “Battle” Rounds on May 10 Through May 31; New Season of “America’s Got Talent” Debuts May 31 (8-10 p.m. ET)
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – May 12, 2011 – Owing to the strong performance of NBC’s new series “The Voice,” NBC will offer expanded two-hour live episodes of the vocal competition show beginning June 7 (9-11 p.m. ET) following original episodes of America’s top-rated summer show ”America’s Got Talent” (8-9 p.m. ET).
The announcement was made today by Paul Telegdy, Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming, NBC and Universal Media Studios.
After the “battle” rounds of “The Voice” -- which will air on Tuesdays (10-11 p.m. ET) from May 10 through May 31 – the series will then broadcast live two-hour episodes on Tuesdays from June 7 through June 28.
“America’s Got Talent” will debut on Tuesday, May 31 as previously scheduled -- but now from 8-10 p.m. (ET) and then continue on Tuesdays, beginning June 7 (8-9 p.m. ET). Starting Wednesday, June 1, the second night of "America's Got Talent" will air from 9-10 p.m. ET. “America’s Got Talent” will begin its live shows on Tuesday, July 5 (9-11 p.m. ET) for the remainder of the summer season as previously scheduled and result shows on Wednesday from 9-10 p.m. ET.
Through its first three weeks on the air, "The Voice" has averaged a 5.3 rating, 13 share in adults 18-49 and 11.8 million viewers overall, making it the #1 new series of the season in adults 18-49 and the #3 entertainment series overall behind only Fox's two editions of "American Idol." Each Tuesday telecast of "The Voice" to date has ranked as the #1 program of the night in adults 18-49, according to "live plus same day" results from Nielsen Media Research.
“The Voice” is a vocal competition series modeled after Holland's top-rated vocal talent discovery show, “The Voice of Holland.” Hosted by Carson Daly, the show features four musician coaches, Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton, who will coach only the most talented vocalists.
NBC recently added more star-power to its new vocal competition series “The Voice” with singers Reba, Monica, Sia (Furler) and music producer Adam Blackstone joining the series as new advisers who will lend their experience and talents to musician coaches Aguilera, Green, Levine and Shelton.
Aguilera (@therealxtina) teams up with singer/songwriter Sia (@Siamusic), Levine (@adamlevine) with Blackstone (@bassicblack), Green (@CeeLoGreen) with singer Monica (@MonicaMyLife), and Shelton (@blakeshelton)with veteran singer Reba (@Reba) -- eventually pitting two of their own team members against each other in a dueling duet.
