We can’t believe The Voice has already reached Season 19 — seriously, where has the time gone? — and it won’t be long before a new crop of superstar hopefuls vie for the $100,000 cash prize and a record deal with Universal Music Group. For those of you who’ve been counting the days until the
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In these trying times, at least we can rely on The Voice. NBC renewed the singing competition series for Season 19 in June, and after going virtual for its Season 18 finale, the show has demonstrated it can adapt to the extenuating circumstances caused by the coronavirus pandemic. So, what is there to expect from the new season?
The Voice returned on Monday night for its first at-home playoffs in show history, and it was a bit eerie to see Carson Daly and his skeleton crew in the otherwise emptied-out studio throughout the show. All four coaches and even an audience used video conferencing to take in the 17 contestants’ prerecorded performances, and
Editors’ Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that already has claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline’s Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences of seeing a great industry screech to a halt. The hope is