# The Voice (American TV series) season 15

The fifteenth season of the American reality television show, The Voice premiered on September 24, 2018, on NBC. Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson, and Blake Shelton returned as coaches (fifteenth, second, and fifteenth seasons respectively) from the previous season. Jennifer Hudson, who last coached in season 13, returned for her second season replacing Alicia Keys. For the first time in its history, the show featured a fifth coach, Kelsea Ballerini, who selected contestants to participate in The Comeback Stage.
While the Block made a return from the last season, this season introduced "The Comeback Stage", a digital companion series where six artists eliminated from the Blind Auditions coached by Kelsea Ballerini pitted in a series of Battles for a place in the Top 13.
Chevel Shepherd was named winner of this season, marking Kelly Clarkson's second win as a coach, and making her the first female coach to win multiple seasons (and the third overall coach, after Shelton and Levine). Clarkson also became the second coach in the show's history to win multiple consecutive seasons of The Voice, after Shelton who won from seasons two to four of the show.

## Coaches and Hosts

On May 11, 2018, Kelly Clarkson confirmed she would return alongside coach veterans, Adam Levine, and Blake Shelton with Jennifer Hudson who returns after a one-season hiatus. Carson Daly returned for his fifteenth season as host. It was announced on September 10 that Kelsea Ballerini would become a fifth coach, mentoring unsuccessful auditioners on an online version in a new round called The Comeback Stage.
This season's advisors for the Battle Rounds were CeeLo Green for Team Adam, Thomas Rhett for Team Kelly, Halsey for Team Jennifer, and Keith Urban for Team Blake. Mariah Carey was assigned as a mentor for all teams during the knockouts.

## Teams

Color key
| Coaches | Top 54 artists | Top 54 artists | Top 54 artists | Top 54 artists | Top 54 artists | Top 54 artists |
| Adam Levine | | | | | | |
| Adam Levine | Reagan Strange | DeAndre Nico | Tyke James | Kameron Marlowe | Steve Memmolo | RADHA |
| Adam Levine | Keith Paluso | Delaney Silvernell | Jake Wells | Funsho | Anthony Arya | Natalie Brady |
| Adam Levine | Fousheé | Emily Hough | Jarred Matthew | | | |
| Kelly Clarkson | | | | | | |
| Kelly Clarkson | Chevel Shepherd | Sarah Grace | Kymberli Joye | Lynnea Moorer | Abby Cates | Keith Paluso |
| Kelly Clarkson | Zaxai | Natasia GreyCloud | Claire DeJean | Cody Ray Raymond | Delaney Silvernell | SandyRedd |
| Kelly Clarkson | Josh Davis | Erika Zade | Mikele Buck | OneUp | | |
| Jennifer Hudson | | | | | | |
| Jennifer Hudson | Kennedy Holmes | MaKenzie Thomas | SandyRedd | Patrique Fortson | Colton Smith | Franc West |
| Jennifer Hudson | Anthony Arya | Tyshawn Colquitt | Mike Parker | Zaxai | Natasia GreyCloud | Colton Smith |
| Jennifer Hudson | Lela | Audri Bartholomew | Matt Johnson | | | |
| Blake Shelton | | | | | | |
| Blake Shelton | Chris Kroeze | Kirk Jay | Dave Fenley | Funsho | Natasia GreyCloud | Michael Lee |
| Blake Shelton | Colton Smith | Kameron Marlowe | Katrina Cain | Keith Paluso | Caeland Garner | Kayley Hill |
| Blake Shelton | Rachel Messer | Mercedes Ferreira-Dias | Joey Green | | | |
| Kelsea Ballerini | | | | | | |
| Kelsea Ballerini | Lynnea Moorer | Ayanna Joni | Wyatt Rivers | Ele Ivory | Sam Robbins | Madison Cain |
| Note: Italicized names are stolen artists (names struck through within former teams). Underlined names are artists who were saved by their coach in the Knockouts and advanced to the Live Playoffs. The Bold name is the artist who won The Comeback Stage and joined another team of their choosing (name struck through within former team). |||||||

## Blind auditions
### Episode 1 (Sept. 24)

| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Adam | Kelly | JHud | Blake |
| 1 | Sarah Grace | 15 | Houston, Texas | "Ball and Chain" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Tyshawn Colquitt | 23 | Cincinnati, Ohio | "Like I Can" | — | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Tyke James | 17 | Laie, Hawaii | "Perfect" | ✔ | — | — | — |
| 4 | Ayanna Joni | 29 | Yonkers, New York | "Sorry Not Sorry" | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Mercedes Ferreira-Dias | 17 | Miami, Florida | "She Used to Be Mine" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 6 | RADHA | 19 | Jersey City, New Jersey | "Mamma Knows Best" | ✔ | — | ✘ | ✔ |
| 7 | Kameron Marlowe | 21 | Kannapolis, North Carolina | "One Number Away" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 8 | Mikele Buck | 39 | Big Chimney, West Virginia | "She Used to Be Mine" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 9 | Sam Hastings | 23 | Portland, Maine | "Angela" | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Patrique Fortson | 38 | Atlanta, Georgia | "Get Here" | ✔ | — | ✔ | — |
| 11 | Kennedy Holmes | 13 | St. Louis, Missouri | "Turning Tables" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |

### Episode 2 (Sept. 25)

| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Adam | Kelly | JHud | Blake |
| 1 | Keith Paluso | 30 | Memphis, Tennessee | "Way Down We Go" | ✘ | — | — | ✔ |
| 2 | Claire DeJean | 17 | Dallas, Texas | "Hurt Somebody" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 3 | Franc West | 38 | Cleveland, Ohio | "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" | — | — | ✔ | — |
| 4 | Michael Lee | 30 | Fort Worth, Texas | "The Thrill Is Gone" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Ele Ivory | 20 | Nashville, Tennessee | "Jump" | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | DeAndre Nico | 22 | Port Arthur, Texas | "When I Was Your Man" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |

### Episode 3 (Oct. 1)

| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Adam | Kelly | JHud | Blake |
| 1 | Dave Fenley | 39 | Nashville, Tennessee | "Help Me Hold On" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 2 | Steve Memmolo | 35 | Boston, Massachusetts | "Spooky" | ✔ | — | ✔ | — |
| 3 | Audri Bartholomew | 19 | St. Louis, Missouri | "Never Enough" | — | — | ✔ | — |
| 4 | Rachel Messer | 19 | Fort Gay, West Virginia | "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" | — | ✔ | — | ✔ |
| 5 | Brent Morgan | 30 | Madison, Alabama | "Feel It Still" | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Chevel Shepherd | 16 | Farmington, New Mexico | "If I Die Young" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | Bryan Cherry | 28 | Woodbridge, Virginia | "Nothing Can Change This Love" | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Delaney Silvernell | 21 | Los Angeles, California | "In My Blood" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| 9 | Anthony Arya | 15 | Santa Cruz, California | "Danny's Song" | ✔ | — | — | — |
| 10 | Natasia GreyCloud | 29 | Nashville, Tennessee | "I'm Not the Only One" | — | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 11 | Lynnea Moorer | 18 | Monterey, California | "Location" | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Kymberli Joye | 26 | Windsor, Connecticut | "Run to You" | — | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |

### Episode 4 (Oct. 2)

| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Adam | Kelly | JHud | Blake |
| 1 | Reagan Strange | 13 | Memphis, Tennessee | "Meant to Be" | ✔ | — | — | ✔ |
| 2 | Fousheé | 29 | Harlem, New York | "Redbone" | ✔ | — | ✔ | — |
| 3 | Wyatt Rivers | 22 | Durham, North Carolina | "River" | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Chris Kroeze | 27 | Barron, Wisconsin | "Pride and Joy" | — | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | MaKenzie Thomas | 20 | Wallingford, Kentucky | "Big White Room" | — | — | ✔ | — |
| 6 | SandyRedd | 35 | Chicago, Illinois | "River" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |

### Episode 5 (Oct. 8)

| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Adam | Kelly | JHud | Blake |
| 1 | OneUp (Adam Bastien & Jerome Bell) | 35–36 | New York City, New York | "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Natalie Brady | 33 | Nashville, Tennessee | "Barracuda" | ✔ | — | ✔ | — |
| 3 | Hannah Blaylock | 31 | Nimmons, Arkansas | "Baby, Now That I've Found You" | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Mike Parker | 23 | Warrenton, Virginia | "So Sick" | — | — | ✔ | — |
| 5 | Joey Green | 35 | Crowley, Texas | "Baba O'Riley" | — | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6 | Zaxai | 29 | Brooklyn, New York | "Come and Get Your Love" | — | ✘ | ✔ | — |
| 7 | Erika Zade | 20 | Miami, Florida | "New Rules" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| 8 | Jarred Matthew | 31 | Riverside, California | "Tired of Being Alone" | ✔ | — | — | ✔ |
| 9 | Sam Robbins | 21 | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | "Time in a Bottle" | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Colton Smith | 21 | Albertville, Alabama | "Alive" | — | — | ✔ | — |
| 11 | Kayley Hill | 28 | Nashville, Tennessee | "Gold Dust Woman" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| 12 | Kirk Jay | 22 | Bay Minette, Alabama | "Bless the Broken Road" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |

### Episode 6 (Oct. 9)

| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Adam | Kelly | JHud | Blake |
| 1 | Caeland Garner | 31 | Coleridge, North Carolina | "Dancing in the Moonlight" | — | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Madison Cain | 24 | Sausalito, California | "You Oughta Know" | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Lela | 15 | Miami, Florida | "Havana" | — | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 4 | Cody Ray Raymond | 27 | Seattle, Washington | "Born Under a Bad Sign" | — | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 5 | Jake Wells | 23 | Kansas City, Missouri | "When the Stars Go Blue" | ✔ | — | — | — |
| 6 | Abby Cates | 17 | Cincinnati, Ohio | "Scars to Your Beautiful" | — | ✔ | — | — |
| 7 | Funsho | 29 | Lagos, Nigeria / Los Angeles, California | "Finesse" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — |

### Episode 7 (Oct. 15)

| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices | Coach's and artist's choices |
| Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Adam | Kelly | JHud | Blake |
| 1 | Emily Hough | 16 | Petersburg, Illinois | "Big Yellow Taxi" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2 | Josh Davis | 20 | Cleveland, Tennessee | "Too Good At Goodbyes" | Team full | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| 3 | Lisa Ramey | 33 | New York City, New York | "Beautiful Trauma" | Team full | Team full | — | — |
| 4 | Katrina Cain | 29 | Denton, Texas | "Rhiannon" | Team full | Team full | ✔ | ✔ |
| 5 | Matt Johnson | 26 | Staunton, Virginia | "Never Too Much" | Team full | Team full | ✔ | Team full |

## The Battles

The second half of the Battle Rounds started on October 15. Season fifteen's advisors include: CeeLo Green for Team Adam, Thomas Rhett for Team Kelly, Halsey for Team Jennifer, and Keith Urban for Team Blake. The coaches can steal two losing artists from other coaches. Contestants who win their battle or are stolen by another coach will advance to the Knockout rounds.
During a commercial break before the Battles Part 1's last pairing, four coaches give the waiting audience an impromptu performance with an acapella version of The Golden Girls' theme song - "Thank You for Being a Friend".
Color key:
| Episode | Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Loser | 'Steal' result | 'Steal' result | 'Steal' result | 'Steal' result |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Loser | Adam | Kelly | JHud | Blake |
| Episode 7 (Monday, Oct. 15, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 1 | Cody Ray Raymond | "Cry to Me" | SandyRedd | ✔ | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Episode 7 (Monday, Oct. 15, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 2 | Michael Lee | "Thing Called Love" | Joey Green | — | — | — | — |
| Episode 7 (Monday, Oct. 15, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 3 | Patrique Fortson | "God Gave Me You" | Colton Smith | — | — | — | ✔ |
| Episode 8 (Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 1 | Kymberli Joye | "Mercy" | OneUp | — | — | — | — |
| Episode 8 (Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018) | Adam Levine | 2 | Steve Memmolo | "Amie" | Anthony Arya | — | — | ✔ | — |
| Episode 8 (Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018) | Adam Levine | 3 | Tyke James | "She's Always a Woman" | Jarred Matthew | — | — | Team full | — |
| Episode 8 (Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 4 | Chris Kroeze | "Back in the High Life Again" | Mercedes Ferreira-Dias | — | — | Team full | — |
| Episode 8 (Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 5 | Katrina Cain | "Angel" | Rachel Messer | — | — | Team full | — |
| Episode 8 (Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 6 | Mike Parker | "Gravity" | Natasia GreyCloud | — | ✔ | Team full | — |
| Episode 9 (Monday, Oct. 22, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 1 | Dave Fenley | "I'm a One-Woman Man" | Keith Paluso | ✔ | — | Team full | — |
| Episode 9 (Monday, Oct. 22, 2018) | Adam Levine | 2 | Reagan Strange | "Photograph" | Emily Hough | — | — | Team full | — |
| Episode 9 (Monday, Oct. 22, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 3 | Franc West | "Too Close" | Matt Johnson | — | — | Team full | — |
| Episode 9 (Monday, Oct. 22, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 4 | Abby Cates | "Love Me like You Do" | Delaney Silvernell | ✔ | — | Team full | — |
| Episode 9 (Monday, Oct. 22, 2018) | Adam Levine | 5 | RADHA | "Growing Pains" | Fousheé | Team full | — | Team full | — |
| Episode 9 (Monday, Oct. 22, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 6 | Chevel Shepherd | "You Look So Good in Love" | Mikele Buck | Team full | — | Team full | — |
| Episode 9 (Monday, Oct. 22, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 7 | MaKenzie Thomas | "Always Be My Baby" | Audri Bartholomew | Team full | — | Team full | — |
| Episode 9 (Monday, Oct. 22, 2018) | Adam Levine | 8 | Jake Wells | "Closing Time" | Natalie Brady | Team full | — | Team full | — |
| Episode 9 (Monday, Oct. 22, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 9 | Tyshawn Colquitt | "Love Lies" | Zaxai | Team full | ✔ | Team full | — |
| Episode 10 (Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 1 | Sarah Grace | "No Roots" | Erika Zade | Team full | Team full | Team full | — |
| Episode 10 (Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 2 | Kameron Marlowe | "Only Wanna Be With You" | Kayley Hill | Team full | Team full | Team full | — |
| Episode 10 (Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 3 | Claire DeJean | "All This Love" | Josh Davis | Team full | Team full | Team full | — |
| Episode 10 (Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 4 | Kirk Jay | "Let It Rain" | Caeland Garner | Team full | Team full | Team full | — |
| Episode 10 (Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 5 | Kennedy Holmes | "Battlefield" | Lela | Team full | Team full | Team full | — |
| Episode 10 (Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018) | Adam Levine | 6 | DeAndre Nico | "Can You Stand the Rain" | Funsho | Team full | Team full | Team full | ✔ |

## The Knockouts

The Knockouts round started on October 29. The coaches can each steal one losing artist from another team and save one artist who lost their Knockout on their own team. The top 24 contestants then moved on to the Live Playoffs. Mariah Carey served as the advisor to contestants from all teams in this round. Cody Ray Raymond from Team Kelly dropped out from the competition for personal reasons; Clarkson grouped three of her members into one knockout, with two contestants from the trio advancing, with the third being declared the loser, just like on the eighth season. This episode on October 30 is in memory of a finalist of season 1, Beverly McClellan who died on stage 3c endometrial cancer.
Color key:
| Episodes | Coach | Order | Song | Artists | Artists | Song | 'Steal'/'Save' result | 'Steal'/'Save' result | 'Steal'/'Save' result | 'Steal'/'Save' result |
| Episodes | Coach | Order | Song | Winner(s) | Loser | Song | Adam | Kelly | JHud | Blake |
| Episode 11 (Monday, Oct. 29, 2018) | Adam Levine | 1 | "Ring of Fire" | Tyke James | Keith Paluso | "You Are the Best Thing" | ✔ | ✔ | — | — |
| Episode 11 (Monday, Oct. 29, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 2 | "The Middle" | Kymberli Joye | Natasia GreyCloud | "Tennessee Whiskey" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| Episode 11 (Monday, Oct. 29, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 2 | "Cruisin'" | Zaxai | Natasia GreyCloud | "Tennessee Whiskey" | — | — | — | ✔ |
| Episode 11 (Monday, Oct. 29, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 3 | "How Deep Is Your Love" | MaKenzie Thomas | Mike Parker | "Breakeven" | — | Steal used | — | Steal used |
| Episode 11 (Monday, Oct. 29, 2018) | Adam Levine | 4 | "Dancing On My Own" | Reagan Strange | RADHA | "I'll Be There" | ✔ | Steal used | — | Steal used |
| Episode 11 (Monday, Oct. 29, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 5 | "Earned It" | Funsho | Katrina Cain | "Don't Let Me Down" | — | Steal used | — | — |
| Episode 11 (Monday, Oct. 29, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 6 | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Patrique Fortson | SandyRedd | "Dangerous Woman" | — | Steal used | ✔ | Steal used |
| Episode 12 (Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 1 | "Call Out My Name" | Franc West | Tyshawn Colquitt | "Pillowtalk" | — | Steal used | Save used | Steal used |
| Episode 12 (Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 2 | "Because of You" | Abby Cates | Claire DeJean | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" | — | — | — | Steal used |
| Episode 12 (Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 3 | "Stuck on You" | Dave Fenley | Kameron Marlowe | "I Shot the Sheriff" | ✔ | Steal used | — | — |
| Episode 13 (Monday, Nov. 5, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 1 | "Travelin' Soldier" | Chevel Shepherd | Sarah Grace | "I'd Rather Go Blind" | Team full | ✔ | — | Steal used |
| Episode 13 (Monday, Nov. 5, 2018) | Adam Levine | 2 | "Wanted" | DeAndre Nico | Jake Wells | "Yellow" | Team full | Team full | — | Steal used |
| Episode 13 (Monday, Nov. 5, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 3 | "What About Us" | Kennedy Holmes | Anthony Arya | "Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)" | Team full | Team full | Save used | Steal used |
| Episode 13 (Monday, Nov. 5, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 4 | "In Case You Didn't Know" | Kirk Jay | Colton Smith | "Lady Marmalade" | Team full | Team full | ✔ | — |
| Episode 13 (Monday, Nov. 5, 2018) | Adam Levine | 5 | "Unaware" | Steve Memmolo | Delaney Silvernell | "Praying" | Team full | Team full | Team full | Steal used |
| Episode 13 (Monday, Nov. 5, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 6 | "Whipping Post" | Michael Lee | Chris Kroeze | "Burning House" | Team full | Team full | Team full | ✔ |
| Episode 14 (Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018) | The fourteenth episode was a special episode titled "The Road to the Live Shows." The episode showed the best moments of the season so far, including the blind auditions, the journey of the top 24 contestants, and some unseen footage. | The fourteenth episode was a special episode titled "The Road to the Live Shows." The episode showed the best moments of the season so far, including the blind auditions, the journey of the top 24 contestants, and some unseen footage. | The fourteenth episode was a special episode titled "The Road to the Live Shows." The episode showed the best moments of the season so far, including the blind auditions, the journey of the top 24 contestants, and some unseen footage. | The fourteenth episode was a special episode titled "The Road to the Live Shows." The episode showed the best moments of the season so far, including the blind auditions, the journey of the top 24 contestants, and some unseen footage. | The fourteenth episode was a special episode titled "The Road to the Live Shows." The episode showed the best moments of the season so far, including the blind auditions, the journey of the top 24 contestants, and some unseen footage. | The fourteenth episode was a special episode titled "The Road to the Live Shows." The episode showed the best moments of the season so far, including the blind auditions, the journey of the top 24 contestants, and some unseen footage. | The fourteenth episode was a special episode titled "The Road to the Live Shows." The episode showed the best moments of the season so far, including the blind auditions, the journey of the top 24 contestants, and some unseen footage. | The fourteenth episode was a special episode titled "The Road to the Live Shows." The episode showed the best moments of the season so far, including the blind auditions, the journey of the top 24 contestants, and some unseen footage. | The fourteenth episode was a special episode titled "The Road to the Live Shows." The episode showed the best moments of the season so far, including the blind auditions, the journey of the top 24 contestants, and some unseen footage. | The fourteenth episode was a special episode titled "The Road to the Live Shows." The episode showed the best moments of the season so far, including the blind auditions, the journey of the top 24 contestants, and some unseen footage. |

## The Comeback Stage

For this season, the show added a brand new phase of competition called The Comeback Stage, exclusive to The Voice mobile app, The Voice YouTube channel, Instagram TV, Facebook, Twitter, and NBC.com. After failing to turn a chair in the blind auditions, artists had the chance to be selected by fifth coach Kelsea Ballerini to become a member of her six-person team. The Comeback Stage consists of three rounds. In the first, it is the Battle round. Artists would be paired up and given a solo song to perform for Kelsea's favor (similar to the Knockouts). In the second, it is the Comeback's Knockout round. The three remaining artists would be given another song to sing, with two of them advancing to the final stage. The third and final stage is run in conjunction with the Live Playoffs. The two remaining artists perform live for America's votes in the first Twitter Instant Save of the season, with the winner officially joining one of the four main teams of their choosing as a part of the Top 13.

### The Battles

| Episode (Digital) | Coach | Song | Artists | Artists | Song |
| Episode (Digital) | Coach | Song | Winner | Loser | Song |
| Episode 7 (Monday, Oct. 15, 2018) | Kelsea Ballerini | "Dangerous Woman" | Ayanna Joni | Madison Cain | "Yoü and I" |
| Episode 9 (Monday, Oct. 22, 2018) | Kelsea Ballerini | "One Call Away" | Wyatt Rivers | Sam Robbins | "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" |
| Episode 11 (Monday, Oct. 29, 2018) | Kelsea Ballerini | "My My My!" | Lynnea Moorer | Ele Ivory | "Back to You" |

### The Knockouts

| Episode (Digital) | Coach | Song | Artists | Artists | Song |
| Episode (Digital) | Coach | Song | Winners | Loser | Song |
| Episode 13 (Monday, Nov. 5, 2018) | Kelsea Ballerini | "In My Blood" | Lynnea Moorer | Wyatt Rivers | "How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You" |
| Episode 13 (Monday, Nov. 5, 2018) | Kelsea Ballerini | "I Put a Spell on You" | Ayanna Joni | Wyatt Rivers | "How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You" |

### Live Playoffs

| Episode | Coach | Song | Artists | Artists | Song |
| Episode | Coach | Song | Winner | Loser | Song |
| Episode 16 (Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018) | Kelsea Ballerini | "Boo'd Up" | Lynnea Moorer | Ayanna Joni | "No Tears Left to Cry" |

## Live shows

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### Week 1: Live Playoffs (Nov. 12 & 13)

The Live Playoffs comprised episodes 15 and 16. The 24 artists perform, with two artists from each team advancing based on the viewers' vote, and each coach completing their respective teams with their own choice. The Monday night broadcast featured all teams and the Tuesday night broadcast featured the results, along with the final Comeback Stage matchup.
Ballerini was added as the fifth coach and has coached six artists who did not turn a chair in the Blind Auditions to help them get a second chance to return to the competition for the live shows. They had their own battles and knockouts, and only two, Ayanna Joni and Lynnea Moorer, competed via America's vote (similar to the Instant Save) for a place in the Top 13. Moorer was revealed the winner of "The Comeback Stage", and joined Team Kelly on the Top 13.
With the elimination of Kameron Marlowe, this marked the first time since the 7th season that Levine did not include the artist that he stole in the Knockouts in his top three, as Brian Johnson, Amy Vachal, Shalyah Fearing, Josh Gallagher, Lilli Passero, Adam Cunningham, and Sharane Calister were all either chosen by him or voted into his top three by the public in the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th seasons, respectively.
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 1 | Michael Lee | "Everytime I Roll the Dice" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 2 | Dave Fenley | "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" | Blake's choice |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 3 | Natasia GreyCloud | "God Is a Woman" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 4 | Chris Kroeze | "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" | Public's vote |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 5 | Funsho | "How Long" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 6 | Kirk Jay | "One More Day" | Public's vote |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 7 | Abby Cates | "Next to Me" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 8 | Keith Paluso | "Someone Like You" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 9 | Sarah Grace | "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby" | Public's vote |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 10 | Zaxai | "When I Need You" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 11 | Chevel Shepherd | "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)" | Public's vote |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 12 | Kymberli Joye | "Radioactive" | Kelly's choice |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Adam Levine | 13 | Steve Memmolo | "More Today Than Yesterday" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Adam Levine | 14 | DeAndre Nico | "Ordinary People" | Public's vote |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Adam Levine | 15 | RADHA | "Dusk Till Dawn" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Adam Levine | 16 | Kameron Marlowe | "I Ain't Living Long Like This" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Adam Levine | 17 | Tyke James | "Use Somebody" | Adam's choice |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Adam Levine | 18 | Reagan Strange | "Worth It" | Public's vote |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 19 | Patrique Fortson | "Ain't Nobody" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 20 | MaKenzie Thomas | "I Believe in You and Me" | Public's vote |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 21 | Franc West | "Apologize" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 22 | SandyRedd | "No More Drama" | Jennifer's choice |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 23 | Colton Smith | "Scared to Be Lonely" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 (Monday, Nov. 12, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 24 | Kennedy Holmes | "Halo" | Public's vote |
| Comeback Stage Performances ||||||
| Episode 16 (Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018) | Kelsea Ballerini | 1 | Ayanna Joni | "No Tears Left to Cry" | Eliminated |
| Episode 16 (Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018) | Kelsea Ballerini | 2 | Lynnea Moorer | "Boo'd Up" | Comeback Stage Artist |

### Week 2: Top 13 (Nov. 19 & 20)

This week's theme was “Dedications”. The three artists with the fewest votes competed for an Instant Save, with two leaving the competition.
This season, the live show voting mechanism has changed. iTunes purchases of the singles released by the top 13 artists were instead replaced with Apple Music streams which now count as votes. This also affected the iTunes multiplier bonus from past seasons. This time, the artist (and only one) with the most streams after the closing of the voting window would receive a fivefold multiplier.
The Apple Music multiplier was awarded to Reagan Strange. The singles charted in the top 10 this week was Kirk Jay (#10).
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| Episode 17 (Monday, Nov. 19, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 1 | Chris Kroeze | "Let It Be" | Public's vote |
| Episode 17 (Monday, Nov. 19, 2018) | Adam Levine | 2 | Tyke James | "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" | Bottom three |
| Episode 17 (Monday, Nov. 19, 2018) | Adam Levine | 3 | DeAndre Nico | "I Can Only Imagine" | Public's vote |
| Episode 17 (Monday, Nov. 19, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 4 | Kymberli Joye | "Diamonds" | Public's vote |
| Episode 17 (Monday, Nov. 19, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 5 | Kennedy Holmes | "Wind Beneath My Wings" | Public's vote |
| Episode 17 (Monday, Nov. 19, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 6 | SandyRedd | "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" | Bottom three |
| Episode 17 (Monday, Nov. 19, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 7 | Chevel Shepherd | "Little White Church" | Public's vote |
| Episode 17 (Monday, Nov. 19, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 8 | MaKenzie Thomas | "I Am Changing" | Public's vote |
| Episode 17 (Monday, Nov. 19, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 9 | Sarah Grace | "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" | Public's vote |
| Episode 17 (Monday, Nov. 19, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 10 | Dave Fenley | "Hard to Love" | Public's vote |
| Episode 17 (Monday, Nov. 19, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 11 | Lynnea Moorer | "Wolves" | Bottom three |
| Episode 17 (Monday, Nov. 19, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 12 | Kirk Jay | "I'm Already There" | Public's vote |
| Episode 17 (Monday, Nov. 19, 2018) | Adam Levine | 13 | Reagan Strange | "You Say" | Public's vote |
| Instant Save Performances ||||||
| Episode 18 (Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 1 | SandyRedd | "Believer" | Eliminated |
| Episode 18 (Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018) | Adam Levine | 2 | Tyke James | "Home" | Eliminated |
| Episode 18 (Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 3 | Lynnea Moorer | "If I Ain't Got You" | Instant Save |

### Week 3: Top 11 (Nov. 26 & 27)

The theme for this week was "Fan Night", meaning that the artists performed songs chosen by the fans. The two artists with the fewest votes will compete for an Instant Save, with one leaving the competition. The Apple Music multiplier was awarded to Strange, while two artists had singles reached Top 10 on iTunes (Kennedy Holmes (#7) and Kymberli Joye (#8).
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| Episode 19 (Monday, Nov. 26, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 1 | Dave Fenley | "Use Me" | Public's vote |
| Episode 19 (Monday, Nov. 26, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 2 | Chevel Shepherd | "Space Cowboy" | Public's vote |
| Episode 19 (Monday, Nov. 26, 2018) | Adam Levine | 3 | Reagan Strange | "Complicated" | Public's vote |
| Episode 19 (Monday, Nov. 26, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 4 | Kymberli Joye | "Break Every Chain" | Public's vote |
| Episode 19 (Monday, Nov. 26, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 5 | Kirk Jay | "Body Like a Back Road" | Public's vote |
| Episode 19 (Monday, Nov. 26, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 6 | Chris Kroeze | "Long Train Runnin'" | Public's vote |
| Episode 19 (Monday, Nov. 26, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 7 | Lynnea Moorer | "Consequences" | Bottom two |
| Episode 19 (Monday, Nov. 26, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 8 | MaKenzie Thomas | "Emotion" | Public's vote |
| Episode 19 (Monday, Nov. 26, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 9 | Sarah Grace | "Dog Days Are Over" | Public's vote |
| Episode 19 (Monday, Nov. 26, 2018) | Adam Levine | 10 | DeAndre Nico | "Cry for You" | Bottom two |
| Episode 19 (Monday, Nov. 26, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 11 | Kennedy Holmes | "Greatest Love of All" | Public's vote |
| Instant Save Performances ||||||
| Episode 20 (Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 1 | Lynnea Moorer | "Tattooed Heart" | Eliminated |
| Episode 20 (Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018) | Adam Levine | 2 | DeAndre Nico | "Take Me to the King" | Instant Save |

### Week 4: Top 10 (Dec. 3 & 4)

The Apple Music multiplier bonus was awarded to Chris Kroeze, while Sarah Grace (#3) and Kirk Jay (#4) had singles reached Top 10 on iTunes.
With the advancement of Chevel Shepherd, Kymberli Joye, and Sarah Grace, Clarkson became the first female coach to get more than two artists on her team to the semifinals. With the elimination of Dave Fenley, this marked the first time since the 11th season that Shelton lost any members of his team prior to the semifinals, and the second time out of the past seven seasons in which such an event occurred, having kept his entire team intact up until that point in the competition in the 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th, and 14th seasons.
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| Episode 21 (Monday, Dec. 3, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 1 | Kennedy Holmes | "Me Too" | Public's vote |
| Episode 21 (Monday, Dec. 3, 2018) | Adam Levine | 2 | Reagan Strange | "Cry" | Bottom three |
| Episode 21 (Monday, Dec. 3, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 3 | Sarah Grace | "Amazing Grace" | Public's vote |
| Episode 21 (Monday, Dec. 3, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 4 | Kymberli Joye | "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" | Public's vote |
| Episode 21 (Monday, Dec. 3, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 5 | Chris Kroeze | "Callin' Baton Rouge" | Public's vote |
| Episode 21 (Monday, Dec. 3, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 6 | Dave Fenley | "When You Say Nothing At All" | Bottom three |
| Episode 21 (Monday, Dec. 3, 2018) | Adam Levine | 7 | DeAndre Nico | "That's What I Like" | Bottom three |
| Episode 21 (Monday, Dec. 3, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 8 | Chevel Shepherd | "You're Lookin' At Country" | Public's vote |
| Episode 21 (Monday, Dec. 3, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 9 | Kirk Jay | "Tomorrow" | Public's vote |
| Episode 21 (Monday, Dec. 3, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 10 | MaKenzie Thomas | "Because You Loved Me" | Public's vote |
| Instant Save Performances ||||||
| Episode 22 (Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018) | Adam Levine | N/A | Reagan Strange | — | Instant Save |
| Episode 22 (Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 1 | Dave Fenley | "Amazed" | Eliminated |
| Episode 22 (Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018) | Adam Levine | 2 | DeAndre Nico | "All of Me" | Eliminated |
* ↑ Sarah Grace sang the lyrics of "Amazing Grace" to the melody and background music of "The House of the Rising Sun".
* ↑ Reagan Strange was "under the weather" and unable to perform her Instant Save song. However, she still participated in the Instant Save.

### Week 5: Semifinals (Dec. 10 & 11)

The Top 8 performed on Monday, December 10, 2018, with the results following on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. The top three artists immediately advanced on to the finale, while the bottom two artists with the fewest votes were immediately eliminated and the middle three contended for the remaining spot in the next finale via the Instant Save. Clarkson brought in Brynn Cartelli to help her team in the rehearsals. In addition to their individual songs, each artist performed a duet mashup with another artist in the competition, but unlike the past two seasons, these duets were not available for purchase on iTunes.
The Apple Music multiplier bonus was awarded to Kroeze, while singles for Shepherd (#4) and Jay (#6) charting in at Top 10 on iTunes.
With the elimination of Strange, Levine no longer had any artists left on his team. This was the second season in a row (and the fourth time overall) in which none of his artists represented him in the finale. With the advancements of Shepherd and Holmes, this season also marked the second consecutive season in which two female coaches were represented in the finale, with Shepherd representing Clarkson and Holmes representing Hudson. Holmes's advancement also marked Hudson's first American season to have a finalist, after not being represented in the 13th season. With the advancement of Kroeze, this season marks the first time that an artist who was defeated in Knockout round but was saved by his coach went on to compete in the finale.
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Solo Song | Duet Mashup | Results |
| Episode 23 (Monday, Dec. 10, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 1 (10) | Sarah Grace | "Sign of the Times" | "Jumpin' Jack Flash"/"Chain of Fools" | Eliminated |
| Episode 23 (Monday, Dec. 10, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 3 (7) | MaKenzie Thomas | "Vision of Love" | "Best of My Love"/"Got to Be Real" | Middle Three |
| Episode 23 (Monday, Dec. 10, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 5 (7) | Kymberli Joye | "Never Alone" | "Best of My Love"/"Got to Be Real" | Eliminated |
| Episode 23 (Monday, Dec. 10, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 6 (10) | Chris Kroeze | "Can't You See" | "Jumpin' Jack Flash"/"Chain of Fools" | Public's vote |
| Episode 23 (Monday, Dec. 10, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 8 (2) | Kennedy Holmes | "This Is Me" | "Happy"/"Tightrope" | Middle Three |
| Episode 23 (Monday, Dec. 10, 2018) | Adam Levine | 9 (2) | Reagan Strange | "You Are the Reason" | "Happy"/"Tightrope" | Middle Three |
| Episode 23 (Monday, Dec. 10, 2018) | Kelly Clarkson | 11 (4) | Chevel Shepherd | "Blue" | "She's Country"/"Country Must Be Country Wide" | Public's vote |
| Episode 23 (Monday, Dec. 10, 2018) | Blake Shelton | 12 (4) | Kirk Jay | "I Swear" | "She's Country"/"Country Must Be Country Wide" | Public's vote |
| Instant Save Performances |||||||
| Episode 24 (Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 1 | MaKenzie Thomas | "Up to the Mountain" | "Up to the Mountain" | Eliminated |
| Episode 24 (Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018) | Adam Levine | 2 | Reagan Strange | "Wherever You Will Go" | "Wherever You Will Go" | Eliminated |
| Episode 24 (Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018) | Jennifer Hudson | 3 | Kennedy Holmes | "How Do I Live" | "How Do I Live" | Instant Save |
Non-competition performances :
| Order | Performer | Song |
| 23.1 | Jennifer Hudson | "Round and Round" |
| 24.1 | Michael Bublé | "Where or When" |
| 24.2 | Hailee Steinfeld | "Back to Life" |
| 24.3 | Jennifer Hudson | "I'll Fight" |

### Week 6: Finale (Dec. 17 & 18)

The final 4 performed on Monday, December 17, 2018, with the final results following on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. Each finalist performed a solo cover song, a holiday-themed duet with their coach, and an original song. The contestant's performances reached the top 10 on iTunes were Shepherd (#1 & #9), Kroeze (#3) and Jay (#2, #4 & #5).
| Coach | Artist | Order | Solo Song | Order | Duet Song (with Coach) | Order | Original Song | Result |
| Blake Shelton | Chris Kroeze | 1 | "Sweet Home Alabama" | 9 | "Two More Bottles of Wine" | 7 | "Human" | Runner-up |
| Kelly Clarkson | Chevel Shepherd | 2 | "It's a Little Too Late" | 8 | "Rockin' with the Rhythm of the Rain" | 11 | "Broken Hearts" | Winner |
| Blake Shelton | Kirk Jay | 10 | "I Won't Let Go" | 5 | "You Look So Good in Love" | 3 | "Defenseless" | Third Place |
| Jennifer Hudson | Kennedy Holmes | 12 | "Confident" | 6 | "Home" | 4 | "Love Is Free" | Fourth Place |
Non-competition performances :
| Order | Performers | Song |
| 26.1 | Kelly Rowland & Kennedy Holmes | "When Love Takes Over" |
| 26.2 | Marshmello & Bastille | "Happier" |
| 26.3 | Rascal Flatts & Kirk Jay | "Back To Life" |
| 26.4 | Patrique Fortson, Kymberli Joye, DeAndre Nico & MaKenzie Thomas | "Declaration (This Is It)" |
| 26.5 | Doobie Brothers & Chris Kroeze | "Long Train Runnin'" |
| 26.6 | Brynn Cartelli | "Last Night's Mascara" |
| 26.7 | Panic! at the Disco | "Hey Look Ma, I Made It" & "High Hopes" |
| 26.8 | Abby Cates, Sarah Grace & Reagan Strange | "Million Reasons" |
| 26.9 | John Legend & Esperanza Spalding | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" |
| 26.10 | Jennifer Hudson & Kelly Clarkson | "O Holy Night" |
| 26.11 | Dan + Shay & Chevel Shepherd | "Speechless" |
| 26.12 | Dierks Bentley | "Burning Man" |
| 26.13 | Halsey | "Without Me" |

## Elimination chart
### Teams
#### Color key
#### Results details

| Artist | Week 1 Playoffs | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 Finale |
| Reagan Strange | Public's vote | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Eliminated | |
| DeAndre Nico | Public's vote | Advanced | Advanced | Eliminated | | |
| Tyke James | Coach's choice | Eliminated | | | | |
| Kameron Marlowe | Eliminated | | | | | |
| Steve Memmolo | Eliminated | | | | | |
| RADHA | Eliminated | | | | | |
| Chevel Shepherd | Public's vote | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Winner |
| Sarah Grace | Public's vote | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Eliminated | |
| Kymberli Joye | Coach's choice | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Eliminated | |
| Lynnea Moorer | Public's vote | Advanced | Eliminated | | | |
| Abby Cates | Eliminated | | | | | |
| Keith Paluso | Eliminated | | | | | |
| Zaxai | Eliminated | | | | | |
| Kennedy Holmes | Public's vote | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Fourth place |
| MaKenzie Thomas | Public's vote | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Eliminated | |
| SandyRedd | Coach's choice | Eliminated | | | | |
| Patrique Fortson | Eliminated | | | | | |
| Colton Smith | Eliminated | | | | | |
| Franc West | Eliminated | | | | | |
| Chris Kroeze | Public's vote | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Runner-up |
| Kirk Jay | Public's vote | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Third place |
| Dave Fenley | Coach's choice | Advanced | Advanced | Eliminated | | |
| Funsho | Eliminated | | | | | |
| Natasia GreyCloud | Eliminated | | | | | |
| Michael Lee | Eliminated | | | | | |

## Controversies
### Top 10 Elimination

The "Instant Save" during the Top 10 garnered controversy. The bottom group for that week featured three contestants: Dave Fenley (Team Blake), DeAndre Nico (Team Adam), and Reagan Strange (Team Adam). Adam Levine made controversial comments that some fans felt were unfair to Nico, expressing their concern that Levine was "throwing him under the bus" in favor of Strange, who was unable to perform due to "health reasons." Following Nico's performance, Levine chose to advocate for Strange, telling viewers to vote for her despite her not being able to perform, and only briefly touched upon Nico's performance. After the commercial break, fellow coach Kelly Clarkson came in defense of Levine's speech while applauding Nico to console him and clarified that she was aware of Levine's situation for his team and that he was just disappointed that Strange couldn't sing onstage to save herself as it is what occurred the outcome to this issue. The vote was reported close, with Strange advancing by one percent (38% to Nico's 37%).
Following Strange's advancement, fans criticized Levine online for his "lack of respect" towards Nico in a pivotal moment, and many blamed him for the elimination. Some fans cited that Strange's advancement over Nico and Fenley was unfair because she did not perform, while Nico expressed frustration with Levine's behavior in a later interview, saying Levine "sold [him] out." Levine briefly addressed the controversy the following week by having Nico and Strange Facetime. However, some fans felt the controversy was not fully addressed, as both Nico and his mother, Johnna, revealed on Twitter and Instagram that Levine had never actually apologized. The following week, Strange was eliminated. Some fans criticized her elimination, expressing they felt her elimination was the result of the controversy and Levine's handling of Nico's elimination, while other fans found her elimination a perfectly fair compensation for Nico's elimination.
The controversy had lasting effects which rolled over into the following season. By the time the live Cross-Battles arrived, Levine's team was whittled down from eight members to two, with Levine managing to add two more members due to a save and a steal, likely due to angry fans and voters refusing to vote for Team Adam members, and the remaining members would later be voted out over the following two weeks. This controversy might have also factored into Levine's departure the following year.

## Ratings

| Episode | Episode | Original airdate | Production | Time slot (ET) | Viewers (in millions) | Adults (18–49) | Adults (18–49) | Source |
| Episode | Episode | Original airdate | Production | Time slot (ET) | Viewers (in millions) | Rating | Share | Source |
| 1 | "The Blind Auditions Premiere, Part 1" | September 24, 2018 (2018-09-24) | 1501 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 9.66 | 2.0 | 8 | |
| 2 | "The Blind Auditions Premiere, Part 2" | September 25, 2018 (2018-09-25) | 1502 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 9.90 | 2.2 | 10 | |
| 3 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 3" | October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01) | 1503 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 10.06 | 2.1 | 8 | |
| 4 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 4" | October 2, 2018 (2018-10-02) | 1504 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 9.19 | 1.8 | 8 | |
| 5 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 5" | October 8, 2018 (2018-10-08) | 1505 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 9.56 | 1.9 | 8 | |
| 6 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 6" | October 9, 2018 (2018-10-09) | 1506 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 9.21 | 1.8 | 8 | |
| 7 | "The Blinds End and the Battles Begin" | October 15, 2018 (2018-10-15) | 1507 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 9.99 | 1.9 | 8 | |
| 8 | "The Battles Premiere, Part 2" | October 16, 2018 (2018-10-16) | 1508 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 8.99 | 1.8 | 8 | |
| 9 | "The Battles, Part 3" | October 22, 2018 (2018-10-22) | 1509 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 9.38 | 1.9 | 8 | |
| 10 | "The Battles, Part 4" | October 23, 2018 (2018-10-23) | 1510 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 8.44 | 1.6 | 7 | |
| 11 | "The Knockouts Premiere, Part 1" | October 29, 2018 (2018-10-29) | 1511 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 9.46 | 1.8 | 8 | |
| 12 | "The Knockouts Premiere, Part 2" | October 30, 2018 (2018-10-30) | 1512 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 9.00 | 1.6 | 7 | |
| 13 | "The Knockouts, Part 3" | November 5, 2018 (2018-11-05) | 1513 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 9.03 | 1.8 | 8 | |
| 14 | "The Road To The Lives" | November 8, 2018 (2018-11-08) | 1514 | Thursday 9:00 p.m. | 3.84 | 0.7 | 3 | |
| 15 | "The Live Playoffs, Night 1" | November 12, 2018 (2018-11-12) | 1515 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 9.00 | 1.7 | 8 | |
| 16 | "The Live Playoffs, Night 2" | November 13, 2018 (2018-11-13) | 1516 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 8.85 | 1.6 | 7 | |
| 17 | "Live Top 13 Performance" | November 19, 2018 (2018-11-19) | 1517 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 7.88 | 1.4 | 6 | |
| 18 | "Live Top 13 Results" | November 20, 2018 (2018-11-20) | 1518 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 8.22 | 1.4 | 6 | |
| 19 | "Live Top 11 Performance" | November 26, 2018 (2018-11-26) | 1519 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 9.38 | 1.6 | 6 | |
| 20 | "Live Top 11 Results" | November 27, 2018 (2018-11-27) | 1520 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 9.57 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| 21 | "Live Top 10 Performance" | December 3, 2018 (2018-12-03) | 1521 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 8.97 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| 22 | "Live Top 10 Results" | December 4, 2018 (2018-12-04) | 1522 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 8.91 | 1.4 | 7 | |
| 23 | "Live Top 8 Semifinals Performance" | December 10, 2018 (2018-12-10) | 1523 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 8.43 | 1.4 | 6 | |
| 24 | "Live Top 8 Semifinals Results" | December 11, 2018 (2018-12-11) | 1524 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 8.96 | 1.4 | 6 | |
| 25 | "Live Finale Performance" | December 17, 2018 (2018-12-17) | 1525 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 9.46 | 1.5 | 6 | |
| 26 | "Live Finale Results" | December 18, 2018 (2018-12-18) | 1526 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 9.89 | 1.7 | 8 | |