# The Voice (American TV series) season 26

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.
Sofronio Vasquez was named the winner of the season, marking Michael Bublé's first win as a coach, with Bublé becoming the fourth new coach, after Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, and Niall Horan to win on his debut season. With Vasquez's win and Shye's runner-up finish, Bublé became the first coach in the history of the show to have the top two artists on his team on his debut season. Additionally, Vasquez became the first foreign male winner, as well as the second winner of Asian descent to win, following Tessanne Chin in the fifth season. This was the fifth, and second consecutive, season in the history of the show that a coach (Bublé) had the top two artists on their team, following Blake Shelton in seasons 3, 18, and 22, and Reba McEntire in the previous season.

## Overview
### Development

On May 10, 2024, NBC announced that The Voice was renewed for a twenty-sixth season to air in the fall of that year. 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.

### Coaches and host

Of the four coaches that participated in the previous season, only Reba McEntire returned, marking her third season as a coach. 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.
Former coach Gwen Stefani returns to the show following her absence in the previous season, marking her eighth season as a coach. Canadian singer-songwriter Michael Bublé and rapper Snoop Dogg join the coaching panel for their first seasons, 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, while Snoop Dogg served as a mega mentor on season 20 during the Knockouts. With Bublé's debut, he becomes the first Canadian to serve as a coach on the American adaptation of The Voice.
Carson Daly returns for his twenty-sixth season as host.

### Mega mentors

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. 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

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. On September 23, hours before the premiere, the show released a cover of the coaches performing the 1979 Eagles hit, "Heartache Tonight".
Shortly prior to the season premiere, the blind audition of Sofronio Vasquez, performing Mary J. Blige's "I'm Goin' Down", was released online.

## Teams

Coaches' teams :
| Coach | Top 56 Artists | Top 56 Artists | Top 56 Artists | Top 56 Artists | Top 56 Artists | Top 56 Artists |
| Michael Bublé | | | | | | |
| Michael Bublé | Sofronio Vasquez | Shye | Jaukeem Fortson | Sloane Simon | Cameron Wright | Jeremy Beloate |
| Michael Bublé | Edward Preble | J.Paul | Kiara Vega | Tanner Frick | Mor Ilderton | Cassidy Lee |
| Michael Bublé | Aliyah Khaylyn | Kamila Kiehne | Jamison Puckett | Torion Sellers | Mark Shiiba | |
| Gwen Stefani | | | | | | |
| Gwen Stefani | Sydney Sterlace | Jan Dan | Jose Luis | Jake Tankersley | Gabrielle Zabosky | Camryn Brooks |
| Gwen Stefani | Felsmere | Deon Jones | Kay Sibal | Mor Ilderton | Sloane Simon | Austyns Stancil |
| Gwen Stefani | Frankie Torres | Beya | Jaylen Dunham | Cozy Len | Rowdy Shea | |
| Reba McEntire | | | | | | |
| Reba McEntire | Danny Joseph | Adam Bohanan | Katie O. | Edward Preble | Lauren-Michael Sellers | Jaukeem Fortson |
| Reba McEntire | Kendall Eugene | Cassidy Lee | Tate Renner | Frankie Torres | Tanner Frick | Deon Jones |
| Reba McEntire | 323 | Alison Elena | Kevin James Graham | Creigh Riepe | Tsola | |
| Snoop Dogg | | | | | | |
| Snoop Dogg | Jeremy Beloate | Christina Eagle | Mikaela Ayira | Aliyah Khaylyn | Austyns Stancil | Jake Tankersley |
| Snoop Dogg | Torre Blake | ChrisDeo | Mary McAvoy | Georgia Starnes | Michael Alexandersson | Gail Bliss |
| Snoop Dogg | 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

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.
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.
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.

### Episode 1 (Sept. 23)

First blind auditions results :
| 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 | Michael | Gwen | Reba | Snoop |
| 1 | Jake Tankersley | 31 | Claremore, 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 | 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 (Sept. 30)

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. 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.
Second blind auditions results :
| Order | Artist | Age(s) | 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(s) | Hometown | Song | Michael | Gwen | Reba | Snoop |
| 1 | Dreion | 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)

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.
Third blind auditions results :
| Order | Artist | Age(s) | 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(s) | Hometown | Song | 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)

Among this episode's auditionees was Sloane Simon, who previously competed on the nineteenth season of American Idol.
Fourth blind auditions results :
| 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 | 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)

Among this episode's auditionees was Camryn Brooks, who previously auditioned unsuccessfully in season 21, 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.
Fifth blind auditions results :
| 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 | 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 | 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)

Among this episode's auditionees was Cassidy Lee, who previously auditioned unsuccessfully in season 18.
Sixth blind auditions results :
| 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 | 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" | ✔ | Team full | ✔ | ✔ |
| 10 | Alison Elena | 29 | Nashville, Tennessee | "So Small" | Team full | Team full | ✔ | ✔ |
| 11 | Laney Lynx | 32 | Los Angeles, California | "Jaded" | Team full | Team full | Team full | – |
| 12 | Suede Lacy | 29 | Dallas, Texas | "Redbone" | Team full | Team full | Team full | ✔ |

## Battles

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 and final 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.
Battles results :
| Episode | Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Loser | 'Steal' result | 'Steal' result | 'Steal' result | 'Steal' result |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Loser | Michael | Gwen | Reba | Snoop |
| Episode 7 (Monday, October 21, 2024) | Snoop | 1 | Christina Eagle | "Redneck Woman" | Gail Bliss | – | – | – | N/A |
| Episode 7 (Monday, October 21, 2024) | Gwen | 2 | Sydney Sterlace | "Birds of a Feather" | Sloane Simon | ✔ | N/A | ✔ | ✔ |
| Episode 7 (Monday, October 21, 2024) | Reba | 3 | Kendall Eugene | "Bring On the Rain" | Alison Elena | – | – | N/A | – |
| Episode 7 (Monday, October 21, 2024) | Snoop | 4 | Mikaela Ayira | "A Thousand Miles" | Eliza Pryor | – | – | – | N/A |
| Episode 7 (Monday, October 21, 2024) | Gwen | 5 | Jan Dan | "For Once in My Life" | Jaylen Dunham | – | N/A | – | – |
| Episode 7 (Monday, October 21, 2024) | Michael | 6 | Kiara Vega | "Iris" | Mor Ilderton | N/A | ✔ | – | – |
| Episode 8 (Tuesday, October 22, 2024) | Reba | 1 | Adam Bohanan | "Lose Control" | Kevin James Graham | – | – | N/A | – |
| Episode 8 (Tuesday, October 22, 2024) | Snoop | 2 | ChrisDeo | "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" | MisterMoon | – | – | – | N/A |
| Episode 8 (Tuesday, October 22, 2024) | Michael | 3 | Edward Preble | "What a Wonderful World" | Mark Shiiba | N/A | – | – | – |
| Episode 8 (Tuesday, October 22, 2024) | Michael | 4 | Jeremy Beloate | "Just the Way You Are" | Torion Sellers | N/A | – | – | – |
| Episode 8 (Tuesday, October 22, 2024) | Snoop | 5 | Torre Blake | "What You Won't Do for Love" | Suede Lacy | – | – | – | N/A |
| Episode 8 (Tuesday, October 22, 2024) | Gwen | 6 | Gabrielle Zabosky | "Never Tear Us Apart" | Frankie Torres | – | N/A | ✔ | – |
| Episode 9 (Monday, October 28, 2024) | Reba | 1 | Danny Joseph | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | Deon Jones | – | ✔ | N/A | – |
| Episode 9 (Monday, October 28, 2024) | Snoop | 2 | Jake Tankersley | "Stuck on You" | Brad Sample | – | Team full | – | N/A |
| Episode 9 (Monday, October 28, 2024) | Gwen | 3 | Felsmere | "Summer Breeze" | Cozy Len | – | Team full | – | – |
| Episode 9 (Monday, October 28, 2024) | Michael | 4 | Shye | "Love Yourself" | Jamison Puckett | N/A | Team full | – | – |
| Episode 9 (Monday, October 28, 2024) | Reba | 5 | Lauren-Michael Sellers | "You Will Be Found" | Creigh Riepe | – | Team full | N/A | – |
| Episode 9 (Monday, October 28, 2024) | Gwen | 6 | Jose Luis | "Lay Me Down" | Austyns Stancil | ✔ | Team full | ✔ | ✔ |
| Episode 10 (Tuesday, October 29, 2024) | Snoop | 1 | Georgia Starnes | "Perfect Combination" | Dreion | – | Team full | – | N/A |
| Episode 10 (Tuesday, October 29, 2024) | Gwen | 2 | Kay Sibal | "Please Please Please" | Beya | – | Team full | – | – |
| Episode 10 (Tuesday, October 29, 2024) | Reba | 3 | Jaukeem Fortson | "Higher Love" | Tsola | – | Team full | N/A | – |
| Episode 10 (Tuesday, October 29, 2024) | Michael | 4 | Sofronio Vasquez | "The Power of Love" | Aliyah Khaylyn | N/A | Team full | – | ✔ |
| Episode 11 (Monday, November 4, 2024) | Michael | 1 | J.Paul | "Toxic" | Kamila Kiehne | N/A | Team full | – | Team full |
| Episode 11 (Monday, November 4, 2024) | Gwen | 2 | Camryn Brooks | "I Remember Everything" | Rowdy Shea | – | Team full | – | Team full |
| Episode 11 (Monday, November 4, 2024) | Reba | 3 | Tate Renner | "Need a Favor" | Tanner Frick | ✔ | Team full | N/A | Team full |
| Episode 11 (Monday, November 4, 2024) | Snoop | 4 | Mary McAvoy | "I Only Have Eyes for You" | Michael Alexandersson | Team full | Team full | – | Team full |
| Episode 11 (Monday, November 4, 2024) | Reba | 5 | Katie O. | "Lonesome Loser" | 323 | Team full | Team full | N/A | Team full |
| Episode 11 (Monday, November 4, 2024) | Michael | 6 | Cameron Wright | "Hero" | Cassidy Lee | Team full | Team full | ✔ | Team full |

## Knockouts

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.
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.
Knockouts results :
| Episode | Coach | Order | Winner | Winner | Losers | Losers | 'Steal'/'Save' result | 'Steal'/'Save' result | 'Steal'/'Save' result | 'Steal'/'Save' result |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Song | Artist | Artist | Song | Michael | Gwen | Reba | Snoop |
| Episode 12 (Monday, November 11, 2024) | Snoop | 1 | "Dance with My Father" | Austyns Stancil | Christina Eagle | "My Church" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Episode 12 (Monday, November 11, 2024) | Snoop | 1 | "Dance with My Father" | Austyns Stancil | Jake Tankersley | "Going, Going, Gone" | – | ✔ | ✔ | N/A |
| Episode 12 (Monday, November 11, 2024) | Reba | 2 | "Colors" | Adam Bohanan | Cassidy Lee | "Love Me Like a Man" | – | N/A | – | – |
| Episode 12 (Monday, November 11, 2024) | Reba | 2 | "Colors" | Adam Bohanan | Jaukeem Fortson | "God Only Knows" | ✔ | N/A | – | – |
| Episode 12 (Monday, November 11, 2024) | Gwen | 3 | "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" | Jose Luis | Camryn Brooks | "Glitter in the Air" | N/A | – | – | – |
| Episode 12 (Monday, November 11, 2024) | Gwen | 3 | "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" | Jose Luis | Deon Jones | "Nutbush City Limits" | N/A | – | – | – |
| Episode 12 (Monday, November 11, 2024) | Michael | 4 | "You're All I Need to Get By" | Cameron Wright | Sloane Simon | "Can't Catch Me Now" | ✔ | N/A | – | – |
| Episode 13 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024) | Gwen | 1 | "Used to Be Young" | Gabrielle Zabosky | Felsmere | "Son of a Preacher Man" | Team full | – | – | – |
| Episode 13 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024) | Gwen | 1 | "Used to Be Young" | Gabrielle Zabosky | Kay Sibal | "One Last Time" | Team full | – | – | – |
| Episode 13 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024) | Reba | 2 | "Turn On the Radio" | Katie O. | Frankie Torres | "You and I" | Team full | N/A | – | – |
| Episode 13 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024) | Reba | 2 | "Turn On the Radio" | Katie O. | Kendall Eugene | "World on Fire" | Team full | N/A | – | – |
| Episode 13 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024) | Michael | 3 | "The One That Got Away" | Shye | J.Paul | "Kiss from a Rose" | Team full | N/A | – | – |
| Episode 13 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024) | Michael | 3 | "The One That Got Away" | Shye | Edward Preble | "Send In the Clowns" | Team full | N/A | ✔ | – |
| Episode 14 (Monday, November 18, 2024) | Reba | 1 | "Hold On to Me" | Lauren-Michael Sellers | Tate Renner | "In Color" | Team full | N/A | – | – |
| Episode 14 (Monday, November 18, 2024) | Reba | 1 | "Hold On to Me" | Lauren-Michael Sellers | Danny Joseph | "It Hurt So Bad" | Team full | N/A | ✔ | – |
| Episode 14 (Monday, November 18, 2024) | Gwen | 2 | "Bruises" | Sydney Sterlace | Jan Dan | "Angels like You" | Team full | ✔ | Team full | – |
| Episode 14 (Monday, November 18, 2024) | Snoop | 3 | "Angel" | Aliyah Khaylyn | Georgia Starnes | "Parachute" | Team full | Team full | Team full | N/A |
| Episode 14 (Monday, November 18, 2024) | Snoop | 3 | "Angel" | Aliyah Khaylyn | Mary McAvoy | "High and Dry" | Team full | Team full | Team full | N/A |
| Episode 14 (Monday, November 18, 2024) | Snoop | 4 | "Scars to Your Beautiful" | Mikaela Ayira | ChrisDeo | "Beneath Your Beautiful" | Team full | Team full | Team full | N/A |
| Episode 14 (Monday, November 18, 2024) | Snoop | 4 | "Scars to Your Beautiful" | Mikaela Ayira | Torre Blake | "Slow Burn" | Team full | Team full | Team full | N/A |
| Episode 14 (Monday, November 18, 2024) | Michael | 5 | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" | Sofronio Vasquez | Kiara Vega | "Call Out My Name" | Team full | Team full | Team full | – |
| Episode 14 (Monday, November 18, 2024) | Michael | 5 | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" | Sofronio Vasquez | Jeremy Beloate | "Golden Hour" | Team full | Team full | Team full | ✔ |

## Playoffs

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, just like season 23.
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.
Playoffs results :
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
| Episode 15 (Tuesday, November 19, 2024) | Gwen Stefani | 1 | Jose Luis | "No More Drama" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 (Tuesday, November 19, 2024) | Gwen Stefani | 2 | Jake Tankersley | "The Painter" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 (Tuesday, November 19, 2024) | Gwen Stefani | 3 | Gabrielle Zabosky | "Listen to Your Heart" | Eliminated |
| Episode 15 (Tuesday, November 19, 2024) | Gwen Stefani | 4 | Jan Dan | "Dust in the Wind" | Advanced |
| Episode 15 (Tuesday, November 19, 2024) | Gwen Stefani | 5 | Sydney Sterlace | "betty" | Advanced |
| Episode 16 (Monday, November 25, 2024) | Reba McEntire | 1 | Adam Bohanan | "Think I'm in Love with You" | Advanced |
| Episode 16 (Monday, November 25, 2024) | Snoop Dogg | 2 | Christina Eagle | "Fancy" | Advanced |
| Episode 16 (Monday, November 25, 2024) | Reba McEntire | 3 | Edward Preble | "All of Me" | Eliminated |
| Episode 16 (Monday, November 25, 2024) | Snoop Dogg | 4 | Aliyah Khaylyn | "I Have Nothing" | Eliminated |
| Episode 16 (Monday, November 25, 2024) | Reba McEntire | 5 | Katie O. | "Hang Tight Honey" | Eliminated |
| Episode 16 (Monday, November 25, 2024) | Snoop Dogg | 6 | Austyns Stancil | "Adore" | Eliminated |
| Episode 16 (Monday, November 25, 2024) | Reba McEntire | 7 | Lauren-Michael Sellers | "I Am Not Okay" | Eliminated |
| Episode 16 (Monday, November 25, 2024) | Snoop Dogg | 8 | Mikaela Ayira | "Love" | Eliminated |
| Episode 16 (Monday, November 25, 2024) | Reba McEntire | 9 | Danny Joseph | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" | Advanced |
| Episode 16 (Monday, November 25, 2024) | Snoop Dogg | 10 | Jeremy Beloate | "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" | Advanced |
| Episode 17 (Tuesday, November 26, 2024) | Michael Bublé | 1 | Shye | "Story of My Life" | Advanced |
| Episode 17 (Tuesday, November 26, 2024) | Michael Bublé | 2 | Jaukeem Fortson | "Man in the Mirror" | Eliminated |
| Episode 17 (Tuesday, November 26, 2024) | Michael Bublé | 3 | Sloane Simon | "Good Luck, Babe!" | Eliminated |
| Episode 17 (Tuesday, November 26, 2024) | Michael Bublé | 4 | Cameron Wright | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" | Eliminated |
| Episode 17 (Tuesday, November 26, 2024) | Michael Bublé | 5 | Sofronio Vasquez | "Crying" | Advanced |

## Live shows
### Week 1: Top 8 – Semi-finals (December 2–3)

For the first time this season, the Top 8 each performed a solo song and a Sting or The Police duo with a fellow semifinalist on Monday, with the results following on Tuesday. Mega mentor Sting returned to perform bass for the duets. 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.
With the advancements of Sofronio Vasquez, Shye, and Jeremy Beloate, Michael Bublé and Snoop Dogg became the eleventh and twelfth new coaches to successfully bring their team to the finale, the first being Usher (Michelle Chamuel in the fourth season), the second being Alicia Keys (Wé McDonald in the eleventh season), the third being Kelly Clarkson (Brynn Cartelli in the fourteenth season), the fourth being John Legend (Maelyn Jarmon in the sixteenth season), the fifth being Nick Jonas (Thunderstorm Artis in the eighteenth season), the sixth being Camila Cabello (Morgan Myles in the twenty-second season), the seventh Chance the Rapper (Sorelle in the twenty-third season), the eighth Niall Horan (Gina Miles also in the twenty-third season), the ninth Reba McEntire (Ruby Leigh and Jacquie Roar in the twenty-fourth season), and the tenth Dan + Shay (Karen Waldrup in the twenty-fifth season). With the advancement of Sydney Sterlace, Gwen Stefani successfully brought an artist to the finale by a public vote in a season that is not dependent upon team quotas for the first time. This is the first season since season 23 that all four coaches are represented in the finale, and only the second season in history that both first-time coaches have an artist in the finale (the first two being Chance the Rapper and Niall Horan). It is the second time in The Voice history since season 24 that all the finalists was originally a four-chair turn in Blind Auditions, and a first-time coach (in this case, Michael Bublé) has two artists competing in the finale, after McEntire.
Semi-finals results :
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Solo song | Sting / The Police Duo | Result |
| Episode 18 (Monday, December 2, 2024) | Snoop Dogg | 1 (5) | Christina Eagle | "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" | "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" | Bottom four |
| Episode 18 (Monday, December 2, 2024) | Gwen Stefani | 2 (8) | Jan Dan | "Open Arms" | "Roxanne" | Bottom four |
| Episode 18 (Monday, December 2, 2024) | Reba McEntire | 4 (8) | Adam Bohanan | "What's Going On" | "Roxanne" | Bottom four |
| Episode 18 (Monday, December 2, 2024) | Gwen Stefani | 6 (10) | Sydney Sterlace | "When the Party's Over" | "Fields of Gold" | Public's vote |
| Episode 18 (Monday, December 2, 2024) | Michael Bublé | 7 (10) | Shye | "The Joke" | "Fields of Gold" | Public's vote |
| Episode 18 (Monday, December 2, 2024) | Snoop Dogg | 9 (3) | Jeremy Beloate | "I (Who Have Nothing)" | "Every Breath You Take" | Public's vote |
| Episode 18 (Monday, December 2, 2024) | Reba McEntire | 11 (5) | Danny Joseph | "I Was Wrong" | "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" | Bottom four |
| Episode 18 (Monday, December 2, 2024) | Michael Bublé | 12 (3) | Sofronio Vasquez | "If I Can Dream" | "Every Breath You Take" | Public's vote |
| Episode 19 (Tuesday, December 3, 2024) | Snoop Dogg | 1 | Christina Eagle | "Heart Like a Truck" | "Heart Like a Truck" | Eliminated |
| Episode 19 (Tuesday, December 3, 2024) | Reba McEntire | 2 | Adam Bohanan | "Pretty Wings" | "Pretty Wings" | Eliminated |
| Episode 19 (Tuesday, December 3, 2024) | Gwen Stefani | 3 | Jan Dan | "Gravity" | "Gravity" | Eliminated |
| Episode 19 (Tuesday, December 3, 2024) | Reba McEntire | 4 | Danny Joseph | "The House of the Rising Sun" | "The House of the Rising Sun" | Instantly saved |
Non-competition performances :
| Order | Performers | Song |
| 19.1 | Reba McEntire | "Consider Me Gone" |
| 19.2 | Gwen Stefani | "Somebody Else's" |
| 19.3 | October London | "3rd Shift" |

### Week 2: Finale (December 9–10)

The season finale ran through two nights, Monday and Tuesday, December 9 through 10, 2024, comprising episodes 20 and 22. The Top 5 performed on Monday, with each artist performing an up-tempo song and a ballad for the title of The Voice. At the episode's conclusion, the overnight voting for the season's winner began. The following night, on Tuesday, the finalists performed a duet with their respective coaches before the results of the public vote were announced, and the winner of the season was named.
Sofronio Vasquez was named the winner of the season, marking Michael Bublé's first win as a coach. Bublé became the fourth new coach to win the show on his first attempt, the third being Niall Horan, who won with Gina Miles in the twenty-third season, the second being John Legend, who won with Maelyn Jarmon in the sixteenth season, and the first being Kelly Clarkson, who won with Brynn Cartelli in the fourteenth season. In addition, with Sofronio Vasquez and Shye making the top two, Bublé also became the third coach to have the top two artists of the season, the second being Reba McEntire, who had the top two artists in the twenty-fifth season, and the first being Blake Shelton, who had the top two artists in the third, eighteenth, and twenty-second seasons. However, Bublé became the first coach to accomplish this on his first attempt as a coach.
Finale results :
| Coach | Artist | Episode 20 (Monday, December 9, 2024) | Episode 20 (Monday, December 9, 2024) | Episode 20 (Monday, December 9, 2024) | Episode 20 (Monday, December 9, 2024) | Episode 22(Tuesday, December 10, 2024) | Episode 22(Tuesday, December 10, 2024) | Result |
| Coach | Artist | Order | Up-tempo song | Order | Ballad | Order | Duet (with coach) | Result |
| Reba McEntire | Danny Joseph | 1 | "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" | 7 | "Back to Black" | 14 | "You Don't Know Me" | Fourth place |
| Snoop Dogg | Jeremy Beloate | 2 | "What the World Needs Now Is Love" | 6 | "Dancing on My Own" | 12 | "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" | Fifth place |
| Michael Bublé | Shye | 3 | "One of Us" | 10 | "Falling" | 13 | "Somethin' Stupid" | Runner-up |
| Gwen Stefani | Sydney Sterlace | 4 | "I Love You, I'm Sorry" | 9 | "Chasing Cars" | 11 | "Wild World" | Third place |
| Michael Bublé | Sofronio Vasquez | 5 | "Unstoppable" | 8 | "A Million Dreams" | 15 | "Who's Lovin' You" | Winner |
Non-competition performances :
| Order | Performers | Song |
| 20.1 | Michael Bublé and Carly Pearce | "Maybe This Christmas" |
| 22.1 | The Top 8 Artists | "Defying Gravity" |
| 22.2 | Dan + Shay | "Officially Christmas" |
| 22.3 | Myles Smith | "Stargazing" |
| 22.4 | Huntley | "Skyline Drive" |
| 22.5 | Riley Green ft. Ella Langley | "Don't Mind If I Do" |
| 22.6 | Snoop Dogg and Sting | "Another Part of Me" |
| 22.7 | Kelly Clarkson | "You for Christmas" |
| 22.8 | Tears for Fears | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" / "The Girl That I Call Home" |
| 22.9 | Asher HaVon | "Thank You" |

## Elimination chart
### Overall

Elimination chart for The Voice season 26 :
| Artists | Playoffs | Semi-final | Finale |
| Sofronio Vasquez | Advanced | Advanced | Winner |
| Shye | Advanced | Advanced | Runner-up |
| Sydney Sterlace | Advanced | Advanced | Third place |
| Danny Joseph | Advanced | Advanced | Fourth place |
| Jeremy Beloate | Advanced | Advanced | Fifth place |
| Adam Bohanan | Advanced | Eliminated | Eliminated (Semi-finals) |
| Jan Dan | Advanced | Eliminated | Eliminated (Semi-finals) |
| Christina Eagle | Advanced | Eliminated | Eliminated (Semi-finals) |
| Mikaela Ayira | Eliminated | Eliminated (Playoffs) | Eliminated (Playoffs) |
| Jaukeem Fortson | Eliminated | Eliminated (Playoffs) | Eliminated (Playoffs) |
| Aliyah Khaylyn | Eliminated | Eliminated (Playoffs) | Eliminated (Playoffs) |
| Jose Luis | Eliminated | Eliminated (Playoffs) | Eliminated (Playoffs) |
| Katie O. | Eliminated | Eliminated (Playoffs) | Eliminated (Playoffs) |
| Edward Preble | Eliminated | Eliminated (Playoffs) | Eliminated (Playoffs) |
| Lauren-Michael Sellers | Eliminated | Eliminated (Playoffs) | Eliminated (Playoffs) |
| Sloane Simon | Eliminated | Eliminated (Playoffs) | Eliminated (Playoffs) |
| Austyns Stancil | Eliminated | Eliminated (Playoffs) | Eliminated (Playoffs) |
| Jake Tankersley | Eliminated | Eliminated (Playoffs) | Eliminated (Playoffs) |
| Cameron Wright | Eliminated | Eliminated (Playoffs) | Eliminated (Playoffs) |
| Gabrielle Zabosky | Eliminated | Eliminated (Playoffs) | Eliminated (Playoffs) |

### Per team

Elimination chart for The Voice season 26 per team :
| Artists | Playoffs | Semi-final | Finale |
| Sofronio Vasquez | Advanced | Advanced | Winner |
| Shye | Advanced | Advanced | Runner-up |
| Jaukeem Fortson | Eliminated | | |
| Sloane Simon | Eliminated | | |
| Cameron Wright | Eliminated | | |
| Sydney Sterlace | Advanced | Advanced | Third place |
| Jan Dan | Advanced | Eliminated | |
| Jose Luis | Eliminated | | |
| Jake Tankersley | Eliminated | | |
| Gabrielle Zabosky | Eliminated | | |
| Danny Joseph | Advanced | Advanced | Fourth place |
| Adam Bohanan | Advanced | Eliminated | |
| Katie O. | Eliminated | | |
| Edward Preble | Eliminated | | |
| Lauren-Michael Sellers | Eliminated | | |
| Jeremy Beloate | Advanced | Advanced | Fifth place |
| Christina Eagle | Advanced | Eliminated | |
| Mikaela Ayira | Eliminated | | |
| Aliyah Khaylyn | Eliminated | | |
| Austyns Stancil | Eliminated | | |

## Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Voice season 26 :
| 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 |
| 2 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 2" | September 30, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.5 | 5.88 |
| 3 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 3" | October 7, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.5 | 4.93 |
| 4 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 4" | October 8, 2024 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 0.5 | 5.20 |
| 5 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 5" | October 14, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 5.37 |
| 6 | "The Blind Auditions, Part 6" | October 15, 2024 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 0.5 | 5.13 |
| 7 | "The Battles Premiere" | October 21, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.5 | 5.78 |
| 8 | "The Battles Part 2" | October 22, 2024 | Tuesday 8:30 p.m. | 0.4 | 4.58 |
| 9 | "The Battles Part 3" | October 28, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 5.12 |
| 10 | "The Battles Part 4" | October 29, 2024 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 0.3 | 4.29 |
| 11 | "The Battles Part 5" | November 4, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 4.97 |
| 12 | "The Knockouts Premiere" | November 11, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 5.70 |
| 13 | "The Knockouts Part 2" | November 12, 2024 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 3.97 |
| 14 | "The Knockouts Part 3" | November 18, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 5.40 |
| 15 | "The Playoffs Premiere" | November 19, 2024 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 0.3 | 3.68 |
| 16 | "The Playoffs Part 2" | November 25, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 5.50 |
| 17 | "The Playoffs Part 3" | November 26, 2024 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 3.82 |
| 18 | "Live Semi-Final Performances" | December 2, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 5.40 |
| 19 | "Live Semi-Final Eliminations" | December 3, 2024 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 0.3 | 4.55 |
| 20 | "Live Finale, Part 1" | December 9, 2024 | Monday 8:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 5.21 |
| 21 | "Live: Recap Finale Top 5 Performances" | December 10, 2024 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 0.3 | 4.04 |
| 22 | "Live Finale, Part 2" | December 10, 2024 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 0.4 | 5.71 |