Season 2

## Coaches and Hosts

The Coaches are: Ed Sheeran, Ryan Tedder, Avril Lavigne and Luke Bryan. The advisors for this season included Nate Ruess for Team Ed, Taylor Swift for Team Luke, JoJo for Avril and Jessie J for Team Ryan. Colbie Caillat served as an advisor for all teams during the knockouts.

## Teams

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     Winner

     Runner-up

     Third place

     Fourth place

     Eliminated in Live shows

     Eliminated in Live playoffs

     Stolen in the Knockout rounds

     Eliminated in the Knockout rounds

     Stolen in the Battle rounds

     Eliminated in the Battle rounds.

## Blinds Auditions

The first phase of the competition, Blind Auditions, began airing when the season premiered on Septeber 7, 2015.

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### **Episode 6 (September 22)**

The sixth episode, titled "Best of the Blinds", was a recap of all the Blind Auditions broadcast up to that point.

## The Battles

Advisors are Nate Ruess for Team Ed, Taylor Swift for Team Luke, JoJo for Avril and Jessie J for Team Ryan.

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## The Knockouts

For the knockouts, Colbie Caillat was assigned as a mentor for contestants in all four teams for this round.

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### **Episode 14 (October 20)**

The fourteenth was a special one hour episode titled "The Road to the Live Shows". This episode shows the best moments of the season so far, including the blind auditions, the journey of the top 20 contestants and unseen footage.

### **Week 1: Live playoffs (October 26, 27 and 28):**

The Live Playoffs comprised episodes 15, 16, and 17 (the results show). The top twenty 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.

### **Week 2: Top 12 (November 2 and 3):**

The Top 12 performed on Monday, November 2, 2015, with the results following on Tuesday, November 3, 2015. The Instant Save returned once again this season, with the bottom three artists performing for a spot on the next round via the viewers' votes from Twitter.
iTunes: Mayra Dumbar (#8) and Lilian Kutcher (#10)

### **Week 3: Top 10 (November 9 and 10):**

The Top 10 performed on Monday, November 9, 2015, with the results following on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. iTunes: Spencer Davis (#6), Carl Ensworth (#7) and Otto Sharp (#8)

### **Week 4: Top 8 (November 16 and 17):**

The Top 8 performed on Monday, November 16, 2015, with the results following on Tuesday, November 17, 2015.iTunes: Carl Ensworth (#4), Mike Treevson (#6) and Maggie Reece (#7)

### **Week 5: Top 6 (November 23 and 24):**

The Top 6 performed on Monday, November 23, 2015, with the results following on Tuesday, November 24, 2015. iTunes: Maggie Reece (#2 and #10), Carl Ensworth (#3 and #6), Spencer Davis (#5 and #7) and Mike Treevson (#9).

### **Week 5: Semifinals (November 30 and December 1):**

The Top 5 performed on Monday, November 30, 2015, with the results following on Tuesday, December 1, 2015. iTunes: Mike Treevson (#3 and #5), Carl Ensworth (#6 and #7), Maggie Reece (#4 and #8) and Spencer Davis (#10).

### **Week 7: Finals (December 7 and 8):**

The Top 4 performed on Monday, December 7, 2015, with the results following on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. iTunes: Maggie Reece (#1, #3 and #6), Spencer Davis (#2, #4 and #7), Carl Ensworth (#5 and #8) and Mike Treevson (#9 and #10)

## Elimination Chart

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**Artist's info**

**Results details**

### **Team**

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**Artist's info**

**Result details**

     Winner
     Runner-up
     Third place
     Fourth Place
     Eliminated
     Artist Saved by Instant Save (via Twitter)
     Artist received one or more iTunes bonus that week
√ - Number of iTunes bonuses received

## Artists' appearances in other media

* Jennifer Chung sang in the blind auditions of Season 1 but failed to turn any chairs.