‘The Voice’ Fans Up in Arms Over NBC’s Season 27 Announcement

Heavy/NBCFans of “The Voice” are voicing concerns about Season 27

Many fans enjoying the current season of “The Voice” have expressed irritation over an NBC announcement that came just as the season 26 coaches — Reba McEntire, Snoop Dogg, Michael Bublé, and Gwen Stefani — kicked off the playoff rounds on November 19, 2024.

Hours before the season 26 episode aired, “The Voice” posted a social media video with a “mic drop moment” featuring the next season’s coaches — Adam Levine, John Legend, Kelsea Ballerini, and Bublé — to announce that season 27 will premiere on February 3, 2025. This is the first time in the show’s history that “The Voice” has premiered so early in the calendar year.

Fans immediately pushed back on the news. Some complained that the new season will come too quickly, while others were annoyed with the future coaching lineup given the chemistry between the current foursome.

There Will Be Less Than 8 Weeks Between Season 26 Finale & Season 27 Premiere of ‘The Voice’

The final season 26 performances will air live on December 9, according to Parade, with voting results revealed during the season finale on December 10. By launching season 27 less than eight weeks later, the February 3 date makes season 27’s premiere earlier in the calendar year than any other season of “The Voice,” based on IMDb episode guides. The closest NBC came to launching a season that early was back in 2012, when season 2 premiered on February 5.

Most spring seasons of “The Voice” have begun in late February or early March, so the start date for season 27 has thrown some people off, including one who wrote on Instagram, “Man, yall put out a new season every other month😂”

“Woah that’s VERY early for a spring season,” someone else wrote. “More live shows please? 😮”

Another confused fan tweeted, “Wait so has this been filmed already, before this season’s live shows 😳”

The season 27 coaches have, indeed, already taped most of the shows that will begin airing on February 3, beginning with the Blind Auditions.