Some viewers of NBC’s singing competitors actuality show are saying they will not be watching “The Voice” season 22 due to the coaches.
Season 22 options authentic coach and self-proclaimed “king” of “The Voice,” Blake Shelton, long-time coach John Legend, generally coach Gwen Stefani, and new coach Camila Cabello.
Cabello took over for Kelly Clarkson, who was absent from the season as a result of she wished to take the summer time off to spend together with her youngsters amid her divorce from her now ex-husband Brandon Blackstock.
Some People Think the Coaches Are Ruining the Show
Some folks took to Reddit after the second week of Blind Auditions to share that they consider the coaches, particularly Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton, have ruined the show by getting married.
“do not get me incorrect i like each of them as particular person coaches, however gwen retains swooning over Blake reminding everybody they’re married each couple of minutes and it is getting actually annoying,” one particular person wrote on Reddit. “The entire enjoyable dynamic between the coaches is that they are competing towards one another you understand? Really lacking the kelly vs blake bivkers proper now not likely a fan of the excessive alliance gwen and blake have proper now bc at the moment it simply appears like john vs camila vs the 2 of them.”
Some folks agreed and stated they weren’t watching the season.
“This is why I’m not even bothering to tune on this season,” one particular person wrote.
Others stated they had been irritated with the coach bickering normally, with some folks saying they benefit from the coaches all outdoors the show however not in the course of the show.
“It’s completely overplayed at this level and never all that humorous anymore,” one particular person wrote. “They waste a lot time ‘bickering’ that they’d in all probability have room for no less than 2 extra performances.”
They added, “I’m additionally soooo uninterested in Gwen reminding us that she and Blake are married. Enough already!”
“This is the precise motive why I’m at all times having a tough time getting invested in a season when Blake and Gwen are coaches ever since they began courting. It at all times appears like they seem to be a duo, or more often than not, Blake helps Gwen out. I kinda like Blake when he is going all out towards the opposite coaches,” one other particular person commented in regards to the dynamic.
‘The Voice’ Ratings Are Still Strong on NBC
While different competitors reveals have moved networks amid score slumps, “The Voice” stays a powerhouse in rankings for NBC.
According to TVSeriesFinale, which studies Nielsen rankings for the season, the premiere of “The Voice” season 22 drew in 6.1 million viewers, which was down 15 p.c from final season however nonetheless a strong variety of viewers. The variety of viewers continues to be decrease than the least-watched season 21 episode, nonetheless.
The second Monday episode of the season introduced in 6.1 million viewers as effectively, holding sturdy with the premiere numbers. The Tuesday episodes are additionally holding sturdy, bringing in over 6.1 million viewers for the premiere and 6.0 million for the second Tuesday of the season.
When in comparison with final yr, the numbers are down almost 1,000,000 viewers per episode, in keeping with most different reveals on community TV. TVSeriesFinale reported that the season 21 premiere pulled in 7.2 million viewers.