The Voice Goes Head to Head with American Idol on May 8th

By On 03/18/2013 · 100 Comments · In American Idol, The Voice

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American Idol’s sagging ratings has emboldened NBC’s The Voice to go head to head with the veteran show on Wednesday May 8th.

The Voice will unveil their Top 12 on that night between 8-9 pm, overlapping Idol’s 2 hour Top 3 performance show on FOX. The Idol finale will air the following week.

Two Tuesdays of The Voice have been extended to 2 hours. The April 30 episode, which will feature the knockout rounds and May 7 when the live playoffs take place.

The live shows begin Monday, May 13. The Voice finale will air on Tuesday, June 18 at 9/8c pm.

To be honest, The Voice may best American Idol’s average ratings this year to become the #1 singing competition, but I’m not sure a Top 12 reveal can beat a performance show so close to the finale. It will probably succeed to put a dent in Idol’s numbers, however.

Via The Hollywood Reporter

 
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  • leokiki

    That’s only in the beginning. Once they get to the lives, it isn’t as entertaining, especially since the talent is middle of the road. Sure the auditions can be entertaining, but once it hits the lives, it just becomes another singing show.

  • irockhard

    Thumbs down cause I’d rather see alums perform their own music by themselves.

  • irockhard

    Er, Seacrest is no Ant and Dec, or even Deely.

  • http://twitter.com/facenfield David Facenfield

    Yes agree & then Carrie came along at just the right time in S4 & Daughtry in S5 to consolidate this image of AI producing proper superstars & therefore relevance… and given the ratings situation that appears to be the only way AI can stay compete against The Voice and the other singing show competitors like XF, AGT etc…
    just for the record I am not saying that some of the S6 onwards winners/runners-up have not had some level of success (Jordin most notably on pop radio with her first album)… but if they did it was not on the scale of Carrie/Kelly/Daughtry… plus in most cases after any success with 1st album they then faded away…
    Oh and its probably too soon to say whether which group the likes of P2 will end up in…

  • http://twitter.com/facenfield David Facenfield

    I agree with you from the contestant standpoint…
    but most (not all but probably the vast majority) of talent show viewers are only interested in watching and being entertained during the show itself… they are less bothered about whether the show creates big stars as long as it is entertaining…
    even majority of AI viewers clearly do not really invest in their picks post show… from season 6 onwards (so even before XF or TV came along) AI had 20+ million viewers each week who cast 10s of millions of votes each week… but created no huge super-stars with the ongoing level of success of Carrie, Kelly or Daughtry (too soon to say with P2/Scotty)…

  • http://twitter.com/facenfield David Facenfield

    in some way the ‘rivalry’ helps both shows… at least in the short term… as people talk about it and it gets picked up on in the media…

  • http://twitter.com/facenfield David Facenfield

    because as all the other TV shows that have done the stars singing with contestants thing have shown, it mainly doesn’t work and often makes both acts look uncomfortable and silly

  • CB40

    I’m not against any enterprise testing the waters and going head to head. Also, I think the competition is good for Idol, maybe it’ll rock them out of complacency.

  • http://twitter.com/KariannHart Kariann Hart

    I will always prefer American Idol over The Voice. Yet, The Voice is able to get some really great mentors. While Idol has Jimmy Iovine and ? which does not excite me. If I were a contestant, I’d go to Idol.

  • mmb

    Just read a quote from Usher saying that the Voice was the show he wanted to be associated with because it was the singing show with credibility. Lol. What? I actually enjoy the Voice a lot, but kinda tune out after the audition rounds; with Idol its the opposite, once the audition rounds are over thats when I tune in. Even the worst selling Idol winner/runner up cds debut cds recently have sold more than anything from the Voice. The Voice hasn’t generated a single hit single, grammy nomination, gold or platinum single or album. Idol has spawned grammy, tony and oscar nominees and winners, gold and multi-platinum selling single and albums all over the world, broadway, movie and tv stars, music artists that can fill arenas all over the world etc. etc. And that success extends well beyond the holy trinity of Carrie/Kelly/Daughtry. And Idol is STILL doing it (e.g. P2s recent success, Jessica’s stint on Glee, etc.) So until the Voice can boast even a quarter of that success, I will continue to LOL at claims that it has more credibility than Idol

  • http://twitter.com/hawkscool8 John S

    People might be worried that this is the magic formula that can beat the Voice that night lol.

  • http://twitter.com/hawkscool8 John S

    Seacrest >>> Carson Daly.

  • irockhard

    In case there’s any confusion I was referring to Cat Deely not Carson Daly. Sure Seacrest is better than Daly but he’s nowhere the most entertaining host out there.

  • girlygirltoo

    I don’t find The Voice all that entertaining. It’s ok, but the main focus of that show is on the judges, not the contestants, and that annoys me.

  • Incipit

    Guess it depends what amuses a person then, Get Haley On Ellen=).The Chairs is the only interesting part of The Voice, IMO, and I only like it because it reverses the judge’s power position at the end of each segment.

    I can’t get interested past that, the battle, stealing, etc. is entirely too faux, and because I haven’t ever heard any vocals that grabbed me – or any performers who intrigued me – It was purely situational. JMO

  • standtotheright

    Honestly, neither of them are worth watching live, but I don’t even try to tube TV. The battle rounds are just so unpalatable. Duets are supposed to be about making both performers look good as a unit.

  • standtotheright

    I think he meant “credibility” as a euphemism for “pop culture buzz that mostly reflects on the judging panel.” Which is not entirely inaccurate, just not what everyone wants from a show.

  • tinawina

    Agreed. Also, The Voice now has the rep as the show with “real, relevant musicians” that have “paid thier dues”. Even if AI has those people too The Voice highlights it better.

  • tinawina

    I actually agree with you. The Blind Auditions espeically are a lot of fun. I do tend to get bored after that though, which is why I don’t watch battle rounds and beyond.

  • EliteHalien

    I would argue that the inability to sustain the winner’s careers is the fault of both the label and management.

    It was widely know and accepted that RCA basically checked out of Idol, after season 6. David and Kris especially had some very radio friendly material on their albums, and the labels made poor choice after poor choice for single releases.

    Additionally, 19 is only capable of scheduling high profile promo, which is great if you’re coming fresh off Idol, but their strategy fails to work post-debut albums.

    19 fails to understand the concept of building the artists’ career from the ground up via touring to expand their fanbase, carving a distinct niche in the market, and keeping Idols in the public eye between album releases. Winners need to keep working until they’re so ingrained in the public eye until they can reach the point that their albums sell consistently like Kelly and Carrie.

  • http://twitter.com/facenfield David Facenfield

    I’m not debating that many of the post season 6 idols and runners up should’ve & could’ve been more successful… for a whole host of reasons (a lot to do with things you mention)… but only that they weren’t… and that people still watched the show… just to demonstrate that not everyone watching a singing talent show (be it AI or TV) cares about the post show side of things… they just want to watch an entertaining tv programme.

  • Mateja Praznik

    I disagree about building a career from the ground up via touring. For major label artists, touring is just a way to make money. Touring doesn’t help with expanding fanbases or selling records. I would even say that long tours of certain Idols right after the debut album did more damage than good for their careers.

    I think the problem is that as soon as Idol alum starts first tour after debut album release, all big promo stops. At that point 19 is pretty much done with them and they move on to the next crop.

  • irockhard

    Touring does help with expanding fanbases and selling records IF the Idols are not preaching to the choir – i.e. doing a headlining tour where only their fans attend.

  • Mateja Praznik

    Well, here is the thing – concert tickets are pretty expensive, they certainly cost more than an album copy. So, why would someone that isn’t already a fan and doesn’t own the album, buy a concert ticket?

    So it’s only natural that more or less only fans go to see their favorite artist in concert. Forum members on Pulse discussed this recently and they think that the impact of touring on album sales isn’t very significant for major label artists.

  • irockhard

    It’s not a major label artists vs indie label artists issue, its an established artists vs non established artists issue, no matter the genre. EliteHalien was referring to Idols who are still trying to establish themselves.

    Touring helps if the Idols are the opening acts, not always but it can. The non fans are buying the concert tickets to see the headliner. They’re not playing for their fans, they’re playing for the headliner’s fans so their music gets heard by new ears. Scotty touring with Brad Paisely sure did wonders for his album sales, and he’s on a major label. Must be that as his singles didn’t really get anywhere on radio.

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