Photo by: Trae Patton/NBC Pictured: Adam Levine
On tonight’s episode of The Voice, the season 15 blind auditions come to a close and the battle rounds begin. Each of the four coaches have one spot left on their teams for the blind auditions before they start putting their team members up against each other in vocal challenges. Read on for the rundown on when the battle round episodes air, what channel to watch, the teams so far, and more below.
“THE VOICE” 2018 SCHEDULE FOR BATTLE ROUNDS: The Voice season 15 airs twice per week, for the battle rounds. The show kicked off with blind auditions, and the Battle Rounds are second, followed by the Knockouts, Playoffs and, finally, the Live Performance Shows. The four-part Battle Round episodes will air on October 15th, 16th, 22nd, and 23rd.
The show airs, as always, on the NBC network. Be sure to check with your local TV provider (ie. FIOS, Optimum, Time Warner) to find out what channel the NBC network airs on in your area. You can also use the NBC channel finder to look for your local stations here.
“THE VOICE” SEASON 15 CONTESTANTS SO FAR: Adam Levine’s team is made up of Tyke James, RADHA, DeAndre Nico, Steve Memmolo, Anthony Arya, Reagan Strange, Fousheé, Natalie Brady, Jarred Matthew, Jake Wells, and Funsho. Team Kelly Clarkson includes singers Sarah Grace, Mikele Buck, Claire DeJean, Chevel Shepherd, Delaney Silvernell, Kymberli Joye, SandyRedd, OneUp, Erika Zade, Cody Ray Raymond, and Abby Cates. Jennifer Hudson’s team consists of Tyshawn Colquitt, Patrique Fortson, Kennedy Holmes, Franc West, Audri Bartholomew, Natasia Greycloud, MaKenzie Thomas, Mike Parker, Zaxai, Colton Smith, and Lela. Team Blake Shelton is made up of artists including Mercedes Ferreira-Dias, Kameron Marlowe, Keith Paluso, Michael Lee, Dave Fenley, Rachel Messer, Chris Kroeze, Joey Green, Kayley Hill, Kirk Jay, and Caeland Garner.
When it comes to The Comeback Series, Kelsea Ballerini has six contestants vying to regain a spot in the competition. The contestants are Ayanna Joni, Ele Ivory, Lynnea Moorer, Wyatt Rivers, Sam Robbins, and Madison Cain. Ballerini will pair up the six “Comeback Artists” into three “battle pairings” to go head to head in a battle round. Ballerini determines the winner of each battle. After the battle rounds, the three winners will move forward to the Comeback Stage Finals. Each of these singers will perform a final song and based on their performances, Ballerini will pick two final artists to perform live for America’s votes. Only one of the six cast-offs will earn their way into the top 13 this season.
HOW TO WATCH “THE VOICE” ONLINE: If you don’t have cable or can’t get to a television, you can watch a live stream of NBC on your computer, phone or streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
NBC (available live in select markets, which you can find here) is one of 85 channels included in the main Fubo bundle. You can sign up for a free 7-day trial right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the show on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch The Voice live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of Cloud DVR (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours), as well as a “72-Hour Lookback” feature, which allows you to watch most shows up to three days after they air even if you forgot to record them.
In addition to a Netflix-like on-demand streaming library, Hulu also offers a bundle of 50-plus live TV channels, including NBC (available live in select markets, which you can find here). You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the show on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch The Voice live, “Hulu with Live TV” comes with both its extensive on-demand library (which has most shows available after they air) and 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
NBC (available live in select markets, which you can find here) is included in the “Sling Blue” channel package. You can sign up for a free 7-day trial right here, and you can then watch the show live on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch The Voice live, you can get 50 hours of cloud DVR storage as an additional add-on.