The Voice opens its season 12 voting to America on Monday as live playoffs begin. Here’s how you can watch season 12, episode 17 live, on TV and online.
It’s time for America to get involved on NBC‘s The Voice. The season 12 live playoffs begin on Monday, but there’s a catch unless you’re watching on Eastern time.
Season 12, episode 17 is called “Live Playoffs, Part 1” because it’s the first time that the show will be live. Two of the show’s teams will perform on Monday, including one previously eliminated artist brought back by their coach. Only three singers — two voted through by America and one saved by their coach — will advance from each roster, making up half of the top 12.
It’s important to note that the voting for Monday’s episode will be done in real-time, with the results revealed at the end of the episode. That means if you’re outside of the East Coast viewing window, you won’t be part of Monday’s voting process unless you choose to be spoiled and vote online or through the Voice app during the East Coast show. Find out more here.
Here’s how NBC officially describes the episode:
"The stakes are high as the artists from two teams perform in front of coaches Alicia Keys, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani for their chance at a coveted spot in the live shows. Through innovative real-time voting on the Voice App and Twitter, fans will be able to advance two artists per team into the Top 12 and find out the results on the same night. During this exciting and music-filled night, two coaches will then immediately choose the final artist from their teams to save, sending the other artists home."
And here’s how you can watch “Live Playoffs, Night 1” live, on TV or via live stream:
Date: Monday, April 17
Start Time: 8 p.m. ET
Episode: “Live Playoffs, Night 1”
TV Channel: NBC
Live Stream: Stream 1 | Stream 2
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While the real-time voting format means that fans outside of the East Coast viewing window may miss out on the acting, Monday will be the first time that America helps decide who stays on The Voice. Are you ready to vote?