The Voice: Blind Auditions Week 2 and Teams are Set

It may be because the expectations were set so high last week on the premier of The Voice, but tonight was a tiny bit of a let down for me. It still is a show full of talent, and there will be no Sanjaya’s, but there were fewer stellar performances.

Remember the premise of the show is that the four coaches (Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera) choose eight singers each to have on their “team.” They were about halfway through last week and finished tonight. At least there’s no stretching it out for months.

The Voice Premier: NBC Has a Hit on Their Hands

There are a lot of singing competitions on TV right now, so it would take something near genius to get attention for a new one. NBC may have come up with just the right recipe. Blind auditions, preselected by producers to weed out the crap, and a panel of well liked judges that are fun to watch. This may finally put an end to the American Idol machine, or at least force a serious change.

The competition aspect of The Voice seems a little confusing right now. The auditions are blind, so if the coach wants to mentor a singer they hit a button to turn around. The four coaches (Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Cee-Lo Green and Blake Shelton) each choose eight singers they would like to have on their team. If more than one coach is interested the singer has their choice. Eventually America will choose a winner.