'The Voice' to get expanded live episodes
Thursday, May 12 2011, 3:36pm EDT
By Lara Martin, News Editor
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The new NBC vocal competition featuring Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Cee Lo Green as celebrity mentors premiered last month.
It began airing its one-hour "battle round" episodes this week, in which each mentor pits two of their own contestants against each other before deciding who will go home and who will advance in the competition.
The network has now announced that it will offer expanded two-hour live episodes from June 7 from 9pm to 11pm ET because of the strong ratings the show has achieved. Those episodes will follow new episodes of America's Got Talent.
That show will retain its Tuesday, May 31 premiere date, but will now run from 8pm to 10pm ET. It will then air each Tuesday from 8pm to 9pm ET beginning June 7, while the Wednesday shows will begin June 1 and run from 9pm to 10pm ET. The live shows begin Tuesday, July 5 from 9pm to 11pm ET, with the results being announced the following night between 9pm and 10pm ET.
The Voice continues its live "battle rounds" on Tuesdays at 10pm ET from now until May 31. The two-hour episodes will air Tuesdays at 9pm ET from June 7 until June 28.
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