The network announced Wednesday that The Voice will expand to two-hour episodes at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Monday nights when its 29th season begins on Feb. 23. The change will give the show an hour where it's not airing directly opposite another singing competition, American Idol, which runs from 8-10 p.m. Mondays on ABC.
The longer Voice episodes will also mean that Brilliant Minds, starring Zachary Quinto, will be absent from NBC's schedule for an extended time. The network says the remaining six episodes of the drama's second season will air later in the season or in the summer. Brilliant Minds has lost some viewers in its second season; it's averaging about 1.9 million viewers for its first airing (not including streaming or other delayed viewing), down from 2.97 million last season.
Season 29 of The Voice will feature coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Adam Levine and some updates to its format for a "Battle of Champions" installment. Clarkson, Legend and Levine are the only coaching panel in Voice history made up entirely of winning coaches from prior seasons.
The Voice comes from MGM Television, Warner Horizon Unscripted Television, and ITV Studios The Voice USA, Inc. Series creator John de Mol executive produces with Mark Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Amanda Zucker, Kyra Thompson, Adam H. Sher and Barry Poznick.
Brilliant Minds is produced by Berlanti Productions, Fabel Entertainment, The Imaginarium, Grassi Productions and Tavala in association with Warner Bros. TV and Universal TV. Michael Grassi created the series and exec produces with Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman, Lee Toland Krieger, DeMane Davis, Jasmine Russ, Henrik Bastin, Jonathan Cavendish, Andy Serkis and Shefali Malhoutra.
