Live Shows Confirmed

[supertv247]

They will begin on Saturday October 28th, air for 6 weeks and end on Sunday December 3rd :(

[RileyH]

mess

[Ross.]

TRAGIC!

[supertv247]

Because it's starting on Halloween weekend like 2015 there won't even be a Halloween theme :(

[Cal.]

Trash.

[Daniel-X]

Wtf? :umm2:

Who even cares about auditions/Bootcamp? (They could easily do auditions in three/four weeks and axe Bootcamp)

[Ross.]

Bootcamp is the most boring part axe her!

[Jack_]

It's going to be a disaster, I bet they don't have a sing off on the Saturday either :skull:

8 weeks would've been a better compromise, one week more than 2015 but still less than usual. 6 weeks is taking the piss

[supertv247]

I've always said The Voice needs to copy the X Factor live shows, not the opposite :facepalm: it just won't work

[cliffxen]

ugh lives is like the main reason i watch the show

[RileyH]

ugh lives is like the main reason i watch the show

Same tbh, I normally watch 6CC and the Lives

[pontyboi]

I don't see the problem? Infact if you look at viewing figures most people only tune into the auditions and boot camp twists ECT anyway.

[Morgan.]

I don't see the problem? Infact if you look at viewing figures most people only tune into the auditions and boot camp twists ECT anyway.

Yeah but the live shows are the only important part tbh

[lewis111]

The live shows are when you really get to know the acts
No one in 2015 really got to show themselves or any diversity in their preforming

Imagine the likes of Saara in 6 weeks? She needed time to blossom and allow people to
Fall in love with her and it worked over like 10 weeks

[pontyboi]

Yeah but the live shows are the only important part tbh

The live shows are my favourite part of the show but looking at it from a production point of view they are the least popular weeks recently.

It's nuts to think it used to get almost 20 million people tuning in for a finale only 9 years back and now gets like 6+ million which is basically an episode of eastenders.

[supertv247]

The live shows are when you really get to know the acts
No one in 2015 really got to show themselves or any diversity in their preforming

Imagine the likes of Saara in 6 weeks? She needed time to blossom and allow people to
Fall in love with her and it worked over like 10 weeks

Exactly! Six weeks isn't enough time. A lot of the best winners we've had - notably Alexandra, James, Little Mix - hadn't even gotten near the top of the vote until after week 6. They won't be able to make a successful artist like this, it's why The Voice never can

[Brother Leon]

So they are desperate for a talented star to come out of this show so they cut the live shows and time people have to get to know the contestants. Makes sense..

[Nicky91]

lmao we might be getting a multiple elimination weeks then :hehe:

[Jamesy]

Because it's starting on Halloween weekend like 2015 there won't even be a Halloween theme :(Aren't the live shows on Saturdays and Sundays this year?

They could do a generic theme on Saturday and Halloween theme on the Sunday.

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[Morgan.]

Aren't the live shows on Saturdays and Sundays this year?

They could do a generic theme on Saturday and Halloween theme on the Sunday.

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They sing on the Saturday, someone gets eliminated in a flash result, and then there's a normal sing off on the Sunday. I do believe that's confirmed.

[supertv247]

They sing on the Saturday, someone gets eliminated in a flash result, and then there's a normal sing off on the Sunday. I do believe that's confirmed.

Actually the new format was suggesting that all finalists would perform Saturday, then one would be eliminated after a flash vote and then they'd all perform again on Sunday with another flash vote. So basically two sets of live shows a week now instead of one.
So yeah, it is possible the Sunday could be Halloween themed if this is what they're doing :shrug:

[Jack_]

Tell me I misinterpreted that and they're not getting rid of the sing-off altogether :umm2:

[Jack_]

To be replaced by the worst 'twist' they ever did...

[supertv247]

Tell me I misinterpreted that and they're not getting rid of the sing-off altogether :umm2:

If they go ahead with this, I'd assume so, because the show would be like 4 hours long each night if they had all the performances + guest act + results + sing off + elimination :(

[reece(:]

No final showdown
No drunk Shazza on Xtra Factor
Sunday being a pointless replay of Saturday

axe it now!

[supertv247]

but there were also rumours that the categories would be split. So say girls and overs perform on Saturday with a result and sing off then same again for boys and groups on the Sunday :fist:

[Marsh.]

They should put 1 boy, 1 girl, 1 over and 1 group in a category with each judge.

Mix it up a bit.

[Jack_]

If they go ahead with this, I'd assume so, because the show would be like 4 hours long each night if they had all the performances + guest act + results + sing off + elimination :(

Surely the better idea would be to split the finalists over Saturday/Sunday for the first two weeks until you're down to 8? I could just about understand them not having a sing-off on a Saturday (though I don't agree with it) but both nights? :umm2: here for Simon Fuller suing them again

You see this is part of the problem with wanting to cut down the amount of content that viewers have to put up with, you're reducing the number of live weeks when the biggest complaint was always that the actual show running times were too long. Now they have to cram more in in less weeks :conf:

[supertv247]

Surely the better idea would be to split the finalists over Saturday/Sunday for the first two weeks until you're down to 8? I could just about understand them not having a sing-off on a Saturday (though I don't agree with it) but both nights? :umm2: here for Simon Fuller suing them again

You see this is part of the problem with wanting to cut down the amount of content that viewers have to put up with, you're reducing the number of live weeks when the biggest complaint was always that the actual show running times were too long. Now they have to cram more in in less weeks :conf:

It doesn't really make sense. Basically they've noticed that ratings have been getting worse throughout live shows so they've decided to have less of them, and also ratings for Sunday results were getting worse so they assumed we want to see more of the performance shows. It's all chasing ratings

[Morgan.]

Actually the new format was suggesting that all finalists would perform Saturday, then one would be eliminated after a flash vote and then they'd all perform again on Sunday with another flash vote. So basically two sets of live shows a week now instead of one.
So yeah, it is possible the Sunday could be Halloween themed if this is what they're doing :shrug:

So when it comes to the point they sing 2 songs each week - they actually sing 4 each week :omgno:

[Owoaje1993]

I think this year will be interesting because when I went to the six chairs Simon mentioned this year there is no themes in the live shows

[Nicky91]

No final showdown
No drunk Shazza on Xtra Factor
Sunday being a pointless replay of Saturday

axe it now!

:clap1: :clap1: :clap1:


and bring us a new series, a whole new talent show franchise

[supertv247]

So when it comes to the point they sing 2 songs each week - they actually sing 4 each week :omgno:

I think by the time we get to that stage (semi final) they'll just perform on Saturday then do the usual Sunday's elimination, otherwise we'd have only 2 finalists (unless they have a 13th wildcard or something)

[BBQuest]

I think by the time we get to that stage (semi final) they'll just perform on Saturday then do the usual Sunday's elimination, otherwise we'd have only 2 finalists (unless they have a 13th wildcard or something)

Well the final on December 2nd is a Saturday, and so in that case it would make a lot of sense for the finale to be on that day, with the new format, with the final 2 battling it out on that day.

[supertv247]

Well the final on December 2nd is a Saturday, and so in that case it would make a lot of sense for the finale to be on that day, with the new format, with the final 2 battling it out on that day.

I think the final is Saturday & Sunday December 2nd-3rd

[supertv247]

According to preliminary schedules, the first 2 live shows (Saturday and Sunday week 1, under the new format) are set to be 165 minutes long. That's 8pm-10:45pm...

:shocked:

[LukeB]

When is the six chair challenge?

[lewis111]

Ffs no one is gonna sit through all that
The Hour long Sunday shows were a perfect catch up and what I usually watched

[Epic.]

According to preliminary schedules, the first 2 live shows (Saturday and Sunday week 1, under the new format) are set to be 165 minutes long. That's 8pm-10:45pm...

:shocked:

A ****ing shambles

[lewis111]

Quarter to 11 on a Sunday night is a joke :joker:

[supertv247]

When is the six chair challenge?

I think there are 3 episodes of Bootcamp, then 3 episodes of the Six Chair Challenge. So next Sunday

[LukeB]

According to preliminary schedules, the first 2 live shows (Saturday and Sunday week 1, under the new format) are set to be 165 minutes long. That's 8pm-10:45pm...

:shocked:

The judges all choose one person each who was their least favourite, the safe ones have to vote one off and the public votes the other one. imagine

I think there 3 episodes of Bootcamp, then 3 episodes of the Six Chair Challenge. So next Sunday

Oh thanks, That's when i will be watching XF.

[supertv247]

If they do this, surely they will have to have it at 7pm and not 8? That's stupidly late

[Strictly Jake]

That's very late for a Sunday isn't it a family show??

[Ross.]

According to preliminary schedules, the first 2 live shows (Saturday and Sunday week 1, under the new format) are set to be 165 minutes long. That's 8pm-10:45pm...

:shocked:

:skull:

What a mess

[Jack_]

:joker: :joker: :joker: :joker: :joker: :joker: :joker: surely they can't keep it like that?

I'm pretty sure they've done a 150 minute Saturday show on a few occasions but that's absurd...why haven't they learned that the show's lengths were part of the fatigue, not the number of weeks the live shows ran for?

[Jack_]

I'm guessing it'd be two hours of performances and then a guest performance from 10, with the results and sing-off to follow in the two parts from 10:15 onwards

I honestly think they'd be better off doing a separate results show both nights like the old days (and BGT). So run the performances 7-9, and then the results 9:30-10/10:15?

[waltzer-boy]

According to preliminary schedules, the first 2 live shows (Saturday and Sunday week 1, under the new format) are set to be 165 minutes long. That's 8pm-10:45pm...

:shocked:


By preliminary schedules do you mean Wikipedia ? :nono:

[Eddie.]

mess. I couldn't even be bothered at this cheap and rushed season anymore. Just axe this aging show, or soon it would have BB18 ratings...

[supertv247]

Live Shows have been altered and the official schedules are out..

Live show 1 - Saturday 28th 8:15pm-10:15pm
Live show 2 - Sunday 29th 7:00pm-9:00pm


Not sure what they’re doing, but 2 hours for 12/11 performances + results doesn’t seem right, so I guess they’re going to do two categories one night and two categories the next night. Which I don’t like..

[LukeB]

Live Shows have been altered and the official schedules are out..

Live show 1 - Saturday 28th 8:15pm-10:15pm
Live show 2 - Sunday 29th 7:00pm-9:00pm


Not sure what they’re doing, but 2 hours for 12/11 performances + results doesn’t seem right, so I guess they’re going to do two categories one night and two categories the next night. Which I don’t like..

probably 13 performances since wild card is being rumoured.

[Jack_]

This is so tragic

[lewis111]

Any reason why they couldn't just do it like they always do but have a double elimination on the Sunday with a Bottom3 sing off
They are so difficult

[RileyH]

not 4 hours total :skull:

[Jack_]

"Viewers are tired of the live shows, they drag on too much! We need to reduce them somehow :think:"

"I know, let's cut them back to six weeks - it worked brilliantly when we did seven weeks in 2015 so this'll be even better!"

"We're going to have to pack more in to Saturday and Sunday's now, our longest running time across the weekend in the past has been 3 hrs 30 mins. What's this years?"

"4 hours"

:unsure:

:umm2:

:facepalm:

[lewis111]

The 7-9 on Sunday means a Sunday clash with Strictly now, which will make the Live Shows figures even worse and they'll not want to expand them to normal again

[Ross.]

Two categories per night is an uneven playing field unless eliminations don't happen until Sunday

[Jack_]

That's a good point, not here for them copying The Voice :yuk:

[Ross.]

The live shows are the worst part of The Voice so let's hope not

[Ross.]

I have a feeling these live shows will be horrific :worry:

At least 2015 had a normal format despite it being shortened

[supertv247]

Two categories per night is an uneven playing field unless eliminations don't happen until Sunday

Can’t see this happening, otherwise Sundays show would need to be longer. Whatever they’ve attempted to do has failed, because this is stupid

[Oaker]

So the winning act is only going to perform like 9 times in the live shows :skull:?

[Firewire]

Live show 1 and 2 last year were two hours

Both featured 11 performances

Not sure how they can manage an elimination (sing-off as well?) and a guest performance

It just doesn't add up

Having two perform on each night looks more likely which is TRAGIC but I have no idea how the numbers will work or how it'll be fair to pit two categories against each other

[supertv247]

Maybe they’re going to do that god awful thing in week one where one act is sent home from each category :skull:

[Ross.]

Maybe they’re going to do that god awful thing in week one where one act is sent home from each category :skull:

Delete it

This is what was REALLY bad about The Voice in its first couple of years

[Cal.]

This is so bad.

[Strictly Jake]

I mean working things out 4 people will have to leave first week anyway so what's the point of the wildcards

Week 1 16 acts
Week 2 12 acts
Week 3 10 acts
Week 4 8 acts(those going on the tour, when slavko will leave as per rylan, honey g, stevie Richie etc) but 3 acts will leave?
Week 5 5 acts(semi final where one act leaves)
Week 6 final 4?? As per the Cher Lloyd year

I really don't think this adds up I don't understand it

[Strictly Jake]

I mean even with the 7 live shows two years ago we had xtra factor including that Thursday show that I loved so we got to know the acts better we don't even have that now it's so rushed

[supertv247]

I thought maybe for weeks 1-3 they’d be split over each night. Then each act would continue to perform twice per week, once each night? Something like...

Saturday 1 - 8 acts (two categories)
Sunday 1 - 8 acts (the other two categories)

Saturday 2 - 7 acts
Sunday 2 - 7 acts

Saturday 3 - 6 acts
Sunday 3 - 6 acts

Saturday 4 - 10 acts (all categories)
Sunday 4 - 8 acts

Saturday 5 - 6 acts
Sunday 5 - 4 acts

Saturday 6 - 3 acts
Sunday 6 - 2 acts

[Firewire]

It'd be terrible if it ends up like that, how can you have one person leave out of two categories? That's not a fair elimination.

[supertv247]

It'd be terrible if it ends up like that, how can you have one person leave out of two categories? That's not a fair elimination.

I agree completely. But It will make it worse if they decide one has to be eliminated from each category or something