[RileyH]

not 4 hours total

[Jack_]

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

"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"

[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

[supertv247]

Originally Posted by Ross.

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

[Jack_]

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

[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

At least 2015 had a normal format despite it being shortened

[Oaker]

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

[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

[Ross.]

Originally Posted by supertv247

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

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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