The Voice Season 24 and 25 Playoffs will be taped
NBC is preparing for both Season 24 and Season 25 of The Voice, and schedule updates indicate that both seasons will be taped through the Playoffs. An initial report suggested Season 24 Playoffs might air live, but a later update from ticketing listings confirms that Playoff tapings are scheduled for both seasons. That means, for these cycles, the network will present pre-recorded Playoff episodes rather than live Playoffs.
By October, NBC will have completed filming for two separate cycles: the Fall 2023 cycle (Season 24) and the Spring 2024 cycle (Season 25). After production finishes, the remaining work for each season will be broadcasting the live finale shows. This filming cadence is unusual compared with traditional cycles, when the Fall season films in summer and fall and the Winter/Spring season films later in the year. Several factors, including talent availability and scheduling adjustments related to industry strikes, likely contributed to this early timeline.
Season 24 will bring together veteran coaches John Legend and Gwen Stefani, returning coach Niall Horan and country music icon Reba McEntire, who joins the panel this cycle. Season 25 introduces a first-ever double chair with country duo Dan + Shay joining as a single coaching entity, alongside Chance the Rapper, John Legend and Reba McEntire returning for a second cycle.
Season 24 and 25 Playoffs will definitely be filmed
Comparing these upcoming seasons to recent cycles helps explain the impact of taped Playoffs. Season 22, which aired in fall 2022, featured a large roster of 56 artists with 14 members per team. By contrast, Season 23 in spring 2023 concluded Blind Auditions with 40 singers total and already used taped Playoffs; the subsequent Live shows ran a shortened format, with only two weeks of live episodes and a Semi-final that featured instant voting without a separate results episode.
For Season 24, the Knockouts are scheduled across multiple tapings in September, and Playoff tapings were added later in the month. Season 25 has a tighter Knockouts schedule and a clear Playoffs taping window in early October. Based on the ticketing calendar, the network has organized multiple Playoff tapings, likely staging one taping per team or grouping, similar to previous taped Playoff formats.
Season 24 had additional taping dates added in late September to accommodate Playoff production, reflecting adjustments to the fall lineup and scheduling changes driven by the combination of writers and actors strikes earlier in the year. NBC also expanded its Fall 2023 schedule with recap shows and other programming to fill gaps. Whether NBC will return to live Playoffs in future seasons remains uncertain, but for Seasons 24 and 25 the Playoffs are planned as taped episodes.
If you want to attend a taping of The Voice for Season 24 or Season 25, ticket availability and listings are being handled through 1iota.com (ticketing site).
The Voice season 24 KNOCKOUTS Taping Schedule
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Friday September 8
Knockouts – 10 am PT
Knockouts – 3 pm PT
Sunday September 10
Knockouts – 10 am PT
Knockouts – 3 pm PT
Wednesday September 27
Playoffs – 10 am PT
Playoffs – 3 pm PT
Thursday September 28
Playoffs – 10 am PT
Playoffs – 3 pm PT
The Voice season 25 KNOCKOUTS and PLAYOFFS Taping Schedule
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Tuesday September 12
Knockouts – 10 am PT
Knockouts – 3 pm PT
Tuesday October 3
Playoffs – 10 am PT
Playoffs – 3 pm PT
Wednesday October 4
Playoffs – 10 am PT
Playoffs – 3 pm PT
