The Voice UK returned to ITV on Saturday (August 22) after a two-year hiatus, but viewers were quick to voice their displeasure over a notable change to the show's format.
Emma Willis resumed her role as presenter, while the judging panel featured Tom Jones, Will.i.am, Kelly Rowland, and McFly's Danny Jones and Tom Fletcher, who form a single team.
Fans notice major change
Minutes into the new series, fans realised the show did not open with the coaches' traditional joint performance, as it had done in previous years.
Taking to X with their complaints, one viewer wrote: "They got Kelly Rowland on the panel and for the first time in 15 years DIDN’T open the series with a coaches performance?! Fire the producers #TheVoiceUK."
Show format
The competition sees aspiring singers take to the stage in a bid to impress the judges, who must turn their chairs if they like what they hear during the blind auditions.
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