Hail Aggie: The Voice returns to record ratings

When Simon Cowell was hyping up season one of the X Factor USA, he claimed that anything less than “20 million viewers would be a disappointment“. Poor Simon ended up disappointed when the overhyped series only pulled in half of that, but you know who’s not down in the dumps? Christina Aguilera!

The acid-tongued diva proved that it takes more than a spray tan malfunction to hold her curvacious frame down, with the season two premiere of her series The Voice raking in a record-breaking 37.6 million viewers last night.

The return of the talent show benefited greatly from the direct lead-in from the Super Bowl, also airing on NBC, which was the most-watched telecast in US history with 111.3 million viewers. Not only that, but Madonna‘s performance was also the most-watched halftime show ever, raking in an average of 114 million viewers.

Go Madge!

The enormous numbers for The Voice gave it the highest-ratings for an entertainment telecast since Grey’s Anatomy’s post-Super Bowl airing on ABC back in 2006.

Was Grey’s seriously that popular? Lord Jesus.

To further put the ratings into perspective, the last time a talent series scored numbers this big was the sixth season of American Idol back in 2007, which premiered to 37.44 million viewers.

Of course, a huge drop in viewers is to be expected by the time the next episode of The Voice airs, but with ratings this big, they can afford to lose millions of people and still be one of the biggest programs on TV. Considering that Idol’s eleventh season recently premiered to 21.93 million viewers, I’d say that The Voice could end up rating better overall this season, and if not this season, then definitely by the next.

As for X Factor, uh… They may as well just pull that flop from the airwaves, because with The Voice snatching wigs and American Idol still pulling in strong numbers for an eleven year old show, there’s no need for Cowell’s overproduced soap opera on TV.

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  • http://twitter.com/mistercarter7 Mike Gonzalez

    hmmm Madonna 114 million viewers and yet she didnt reach iTunes #1 LOL!

    about The Voice… kuddos to Xtina, im really rooting for her comeback single, she better bring that funky-dance fusion ala Moves Like Jagger. 37 million viewers is amazing for a talent show

  • Nicky

    my god, would you shut up about this fucking terrible annoying show. it’s ONLY because it was after the super bowl. as in, people literally just left the tv on the same channel…. if it hadn’t been after the super bowl, it would have gotten 10 million just like it used to. which is LOWER than the x factor’s ratings.

    jfc

  • ibreathepop

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  • SAmmy

    You sound mad.

  • AaronB

    Her album is number one in 49 countries. People aren’t individually downloading the single because it comes as a free download with the album pre-order. So pipe down. 

  • http://twitter.com/ThatBoyLuke luke Marriott

    Dunno about you but i actually turn the tv over after i watch something if i’m not into the next show… #StayPressed

  • Shady1

    I agree with Nicky on this post its misleading Proph–the ratings were only big because it aired after the Super Bowl from here on out the ratings will have a big drop. Aguilera had nothing to do with the ratings it was just they were lucky enough to win the Super Bowl spot that a lot of shows including “30 Rock” were dying for.

  • Anonymous

    “MISLEADING”?!?

    I said that it aired right after the highest-rated show in US television history, and that it would surely suffer a big ratings drop by the next episode.

    How is that misleading? I made everything 110% clear. It’s not my fault that Nicky can’t read and comprehend plain English.

  • iAmAwesome

    Idol and The Voice are airing at the same time? ugh.

  • Anonymous

    Is it true that Rihanna’s Birthday Cake song to be released on her birthday this month will now feature Christina Aguilera? She was teasing a collaborator that is dirty!!?

  • http://twitter.com/ThatBoyLuke luke Marriott

    That would be amazing, i was thinkin that somebody should have done a mash-up of “Woohoo” and “Birthday Cake”.

  • http://twitter.com/ThatBoyLuke luke Marriott

    I kind of wanted QUEENtina to lose a couple lbs before the new single dropped which is almost certainly gonna be before the season ends so she probably isn’t gonna. Let’s just hope the song slays, she lets whoever styled her for the Marie Claire” or “The Voice” super bowl ad gets the honour because when left to her own devices fashion wise atm the results aren’t great.
    Either way I’m sure the song will slay and well done to “The Voice”!!! I’m still annoyed that they haven’t shown season 1 in the UK yet and I’ll watch the UK version but be real… Xtina >>>>>>>>>>> Jessie J.

  • Guest

    lmao this post is so biased. nicky is totally right with her reasoning, people LITERALLY just didn’t bother to change the channel and went off to do something else. ANYTHING that airs after the superbowl will have huge ratings regardless. they could have shown a blank screen for 1 hour and it would still get like 20+ million viewers. 

    the ratings will quickly drop a massive amount and will probably end up back around the 10-15 mill mark. the ratings will NEVER end up being better than idol, i am pretty sure of this. 

    x-factor may have been a flop but it always did better than the voice lol. 

  • Anonymous

    1. Not biased since I don’t even watch The Voice. I don’t like reality TV talent shows except Idol, and even I didn’t watch past the first episode of the new season.

    2. X Factor and The Voice basically rated exactly the same as each other, which is pretty good since X Factor had Simon Cowell and was hyped and promoted way more than The Voice, yet they still had the same ratings. 

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_X_Factor_(U.S._season_1) 
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Voice_(U.S._season_1) 

    3. TV shows premiere after the Super Bowl every year. The Voice had the best ratings since 2006. Last year’s Super Bowl basically got the same record ratings as this year’s did (give or take a few hundred thousand people) yet when Glee aired right after the Super Bowl last year it got 26.8 million viewers. When The Voice did it, they got 37.6 million. 

    Yes, shows after the Super Bowl always get high ratings, AS I EXPLICITLY stated in my post, but The Voice’s ratings were EXTRA good. 10 million more people than last year’s Glee, and Glee is a huge show.

    @f04437b899cab0ab7f720d9877b6e189:disqus   

  • http://twitter.com/ThatBoyLuke luke Marriott

    YES! and remember how huge Glee was last year?! seriously I’m watching “The voice” for the first time right now and it seriously is in another class to Xfactor.
    The Judges are all tallented and the way they bounce of each other is amazing and so funny! also the singers can all sing!!! and there WAY less sob stories and even those that there are don’t feel so contrived, honestly “The Voice” > “Idol” > “XFactor” and I’m not just saying that because i’m #TeamXtina lol

  • Popblock

    It was after the superbowl.. of course it got high ass ratings. Her ego has gotten inflated again since the show took off. She better do her next era right to back up all this talk.

  • http://twitter.com/ThatBoyLuke luke Marriott

    And where are the examples of her ego atm???

  • Guest

    hmm well i guess i was a bit off with the ratings, i don’t remember the voice rating that highly so yes i accept i wasn’t totally right; they both basically had the same ratings. however, while x-factor was hyped a lot more on the net, i don’t think it’s far to say that it received a lot more promotion in the us, but i don’t live there so i don’t know. plus the voice had far more star power in the judging panel than x-factor.

    glee only got 27 million because its audience is totally different to those who watch the superbowl. most households wouldn’t mind a reality show like the voice on the tv in the background, but an annoying show about tweens singing their feelings is much more likely to be turned off. in fact, when they showed “undercover boss” two years ago after the superbowl, its ratings were even higher than the voice with almost 39 million. so it proves that while the voice had really good ratings, it was not unprecedented.  (the 6 year record you speak of is regarding the 18-49 rating not overall viewers.)i don’t think you’re necessarily biased because you like the voice, i just think you don’t like x-factor lol

  • MUSIC LOVER

    LOL Rihanna would never.  Yes the full version is coming out soon and it will shit.

  • MUSIC LOVER

    I’m going to be the first when I say I thought X Factor would shit on Idol and The Voice.  They need to revamp that entire show because it just didn’t leave up to expectations.  

    I watched The Voice and I thoroughly enjoyed it.  Christina may have lost some pounds, but her dress fit her well.  Her tits look amazing as well.  I loved how she put Britney on blast on having a crush on 1 contestant.  This panel definitely has chemistry.

    I haven’t watched Idol this season and with both shows on at the same time, all I can say is this seems way too much.  The public hasn’t gotten tired of singing shows yet, but I don’t know how much more of it we can talk.  It should be interesting to see how these shows stack up against each other every week.

  • MUSIC LOVER

    we can take*

  • hahaha

    the way she act!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Manu-Barber/626285829 Manu Barber

    Grey’s Anatomy was that popular! It’s still my favourite show!!!!

  • http://twitter.com/ThatBoyLuke luke Marriott

    Example?

  • http://twitter.com/ThatBoyLuke luke Marriott

    .(delete this Proph)

  • http://twitter.com/ThatBoyLuke luke Marriott

    You’re just backtracking, first you said the ratings were only that high because people would leave it on that channel after Super Bowl no matter what was on and then on your next post you say Glee’s numbers were lower because people would have just turned over because they don’t like it.
    Stop being so pressed and just ADMIT “The Voice” is the best out of the three.

  • LaLa

    Bravo to THE VOICE!!! :D

    & Simon’s Bobblehead might exploded hearing this news! xD

  • Justin

     While I agree that “The Voice” is much better than “X Factor”, I disagree with your statement that X Factor had more hype. Not many (even I) knew X Factor was nearing its premiere. I actually thought it didn’t get enough buzz and was poorly promoted. The Voice had a better marketing strategy plus had real star power in the judging panel. Simon was I guess using his penis and not his head when putting the judging panel together.

    Also, Glee is a horrible show that is targeted for kids and teens while The Voice is a great show for everyone with actually known (or used to be relevant) singers. Of course, anybody with a sane mind wouldn’t watch Glee! Lol

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/WWZG7BQSH2OQPQMJXMBYTQRPQU Ghdksd

    Of course, you can put a ‘test pattern’ after the SuperBowl and it will still get 30 Million viewers.  So the true test is how many viewers watched “The Voice” and the heavily-promoted “Smash” and gave it a second try.

    The TV Ratings are in for Monday’s “The Voice” and premiere of the “Smash” (this premiere episode was previously released online) and it looks like viewers came back for more.

    http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/07/tv-ratings-monday-nbc-has-a-big-voice-the-day-after-super-bowl-cbs-down-not-out-castle-sees-lows-big-drops-for-house-alcatraz/118898/

    ‘The Voice’ is really a ratings giant for NBC (who if you arent from the US, NBC has been floundering as a last-place national network).  ’The Voice’ is really challenging ‘American Idol’ as the #1 music reality program in the US. 

    ‘Smash’ opened weakier than I thought and of course it depends on how many viewers decide to stick around for future episodes.

  • Shakingmyhead

    yeah right. oh, sweet delusion.

  • AaronB

    It’s not delusion, that’s how many countries the album is number one, and that’s how iTunes works. It may very well be that no one will download it individually either now that the pre-order window is over and it’ll flop, but I’m explaining why it’s not charting well at the moment. 

    There’s nothing deluded about either of my statements. I am footloose and delusion free. You, however, may want to refer yourself to my instruction to Mr. Gonzalez re: piping down.

  • Guest

    very cool show

  • Guest

    christina is so beautiful and talented

  • Guest

    then are making that paper and
    that is what it’s all about for sure.

  • Guest

    waiting on new music from christina.

  • http://twitter.com/themusicprophet The Music Prophet

    Christina cracks me up with her “i’m comfortable with my body” quotes …. yet every angle on that taping, and every magazine cover are edited flawlessly to make her look as thin as possible. Huge fan of Aggie, and i’m expecting great things from her new album. I GUARANTEE she’ll drop wait by the end of the voice when it comes time to push that album. WATCH.

  • http://twitter.com/themusicprophet The Music Prophet

    I don’t think there’s anything they can do to save that show. Idol is the reigning champ, and the judges on the Voice have created a unique mix ….. those two are killing the ratings, and unfortunately, Simon’s ‘star power’ isn’t what he thought it was :/ 

    LMAO

  • Guest

    lmao you just don’t understand how ratings work. people just leave on the tv regardless, but an annoying show like Glee is likely to be turned off whereas something like The Voice or Undercover Boss is relatively inoffensive and thus more likely to just be left on. the second episode ratings dropped 20 million viewers to 17 million (which was expected), but watch it drop it even more in the future.

  • Dang

    I really hope so.. she looks like a clown right now

  • Dman

    Yet the vid from the covers like Rolling Stone her bod looks about the same. Where’s ur logic???

  • LaLa

    She just didn’t like to work out… & naturally she doesn’t give a fuck of her weight gain. (If she do care, she would wear flattering clothes). But yeah for sure on her next album… RCA team will force her to slimmed down. 

    But I ain’t mad either ways.

  • http://twitter.com/ThatBoyLuke luke Marriott

    I heard that RCA said her album isn’t due until later this year and that would give her time to slim down, also they’re saying the 3rd season of “The Voice” (which she just signed on for) may be aired towards the end of the year instead of 2013 which would mean she could promote the album on it slimmed down.

  • http://twitter.com/ThatBoyLuke luke Marriott

    It may drop a couple more million but it’ll stay above 15m which is above the highest ratings for the first season.
    Nobody was denying the numbers would drop on the next episode but you contradict yourself by mentioning Glee and The Voice like that.
    The voice has been growing since the first season anyway so i don’t get why you’re so pressed about it?

  • Shontay

    no one is ‘pressed’ you retarded fuck.
    since you stan so hard for this bloated mess, i don’t see why you’re so proud that her career has gone so far off track that she’s on a fucking REALITY tv show. pathetic. ain’t nobody checkin’ for this cow.

  • the cornbread

    ‘queentina’? queen of what? taco bell? bitch, please.

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