Why Are There Only 3 Coaches in ‘The Voice’ Season 29?

Since The Voice debuted in 2011, there have always been four superstar artists serving as coaches to the contestants … until now. For Season 29, the show shook things up a bit by only having three coaches on the panel: Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine, and John Legend. The shakeup is due to programming changes at NBC. With the networking adding NBA games back to its primetime lineup, there is no longer an episode of The Voice on Tuesdays, which has reduced the number of episodes in the season. “The hours this season are considerably less,” showrunner Audrey Morrissey explained to Gold Derby. That meant that the show had to reduce the number of…