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‘The Voice’ Season 28 finals: Which winner will take it all, against all odds, and who will get locked out of heaven?

What at first seemed like the least exciting final showdown in the show's history ended up being one of its most suspenseful. How'd that happen?

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Lyndsey Parker
Dec 16, 2025
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I don’t think I’d ever felt less excited about a talent show finale than I was going into Monday’s top six showdown for The Voice Season 28, which took place at the TV graveyard hour of 9 p.m. And I imagine that most of America – or most of the sliver of America that still watches The Voice — shared my apathy. At least at first…

However, by the episode’s end, I was unexpectedly invested. Allow me to explain!

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