Gwen Stefani is heading back to NBC’s The Voice, taking over from Nick Jonas who was keeping her seat warm last season.
The No Doubt singer will be reunited with coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Blake Shelton and host Carson Daly for the 19th cycle of the singing competition format.
Stefani last appeared in Season 17 and previously had been a coach in Seasons 7, 9 and 12 as well as a mentor in Seasons 8 and 10. She left the show last to perform a solo Las Vegas residency.
Created by John De Mol, The Voice returns to NBC this fall on Mondays and Tuesdays. Stefani’s return was announced as part of NBC’s fall schedule reveal.
NBC is continuing to rejig its fall schedule with American Ninja Warrior moving into The Voice’s slot in September.
Season 12 of the reality competition series, which completed production during the pandemic, will launch from 8-10 p.m. Monday, September 7.
Deadline understands that The Voice, which was set to occupy the Monday 8-10 p.m. slot, will not be ready in time for its traditional late-September debut, but the hope is that it will be ready some time later this fall.
In that case, American Ninja Warrior likely would move slots to accommodate the singing competition.
This comes hours after NBC revealed that its Canadian medical drama acquisition Transplant will launch on September 1, in the 10 p.m. slot that’s been occupied by New Amsterdam for the past two seasons.