NBC's The Sing Off Grows, But Will not Go Live

Nick Lachey Production started now on NBC's a capella competition The Sing-Off, that is being pre-recorded within the next couple of days to air this fall. Which means despite the fact that the show continues to be upgraded to regular series status, NBC and also the show's producers have elected not to result in the Sing-Off an active TV event (within the vein of yankee Idol or even the Voice). That's partially to support the school students who constitute most of the show's a capella groups. "When the shows were live between September and December, we wouldn't have the ability to ask them to within the competition," states NBC alternative series executive v . p . Paul Telegdy. "It's a primary reason we always shoot it in time of the year, once we don't wish to disadvantage the collegiate groups." Sara Bareilles may be the new judge on NBC's The Sing-Off Since it is pre-recorded, The Sing-Off also does not incorporate a viewer election included in its elimination process. But Telegdy thinks that's a benefit: A capella singing is really a highly technical music form - and also the executive states he wouldn't want the show in becoming another recognition contest. "This can be a very specific competition," he states. "This is the differentiation, we actually depend about the judges' expertise and detailed analysis. What these men do is very complex." The ultimate episode from the Sing-Off is going to be live, however, meaning audiences will indeed reach election for that show's ultimate champion. That finale is presently scheduled to air on Monday, November. 28. The Sing-Off also pre-recorded its shows (having a live finale) last year and 2010, when your competition broadcast like a extended function throughout the holiday season. Behind NBC's Sing-Off decision However the vocal contest is heading into fall and being broadened right into a two-hour weekly showcase, it'll pit 16 a capella groups against one another (up from 10 this past year), competing for any cash prize along with a The new sony Music deal. "The quality of those groups develops and develops," Telegdy states. "It's people all avenues of life, all skills, races and creeds. And age-smart it's incredibly diverse, from teens to individuals older.Inch Telegdy states you will find a capella groups that now organize particularly for that series, which past participants are actually developing other groups. In a single example, Jeremy Lister - a tenor for last season's second-place Sing-Off finisher, Street Corner Symphony - has created a brand new a capella group for that Sing-Off and it is in the role of its musical director. On Thursday, The Sing-Off's season premiere episode was recorded at The new sony Pictures Galleries in Culver City, Calif., because the first eight groups carried out before idol judges along with a live audience. Another eight groups were set to compete Friday evening for episode two. Two groups were removed on Thursday, with another two set to become cut on Friday. Which will leave 12 groups heading into episode three NBC is scheduled to air an overall total of 11 episodes this year. Regardless of the sheer number of individuals who definitely are aware of the competition's results - not just studio audience people, but buddies and group of the show's 16 competing groups - Telegdy states he isn't concerned about spoilers seeping out. Telegdy states he's particularly happy with the show's option for new judge, singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles, that has experience carrying out by having an a capella group attending college. Bareilles, who replaces Nicole Scherzinger (now on Fox's The X-Factor), joins coming back idol judges Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five) and Shawn Stockman (Boyz II Males). Other tweaks towards the show have an enhanced set and much more weekly challenges, Telegdy states. "We are always changing the show and challenging ourselves to complete better." The Sing-Off's third season premieres on Monday, Sept. 19, at 8/7c. Sign up for TV Guide Magazine now!