The Voice Season 30 Continues Battles Part 3 on NBC

NBC brought Season 30 of The Voice back to television on Monday, October 19, with Battles Part 3, the ninth episode of the season. The singing competition continued its head-to-head performances as coaches selected which contestants would advance, with teams preparing for the new Cut Week round.

According to the broadcast schedule, the episode aired at 8 p.m. Eastern and 7 p.m. Central on NBC. Viewers without cable could watch live through Fubo or DIRECTV, both of which advertised free trials for new customers, while Peacock offered next-day streaming.

Fubo listed The Voice Season 30 among its live and on-demand programming. Its Pro plan was priced at $63.99 for the first month before increasing to $88.99 per month, according to the service information cited by cleveland.com. The plan included 227 channels, with ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC available in select markets.

DIRECTV also offered a free trial for viewers seeking live or on-demand NBC programming. Its ENTERTAINMENT package included more than 90 channels, with local stations available, and was advertised at $59.99 for the first month before returning to its listed monthly rate of $89.99.

Peacock served as the next-day streaming option for viewers willing to wait until Tuesday. The platform listed three monthly plans: Select at $8.99, Premium at $12.99 and Premium Plus at $19.99. Annual subscriptions cost $89.99, $129.99 and $199.99, respectively. Premium Plus also included a 24-hour local NBC channel, although some programming still contained advertisements.

The Battles featured coaches Ariana DeBose advising Team Kelly, Alex Warren assisting Team Adam, Carly Pearce working with Team Riley and Patti LaBelle advising Team Queen. Each coach paired singers from the same team, selected their performance song and determined which contestant would move forward.

The competition's first Battles episode aired October 12 and featured several eliminations. On Team Queen, Alt Bloom advanced after performing Lauryn Hill's Ex-Factor against Morgan Lett. Adam Levine selected Connor Closs over Cal Cook following their performance of Sombr's Homewrecker.

Team Riley's Joe Henley defeated Kenna Elpers after the pair performed Riley Green's Don't Mind If I Do. Everett Bounds also advanced over Caroline Alexis after their duet of Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man. On Team Kelly, Koumba Diallo moved forward over Lance Tenazas following their performance of Billie Eilish's Birds of a Feather.

Another key result involved Lillie Kolich, who defeated Kayleigh Mathews with a performance of Little Big Town's Girl Crush. Mathews remained eligible to continue after Kelly Clarkson and Green both attempted to steal her for their teams, leaving her decision unresolved at the end of the episode.

The October 13 installment resolved that situation when Mathews chose Green, transferring from Team Queen to Team Riley. Other winners included BigCountry, who defeated Luke Cope, and Anna McElroy, who advanced over Johnnie Kapua. Keiyana Osmond defeated Brendan Coulter, Evan James advanced over Luke Curran, and Nina Howland moved forward instead of Hazel Gerson.

The episode concluded with Team Queen's Chari and Marcus Ladden Jr. performing On My Own. Queen Latifah selected Chari, but Clarkson used her steal to bring Marcus onto Team Kelly, allowing him to remain in the competition.