The Voice season 26 aired episode 19, Live Semi-Finals Eliminations, on December 3. It showcased teams led by Reba McEntire, Snoop Dogg, Michael Bublé, and Gwen Stefani competing for a spot in the finals. In the December 2 Live Shows episode, 8 contestants performed, with 4 advancing to the finals via public votes: two from Michael Bublé's team and one each from Snoop Dogg and Reba McEntire's teams.
In episode 19 of The Voice, four contestants who didn't make the finals competed for the Instant Save: Danny Joseph and Adam Bohanan (Team Reba), Jan Dan (Team Gwen), and Christina Eagle (Team Snoop). Danny won the Instant Save and advanced to the finals, while the others were eliminated. Fans were divided over the decision, with some supporting Danny and others favoring the eliminated contestants.
"I'm sorry Jan Dan, Austyns, and Cameron Wright cause yall deserve better and were sent home too early. But congrats Shye, Jeremy, Danny, and Sofronio. They got 4 out of 5 for the finale right," said one fan.
"Idk, I thought Danny Joseph was the weakest of the remaining group. I’m truly surprised that he won the last spot. I didn’t enjoy his performance of HOTRS," said another fan.
"Now Danny I need u to bring on the vocals when u sing with Mother? Or it's on sight! Especially with Asher attending please don't do her like that," a third one added.
"Danny singing “House of the Rising Sun”… is that even fair? Gotta vote for the classics," another wrote.
Some The Voice fans also thought Danny's selection was an apt one and expressed that on X.
"Fifth and final artist who made it through to the finale: DANNY JOSEPH from TEAM REBA (and thank god team Reba's got one!)," an X user wrote.
"Yes, Danny was the Instant Save!!!!" another X user wrote.
"Of all the rockers who never made it this far, Danny did. Oh well... Till next week everyone!" commented one.
"LETS GOOO DANNY!!" another said.
Performances on the Live Shows segment of The Voice season 26
The Voice episode 19 opened with Reba's melodic voice singing Consider Me Gone. As soon as she finished singing, host, Carson brought out the eight semi-finalists and began announcing the four who were progressing forward. The first one to make it was Sofronio Vasquez.
After the announcement, Gwen performed Somebody Else's. Carson then revealed that Gwen Stefani's Sydney Sterlace and Snoop Dogg's Jeremy Baloate had advanced to the finals. Next, October London, under Snoop Dogg's record label, performed 3rd Shift. Finally, Carson announced Shye as the fourth finalist.
After this, the four remaining contestants performed their songs to earn the Instant Save. Christina sang Heart Like a Truck by Lainey Wilson, Adam went for Pretty Wings by Maxwell, Jan sang Gravity by John Mayer, and Danny sang House of the Rising Sun by The Animals. After their performances, Carson announced that Danny had bagged the highest number of Instant Save votes, which meant he furthered to the finals.
The Voice season 26 finale will be aired on December 9 and December 10, on NBC.