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'The Voice' Season 24: Viewers slam NBC after star-studded performances delay finale result

The highlights of 'The Voice' Season 24 finale were special performances by top-charting musicians and exclusive duets with finalists and coaches

UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA: 'The Voice' aired its 2-hour-long finale result episode on December 19, and fans are not happy. As viewers of the NBC show eagerly waited to see their favorite singer get crowned the title of Season 24, they seemed dissatisfied with the show delaying the result with too many guest performances.

Season 24 of 'The Voice' will select the winner on Tuesday when host Carson Daly delivers America's choice. The star-studded finale included special performances from chart-topping musicians as well as duets by finalists and coaches Niall Horan, John Legend, Reba McEntire, and Gwen Stefani.

On X, fans begged, "Why is everybody and their mama performing…pls just give me the winner."

While another user chimed in, "I just have zero patience these days, they could have made this show 5 mins. Bring final 4 out, say “the winner is blah blah” balloons, confetti, applause show over. I would be ok with it."

One user further wrote, "2 hours of nonsense just to announce the winner? No thanks. I’ll have to look tomorrow at who won."

A fourth user sighed, "Man... #TheVoice knows how to drag something out as loooooong as possible." 

"Come on now, it’s my bed time, just tell us who won," quipped another.

One user wrote, "This entire finale could have been an email." 

Why didn't Jelly Roll perform in 'The Voice' Season 24 finale?

Carson informed viewers during the Tuesday broadcast that singer Jelly Roll would not be performing tonight. He also stated that he will appear on 'The Voice' during the spring.

Instead, 'The Voice' coaches Gwen, Reba, Niall, and John perform to 'Let It Snow'.

Niall Horan and Huntley performed together in 'The Voice' Season 24 finale

Niall and Huntley sang a duet on the Season 24 finals stage. Huntley expressed his gratitude to Niall as he walked off-stage with his daughter.

The pair performed Bob Dylan's 'Knocking on Heaven's Door'.

Before the performance, Niall described themselves as having an "old friend" feeling for each other, and Huntley complimented him for being so accommodating to everyone on the squad.

Reba McEntire performed with Jacquie Roar in 'The Voice' Season 24 finale

Reba and Jacquie Roar took the stage to perform. Reba informed Jacquie that she is highly coachable and that she can sing anything.

The pair performed 'No One Else On Earth'. Before their duet, Reba and Jacquie complimented each other, speaking about how Reba taught Jacquie the power posture as a stage performer and how Reba was inspired by Jacquie's stage presence. They said that they also respected each other as mothers.

Full episodes of 'The Voice' Season 24 is available on NBC.