NBC to pair 'The Voice' finale with '1600 Penn' premiere

'The Voice' to name new winner December 18

By Alan Sepinwall Friday, Nov 9, 2012 2:22 PM

"1600 Penn."

Credit: NBC

NBC has announced that "The Voice" season 3 will conclude over two nights, December 17 and 18, with a 90-minute performance episode on Monday the 17th and a two-hour results show on Tuesday the 18th.

In addition, that episode on the 17th will lead into a sneak preview of NBC's new sitcom "1600 Penn," starring Bill Pullman, Jenna Elfman and Josh Gad in the story of America's First Family.

"1600 Penn" will have its regular timeslot premiere on Thursday, January 10 at 9:30 p.m.

Alan Sepinwall
Sr. Editor, What's Alan Watching

Alan Sepinwall has been reviewing television since the mid-'90s, first for Tony Soprano's hometown paper, The Star-Ledger, and now for HitFix. His new book, "The Revolution Was Televised," about the last 15 years of TV drama, is for sale at Amazon. He can be reached at sepinwall@hitfix.com