Mark Burnett is adamant: There will be no William Hung moments on “The Voice.”
The “Survivor” and “The Apprentice” honcho, who’s executive-producing NBC’s addition to the singing-competition genre, took the stage at NBC Universal’s Summer Press Day 2011 in Pasadena with host Carson Daly and musical coaches Cee-Lo Green and Blake Shelton on Friday to promote the series. Burnett’s vow to the audience? They will see a lot of things on the show, but novelty picks among the contestants won’t be one of them.
“Other shows have made great television out of the comedy of having people sing who can’t sing,” Burnett noted.