The second season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on NBC on February 5, 2012, in the 10 p.m. ET slot immediately following coverage of Super Bowl XLVI. The first promo aired on NBC on Saturday, October 8, 2011, during an episode of Saturday Night Live. The program seeks solo artists and duos that perform various types of music: pop, rock, R&B, hip-hop, alternative, Latin, country, blues and indie. Auditions were held July 15 to August 31, 2011, in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta, Nashville, and Orlando. All four coaches return for their second season. The season expanded from the first season where each coach has 12 artists (a usual size on almost all seasons) on their team, up from eight as in the first season. The blind auditions and the battle rounds have also been extended. Executive producer Mark Burnett said that a results show would be on Tuesday nights in the spring. The season premiered on Sunday, February 5, 2012, immediately following Super Bowl XLVI. Jermaine Paul was named the winner of the season, marking Blake Shelton's first win as a coach. 2 years ago Auditions Auditions took place in the following cities: Coaches and hosts All four of the original coaches returned for this season. Carson Daly, the host of the show, also returned. Alison Haislip was replaced by singer and actress Christina Milian as the show's social media correspondent, increasing the show's involvement with its fans and offering behind the scenes information and news that would only be given by her. Celebrity guest mentors also worked with coaches during the battle rounds. Teams Color key Blind auditions Color key Episode 1 (February 5) Episode 2 (February 6) The coaches performed a medley of Prince songs at the start of the show. The songs included were "1999", "Little Red Corvette", "I Wanna Be Your Lover" and "Kiss" which were sung mainly by Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton respectively. Episode 3 (February 13) Episode 4 (February 20) Episode 5 (February 27) The Battles After the Blind Auditions, each coach had 12 artists for the Battle Rounds, which aired from March 5 to March 26. Coaches began narrowing down the playing field by training the artists with the help of advisors. Color key The advisors for these episodes are: Alanis Morissette and Robin Thicke for Team Adam; Kelly