( CNN ) -- NBC 's `` The Voice '' had a voting snafu this week and the show addressed the issue on the air Wednesday night . Fans trying to vote online and via text message had difficulty casting their votes via the show 's well-established vote-tallying company , Telescope . The network says the issues would not have resulted in a different outcome in terms of which contestants are eliminated . `` Voice '' host Carson Daly opened tonight 's live show by bringing up the voting issue and introducing Telescope CEO Jason George . `` Tonight we 'd like to be completely upfront with you , '' Daly said . `` We noticed some inconsistencies with this week 's texting and online voting . '' Andy Samberg , Alexis Bledel : Fox sitcoms . Telescope also manages the voting for shows like Fox 's `` American Idol '' and `` The X Factor . '' `` Our system caught an inconsistency in a portion of this week 's voting data , '' George said in a statement . `` For fairness , those votes have been removed from Monday and Tuesday 's results , but we want to assure fans and artists alike that this in no way affected the outcome for any team . '' Fox passes on Emma Roberts in 'Delirium ' NBC added in a statement : `` On this week 's episodes of The Voice , we encountered issues with the systems used for online and SMS voting . We are addressing both issues , and in an abundance of caution are not counting the votes that may have been affected . Telescope , the independent company that administers voting for the show , has certified that removing those votes does not affect the outcome for any team . '' Four contestants will be eliminated on tonight 's edition of the NBC hit series , paring the field down to the Top 12 . See the original article at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
` ` The Voice '' had its voting snafu on the final Wednesday night . Fans wishing to vote online and via text message had difficulty casting their votes . Telescope also criticized the voting for shows like ABC 's ` ` American Idol '' and ` ` The X Factor ''