Here’s a First-Look at The Voice’s Season 28 Coaches, Chaos and ‘Penalty Box’ (Exclusive)
Season 28 of the singing competition show airs on Sept. 22 on NBC

Niall Horan, Carson Daly, Reba McEntire, Michael Buble and Snoop Dogg. Credit: Trae Patton/NBC/Getty
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In a first-look of The Voice shared with PEOPLE, the season 28 judges are back to their antics
The clip reveals Michael Bublé’s new “penalty box” and Reba McEntire’s customized fans
Season 28 of The Voice premieres on Sept. 28
The Voice is so back!
In an exclusive first-look shared with PEOPLE from season 28, coaches Michael Bublé, Reba McEntire, Niall Horan and Snoop Dogg return to their red chairs — and they’re having so much fun doing it.
Beginning with Snoop, the second-time coach is rhyming his way to success.
“It took me all this time to get real — only you can seal the deal based off of the way that you feel,” Snoop, 53, tells a contestant.
Then McEntire, who’s entering her fourth season as coach, made customized folding fans with her face on them and gave them to the audience. In the clip, McEntire turns to them for advice when she’s vying for a contestant.
“Fans, who should they go with?” the “I’m a Survivor” singer, 70, says, as the audience whips out the fans.
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Meanwhile, Horan — who previously coached and won seasons 23 and 24 — is back to his charming ways when the “Heaven” singer, 31, tells a contestant he “loved” her “song choice.”
“I love you! I know where you have birthmarks,” the contestant says in response, which prompts a surprising look on Horan’s face.
Lastly, the clip shows Bublé — who coached and won seasons 26 and 27 — back to his antics.
“When somebody’s a bad boy, we put them in the penalty box. Now you get two minutes for looking too good,” the “Feeling Good” singer, 49, says, as he places a box around Horan’s chair.

Niall Horan, Reba McEntire, Michael Buble and Snoop Dogg. Tyler Golden/NBC/Getty;Griffin Nagel/NBC/Getty (3)
In addition to the coaches preview, the clip also reveals that there’s a new element this season called the “Carson Callback.”
“Sometimes I see great singers fall through the cracks and I’ve never been able to do anything about it until right now,” host Carson Daly says.
The Voice season 28 premieres Monday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and will continue to air on Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET.
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