The Voice's decision to replace Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera with Usher and Shakria has paid off big time...
The season premier of The Voice pulled in 13.4 million viewers, up 12 percent from last year's premier.
While American Idol continues to suffer with the additions of Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey, sinking to a new low last week of 11.3 million viewers, down 33.8 percent from the season premier high 18 million.
