Idol Chatter & Voice Views

The Voice Season 17 cast of Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton, Carson Daly, Gwen Stefani and John Legend. (NBC Photo)

The Voice season finale delivered mixed news in terms of ratings.

The two-hour finale won the night with a rating of 1.2 among 19-49 year olds and 8.64 million viewers, according to TV By the Numbers.

That was an improvement over the spring, when the finale drew a 1.1 rating and 7.42 million viewers.

But it was also marked a decline from last fall’s rating of 1.7 and 9.89 million viewers.

The same could be said for the Season 17 ratings overall.

They never sank to the record lows — 0.9 among 19 to 49 year olds — of the abysmal Season 16, when a tattered format made The Voice barely worth watching.

But they also never rose above 1.7. Season 16 produced a rating of at least 2.0 on four occasions.

Nevertheless, the show will inevitably crown a Season 18 champ. Just five short months from now.