First, the NBC competition announced it would air a special Wednesday installment next week, a programming decision clearly aimed at hurting the opening edition of The X Factor Season 2, which kicks off September 12.
Simon Cowell's response? Citing a "gentleman's agreement" between programs, he blasted the move as "cynical, cold-hearted" and an "unprofessional way of doing business."
Going off to TMZ, Cowell said this is a "dirty" last second trick by NBC and added that one of his new judges will be especially angry over the counter-programming.
"Britney's not going to appreciate the fact that Christina - who has been a bit of a rival - isn't allowing Britney to have a night of her own."
Why does Simon think The Voice is going up against The X Factor's premier? Because it's scared, of course.
"The reason they've done this is they don't want people to see X Factor because they've heard how good the series is. They don't want their audience to see Demi Lovato."
Ummm... of course NBC doesn't want its audience to watch a Fox program. Not exactly breaking news there, Simon.
Which of these competitions will you tune in for next week?