THE VOICE
NBC, 8:00 p.m. ET
SERIES RETURN: NBC, with the dismal stretch it’s been having the past few months, probably was counting the days until this popular show returned. But there’s a catch. Two of the judges, Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera, have vacated their pivoting red chairs for this new season, allowing two other performers to sell themselves as judges and mentors as well as musical talents. Coincidentally, the two new arrivals are single-name celebrities: Shakira and Usher. So the action, for this fourth edition, has to establish a new chemistry – but these early audition rounds are the most dynamic part of the series, so it’s now or never.