THE VOICE
NBC, 8:00 p.m. ET
SEASON PREMIERE: For the new season, the judges’ lineup is one that showed very playful chemistry last time they were in the spinning red seats: Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Shakira and Usher. And unlike American Idol, where the final shows are the most compelling, with The Voice it’s the other way around. The best shows are the first ones, when it truly is only the voices that matter, as the judges decide the eligibility of contestants solely on what they hear.