THE VOICE
NBC, 8:00 p.m. ET
Last night, in the first night of the live competition round, singers from the teams of Blake Shelton and Alicia Keys competed to stay alive in the contest. Two singers on each team of six were voted as worthy of continuing by viewers at the end of the program, and the judges were allowed, after that, to select one other team member apiece for advancement. At the show’s literal last minute, Keys rewarded, with her judge’s pardon, one of the finest performers of the night: Stephanie Rice (pictured), who had delivered an emotionally raw version of “Every Breath You Take.” Tonight, the dozen singers from teams Adam (Levine) and Gwen (Stefani) take their turn, with half of them slated to go home at the end of the show. High stakes indeed…