The Bakersfield Californian

tonight’s picks

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8 p.m. on KGET The Voice

Rock star Gwen Stefani reclaims her red chair alongside fellow superstar coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Blake Shelton as they return for Season 19 of this four-time Emmy-winning music competitio­n series. Among the new twists this season, in the Battle Rounds, the four artists that were saved by their individual coaches will not automatica­lly advance in the competitio­n. Instead, they must vie in the first Four-Way Knockout. Carson Daly returns as host.

8 p.m. on HALLMARK American Humane Hero Dog Awards: 10th Anniversar­y Celebratio­n

Carson Kressley, who hosted the inaugural broadcast of these awards celebratin­g heroes on both ends of the leash, returns in that capacity for this twohour 10th anniversar­y special. In addition to honoring working dogs from across the United States, the program also features a number of human VIPs, including Naomi Judd, Vivica A. Fox, Cameron Mathison, Marcus Scribner, Alison Sweeney, Ariel Winter, Debbie Matenopoul­os, and Dr. Robin Ganzert, president and CEO of American Humane. Grammy winner Lisa Loeb will perform, and Richard Marx offers a special video message.

10 p.m. on KVPT Independen­t Lens

Rookie filmmaker Arthur Jones won the U.S. Documentar­y Special Jury Award for Emerging Filmmaker at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival for “Feel Good Man,” the fascinatin­g, even surreal, film he made with collaborat­or Giorgio Angelini. The 90-minute documentar­y, which opens Season 22 of “Independen­t Lens,” recounts the improbable saga of how artist Matt Furie saw his lightheart­ed cartoon character of Pepe the Frog hijacked by virulent alt-right groups that rebranded the image as a registered symbol of hate during the 2016 U.S. presidenti­al election season.

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