Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

TV shows you’ll want to watch this week

- Email Chuck Barney at cbarney@ bayareanew­sgroup.com.

“The Voice” — Slowly but surely, the fall TV season is looking more familiar as the popular singing competitio­n returns for its 19th go-around. Also returning for her fifth season is Gwen Stefani, who joins Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and her sweetheart, Blake Shelton, on the coaches panel. (Stefani replaces Nick Jonas.) Following COVID-19 protocol, the show will, as usual, be filmed at its Universal Studios soundstage but without a live audience. Even those rotating chairs have been spaced farther apart to observe social distancing. The action kicks off with the blind auditions. (8 p.m. Monday, NBC)

Other bets

Sunday: “Saturday Night Live” alum Leslie Jones is our host for “Supermarke­t Sweep.” A fast-paced revival of the classic game show, it has teams using their grocery-shopping skills and knowledge of merchandis­e to capture cash prizes. (8 p.m., ABC)

Tuesday: “Whose Vote Counts” is the latest timely installmen­t of the “Frontline” documentar­y series. With the national controvers­y over voting by mail making headlines, writer and historian Jelani Cobb investigat­es allegation­s of voter fraud and disenfranc­hisement in the leadup to the 2020 election. (9 p.m., PBS)

Wednesday: Season 3 of “My Next Guest Needs No Introducti­on With David Letterman” has its hirsute host conducting more in-depth interviews with big-name celebritie­s. Letterman’s guests include Robert Downey Jr., Dave Chappelle, Kim Kardashian West and Lizzo. (Netflix)

Thursday: The “Supernatur­al” farewell tour continues with an episode in which Sam and Dean are asked to investigat­e the murder of a childhood friend. It has them returning to a motel from their past and pondering a case they thought was solved a long time ago. (8 p.m., The CW)

Friday: “American Masters” turns its attention to Michael Tilson Thomas, the Grammy-winning conductor, pianist and composer. The documentar­y follows the free-spirited Tilson Thomas from his childhood in California to the world stage and his leadership roles with the San Francisco Symphony and New World Symphony. (9 p.m., PBS)

Saturday: Halloween is still a week away so that must mean it’s time for the feelgood Christmas movies to begin. In “Jingle Bell Bride,” a wedding planner (Julia Gonzalo) ends up in a remote Alaskan town and falls in love with its holiday pageantry, as well as the local guy (Ronnie Rowe) helping her find a rare flower. (8 p.m., Hallmark Channel)

 ?? Trae Patton/NBC ?? Kelly Clarkson, left, and Gwen Stefani are judges on the fifth season of “The Voice.”
Trae Patton/NBC Kelly Clarkson, left, and Gwen Stefani are judges on the fifth season of “The Voice.”

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