Carolyn McGuire

''Ready or Not,'' at 6:30 p.m. Thursday on WMAQ-Ch. 5, the station`s 12th production in its ''On Stage On 5'' series, is a delightfully brisk half-hour special about teen problems....

Great Moments with National Geographic,'' at 7 p.m. Wednesday on WTTW-Ch. 11, is a two-hour special that celebrates 10 years of ''National Geographic'' broadcasts on public television. Host Hal Holbrook...

''Nova'' looks at exceptionally gifted children and child prodigies in ''Child`s Play: Prodigies and Possibilities'' at 7 p.m. Tuesday on WTTW-Ch. 11. Experts deal with questions about the environment as...

The North African contestant recently dropped out, but women from 21 other countries will compete in the second The Most Beautiful Girl in the World contest, airing at 8 p.m....

The producers of ''Frontline,'' the Public Broadcasting Service`s award-winning show, aren`t very specific when dealing with Tuesday`s program at 9 p.m. on WTTW-Ch. 11, but they are predicting an investigative...

The 27th Annual Grammy Awards'' air at 7 p.m. Tuesday on CBS-Ch. 2. John Denver hosts the three-hour special, live from Los Angeles. Do you know who has won more...

Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner seem to be succeeding in the CBS lineup with ''Scarecrow and Mrs. King,'' at 7 p.m. Mondays on Channel 2. Last year the show finished...

It took ''Benson'' producers four years to convince ABC that an episode about nuclear war was an important theme for the show. Their efforts will hit the air at 7...

CBS is so pleased with the results of ''Night Heat,'' its gritty late-night detective series that premiered Jan. 31 and airs at 10:30 p.m. Thursdays on CBS-Ch. 2, that it...

Michael Landon, who plays angel Jonathan Smith on ''Highway to Heaven'' at 7 p.m. on NBC-Ch. 5, takes a clue from his saintly TV duties and does his own kind...