Maureen Ryan

The name "Top Chef Masters" (9 p.m. Wednesday, Bravo ***) might be a little unwieldy, but it's accurate. It also highlights Chicago culinary superstars, such as Graham Elliot Bowles, Rick...

"Heroes" has always been well-received at San Diego Comic-Con, an annual four-day celebration of comic books and, increasingly, film and television that takes place each July. Some observers credit the...

One word--a name, actually--makes it hard to take "True Blood" (9 p.m. Eastern Sunday, HBO***) seriously. That name is pronounced "Suhkhee." Or "Soohkee." The actual moniker belongs to Sookie Stackhouse...

"American Idol" is holding open auditions June 22 in Chicago. If you think you're the next Kris Allen or Kelly Clarkson, you'll get your chance to become a contestant at...

Fox has made official the news that Entertainment Weekly broke on Monday: Katee Sackhoff, who's best known for playing Kara "Starbuck" Thrace on "Battlestar Galactica," is joining the cast of...

Oscar winner Kathy Bates is making a foray into television as the Queen of Hearts in the upcoming Sci Fi miniseries "Alice." In the re-imagining of "Alice in Wonderland," which...

At work, the smart, sharp-tongued Jackie Peyton (Edie Falco) sneaks off to the bathroom to ingest heavy-duty prescription drugs. Suffering fools gladly -- especially fools in the medical profession --...

The second episode of "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!" fared well in the Tuesday ratings, which you may or may not interpret as a sign of...

Casting can do a lot for a show. In the case of the extremely enjoyable "Burn Notice" (8 p.m. Thursday, USA *** 1/2), great casting took a good premise and...

If you thought Rod Blagojevich defending himself on "The View" and David Letterman's show a few months ago was weird, that was nothing. The sight of Patti Blagojevich, Illinois' former...