Maureen Ryan

Jane Lynch fled her first acting opportunity. In her freshman year at Thornridge High School in south suburban Dolton, Lynch was cast in a one-act play. But one day she...

It was a strange request for an actor to make. In a recent interview, Zach Gilford, who's best known for playing diligent quarterback Matt Saracen on NBC's "Friday Night Lights,"...

To no one's surprise, Adam Lambert wasn't eliminated during Wednesday's "American Idol" broadcast. Milwaukee's Danny Gokey was cut, leaving Lambert and Kris Allen in the Fox singing competition. Lambert, who...

Here's how unfunny "Parks and Recreation" (7:30 p.m., WMAQ-Ch. 5 *) is: There were episodes of "Joey" that were more amusing. People bash "Friends" spinoff "Joey" as the worst example...

Saturday: "Torchwood" (8 p.m., BBC America). The jolting finale of this sci-fi import's first season provides the usual array of thrills, surprises and cheeky dialogue. Sunday: "The Alzheimer's Project: The...

It airs on Sundays and it concerns a detective in a foreign land, but don't look to "Wallander" (9 p.m. Eastern Sunday, PBS ***) to supply the kind of cozy...

She may have impressed the judges during her duet with Adam Lambert on Tuesday's "American Idol," but that sizzling performance of "Slow Ride" (and before that, a solo on Janis...

Knockoffs are the bane of the fashion industry, and they're certainly not unknown in the reality television genre. But in a weird turn of events, Bravo is ripping off its...

If you're a fan of the versatile character actor Jim Beaver, May is the month for you. Beaver plays a small-town sheriff in the short-run murder mystery "Harper's Island" (8...

There's usually a fair amount of angst this time of year in the TV world, as word of cancellations leaks out. Here's one bit of good news: "Party Down" (9:30...