Maureen Ryan

What was true of the "Flight of the Conchords'" second season on HBO was true of their Tuesday concert at Chicago's Arie Crown Theatre as well. Though both had their...

Could Susan Boyle, the Internet sensation and the favorite to win "Britain's Got Talent," appear on "America's Got Talent," which kicks off its fourth season June 23 on NBC? It...

Talk about unfair. Quizzed via e-mail about his Chicago-area roots, Ryan McPartlin, who plays Captain Awesome on "Chuck," mentions his favorite hot dog place (Portillo's), his favorite pizza (Lou Malnati's...

As I've written recently, I consider "Dollhouse" (8 p.m. Friday WFLD-Ch. 32) to be must-see viewing. The last few episodes of the Fox drama have been quite compelling, but the...

If you see the first 20 minutes of the documentary "Trouble the Water" (8:30 p.m. Eastern Thursday, HBO ****), you will undoubtedly watch the whole thing. If the second half...

8 p.m., WGN-Ch. 9 Is there a third Winchester brother? Maybe. A 19-year-old named Adam contacts Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam (Jared Padalecki), claiming to be John Winchester's son. Then...

Two men stand and smoke on an urban street corner. One man wears black gloves, which are traditional mourning garb in his culture. "Times like these, old ways are supposed...

It's been a pretty blah season of "American Idol" (7 p.m. Tuesday, WFLD-Ch. 32). It's not entirely terrible, but it's not compelling either. The question is not whether Matt Giraud...

Abject begging isn't pretty, but "Chuck" (7 p.m. Central Monday, WMAQ-Ch. 5) deserves it. The show is in danger of cancellation, but this delightful spy dramedy should absolutely get a...

7 p.m., WFLD-Ch. 32 In this new episode on a special night, Brennan (Emily Deschanel) suspects that the death of a colleague was not an accident.