Maureen Ryan

It wasn't designed with this purpose in mind, but "Sit Down, Shut Up" (7:30 p.m. Sunday, WFLD-Ch. 32 **) made me miss "Arrested Development" again. The latter show died prematurely...

Sunday: "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (8 p.m., USA). The stepdaughter of a powerful city councilman (Scott Cohen) narrowly escapes death when her boyfriend is killed in what appears to...

"The Office" and "30 Rock" better watch out. There's a chance that "CSI" (8 p.m., WBBM-Ch. 2) could be the funniest show airing Thursday. Sure, the crime-scene techs often mutter...

9:30 p.m., NBC Workaholic Liz (Tina Fey) must find a way to occupy her time during a short-term suspension from work. Jack (Alec Baldwin) asks Jenna (Jane Krakowski) to use...

Scripted shows that overtly dwell on religion rarely do well. One need only look at NBC's worthy yet poorly treated and short-lived 2006 series "The Book of Daniel" for proof...

This season, "How I Met Your Mother" (8:30 p.m. Eastern, Monday, CBS) could have been called "How We Tried To Hide Two Pregnancies." Last year, after production had begun on...

Pity the poor bureaucrats. No matter how many reports they issue, no matter how many committees they form, it's unlikely that members of the public will ever have warm, fuzzy...

The merger wouldn't quite work, I suspect, but if you combined the best parts of "Southland" (9 p.m. Thursday, WMAQ-Ch. 5 ***) and "The Unusuals" (9 p.m. Wednesday, WLS-Ch. 7...

8 p.m., NBC If you ever had any fondness for this offbeat and compelling procedural, tune in for what will likely be "Life's" swan song. The low-rated show is unlikely...

8 p.m., Discovery The reality series that follows Alaskan fishermen returns with highlights from Season 4.