Maureen Ryan

Of course I'm eagerly anticipating Jon Hamm's guest turn on Thursday's "30 Rock," which is the first of three appearances from the "Mad Men" star. But who knew that the...

If you recognized "My Way" being played as former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich walked onstage for his grilling Tuesday by David Letterman, you may have wondered if there was a...

From the time he walked through the curtain on "The Late Show with David Letterman" Tuesday, ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich was a walking punch line, drawing big laughs when he maintained...

It sure can be fun to beat up on NBC's frequently short-sighted decisions. But bringing back "Life" (8 p.m. Wednesday, WMAQ-Ch. 5 ***) for a second season, during which the...

In the middle of the last century, J. Robert Oppenheimer was one of the most famous men in America. His leadership of the Manhattan Project, which produced the atomic bomb,...

There were several "holy cow" moments in Friday's powerful and affecting "Battlestar Galactica" (9 p.m. Friday, Sci Fi) episode. Don't read on unless you have seen it. To recap: A...

Thank goodness 2009 has arrived. I spent the two weeks of the Christmas and New Year's holidays not just celebrating the season but also screening fresh episodes of "Scrubs," "Damages,"...

Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films has entered an exclusive three-year deal with HBO, the network announced Tuesday. Winfrey's company, which had worked with ABC for the last 15 years, will create...

Late-night comics have been taking aim at Gov. Rod Blagojevich all week, so it was no surprise that over the weekend "Saturday Night Live" opened with a skit about the...

You can look at NBC's decision to hand over five hours of its prime-time schedule to Jay Leno as a canny, forward-thinking decision. Or you can regard the move, which...