Maureen Ryan

Some shows just don't transfer well. For the frothy "Starter Wife"(9 p.m. Friday, USA Network), location isn't the problem. The series is still appearing on the cheerfully escapist USA Network,...

ABC Family has greenlighted two pilots, "10 Things I Hate About You" and "Ruby and the Rockits," it was announced Wednesday. "10 Things I Hate About You" is based on...

'Ugly Betty' 7 p.m., WLS-Ch. 7 An accident leaves everyone at Mode stunned; when a detective (Mark Consuelos) starts looking for answers, Betty tries to piece together what really happened....

"Grey's Anatomy" 8 p.m., WLS-Ch. 7 A plumbing leak causes chaos at Seattle Grace; Derek hopes to move Meredith's roommates out of her house. "Nova" 8 p.m., WTTW-Ch. 11 A...

8:31 p.m., WMAQ-Ch. 5 If you didn't get enough of Tuesday's presidential debate, there's more to come as "SNL" unveils the first of three live, topical specials geared to current...

'Eleventh Hour' best of the bunch Midway through "Eleventh Hour" (9 p.m. Thursday, WBBM-Ch. 2), one character cautions another about the risks of human cloning. "We're only talking viability here,"...

Sometimes all you want from TV is for it to bring a smile to your face. If that's what you're after, you should watch the delightful "Chuck" (7 p.m. Monday,...

7 p.m., WBBM-Ch. 2 Ted (Josh Radnor, above) is stunned to learn that Stella expects him to move to New Jersey after they wed.

For five fabulous seasons, fashion mentor Tim Gunn has exhorted the designers to "make it work!"--and "Project Runway" itself has done that, for the most part. As the show gets...

When it came down to the pit bull with lipstick versus the infield with hands of stone, what did people in Chicago watch Thursday night: the vice presidential debate or...