Maureen Ryan

A radical do-over can be a daunting challenge but, when it's done right, hitting the reset button can prove to be an exciting step forward. And the verdict is in...

'Gossip Girl' 7 p.m., WGN-Ch. 9 Blair (Leighton Meester) decides to sabotage her mother Eleanor's (guest star Margaret Colin) fashion show when she learns that she has given Serena (Blake...

8 p.m., HBO The war on terror gets a very personal face in this documentary from Alex Gibney ("Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson"). It's the...

Maureen Ryan's Best Bet 'Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger' 8 p.m., HBO He may be the brains behind a popular family sitcom, but this new special from Chris Rock is...

Betty Suarez is certainly embracing her new surroundings. Over the summer, production of "Ugly Betty" (7 p.m. Thursday, WLS-Ch. 7) moved from a back lot in Los Angeles to a...

There are reasons for the existence of "Knight Rider" (7 p.m. Wednesday, WMAQ-Ch. 5). OK, none of the reasons I can think of make much sense. But something other than...

Maureen Ryan's Best Bet "Criminal Minds" 8 p.m., WBBM-Ch. 2 If I even hinted at the aftermath of the bombing featured in this procedural's season finale last spring, I'd give...

It's not much of a fall season, is it? "The Mentalist" (8 p.m. Tuesday, WBBM-Ch. 2) is one of the better new offerings; its modest competence certainly makes it stand...

Maureen Ryan's Best Bet 'Primeval' 8 p.m., BBC America As if the dinosaur hunters didn't have enough to worry about -- what with trying to track down ancient beasties that...

'House" seems a little off as it returns for its fifth season (7 p.m. Tuesday, WFLD-Ch. 32). My diagnosis: a chemistry imbalance. The first episode dwells a little too much...