Maureen Ryan

"Saturday Night Live" opened its 34th season Saturday, and as expected, Tina Fey appeared as Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Fey was a smash, and according to a non-scientific poll on...

It's rare that watching a few episodes of television makes me want to skip with glee. But that's how I felt after watching the first three episodes of "Chuck," the...

Maureen Ryan's Best Bet 'Coco Chanel' 7 p.m., Lifetime Shirley MacLaine and Malcolm McDowell star in this three-hour film, which traces the eventful life of the iconic French designer. It...

Maureen Ryan's Best Bet 'Project Runway' 8 p.m., Bravo It's getting down to the wire, and designers are dropping like flies heading into the final three. The designers team up...

Every fall, there's at least one. A program so bad that it's not only unpleasant to watch, but it makes you fear for the future of network television. This year,...

For weeks, rumors and stories swirled about Britney Spears' return to the "MTV Video Music Awards," the event at which she so famously crashed and burned in 2007. Producers of...

Maureen Ryan's Best Bet 'Project Runway' 8 p.m., Bravo The contestants must create a look inspired by the fall collection of a fashion icon. Fashion legend and guest judge Diane...

In the world of cable dramas, where edginess reigns supreme, the ante has been raised yet again. "Sons of Anarchy" (9 p.m. Wednesday, FX), which comes from Kurt Sutter, a...

'The Shield" (9 p.m. Tuesday, FX) certainly owes a certain debt to the world of noir fiction. There's that terse, knowing dialogue, the unblinking examination of greed, desire and compromised...

News broke Aug. 20 that "Stargate Atlantis," a Sci Fi Channel outer-space adventure series, had been canceled (however, there will be an "Atlantis" DVD movie in 2009). The possibly good...