Maureen Ryan

Illinois Democratic Sen. Barack Obama will be a guest on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" on May 12, the last of four shows to be taped at the Chicago Theatre....

Bravo's popular fashion reality show "Project Runway" is returning for a third season in the summer--much sooner than expected. The two previous seasons of the fashionista favorite debuted in December,...

Best bets for the weekend "Madonna: Live," 9 p.m. Saturday, BBC America: The pseudo-debutante accent. The Farrah Fawcett-from-the-'70s hair. The ropy, muscular frame of a professional yoga teacher. And the...

Best bets "The West Wing," 7 p.m. Sunday, WMAQ-Ch. 5: Last Sunday's episode more than hinted in its final minutes that something was very wrong with Leo McGarry, the character...

This weekend's best bets "Liza With a `Z,'" 7 p.m. Saturday, Showtime: A restored version of the legendary Liza Minnelli special, a 1972 live concert filmed at New York's Lyceum...

"Prison Break" has been picked up for a second season, Fox announced Wednesday. After a nearly four-month break, the jailbreak drama returned March 20, and the show's two most recent...

Want to see one of the May "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" shows in Chicago? For tickets go to NBC.com, hit the link for O'Brien's show and follow directions from...

Simon Cowell is unveiling yet another talent show. And the "American Idol" judge and "American Inventor" executive producer is coming to Chicago April 12-13 to find contestants for it. His...

Best bets "Gideon's Daughter," 7 p.m. Saturday, BBC America: Never mind what the film is about, isn't it enough that the fabulous Bill Nighy and Miranda Richardson star in it?...

"Oh my God, they killed Chef!" Stan wasn't kidding. In Wednesday's 10th season premiere of "South Park," the lovable Chef, who was formerly played by Isaac Hayes, was killed off...