Maureen Ryan

Fresh from his triumphant visit to Finland, Conan O'Brien is coming to Chicago. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" will broadcast four shows live from the Chicago Theatre starting May 9,...

Best bets: "Doctor Who," 8 p.m. Friday, Sci Fi Channel: Despite a few missteps, there's much to recommend this fast-paced edition of "Doctor Who," the first brand-new TV season of...

Top weekend picks "`High School Musical' Dance-Along," 7 p.m. Friday, Disney Channel: This plucky bubble gum musical has turned out to be a surprise phenomenon; its soundtrack album is at...

Did you miss Tuesday night's episode of "The Daily Show," in which Jon Stewart critiqued his performance as host of the Oscars? Don't worry, it's available on iTunes. "The Daily...

Best of the weekend "Battlestar Galactica," 9 p.m. Friday, Sci Fi: When he spoke to the Tribune in January, "Battlestar Galactica" executive producer Ron Moore promised that the show's two-part...

Best of the weekend "Mrs. Harris," 7 p.m. Saturday, HBO: The killing of Scarsdale Diet guru Herman Tarnower in 1980 by schoolmistress and his mistress Jean Harris was the ancestor...

"Slings and Arrows," 7 p.m. Sunday, Sundance Channel: What's more risky than a mad director taking on a production of "Hamlet" starring a callow Hollywood hunk with no theater experience?...

David Radford found an original way to get out of his last semester of high school. Radford, 17, a senior at Crystal Lake Central High School, found out on Wednesday's...

Opening Ceremony of the "Winter Olympics," 7 p.m. Friday, WMAQ-Ch. 5: The lighting of the cauldron, a celebration by the games' hosting country, Italy, and a lavish spectacle and brouhaha...

Barack star Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) won for best spoken word album for "Dreams From My Father." "While it is rare for a politician to speak for hours on end...