Sid Smith

"Shelter From the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast," at 7 p.m. Friday on WBBM-Ch. 2, WMAQ-Ch. 5, WLS-Ch. 7, WPWR-Ch. 8, WGN-Ch. 9, WLFD-Ch. 32 and various cable...

"Six Feet Under," 8 p.m. Sunday, HBO: Tears, reconciliation and bittersweet hope distinguish the powerful conclusion of this remarkable series, leading to a whopper of a tour de force finish....

"Dateline NBC," 7 p.m. Friday, WMAQ-Ch. 5: The newsmagazine takes on a charged topic with a special titled "What's Missing," which examines why disappearances of minority women aren't covered extensively...

R.I.P.: Nathaniel Samuel Fisher Jr. In a TV rarity, and maybe a first, a central character on HBO's "Six Feet Under" died Sunday, a month before the series' final episode....

"Footballers Wives," 7 p.m. Friday, BBC America: The most enjoyable escapist fare of the summer may just be this British import, the soapy chronicle of the high-rolling spouses of Earls...

"Stargate SG-1," 7 p.m. Friday, Sci Fi: Big changes are afoot on this long-running series, and fans will be glad to know they're all for the good. "SG-1's" Richard Dean...

"Poker Royale: Comedians vs. Pros," 8 p.m. Friday, GSN: Comics Paul Rodriguez, Robert Wuhl, Mark Curry, Tammy Pescatelli, Carol Leifer and Sue Murphy take on pros Phil Laak, Robert Williamson...

"Sybil," 7 p.m. Friday on TVLand: Daniel Petrie's disturbing, uncomfortably compelling 1976 made-for-TV movie classic is always worth watching, a three-hour-plus feast of creepy psychology and fine acting. It tells...

- "Complete Savages," 7:30 p.m. Friday, WLS-Ch. The few of us who liked this sitcom from last fall enjoyed it for almost masochistic kicks, set, as is, in an all-male...

The grand island guessing game that is "Lost" finished its first season Wednesday with suspense, some poignancy and very few answers. The ABC hit features plane crash survivors on an...