Maureen "Mo" Ryan (born 1966) is an American film and television critic, writer and reporter.

From 1994 to 1998, Ryan edited and was chief contributor of the Chicago indie music zine, Steve Albini Thinks We Suck.

During her time there, Ryan created the Tribune's popular blog "The Watcher," which was nominated for an Espy Award.

Ryan has written for many publications including Broadcasting & Cable, Entertainment Weekly, MSNBC, NPR, Rolling Stone, Slate, among others.

[1] In 2017, in the wake of #MeToo and the Harvey Weinstein scandal, Ryan revealed that she had been sexually assaulted in 2014 by a television executive, though for legal reasons she did not name him.