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Chuck Ross

Chuck Ross is the managing director of TVWeek.com. He's been involved in the TV business ever since he sold cable TV subscriptions in Santa Monica, Calif., door-to-door in the mid-to-late 1970s. He's had regular gigs reporting and/or editing about TV and advertising for Cablevision magazine,The Hollywood Reporter, the San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Media and Advertising Age. He first joined the predecessor to TVWeek, Electronic Media, in 2000.

ABC Notches a Milestone Ratings Win in Evening News

ABC’s flagship evening news broadcast just chalked up a first in its history, winning the evening news ratings battle for a full year in the key C3 metric. The New York Post reports that ABC’s “World News Tonight with David…

Nick Gordon, Boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina Brown, May Be Charged With Murder

A number of media outlets are reporting that Nick Gordon, the boyfriend of the late Bobbi Kristina Brown, faces a possible murder charge in connection with the death of the daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown. Bobbi Kristina Brown…

ABC Sets Up New Legal Drama

ABC has a new legal drama in the pipeline, and is working on it with Mark Gordon, an executive producer on the network’s new thriller “Quantico.” Deadline.com reports that the network gave a put pilot commitment to the project, “Conviction.”…

Is Lionsgate About to Merge with Starz? Well, Depends Upon Who You Read and Believe

“It’s starting to feel inevitable that Lionsgate and the Starz premium cable channels will merge operations, brought together by the command bond of investor John Malone,” reports our good friend Cynthia Littleton for Variety, where she is managing editor for…

A Fun Must-See: ‘SNL’ Parody Commercial to Cure Politicians of the Notion that They Should Run for President

Legendary John Woo to Produce Limited Episode TV Series

“John Woo is returning to his Hong Kong roots as he teams with Catalyst Global Media to executive produce a new TV drama,‘Cognition,’” reports The Hollywood Reporter. The story says “The neo-noir crime thriller covers two serial killer investigations set…

Relativity Studios’ President Steps Down

With the TV, film, sports and music production firm Relativity Media in bankruptcy and looking for a buyer, Relativity Studios President Tucker Tooley has stepped down, B&C reports. Tooley will leave the company following a 30-day transition period. “Tooley joined…

Princess Leia’s Slave Bikini Sells at Auction, Fetches a Hefty Price for Not Much Fabric

The sexy gold bikini worn by Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia in “Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi” sold at acution for $96,000, E! Online reports. Fisher wore the skimpy costume in a scene in which she…

Family of Robin Williams Settles Dispute Over His Estate

The family of the late comedian and actor Robin Williams appears to have settled a dispute over his estate that has dragged on for almost a year. Williams committed suicide in August 2014. Reuters cites court papers indicating that family…

Two CW Series Get Vote of Confidence From the Network

The CW has given a vote of confidence to two series. Variety reports that the network increased its script orders for “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and “iZombie.” CW reportedly ordered five additional scripts for each series. “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” a new one-hour comedy,…