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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.

Brian Williams’ Suspension Shoots Down ‘Nightly News’ Ratings

With the suspension of Brian Williams from NBC “Nightly News,” viewers have been abandoning the show in droves. “’NBC Nightly News’ took a double digit tumble in its first broadcast with Brian Williams name officially stripped from the broadcast, a.k.a…

Time to Gather the Ol’ Gang Together: The Brat Pack is Coming Back to Theaters for Two Nights Only Next Month, as John Hughes’ ‘The Breakfast Club’ Comes Back to the Big Screen for Its 30th Anniversary. Welcome Back Emilio, Anthony, Judd, Molly and Ally.

“A restored version of John Hughes’ ‘The Breakfast Club’ will be shown in 430 U.S. theaters for two nights on March 26 and 31 at 7:30 p.m. local time,” Variety reports. The article adds, “The screenings will include a bonus…

Will Jon Stewart Land at CNN? Jeff Zucker Hopes So

CNN boss Jeff Zucker says he is interested in bringing outgoing “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart to the cable news channel, Variety reports. But Zucker is realistic to know that it’s very much a longshot. Variety reports that Zucker, the…

Moonves Shoots Down CBS Merger Speculation: ‘We don’t need any partners’; Network Revenues Are Up. And Super Bowl Spots Next Year To Cost North of $5 Million Per :30

CBS CEO Leslie Moonves shot down rumors Thursday that a merger may be in the works for the network, the New York Post reports. The latest speculation, the report notes, is about a reunion with Viacom, CBS’s former corporate sibling….

Drama From ‘Walking Dead’ Creator Lands Series Order

A new comic-to-TV adaptation from “The Walking Dead’s” Robert Kirkman has received a series order. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Cinemax picked up Kirkman’s “Outcast.” The HBO sibling ordered 10 episodes, with a premiere date still to be…

New Broadcast Comedy Network LAFF, Set to Launch April 15, Acquires More Than 800 Episodes of Five Sitcoms. Can You Guess Which Ones? (Hint: In the late 1990s this sitcom was hot about Cleveland)

From Katz Broadcasting about its upcoming new digital all-comedy broadcast network, LAFF: LAFF has landed “the broadcast television rights to more than 800 episodes” of five sitcoms. The announcement continues: In the three individual, multi-year licensing agreements, LAFF licenses–      All…

NCTA, the Cable Trade Organization Led by Michael Powell, a Former FCC Commissioner, Says It’s Likely It Will Sue the FCC Over Changing the Regulation of Internet Service Providers

“National Cable & Telecommunications Association President Michael Powell says he expects the association to take the FCC to court if the agency proceeds with Title II classification of Internet service providers,” reports Multichannel News. The story continues, saying that Powell…

Orange Is the New Black’ Regular Joins CBS Drama Pilot as Transgender Attorney

One of the stars of the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black” has been cast in a new CBS legal drama. Variety reports that Laverne Cox will play a trangender attorney in the “Doubt” pilot. Cox received an Emmy…

Shakeup at CBS TV Distribution: Hilary Estey McLoughlin Is Out

In a shuffle among high-ranking executives, Hilary Estey McLoughlin is leaving CBS Television Distribution after serving as president of creative affairs since last fall, B&C reports. “Angelica McDaniel, senior VP of daytime for CBS Entertainment, will take over development duties…

Writers Guild’s Pursuit of ‘Deadbeat Producers’ Yields a Whopping $85 Million

The Writers Guild of America, West, has been going after producers for unpaid residuals and other compensation, and Deadline.com  reports that the effort has paid off to the tune of more than $85 million in the past two years. “The…