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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.

Melissa Rivers Files Lawsuit Over Her Mother’s Death

A malpractice lawsuit against Yorkville Endoscopy surgical center where Joan Rivers was undergoing some procedures before she died, has been filed. “ ‘Not only did my mother deserve better, every patient deserves better,’ Melissa Rivers said in a statement issued…

Fox Orders Pilot for Family Comedy

Fox has picked up a pilot for a family comedy from 20th Century Fox TV, Deadline.com reports. The story notes that the untitled project comes from Dana Klein and Aaron Kaplan, creator and executive producer, respectively, of “Friends With Better…

Kim Kardashian Super Bowl Commercial Rolls Out — Here It Is

A new ad starring Kim Kardashian, set to air on TV during the Super Bowl, got an advance release on YouTube. The spot for T-Mobile has Kardashian lampooning herself and her outfits, taking selfies and checking herself out in the…

American Idol’ Winner Takes Legal Action Against the Show

A singer and songwriter who became a champion on the Fox competition series “American Idol” has taken legal action to try to break his contract. ABC News reports that Phillip Phillips filed a claim against producer 19 Entertainment and other…

It May Not Match ‘Hatfields and McCoys,’ But History’s Latest Miniseries Is Pulling Strong Ratings

The latest miniseries airing on History is pulling in numbers that, if it weren’t for the unavoidable comparisons with the channel’s megahit “Hatfields & McCoys,” would look pretty good. Deadline.com reports: “About 3.3 million viewers signed on to the first night…

It May Not Match ‘Hatfields and McCoys,’ But History’s Latest Miniseries Is Pulling Strong Ratings

The latest miniseries airing on History is pulling in numbers that, if it weren’t for the unavoidable comparisons with the channel’s megahit “Hatfields & McCoys,” would look pretty good. Deadline.com reports: “About 3.3 million viewers signed on to the first night…

Former Local Texas Fox Affiliate Producer Kills Himself Outside News Corp. Building in Manhattan

“A former Fox producer from Texas with a grudge against his bosses shot himself to death outside company headquarters in Midtown Manhattan on Monday morning, police said,” reports the New York Daily News. The story continues, “A suicide note and…

Longtime Fox Ad Executive Gets Major Promotion Amid Restructuring

“Bruce Lefkowitz has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Advertising Sales for Fox Networks Group (FNG), it was announced today by Toby Byrne, President, Advertising Sales for FNG, to whom Mr. Lefkowitz will report,” the Fox Networks Group said in…

Latest Cosby Accuser to Step Forward Is Former Entertainment Executive Cindra Ladd. She is Also the Wife of Alan Ladd, Jr. He is an Oscar-winning Producer and Former President of 20th Century Fox and Former Chairman of MGM/UA.

Cindra Ladd, the wife of well-known Hollywood executive Alan Ladd, Jr., is the latest woman to say she was drugged and then raped by Bill Cosby. Ladd makes her accusations in an article she wrote in today’s Huffington Post. She…

ABC Puts Five Dramas in Development

ABC has added five dramas to its development slate, with terrorism, arms dealing and the Bible among the themes, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. “The pickups included ‘Quantico,’ from Josh Safran (‘Gossip Girl’) and Mark Gordon; arms-dealing drama ‘Runner’…