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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.

Monday Prime: NBC Back on Top as ABC Series Notches Historic Low

NBC found its way back to the top of the prime-time ratings in a big way Monday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo, even with "The Voice" slipping a bit from a week earlier. TVbytheNumbers.com reports…

Happy Ending to One of Oscar Night’s Most Fun Stories: The Pizza Delivery Guy Gets His Tip — Here’s the Video

A pizza guy who found himself at the center of one of Oscar night’s most entertaining stories belatedly got his tip — during an appearance on "Ellen." "When Edgar Martirosyan got the call to deliver pizza to Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre…

National Geographic Channel to Air Carl Sagan’s Groundbreaking Original Series ‘Cosmos: A Personal Voyage’ in Advance of the Highly Anticipated Premiere of New Voyage to the Stars ‘Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey’

Press release from National Geographic Channel, March 4, 2014: Nearly 34 years after it originally aired on television, the National Geographic Channel will rebroadcast all 13 episodes of Carl Sagan’s ground-breaking series “COSMOS: A PERSONAL VOYAGE” as a two-day event…

Reality TV Personalities Face Possible Jail Terms

Two reality personalities are looking at the possibility of up to two years in jail after reaching a plea agreement in a fraud case. Deadline.com reports that "Real Housewives of New Jersey" couple Teresa Giudice and Giuseppe “Joe” Giudice entered…

Has It Really Been Almost 34 Years Since We First Heard Carl Sagan Intone ‘Billions and Billions of Stars’ …? Well, Guess What: It’s Coming Back to TV

The show where famed astronomer Carl Sagan first made the phrase "billions and billions of (fill in the blank)" a part of popular culture is coming back to TV. Sagan was usually referring to stars — or galaxies — when…

CNN Finally Has Some Ratings News It Can Brag About

It’s been a long dry spell for CNN when it comes to good ratings news, but the cable news channel finally has something it can call a win. Deadline.com reports that the channel’s media-focused show "Reliable Sources," with ex-New York…

Turns Out the Rift Between the Writer and Director of ’12 Years a Slave’ Is for Real — Here’s What’s Behind the Friction Surrounding This Year’s Best Picture Winner

It turns out it wasn’t your imagination if you thought you sensed a little tension between "12 Years a Slave" director Steve McQueen and screenwriter John Ridley at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony. Both men picked up trophies — Ridley for best…

First Female Exec Producer of ‘NBC Nightly News’ Exits the Network

A producer who spent almost 37 years at NBC News and was the first woman to serve as executive producer of “NBC Nightly News” is leaving the company. JimRomenesko.com reports that Cheryl Gould is headed out. In a farewell note,…

‘Star Wars’ Actor, Game Show Host and Sochi Gold Medalists on Board as New ‘DWTS’ Lineup Is Unveiled

ABC has taken the wraps off the lineup of celebrity competitors for Season 18 of "Dancing with the Stars," and one of the crowd pleasers on the roster is likely to be 76-year-old actor Billy Dee Williams — known as…

Uh-Oh: Fox Shuffles Drama Series to Friday Night

Fox has made the decision to move a drama series to Friday night — never an encouraging sign for a show struggling to find an audience. The show is the new series “Rake,” starring Greg Kinnear. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie…