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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.

Big Finish in the Ratings for PBS’s ‘Downton Abbey’

Even on a night when it was up against the final night of the Olympics on NBC — not to mention Sunday night ratings powerhouse "The Walking Dead" on AMC — PBS’s "Downton Abbey" wrapped up its fourth season Sunday…

Actor From CBS Series Takes Lead in NBC Drama

One of the stars of a CBS drama series will play the lead role in a new NBC drama. Deadline.com reports that the NBC project "Constantine" cast Matt Ryan from CBS’s “Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior” in the title role for…

Judge Judy Announces Exec Producer of Her New Court Show

Judy Sheindlin — TV’s "Judge Judy" — has announced the executive producer for her upcoming syndicated court show from CBS Television Distribution. B&C reports that Maureen FitzPatrick, executive VP of programming and development for CTD, will exec produce "Hot Bench."…

Video: HBO Rolls Out Trailer for New Comedy Series

Here’s the trailer HBO just released for a new comedy series the pay-cable channel will premiere in a little more than a month. The show is "Silicon Valley," which bows April 6. Check it out:

Harold Ramis — Best Known as a Star of ‘Ghostbusters’ — Dies at 69. He Also Wrote or Co-Wrote a Number of Modern Comedy Classics, Including ‘Groundhog Day’ and ‘Animal House’

Harold Ramis, best known for starring with Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd in the 1984 megahit "Ghostbusters," died early today at age 69. "Ramis, a longtime North Shore [Chicago] resident, was surrounded by family when he died at 12:53 a.m….

NBC Bringing Back Popular Drama Series After a Few Years Off the Air

NBC is reviving one of its most popular drama series of recent years. Deadline.com reports that the network has a new installment of “Heroes” in the works, which NBC will air as an event miniseries. The original "Heroes" wrapped in…

‘Dancing with the Stars’ Regular Dropped, Replaced With Fox Personality

One of the regulars on the ABC competition series “Dancing with the Stars” is off the show, with a personality from the Fox cable world set to take her place. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the dancing competition…

Star of ‘Avatar’ Arrested

An actor who starred in the 2009 sci-fi action film "Avatar" was arrested over the weekend in New York. ABC News reports that Sam Worthington, who played the lead role of Jake Sully in the film, was arrested Sunday and…

Are You an ‘Alpha Boomer’? The Graying of the TV Audience — and What the Networks Are Doing About It

The broadcast networks are starting to respond to a demographic change, given that the median age of a broadcast TV viewer is now 54, the highest it’s ever been, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. Two decades ago, the…

It Was Likely the Most Well-Known Phone Greeting of the Past Two Decades: ‘Hel-lo! And Welcome to Moviefone!’ Is Ending

"Mr. Moviefone is hanging up," blares a sad headline from The New York Times. The story says, "For 25 years, residents of America’s biggest cities have been able to call 777-FILM to receive movie listing information and buy tickets. The…