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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.

Mariah Carey on How ‘American Idol’ Got It Wrong

Mariah Carey dished about her time on "American Idol" during an appearance on a radio program, saying she was given the wrong job on the Fox singing competition, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Idol Worship. The pop diva also said…

NBC’s Bob Costas Faces Slow Recovery From Eye Infection

NBC Olympics broadcaster Bob Costas is facing a slow recovery from an eye infection that has kept him off the air for two nights in a row, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. “It’s a slow process," Mark Lazarus,…

Emmy-Winning Writer-Producer Dead at 80

A veteran television writer and producer who was a three-time Primetime Emmy nominee and won an Emmy in 1981 has died. Variety reports that Eric Bercovici, who shared the Emmy for outstanding limited series for the 1980 NBC miniseries “Shogun”…

Network Asking $500,000 for Ad Time in Sitcom’s Final Episode

A sitcom that is winding down after a long and highly successful run wants advertisers to shell out $500,000 for 30 seconds of ad time in the finale. Writing in Variety, Brian Steinberg reports that’s the price being asked for…

Netflix Rescues Animated Series, Will Run Sixth and Final Season

Netflix is stepping in to televise a final season of an animated series that was previously canceled. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that the streaming service will air a sixth and final season of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,”…

Fox Orders Series Starring ‘Saturday Night Live’ Alum

Fox has ordered a comedy series created by and starring a former “Saturday Night Live” cast member. Deadline.com reports that the show is “Last Man on Earth,” from ‘SNL’ alum Will Forte. The show is executive produced by Forte and…

Fox Business Network Developing Alternative Series

Fox Business Network has announced plans for an alternative program for prime time. TVNewser reports that FBN is developing an original half-hour documentary show called “Strange Inheritance,” which will air in prime time later this year. The show is about…

One of Baseball’s Biggest Stars Announces He’s Retiring

A veteran Major League Baseball player who is one of the top stars in the sport is calling it quits. The New York Times reports that Derek Jeter, the “redoubtable” shortstop for the Yankees, called the team’s majority owner, Hal…

Comcast, the Nation’s No. 1 MSO, Will Buy Time Warner Cable, the No. 2 MSO in the Country, in an All-Stock Deal Valued at $45.2 Billion, Report Says

Comcast, the nation’s No. 1 ranked MSO, with about 22 million basic TV subscribers, is buying Time Warner Cable, the nation’s No. 2 ranked MSO, with about 11 million basic TV subscribers, according to a number of media reports. The…

Actress Who Has Scored Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe Nominations Gets Cop Role in New ABC Series

An actress who has been nominated for an Oscar, an Emmy and a Golden Globe has been signed to star in an upcoming series on ABC. "Juliette Lewis will star opposite fellow big screen thesp Ryan Phillippe in the ABC…