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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.

TNT Pulls Plug on Drama Series

TNT is giving up on a drama series after a short run that failed to live up to ratings hopes. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that Frank Darabont’s “Mob City” was canceled by the channel, getting his post-“Walking…

Late-Night Shakeup? ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Scores a Coup, Snagging a Special Event That Has Been Letterman’s Territory

ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” scored a late-night coup, landing an event that has been associated with CBS’s "Late Show with David Letterman" for years. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that "Kimmel" will reveal the 50th anniversary cover of the…

Seth Meyers Names Former ‘SNL’ Cast Member as His Bandleader for ‘Late Night’

The ties between NBC’s "Saturday Night Live" and the network’s "Late Night" continue to run strong. Seth Meyers is calling up one of his former “SNL" colleagues to helm the band on the show when Meyers takes over later this…

TV Reporter Apologizes for ‘Very Amateur Mistake’ After Taking a Verbal Beating From Samuel L. Jackson

KTLA-TV reporter Sam Rubin apologized on air to actor Samuel L. Jackson after apparently mixing him up with another well-known actor, Laurence Fishburne, although Rubin hinted that he might have been in the right and that Jackson may have been…

OWN Settles on a Memoir to Turn Into the Channel’s First Scripted TV Movie

OWN has picked a memoir to turn into its first scripted television movie. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network will adapt “My Name Is Love: The Darlene Love Story." Darlene Love is a onetime backup singer who…

MTV Places Series Order for Scripted Thriller

MTV has placed an order for a new drama series. Deadline.com reports that the cable channel has now "gone 4-for-4, picking up all four of its scripted pilots to series. The latest to get a series nod is thriller drama…

Oscar Nominee and Emmy Winner Joins ABC Project

An ABC project has added an Academy Award nominee and Primetime Emmy Award winner to the cast. Deadline.com reports that the network’s untitled Anthony Anderson pilot has cast Laurence Fishburne as a recurring character. The project, formerly called “Black-ish,” is…

IFC Promotes Blake Callaway to Executive Vice President, Marketing and Digital Media

Press release from IFC, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014: IFC announced today that it has promoted its marketing head, Blake Callaway, to the newly created position of executive vice president of marketing and digital media, up from senior vice president of…

IFC Ups Key Exec, Creates New Post

IFC has announced a key promotion, with the creation of a new executive position. The cable channel promoted its head of marketing, Blake Callaway, to the newly created position of executive VP of marketing and digital media. Callaway had been…

Oscar Winner to Direct ABC Pilot

An untitled ABC drama project has an Oscar winner on board to direct the pilot. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Taylor Hackford will direct the untitled pilot from Richard LaGravenese. The drama is about two powerful socialites who…