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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.

Oscar-Winning Actress Joins BBC America Series

BBC America has cast an Academy Award-winning actress as the female lead in an original series. Deadline.com reports that Mira Sorvino will play the lead in “Intruders,” an eight-episode series. The drama, based on a 2007 novel by Michael Marshall…

Winners of the 66th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic SeriesVINCE GILLIGANBreaking Bad, “Felina”(AMC) Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy SeriesBETH McCARTHY-MILLER30 Rock, “Hogcock!/Last Lunch”(NBC) Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-SeriesSTEVEN SODERBERGHBehind the Candelabra(HBO) Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports — SeriesDON ROY KINGSaturday…

Hit Song ‘Get Lucky’ Gets Lucky at the Grammys. We Have the Complete List of Winners

"It was a ‘Lucky’ night for Daft Punk," reports CNN. The story continues: "The robot-headed duo won record of the year for the hit ‘Get Lucky’ and album of the year for ‘Random Access Memories’ at the 56th Annual Grammy…

Complete List of Grammy Winners 2014, Courtesy Grammys.com

Best New Artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: "Get Lucky," Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams and Nyle Rodgers Best Rock Song: "Cut Me Some Slack," Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear Best Pop Solo…

Jay Leno — and His Wife Mavis — in ’60 Minutes’ Interview Say Leno Was Not the Bad Guy When NBC Gave Him Back the ‘Tonight’ Show After It Had Been Promised to Conan O’Brien

Jay Leno, and his wife, Mavis, told "60 Minutes" last night, Sunday, Jan 26, 2014, that Leno was not the bad guy when he returned to host the "Tonight" show after it had been promised to Conan O’Brien. Here’s a…

Sharon Stone to Star in TV Drama

Actress Sharon Stone, better known for her career in movies, including "Basic Instinct" and "Casino," has taken on what will be her first starring role in a TV series if the project goes to series. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva…

Video: Jay Leno on Leaving NBC’s ‘Tonight Show’: ‘It’s Not My Decision’

CBS News has released a short clip, seen below, of its upcoming "60 Minutes" interview with Jay Leno in which the outgoing "Tonight Show" veteran talks about his exit from the late-night show. Elsewhere in the interview, according to EW.com,…

Longtime TV Character Actor Dead at 67

A veteran character actor who became a familiar face on television and was best known for his long run on the PBS children’s show "The Electric Company" has died. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Luis Avalos, who played Doctor Doolots…

Veterans of ’30 Rock,’ ‘MADtv’ and ‘Mad Men’ Join FX’s Billy Crystal Project

A Billy Crystal comedy project in the works at FX has been busy adding cast members. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the show, "The Comedians," has just added "30 Rock’s" Matt Oberg, "MADtv’s" Stephnie Weir and "Mad Men’s"…

Thursday Ratings: Down Night for ‘Idol,’ and Fox’s New Dramedy Fares Even Worse

After a big Wednesday night for Fox, it was back to reality for the network in Thursday prime time, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that even on a down night "American Idol" still had…