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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.

A Television Institution Has Died: He Hosted the Longest-Running Quiz Program in TV History

The man who hosted the longest-running quiz show in the history of television has died. The Washington Post reports that Washington, D.C., radio and television personality Mac McGarry died Thursday at his home in Potomac. He was 87. McGarry reportedly…

Showtime Scraps Controversial Project Despite ‘Strong Pedigree’

Showtime has decided not to move forward with a project that generated controversy and criticism. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the pay-cable net is scrapping plans for “The Vatican." “The network has elected to scrap the high-profile and talent-heavy project,…

Non-TV Story of the Day: French Cafe Implements Policy Aimed at Snooty Customers — If You’re Rude, You Pay More

A French cafe is taking a proactive approach to dealing with rude customers: At Petite Syrah on the French Riviera, rude people pay more, the U.K. paper The Guardian reports. The menu outside the Cote d’Azur restaurant reveals that the…

Video: ESPN Reverses Decision on ‘Jesus’ Ad — Here’s the Commercial

ESPN changed its mind on a Christmas commercial for a children’s hospital that includes the words “God” and "Jesus,” after “relentless attacks from the political right,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. "We have again reviewed the ads submitted for the…

High-Powered Partnership Comes Together for FX’s ‘The Bastard Executioner’

An acclaimed TV creator and a film and television producer who has been a part of 43 Oscar nominations and 131 Emmy nods have come together to develop the new FX project "The Bastard Executioner." Deadline.com reports that Kurt Sutter,…

Starz Pulls Plug on Plans to Air Crime Series

Starz has pulled the plug on its plans for an upcoming crime drama. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the pay-cable network dropped out of the project “Fortitude,” with the network no longer planning to air the series after…

Julie Chen of ‘The Talk’ Says Rival Chat Show ‘The View’ Screwed Up

“The Talk” co-host Julie Chen offered some words of criticism to the show’s daytime rival "The View." The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that Chen made an appearance Wednesday on Howard Stern’s satellite radio show in which she said…

Has the Death of the Soap Opera Been Greatly Exaggerated?

While the soap opera has been widely reported to be close to death, this season’s numbers show the genre may still have some life left in it, reports TheWrap.com. “Two years ago, the prognosis for the genre wasn’t looking good….

New Drama From ‘House’ Creator David Shore Finds a Network Home

In what was described as a “competitive situation,” a drama project from “House” creator David Shore and produced by Sony TV has landed at WGN America, reports Deadline.com. The project, which is written and co-executive produced by feature writer Wayne…

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