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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.

Long-Term Deal Keeps ‘Peanuts’ Specials on ABC to 2020

The “Peanuts” specials will call ABC home at least until 2020, as the network extended its deal with Peanuts Worldwide LLC and Lee Mendelson Film Productions for an additional five years, reports Deadline.com. The specials, including “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”…

E! Pumps Up Scripted, Looks Down Under

The E! Entertainment network is pushing to develop scripted programming, and has a new comedy in development that is an adaptation of an Australian series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel is adapting “Lowdown,” which is…

Video: Rebecca Black Releases Follow-Up to ‘Friday’ … You May Be Able to Guess the New Song’s Title

Rebecca Black, who scored a monster hit with her 2011 song "Friday" — including a video that topped 61 million hits on YouTube — has unveiled a video of the song’s direct successor. Here it is, titled, appropriately, "Saturday":

Arrest Expected After Altercation Among Guys Connected to Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan

An arrest is "imminent" in an alleged altercation at a party last week in Miami involving people connected with Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton, TMZ.com reports. Ray LeMoine, a friend of Lohan’s, was expected to be arrested in connection with…

‘Sound of Music Live’ Delivers a Big Win for NBC; ABC Mainstay Hits Historic Low

NBC rode its high-profile live production of "The Sound of Music," starring Carrie Underwood, to a huge ratings win Thursday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the production delivered a 4.6 average rating…

Move Over, Clapton: Another Rock Legend’s Axe Is Now the Most Expensive Guitar Ever Auctioned

One of the greatest legends in rock music shoved aside another legend, Eric Clapton, to claim the title as the man behind the most expensive guitar ever auctioned. "Bob Dylan’s sunburst Fender Stratocaster, first unsheathed at the 1965 Newport Folk…

New ‘Terminator’ TV Series in Development

A new television series version of the "Terminator" film franchise is in the works, four years after "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" wrapped up on Fox, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The new series is being developed in conjunction…

Teenager Arrested in Theft of Part From Paul Walker Crash

A teenager was arrested Thursday in connection with the theft of some of the wreckage from the crash that killed actor Paul Walker and his friend Roger Rodas, the Associated Press reports. A second suspect in the theft, meanwhile, was…

Incoming Time Warner Cable CEO Says He’s the Right Guy to Sell the Company

In an interview with Bloomberg, the next chief executive of Time Warner Cable said he’s the right guy to sell the company, if the price is right. “I am the perfect guy to manage the M&A component out there,” Rob…

Katie Couric Accused of ‘Fear Mongering’

Katie Couric is under fire after airing a report on “Katie” that some critics are deriding as “fear mongering,” reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. The report was about the HPV vaccine. The segment, which aired Wednesday, included Couric…