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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.

Nickelodeon Renews Comedy Series

Nickelodeon has renewed a comedy series, while also extending its order for the show’s current season. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel added six episodes to “Instant Mom’s” freshman season and ordered a second season. The…

‘Doctor Who’ Broadcast Sets Guinness World Record

The “Doctor Who” 50th anniversary broadcast, “The Day of the Doctor,” set a Guinness World Record for the largest simulcast of a TV drama in history, reports the U.K.’s Telegraph. The episode was simulcast in 94 countries, as well as…

‘Daily Show’ Correspondent Joins Tim Robbins/Jack Black Project at HBO

A correspondent for Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” is joining an HBO comedy project. Deadline.com reports that Aasif Mandvi has been cast in the pilot for “The Brink,” a dark geopolitical comedy. The project is directed by Jay Roach and…

Cable Hall of Famer Signs Off From CNBC

Maria Bartiromo signed off from CNBC on Friday, a day when both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 set records, reports TVNewser. As previously reported, Bartiromo, who has worked at CNBC for two decades, recently agreed to…

Dan Rather, JFK, Edward R. Murrow and the Business of TV News, Part 2: Is a Dream a Lie If It Don’t Come True, or Is It Something Worse?

[In part 1 of this piece, posted last Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, we spoke about the bad blood that continues between Dan Rather and CBS News. This led into a discussion about the sometimes very contentious relationship between CBS corporate…

Reality TV Star Under Federal Investigation

A reality television personality is the target of a federal investigation. According to The Hollywood Reporter, one of the former stars of MTV’s "Jersey Shore," Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, is having his finances investigated. "The U.S. Attorney’s Office has issued…

Veteran ABC Drama and NBC Sitcom Sink to Historic Ratings Lows; NBC Falls Below CW for Prime Time

A long-running ABC drama series and an NBC comedy series both fell to all-time lows Thursday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that "Grey’s Anatomy," which is in its 10th season on ABC, fell…

Video: Howard Stern Hassles David Letterman About the Jay Leno Situation

"America’s Got Talent" judge and veteran radio personality Howard Stern reopened old wounds during an appearance on CBS’s "Late Show with David Letterman," taunting the late-night icon about his apparent thawing relationship with rival host Jay Leno. Here’s the video:

Comedy Central Orders Project Set in an Asylum

Comedy Central greenlighted a single-camera comedy about an asylum. Deadline.com reports that the cable channel is moving ahead with “Crazy House," Written and co-executive produced by Nick Turner and Lee Rubenstein, the project is about two friends who plead insanity…

News Shows See Ratings Surge as JFK Anniversary Programming Ramps Up

With today marking the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination, news channels and news programs are already reporting upticks in ratings, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. Among the beneficiaries were the Sunday morning news programs that aired last weekend….