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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.

Which Network and Which Show Are No. 1 Among Wealthy Young Adults?

Wealthy young adults have a favorite broadcast network. The Los Angeles Times’ Company Town reports that the top network in the demo is the one airing "Modern Family," ABC. ABC has a 3.41 rating among people in the 18-49 demographic…

Coming Soon to the Channel That Brought You the Most-Watched Drama in Basic Cable History … Arm Wrestling? Yes!

A basic cable channel that has been chalking up a string of ratings successes — including the most-watched drama ever on basic cable — rolled out plans to delve into an area where it hasn’t been all that successful: reality…

Emmy Winner Set to Play a Nun on CBS

An actress who won an Emmy for a role on ABC is set to return to broadcast TV — on CBS this time. TheWrap.com reports that former "Ugly Betty" star America Ferrera has been cast as a crusading nun in…

‘The O.C.’ Star Opens Up About Her Breakdown

"The O.C." star Mischa Barton tells People magazine that her breakdown came after she was "under enormous pressure." As a 17-year-old, Barton said her belief system was "work hard, play hard." She was arrested for DUI in 2007 and in…

‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ Gains Three New Cast Members

After losing one cast member, Bravo’s reality show "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" has gained three new ones, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The cast additions come after longtime star Caroline Manzo revealed she’s leaving the program. The…

The Future of ‘Sherlock’: Season Three Is in the Queue, But What About Season Four?

While the third season of the British drama "Sherlock" doesn’t even have an air date, co-creator Steven Moffat tells the U.K.’s Radio Times that the show’s stars have already commissioned a fourth season. "We had to inform the BBC that…

TWC Welcomes Back Cable Network It Dumped Due to Lack of Viewers

Time Warner Cable is adding back a cable network the pay-TV operator dumped at the start of the year after complaining that the channel didn’t attract enough viewers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The cable network is Ovation. "Under the…

Fox Buys Period Project Set in Hawaii

Fox has given a put pilot commitment to a new drama project set in Hawaii, Deadline.com reports. The show takes place in 1957, two years before the islands, known then as the Territory of Hawaii, became the 50th state. Co-written…

Why Did One of Twitter’s Brightest Lights — at Least Among the TV Crowd — Bail Out?

Damon Lindelof, the former executive producer of "Lost," has left Twitter, even though he was considered one of the wittiest television people on the service, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. Lindelof declined to comment to the Times. "It’s…

One of the Best and Most Recognizable Character Actors on TV and in the Movies in the Last 40 Years Dies at Age 74

He was one of the best and most recognizable character actors of the last 40 years. Ed Lauter, 74, has died. "Lauter discovered in May that he had contracted mesothelioma, a terminal form of cancer most commonly caused by exposure…