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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.

Fox Orders Steve Carell’s Unscripted Comedy Series

Fox has ordered eight episodes of an unscripted comedy series from Steve Carell, which will feature celebrities performing sketch comedies on a slanted set, reports TheWrap.com. The set for the series, "Slide Show," is tilted at a 22.5-degree angle, forcing…

NBC Has Supernatural Project in the Pipeline

NBC is working on a supernatural project, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The network is working with "Eureka" creator Andrew Cosby on the show, "Strange Fiction," according to the report. The drama is about a young book editor who…

Kanye West Books Appearance on ‘Jimmy Kimmel’ to Discuss Their Rap Feud

Kanye West will appear on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" tonight, Wednesday, with the pair expected to talk about their "rap feud," reports EW.com’s Inside TV. As previously reported, West demanded an apology over Kimmel’s skit that included a child actor re-enacting…

‘Modern Family’ Opens Its Syndication Run With a Bang

Besides being a ratings hit in its first run on ABC, "Modern Family" is now a hit in syndication. B&C reports that the comedy’s off-network run opened at a 4.1 live plus same day national household rating for the week…

‘Sleepy Hollow’ Co-Creator Signs With 20th Century Fox TV

A co-creator of the freshman Fox series "Sleepy Hollow" has signed a two-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox TV. Deadline.com reports that Len Wiseman signed with 20th, the studio behind the show. The deal comes soon after Fox’s second-season…

Thanksgivukkah Is Coming, for the First Time in 125 Years. It’s Our Non-TV Story of the Day

As Mike Myers used to say on "Saturday Night Live," many of our Jewish friends are "all verklempt!" That’s because Thanksgivukkah is coming. As the Associated Press reports: "An extremely rare convergence this year of Thanksgiving and the start of…

In Rare Move CBS Makes a Pilot It Didn’t Pick Up — Featuring One of the Stars of the ‘Harry Potter’ Films — Available for Millions to Watch

Most pilots that the networks don’t pick up never see the light of day. Or, at best, they may be run once over the summer. But CBS has made one of the pilots it didn’t pick up this fall available…

NBC Dominates Monday Night Broadcast Ratings

NBC had the two highest-rated shows in broadcast prime time Monday night, rolling to a dominant win for the night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. The decisive win came even as both NBC shows were down…

What Was the Most-Watched Non-Sports Program in Cable Prime Sunday Night? The Answer May Surprise You

The most-watched program on cable in Sunday prime time, excluding sports, probably wasn’t a show that would immediately come to mind. Deadline.com reports that the honor went to the TLC show "Long Island Medium." The show delivered 2.6 million viewers…

‘Suburgatory’ Creator Finds Broadcast Home for Modern ‘My Fair Lady’ Sitcom

The creator of "Suburgatory" has landed a big four broadcast home for her first project since that show — a new comedy inspired by "My Fair Lady," The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The new project, "Selfie," from Emily Kapnek,…