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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.

Bad Night for NBC in Prime Time: A Previous Hit Show Sinks, and a New Drama Chalks Up an Unwelcome Milestone

A new NBC series opened with a resounding thud in the ratings Wednesday night, and a series that has been considered a hit for the network sank to an all-time low as NBC finished a distant fourth among the big…

Scary Stuff: TravelChannel.com Takes the Wraps Off Its List of the Year’s Top Halloween Attractions

Warning that it’s not for the faint of heart, TravelChannel.com has unveiled its scare-ific list of the "Travel’s Best" Halloween attractions of 2013. Here’s the list, in alphabetical order by state: • Knott’s Scary Farm (Buena Park, California)• Disney’s Haunted…

‘Heroes’ Creator Readying Another Project About Superpowers

Tim Kring, the creator of NBC’s "Heroes," is working on another drama about people with superpowers, although this time around the focus is on teens and the project is in development at the CW, reports Deadline.com. The project, called "Exp,"…

MTV Series Gets Green Light for 25th Season — The Show Has Been Rolling Along Since the 1990s

MTV announced plans today for the 25th season of a show that has been airing on the cable channel since the 1990s. The show is "The Challenge," which originated in 1998 as "Real World/Road Rules Challenge." In a press release…

NBC on a Roll in Late-Night

NBC may have its issues in prime time, as we reported separately today, but the network, in its own words, is dominating late-night. The network issued a press release today touting three-year premiere week highs for both “The Tonight Show…

Emmy-Winning Talk Show Renewed Through 2016

An Emmy Award-winning syndicated talk show was picked up for two more years by the ABC Owned Television Stations, keeping the show on the air through 2016, TVNewsCheck reports. The show is "Rachael Ray," from CBS Television Distribution. Announcing the…

FX Series Gets a Renewal — and Gets Canceled

FX Networks is renewing a series, but the good news comes with some bad — and a catch. TVLine.com reports that FX will bring back the dark comedy "Wilfred" for a fourth season — which will be the show’s last….

Scripps and Ford Partner on New Network

Scripps Networks Interactive, with the Ford Motor Company as a partner, is launching a new network. The companies describe the channel, ulive, as a new digital lifestyle video site and distribution network. The channel will offer video content from Scripps…

Comedy Developed at NBC — With Close Ties to ‘SNL’ — Gets Series Order at Fox

A comedy originally developed at NBC has landed at Fox with a series order, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The show stars comedian John Mulaney. NBC passed over the pilot even though "Saturday Night Live" creator Lorne Michaels served as executive…

When It Comes to Her Raunchy Image, Miley Cyrus’ Parents Are on the Same Page as Their Daughter

Following the controversial performance by Miley Cyrus at MTV’s Video Music Awards — and her equally controversial naked music video "Wrecking Ball" — Cyrus’ parents are appearing in the documentary "Miley: The Movement," in which they defend their daughter and…