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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.

Did ‘SNL’ Get a Bump From Tina Fey’s Guest-Hosting Spot?

With Tina Fey returning to "Saturday Night Live" for the NBC late-night staple’s season opener, the sketch show’s ratings held steady to its most recent finale, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The Fey-hosted season 39 premiere, with Arcade Fire…

Century 21 Puts Walter White’s House on Craigslist — Real Estate Brand Capitalizes on ‘Breaking Bad’ Finale With Digital Campaign

By Rupal ParekhAdvertising Age After five gripping seasons, "Breaking Bad," the award-winning drama from Vince Gilligan, is coming to a close. At a time when TV events capable of attracting millions of viewers in real-time are few and far between,…

How the Looming Government Shutdown Would Affect the Media Industry

With a potential federal government shutdown looming, anyone in the media industry who has business with the Federal Communications Commission could be affected, writes David Lieberman at Deadline.com. "Most of the agency’s operations will be put on hold Tuesday unless…

Report: Even Liberal Hollywood Is Full of Anti-Gay Bias

Anti-gay bias is pervasive even in liberal Hollywood, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town, citing a survey of SAG-AFTRA members. About a third of those who responded to the survey said that directors, casting directors and producers may be…

Bill O’Reilly Reveals What He Wants Written on His Tombstone

Fox News host Bill O’Reilly told Norah O’Donnell on CBS’s "60 Minutes" that he knows what he wants written on his tombstone, reports TVNewser. “On my tombstone, Holy Rood Cemetery out there in Long Island: ‘He finally stopped talking,’" O’Reilly…

High-Ranking NBCU Exec Headed Out the Door

A top executive at NBCUniversal who has been with the company for more than a decade is headed out. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Executive VP Lauren Zalaznick will leave the company, with newly hired Cesar Conde, the former president…

ABC Working on New Comedy From Producers Behind ‘Bob’s Burgers’ and ‘Big C’

ABC has a new comedy in the works that traces its bloodlines to "The Big C" and "Bob’s Burgers." Deadline.com reports that the network ordered "Work With Jerks" from former "Big C" showrunner Jenny Bicks and "Bob’s Burgers" writer/producers Lizzie…

Two Returning TV Icons in Head-to-Head Ratings Showdown — Robin Williams’ ‘The Crazy Ones’ vs. ‘The Michael J. Fox Show’ — and It’s No Contest

The eagerly anticipated return of TV icons Robin Williams and Michael J. Fox to broadcast prime time turned out to be a one-sided affair Thursday night, as CBS’s "The Crazy Ones," starring Williams, dished out a beatdown in its head-to-head…

A&E Developing Original Drama Series

The A&E Network announced that it is developing a new original scripted drama series. The show, a co-production of A+E Studios and FremantleMedia North America, is "The Returned." The project is based on the popular French suspense series adapted by…

Miley Cyrus Names the ‘Best Drug on Earth’ — and Admits She Uses It

With her naked body already getting plenty of exposure thanks to her "Wrecking Ball" video, does Miley Cyrus have anything left to reveal? According to the New York Daily News, the answer is yes — and her new Rolling Stone…