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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.

Veteran TV Producer Dead at 79

A veteran television executive who worked as a producer and supervising executive on the first season of "Baywatch" has died. The Hollywood Reporter says Robert Silberling died Monday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 79. Silberling died after…

Why Oprah Had to Get All Up in Lindsay Lohan’s Stuff and ‘Scared the Crap Out of Her’

Oprah Winfrey had an "intense showdown" with actress Lindsay Lohan — who’s working on a project for Winfrey’s OWN cable channel — after Lohan failed to show up for work on the project, TMZ.com reports, adding that the confrontation "scared…

Time Warner Chief Says HBO Is Open to Broadband-Only Play

The head man at Time Warner — the parent company of HBO — says the pay-cable channel is open to the idea of offering its programming as a broadband-only service. But B&C reports that Time Warner Inc. Chairman and CEO…

Did Anthony Weiner Have an Ulterior Motive for His Failed Mayoral Bid? According to One Report, He Was Angling for a TV Job All Along

New York politician Anthony Weiner, who became a punchline and lost his New York City mayoral bid amid revelations about his sexting habits, has his eye on a new gig: a lucrative television or radio role, reports the New York…

ABC Renews Drama Series

ABC has renewed a summer drama series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network will bring back "Mistresses" for a second season. The series rated as the summer’s No. 2 scripted drama in adults 18-49, trailing only CBS’s…

Anne Rice Novel in Development at CBS, With the Writer Producing

A novel by Anne Rice is in development at CBS, EW.com’s Inside TV reports. The network has ordered a drama script based on her 2009 book "Angel Time," the story reports. Rice, the writer of best-selling novels such as "Interview…

Will Bill Nye the Science Guy Dance On? Here’s What He Says

Bill Nye is reportedly in "good spirits" after suffering a partial ligament tear in his left knee in a fall during his dance routine Monday on ABC’s "Dancing with the Stars," reports People magazine. Nye, known as TV’s "Science Guy,"…

More Film Writers Switching to Television

While television was once looked down upon by screenwriters, that’s changing, with feature film writers increasingly looking for work in the TV industry, reports the Los Angeles Times, citing a survey from the Writers Guild of America, East. About 90%…

CBS Orders New Bruckheimer Show

CBS is working on another project from Jerry Bruckheimer, following the premiere Monday of "Hostages," reports Deadline.com. The new project is called "Oasis," which will be written by John Hlavin of "Underworld: Awakening," and is about people living in a…

More Outtakes of Miley Cyrus From Her Rolling Stone Photo Shoot

And, finally, the evolution of Miley: These are all the outtakes that were published. You can also find them here on the site of the Rolling Stone.