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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.

Emily Goldwyn and Sasha Spielberg — Both Scions of Iconic Hollywood Families — Sell Comedy to ABC

Emily Goldwyn and Sasha Spielberg, the daughters of John Goldwyn and Steven Spielberg, have sold a comedy called "Girls Without Boys" to ABC, reports Deadline.com. From Warner Bros. TV, the project will be written by Goldwyn and Spielberg, who came…

Miley Cyrus Is on the Cover of the Rolling Stone. And, Surprise, She’s Not Wearing Any Clothes

The cover of Rolling Stone carries this line: "Good Golly Miss Miley!" And, sure enough, there’s rock ‘n’ roll’s newest bad-girl wannabe, not wearing any clothes. Here’s a picture of the cover: Here’s an outtake from the same photo shoot….

Hottest Showrunner in TV, ‘Breaking Bad’s’ Vince Gilligan, to Produce New Crime Serial, ‘Battle Creek’ for CBS. Another Hugely Successful Showrunner Is Also Connected to the Project

"Vince Gilligan, the creator and producer of one of the most-talked-about series in recent years, ‘Breaking Bad,’ is the hottest name in television," writes our good friend Bill Carter in The New York Times. Carter continues, "Now Mr. Gilligan has…

ABC Chalks Up the Biggest Broadcast Drama Premiere in Four Years — And the Worst in Network History

ABC kicked its fall rollout into high gear Tuesday night with the premieres of four new programs, including the eagerly anticipated "Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." Based on preliminary numbers for the key 18-49 demo, results were mixed, to say the…

TLC Expands a Micro-Niche, Slates Two New Programs About People Fleeing Churches

TLC is poised to mine ratings gold from what would have to be considered a micro-niche: programs about people leaving churches. Deadline.com reports that the cable channel has two new shows on tap in the genre: "Breaking the Faith" and…

Fox News Takes Wraps Off New Show

Fox News Channel continues to tweak its lineup, unveiling details today on a new program, Deadline.com reports. The show is the daytime hour "The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson." The program is set to launch Monday at 2 p.m. ET,…

New Law Clamps Down on Paparazzi Targeting Kids of Celebrities

A measure signed into law this week should make it more difficult for paparazzi trying to take pictures of the children of public figures and celebrities in California, the Los Angeles Times reports. "Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed the…

Video: Tina Fey’s ‘Wardrobe Malfunction’

A promotional video for this weekend’s season 39 premiere of NBC’s "Saturday Night Live," featuring guest host Tina Fey along with "SNL" regular Kenan Thompson, includes a promise by Fey that "’SNL’ will be over in time for you to…

Lifetime Cancels Long-Running Series

A long-running Lifetime drama series has come to the end of its run. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that the cable channel has canceled "Army Wives" after seven seasons. Fans will get some closure as the network plans…

Cable News Host Apologizes for ‘Embarrassing Racial Stereotypes’

One of the hosts of a cable news show came under fire over an incident that took place on the show late last week. The U.K. publication The Daily Mail reports that Joe Kernen, a co-host of CNBC’s "Squawk Box,"…