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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.

Stop, Stop, Stop All the Dancing, Give Me Time to Breathe! But No, Miley Cyrus Goes Wild in Yet Another Music Video. See It Here

According to Entertainment Weekly, "In the new Mike Will Made-It music clip for “23,” Miley Cyrus parades around a high school wearing ‘sexy’ Chicago Bulls jerseys and vintage Jordans while making references to Naughty By Nature and MC Hammer. She…

Fox Wins Bidding War for Warner Bros. Series That Will Use Characters Associated With Batman, Though the Caped Crusader Himself Won’t Be on the Show

"In one of the biggest drama deals this season, after a bidding war, Fox has landed ‘Gotham,’ from Warner Bros. TV and ‘The Mentalist’ creator Bruno Heller, with a series commitment. For ‘Gotham,’ Warner Bros. TV is mining one of…

On a Night of Broadcast Premieres, One Network Separates Itself From the Pack

Monday night saw new fall shows and season premieres roll out in earnest in broadcast prime time, and one network came away as the clear winner, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. The network was NBC. The…

Cable Exec: A la Carte Poses a Threat to Hollywood’s Creative Community

A leading cable executive issued a scathing assessment of the a la carte programming model. Appearing in Beverly Hills at the media event TheGrill, FX Networks CEO John Landgraf said a la carte poses a threat to the Hollywood creative…

FX Renews Drama Series

FX announced that it will bring back a freshman drama series for a second season. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable net is renewing "The Bridge." "The 13-episode renewal comes as little surprise given the show’s solid…

Actress Slams Emmys as ‘Dated’ and ‘Embarrassing’ — Here’s What’s Eating Her

An actress who has been a part of her share of awards ceremonies said she was "really disappointed" with Sunday’s Emmy Awards, E! Online reports. The main problem, according to "Grey’s Anatomy" star Ellen Pompeo, was a lack of diversity….

HBO Takes Wraps Off New Comedy Series

HBO has acquired a new comedy series. Deadline.com reports that the pay-cable channel obtained U.S. and Canadian rights to "Doll & Em." The project, consisting of six half-hour episodes, is from King Bee Productions, a new company launched by Emily…

CBS Developing Spinoff of One of Its Popular Dramas

CBS has a new drama series in the works, and it’s a spinoff of one of the network’s popular current series. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that actor Mark Harmon is working on a spinoff of "NCIS." Harmon stars…

Emmy Tributes to Fallen Stars: Bad Idea? Another Dead Actor’s Son Speaks Out

The controversy over the Emmy Awards’ decision to single out five recently departed television figures for tribute appears to be spreading, with the son of "Dallas" star Larry Hagman expressing "disappointment," reports ET Online. Hagman, who starred in "I Dream…

‘Mad Men’ Star Jon Hamm to Undergo Surgery

Jon Hamm, the star of the AMC drama series "Mad Men," will undergo surgery next week. TVGuide.com reports that the actor faces what the report describes as a "routine outpatient procedure" to remove a polyp from his throat. Hamm was…