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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.

New CW Project Tackles Sensitive Subject Matter

A new drama project in development for broadcast TV is bound to be closely scrutinized and likely to stir controversy. Deadline.com reports that the project, "ZE," in development at the CW, focuses on a transgender teenager. Brooklyn-based writer-playwright Kyle Jarrow…

Will People Watch a TV Show About People Watching TV? Bravo Is Betting They Will

Reality television appears to have finally come full circle. A TV show about people watching TV has received an order from Bravo Media and will debut next month, B&C reports. The new half-hour unscripted series, “The People’s Couch,” will premiere…

Report: This Cable Network’s Ratings Have Slid Since It Licensed a Number of Its Shows to Netflix

“If there was anybody out there who still didn’t believe that SVOD hurt kids ratings, this should put a final end to that debate,” writes Sanford Bernstein analyst Todd Juenger. Juenger is quoted in an article in Variety by Todd…

Following in the Footsteps of Esquire, a Well-Known ‘Laddie’ Magazine That Targets Young Men Plans to Launch Its Own Cable Network. Music Label Too

One of the best-known of the "laddie" magazines targeted to young men plans to start its own cable network, reports The Wall Street Journal. [NOTE: The WSJ is behind a firewall and may charge you to read this article.] Says…

Major Fox Series Premieres to an All-Time Low Rating; NBC’s ‘Quiz’ Continues to Lose Ground

A major Fox series premiered Wednesday night to the show’s lowest rating of all time, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. The show is "The X Factor," which delivered a series-low 2.1 average in 18-49 for its…

‘Under the Dome’ Season 1 — A U.S. and International Ratings Success; The Most-Watched Series in the U.S. this Summer Also Scores Impressive Ratings Around the World

CBS’s summer launch of UNDER THE DOME has been a U.S. and international ratings success, ranking as the most-watched series of the summer here and delivering impressive ratings in territories around the world. The first season finale of UNDER THE…

CBS Renews a Reality Staple

In news that will come as no surprise to industry watchers, CBS has renewed a reality show that has been a staple of the unscripted television landscape for well over a decade. Deadline.com reports that the network will bring back…

Julie Chen Reveals She Had Surgery to Correct ‘Asian Eyes’

Julie Chen, the host of CBS’s "Big Brother" and moderator and co-host of the network’s daytime show "The Talk," revealed that early in her career she had surgery on her eyes after running into obstacles because of what was described…

Summer Hit Doing Big Business Internationally

The most-watched series of this summer in the United States is also racking up big numbers in the international marketplace. CBS’s "Under the Dome" is set to air its season-one finale Monday, Sept. 16, and has been picked up by…

U.S.-Born Jihadi Rapper Reportedly Killed

A militant jihadist born in Alabama to a Southern Baptist mother and a Syrian Sunni Muslim immigrant father has reportedly been killed by fellow militants. Time magazine reports that Omar Hammami, known as Al-Ameriki and “the rapping jihadi,” was killed…