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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.

MGM ‘Not Toxic Anymore’; How the Company Turned It Around — and Which New TV and Feature Projects Are on the Way

For much of the past decade, “Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has been troubled by financial turmoil and infuriating production stops and starts, including a debacle in which Tom Cruise helped run its United Artists label,” The New York Times reports. That scenario might…

NFL Opener Surges From Last Year, Lifting NBC to Dominant Night

Thursday night was a big night for football and NBC in the broadcast ratings, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the season kickoff pitting the Denver Broncos against the Baltimore Ravens delivered a preliminary…

Video: Really Bad Twerk Fail Lights Up Internet

This is one time when a "worst ever" video really IS the worst ever. A video of what’s being called the worst twerk fail ever has caught fire, so to speak, in online video circles and has gone viral —…

Syfy Drama Casts Lead, Key Cast Members

An actor from the NBC drama "Kings" has been cast as the lead in a new Syfy drama project. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the lead in "Dominion" goes to Chris Egan. The drama pilot is based on…

Big Finish for Two Cable Shows

The season finales of two ABC Family series delivered strong viewer numbers for the cable network Wednesday night, B&C reports. Both "Melissa & Joey" and "Baby Daddy" delivered season highs. "The third-season finale of ‘Melissa & Joey’ garnered 1.1 million…

Lamar Odom Leaves Rehab, Hires O.J. Simpson Lawyer

One day after checking into a rehab center to deal with his drug addiction, NBA player and reality TV personality Lamar Odom checked out, according to People magazine. “The pro basketball player, 32, checked into the drug and alcohol center…

Poll: America’s Four Favorite TV Shows Are All on One Network — But Which New Shows Are Most Eagerly Anticipated?

The results of a new poll show that all of the top four television shows named as U.S. viewers’ favorites are on the same network. MediaPost reports that four CBS shows top the list, which is based on a Harris…

Judge Sides With Broadcasters, Shuts Down Website That Retransmits Programming

Aereo-like services that retransmit local TV programming over the Internet without paying broadcasters could be facing some serious problems, according to TheWrap.com. On Thursday a Washington, D.C., judge issued a temporary injunction to shut down FilmOnX across most of the…

TV Show Sets a Guinness World Record: It’s the Highest Rated of Them All, Based on Critics’ Scores

A current television series now holds a Guinness World Record. The upcoming edition of the Guinness organization’s book, "Guinness World Records 2014," lists the AMC series "Breaking Bad" as the world’s new Highest-Rated TV Series, EW.com reports. “The show set…

Nikki Finke Seeks Control of Her Website

The feud between Deadline.com’s Nikki Finke’s and Variety owner — and Deadline.com owner — Jay Penske is well-known in the entertainment industry. But according to The Wall Street Journal, Finke now wants to buy back control of the Deadline.com website,…