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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.
"Glee’s" Finn Hudson, played by Cory Monteith — who died July 13 from an overdose of heroin and alcohol — will be written out of the Fox series in the third episode of the upcoming season, and Deadline.com reports that…
With ABC wrapping up its upfront advertising sales, the broadcast negotiations are essentially over, Ad Age reports, and the five English-speaking networks brought in an estimated $8.8 billion to $9.3 billion — roughly in line with last year’s totals. "Based…
The Fox Network boss made it clear one of the judge’s spots on "American Idol" is not up in the air. Entertainment Weekly reports that Fox Entertainment Chairman Kevin Reilly said Keith Urban will be back in his seat when…
CBS’s "Big Brother" continues to see erosion in its viewer numbers, based on Wednesday’s Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the reality show lost three-tenths of a point from last week to settle for a 2.0,…
A veteran CNN correspondent is leaving after working at the cable news channel for 30 years. TVNewser.com reports that Jill Dougherty is headed out. Dougherty, who currently serves as CNN’s foreign affairs correspondent, previously worked as a White House correspondent…
"Dynasty" star Joan Collins is angry with fellow television veteran Shirley Jones, with the problem stemming from a recently published memoir by Jones that recounts her first meeting Collins in the late 1960s, TMZ.com reports. The book says Jones and…
"X Factor" producer Simon Cowell is reportedly due to become a father, after allegedly breaking up the marriage of socialite Lauren Silverman and her husband, Andrew Silverman, a millionaire casino owner, reports the U.K.’s Daily Mail. Lauren Silverman is reportedly…
"The X-Files" executive producer Frank Spotnitz has joined as showrunner for a second season of a show that recently was dropped by Cinemax, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The producers, who are working on a second season of "Transporter," are…
A new Fox show has come under fire for content that a watchdog group says is inappropriate. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that Fox’s new "Animation Domination High-Def" attracted the attention of the Parents Television Council, which is…
In the first major departures for "Parks and Recreation," two of the show’s stars are headed out. The New York Times’ ArtsBeat reports that Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe are departing the NBC comedy. Lowe, who plays the enthusiastic Chris…