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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.
A Fox reality franchise, airing its two-hour season finale Thursday night, helped lift the network to a win for the night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that "Hell’s Kitchen" delivered a 2.2 average rating,…
Director Steven Soderbergh is following up the success of his HBO movie "Behind the Candelabra" by joining forces with another pay-cable channel. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that Soderbergh will direct all 10 episodes of a new Cinemax…
Disney Channel has canceled a comedy series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel pulled the plug on the live-action comedy series "Shake it Up" after three seasons. The series stars Bella Thorne and Zendaya as best…
A veteran television director who spent the bulk of his career with a wildly popular syndicated show has died. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Wheel of Fortune" director Mark Corwin died Thursday in Los Angeles of cancer. He was 65….
A simulcast in 200 countries around the world is in the works for a TV program that is about to mark its 50th anniversary. The BBC announced its plans today for the special episode of "Doctor Who," The Hollywood Reporter’s…
A new NBC drama series has added an actress known for her work on "ER" as a regular cast member. Deadline.com reports that Parminder Nagra is joining "The Blacklist." Nagra will play Agent Margot Malik, an intelligent and strong FBI…
"Deadwood" writer David Milch is poised for a return to HBO with a new project, with the pay-cable network close to giving the effort a green light, Deadline.com reports. HBO executives Michael Lombardo and Richard Plepler talked about the project,…
Silda Spitzer, the wife of former CNN and Current TV host Eliot Spitzer, is saying privately that she plans to divorce her husband after his run for New York City comptroller, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. Silda Spitzer,…
Time Warner Cable said its chief executive is leaving the post. The New York Times reports that the company broke the news that Glenn Britt, who has served as CEO since 2001, will retire at the end of the year….
Syfy has ordered a drama pilot for a project based on an apocalyptic fantasy movie. Deadline.com reports that the cable channel ordered a 90-minute pilot for "Dominion," which is based on characters from the 2010 movie "Legion." The project is…