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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 TV crew was attacked in Los Angeles as rioting was sparked by the acquittal of George Zimmerman, who was tried for killing Florida teen Trayvon Martin, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The news crew was from KCBS-TV/KCAL-TV. During an…
The star of an ABC Family series revealed Monday that the cable network has canceled the show. Deadline.com reports that "The Lying Game" star Alexandra Chando tweeted that ABC Family is pulling the plug on the teen-focused drama after its…
Changes are in the works for the CNN programming lineup, and while the final configuration remains uncertain, TVNewser.com reports that the cable news channel may give Wolf Blitzer the 1 p.m. time slot permanently. Blitzer, who currently holds down the…
Former CNN, MSNBC, Current TV, Fox Sports Net and ESPN host Keith Olbermann is in talks with one of his former companies for a possible return to the fold. The New York Daily News cites sources saying the TV veteran…
The new deal between actress Lindsay Lohan and Oprah Winfrey’s OWN cable net is reportedly worth millions for Lohan, whose career has sputtered in recent years as her struggle with substance abuse has attracted more headlines than her acting. TMZ.com…
HBO announced that a long-running drama series will be back for another season. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the pay-cable network will bring back the vampire series "True Blood" for a seventh season. The show’s sixth season debuted June 26…
Randy Travis is improving as he deals with a serious health crisis, although the country superstar has been using a ventilator following heart problems and a stroke, reports TMZ.com. His doctors at the Texas hospital where he’s being treated said…
An Oscar-winning actress is joining USA Network’s dramedy series "Psych." Deadline.com reports that the detective show is adding Mira Sorvino in a multi-episode arc. Sorvino will join the eighth season in its seventh episode, portraying the Santa Barbara Police Department’s…
The timing of the verdict in the George Zimmerman murder trial — in which the neighborhood watch volunteer was acquitted in the death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin — was less than ideal for cable news, coming late on a…
Joe Roth, the producer behind Charlie Sheen’s comedy series "Anger Management," has settled a $50 million lawsuit that alleged he cut producer Jason Shuman out of profits from the FX show, The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. reports. Shuman alleged he…