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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.
The AMC drama "Mad Men" drew record ratings for its sixth-season finale Sunday. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that the telecast drew about 2.7 million total viewers and a 2.1 average household rating. While the viewer number was…
ABC’s front-running morning show “Good Morning America” appears to be serious about maintaining its lead over NBC rival “Today.” Deadline.com reports that the ABC show, which recently broke NBC’s stranglehold on the morning ratings, is adding David Friedman, a veteran…
The new drama series from Marc Cherry and Eva Longoria got a warm reception for its premiere Sunday night on Lifetime. The cable channel announced that “Devious Maids” averaged 2.0 million total viewers for the premiere. Based on Nielsen Research…
The damage continues to mount for celebrity chef Paula Deen, who is embroiled in a scandal over her use of the N-word. USA Today reports that the latest company to sever ties with Deen is Smithfield Foods, which has had…
Viewer numbers were soft for two new summer broadcast series and a season premiere Sunday night, with a new show from NBC faring especially poorly. The Peacock’s two-hour opener for the cop drama “Crossing Lines” generated only a 0.7 average…
A reunion of players from “The Carol Burnett Show” will take place this week on a comedy series. Wednesday’s episode of “Hot in Cleveland” will reunite Carol Burnett and Tim Conway. The episode, titled “Canoga Falls,” is set to air…
A legendary performer considered one of the best pure rhythm and blues singers of all time has died. The New York Daily News reports that Bobby "Blue" Bland died Sunday in Memphis at 83. His son Rodd said he died…
Actor Jim Carrey is putting the word out that he doesn’t support his new movie, "Kick-Ass 2." TMZ.com reports that the actor took toTwitter to discuss his sentiments in response to December’s massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. "I did…
NBC has released its fall schedule, with the plan being to stagger premieres starting with the late-September premiere week and ending several weeks later, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. James Spader’s "The Blacklist" and the singing competition "The Voice" will kick…
One of the stars of the late 1990s/2000s Fox comedy hit “That ‘70s Show” was arrested over the weekend. TMZ.com reports that Lisa Robin Kelly, who played Laurie Forman on the series, was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of drinking…