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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 PBS period drama “Downton Abbey” is bringing aboard a high-profile actor for season four. TheWrap.com reports that Emmy winner Paul Giamatti has joined the cast. Giamatti will appear as the playboy brother of Lady Grantham, played by Elizabeth McGovern….
Fans of television chef Paula Deen are sounding off about the recent controversy surrounding the television chef. The New York Times reports that some fans jumped to her defense after Food Network dropped her for using racial slurs and considering…
FX’s "Anger Management’ has posted a casting notice for a new actress, following the ouster of co-star Selma Blair in a clash with star Charlie Sheen, reports New York Magazine. Blair left the show after angering Sheen by reportedly complaining about…
The HBO fantasy series "Game of Thrones" has set another record, with the drama’s third season ranking as the most-pirated show of spring 2013, EW.com’s Inside TV reports, citing TorrentFreak. The show drew 5.2 million illegal downloads this spring, easily…
The AMC drama "Hell on Wheels" started its hiatus early after having production disrupted by a natural disaster. Deadline.com reports that producers made the decision after the show’s sets were flooded by rising water in the Calgary area. As previously…
A spinoff of the spy drama “Hunted” starring that show’s female lead is in the works at Cinemax. Deadline.com reports that HBO/Cinemax and Frank Spotnitz of "The X Files" are developing "Sam Hunter." The spinoff will star Australian beauty Melissa…
Daredevil Nik Wallenda walked across the Grand Canyon on live television Sunday, successfully traversing 1,400 feet across the canyon while also suspended 1,500 feet above its floor, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The event, “Skywire Live,” was a score…
Amazon was apparently shamed into pulling a hastily posted ad for a “Sopranos” DVD set, which appeared on Facebook in the hours after news broke of the death Wednesday of “Sopranos” star James Gandolfini. The company quickly removed the entry…
"Funeral services for actor James Gandolfini will be this Thursday, June 27th, at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York City," CBS News and the Associated Press report. The story continues, "An HBO spokeswoman speaking on behalf…
"Gary David Goldberg, the genial two-time Emmy Award winner who mined his rich personal life to create such amusing and affecting entertainment as the Michael J. Fox sitcom ‘Family Ties,’ has died," reports The Hollywood Reporter. The story continues, "Goldberg,…