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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.
"Paula Deen, the self-proclaimed queen of Southern cooking and a sugary mainstay of the Food Network, was dropped by the network on Friday, following a bewildering day in which she failed to show up for an interview on the ‘Today’…
Game 7 of the NBA Finals, aired Thursday night on ABC, turned in a dominant performance in the ratings, pushing ABC to a huge win for the night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that…
A new show from actress Eva Longoria has been taking some heat. The U.K. paper The Daily Mail reports that the new Lifetime series “Devious Maids” has been accused of degrading Latinas by portraying them in stereotypical and demeaning roles….
Celebrity chef Paula Deen released a videotaped apology today in response to a brewing controversy over her use of the N-word. As we reported previously, her use of the word surfaced in a court deposition. Asking people to forgive her…
An actress from the Showtime drama “Homeland” has landed a new gig on a USA drama series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Zuleikha Robinson will play a major recurring role on the spy series “Covert Affairs.” “She is…
Outdoor Channel has made a key executive move, replacing its current CEO. Multichannel News reports that Tom Hornish will depart the company after a transition, and will be replaced by Jim Liberatore, who assumes the new role immediately. Liberatore, a…
[Updated at 10:27 a.m. PT on 6-21-13 to reflect the latest information on this story.] "Warner Bros. film chief Jeff Robinov will soon begin negotiating his exit from the studio," reports The Hollywood Reporter, following up on an earlier exclusive first reported by Nikki…
Matt Lauer and other on-air personalities at the NBC morning show “Today” were visibly unhappy with Paula Deen after the embattled celebrity chef abruptly canceled an interview that had been scheduled for this morning. Deen was expected to talk about…
Details about the death of "The Sopranos" star James Gandolfini are emerging. Gandolfini, who died Wednesday at 51, died of cardiac arrest, the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports, citing Dr. Claudio Modini, the head of the emergency department at…
Tonight’s episode of a prime-time NBC show will be its last, marking the end of an unspectacular year-and-a-half run. TVNewser reports that the final edition of "Rock Center with Brian Williams" will feature reports by Harry Smith, Kate Snow, Chelsea…