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Chuck Ross

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.

Backstreet Boy Working on Reality Show

One of the Backstreet Boys has a reality series in the works. Deadline.com reports that the show will star and be executive produced by Nick Carter, tracking him as he tries to make amends for his past and get ready…

Will ‘Freaks and Geeks’ Get a Second Act, a la ‘Arrested Development’?

With "Arrested Development" returning with new episodes on Netflix after a seven-year hiatus, the Los Angeles Times asks why a similar feat couldn’t be undertaken for another cult hit, "Freaks and Geeks." Asking "Freaks and Geeks" creator Paul Feig the…

Andy Roddick Joins New Sports Network

Retired tennis pro Andy Roddick has a new television job. Deadline.com reports that Roddick, the champion of the 2003 U.S. Open, is joining the new Fox Sports 1 network, which will debut Aug. 17. Roddick will co-host "Fox Sports Live,"…

‘GMA’ Anchor Robin Roberts Writing a Memoir; Another TV Host Also Has a Book in the Works

Robin Roberts, whose battle with a rare blood disorder was chronicled on the morning show she hosts, ABC’s "Good Morning America," has inked a deal to write about her struggle in a new memoir, reports The New York Times. The…

Angelina Jolie Turns Down All TV Interviews About Her Double Mastectomy

Angelina Jolie has turned down all TV interviews, including a request from NBC News’ Ann Curry, with whom she has a long-standing relationship, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. After Curry was ousted from "Today," Jolie let it be…

CBS, Looking to Replace a Retiring Hit, Orders ‘Bad Teacher’ to Series — the Network’s Sixth New Sitcom for Fall 2013

[Updated at 3:03 p.m. PT on May 22, 2013 to say it’s CBS’ sixth new sitcom it’s ordered, not its fifth. A spokesperson for CBS called us with this correct informaton, saying that THR was wrong when it said it…

Historically Bad Ratings for Reality Show’s Finale

A major broadcast reality series chalked up the worst ratings in its history for a season finale Tuesday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that ABC’s two-hour “Dancing with the Stars” finale generated a…

NBC Brings Aboard Former MTV Exec

NBC is bringing aboard a former MTV programming boss to help out with development. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that David Janollari is joining NBC, less than a year after he exited as MTV’s head of programming. Janollari has…

He’s Back: Billy Crystal to Star in TV Comedy

Billy Crystal has a new sitcom that marks his return to television. The New York Times reports that the comedy veteran will star in “The Comedians,” a pilot in the works at FX. Crystal will play “a once-great comic who…

Girls Gone Wild Mogul, After Being Found Guilty of False Imprisonment, Goes on Profanity-Laced Tirade

Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis, one day after he was found guilty of the false imprisonment of three women in his home in Bel-Air, gave a profanity-laced interview to The Hollywood Reporter in which he railed against the jurors…