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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.

Two Actresses Join FX’s ‘American Horror Story’

Two well-known actresses have been cast in FX’s “American Horror Story,” with Tony Award winner and Emmy nominee Patti LuPone and Oscar nominee Angela Bassett joining the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The pair will join the…

Warner Bros. TV Group President Leaving the Company

The president of Warner Bros. Television Group will leave the company after more than two decades at the studio, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Bruce Rosenblum didn’t survive a "two-year bake-off that pitted him against [studio chief Kevin] Tsujihara (and,…

Fox Reveals Fall Schedule; ‘Bones’ Moves to Fridays in Late Fall, New J.J. Abrams Series Set

"Fox is going back to the future in a pair of new fall dramas as it seeks to rebuild after a 20% ratings decline this season. A big slump at American Idol has knocked the network out of first place among…

Barbara Walters Announces When She Will Retire

Legendary TV personality Barbara Walters, 83, has announced when she will retire. Here’s the official announcement from ABC News: Barbara Walters Announces 2014 Retirement The legendary newscaster will leave TV journalism next summer For decades, Barbara Walters has inspired millions with…

NBC Announces Fall Schedule: Thursday, Once the Network’s Most Powerful Night, Undergoes Major Changes

Our good friend — and former TVWeeker — James Hibberd of Entertainment Weekly writes, "NBC will continue to program a two-hour comedy block on Thursdays despite its struggles on the evening. Parks and Recreation will shift to Community‘s 8 p.m….

NBC Cancels ‘Smash’ and ‘The New Normal,’ CBS Passes on TV Version of ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ from Shawn Ryan and Eddie Murphy

The headline from Deadline.com says it all: "SHOCKER: ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ Gets Pass At CBS, Likely To Be Shopped Elsewhere."  In other big programming news, NBC cancelled two more series, the much-hyped and very expensive "Smash,’ and "The New Normal."  Regarding…

The Latest Pickups, Renewals and Cancellations: Goodbye CBS’s ‘CSI: NY,’ ‘Vegas,’ TNT’s ‘Southland’ and Other Shows. Hello to New Chuck Lorre Sitcom and Drama with ‘Lost’s’ Josh Holloway, Among Many Others

It’s early evening on Friday, May 10, 2013, here in Hollywood, and with the broadcast networks (primarily) finalizing plans for their upfront presentations to advertisers and their agenciies next week in New York, there’s been a flurry of activity in cancelling shows,…

Another Sitcom Joins the NBC Casualty List

Another comedy series has been added to the list of cancellations at NBC. On the heels of word that the comedies “1600 Penn,” “Whitney,” “Guys With Kids” and “Up All Night” were given the ax, as we reported earlier today,…

NBC Orders Remake of Classic Drama Series, Spinoff of Current Drama

NBC continues to make programming announcements for fall 2013, with the latest being the announcement that the network will try a remake of the 1960s-1970s detective drama “Ironside,” the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports. The Peacock Network also ordered…

ABC Series Has Its Worst-Ever Premiere; CBS Show Hits All-Time Low

An ABC series got off to a bad start on its new season, scoring its worst-ever premiere in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that Thursday’s premiere of “Wipeout” mustered only a 1.2 average rating. Meanwhile,…