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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.
Eric Shanks is suing the creator of "Barney," alleging that she was negligent for allowing her 27-year-old son to own a gun, reports TMZ.com. Patrick Leach, the son of "Barney" creator Sheryl Leach, was arrested in January for allegedly shooting…
NBC continues to rack up nightly ratings wins, coasting to a relatively comfortable victory Tuesday night on the strength of “The Voice,” based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the singing competition notched a season high for a Tuesday episode…
News outlets on TV and on the Internet were scrambling today to sort out conflicting information about the status of the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing, with a number of false reports surfacing that indicated an arrest had been…
AMC made a number of programming announcements today, including revealing the return date for “Breaking Bad.” USA Today reports that the acclaimed drama series will debut its final season Aug. 11, with the season to consist of eight episodes. “The…
HBO has expanded the order for one of its series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the pay-cable network is extending the freshman season of “Vice” to 10 episodes, up from eight. The documentary series had a sizable bump in its…
Satellite operator DirecTV announced it is ordering its second original drama series. Deadline.com reports that the company is ordering 10 episodes of “Full Circle” from Neil LaBute. The series “is described as a modern day ‘La Ronde’ meets ‘My Dinner…
An actor known for his role in the 1977 feature that launched the “Star Wars” franchise — including one especially memorable scene — has died. Reuters reports that Richard LeParmentier, who played Admiral Motti in "Star Wars," died at 66. For those…
Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Fox’s "Family Guy," called videos connecting the animated show to the Boston Marathon bombing "abhorrent," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The videos have been characterized as a hoax. The videos have been making…
ESPN has been taking heat over its coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing. Some viewers weren’t happy about the sports channel devoting airtime to covering the attack, and took to Twitter to complain, reports the New York Post. One viewer…
A tweet sent just after the Boston Marathon bombing landed a reality television star in hot water. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that Cousin Anthony, the star of TLC’s "Cake Boss," apologized after sending out a tweet that…