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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.
Fox’s “American Idol” showed signs of life in the Wednesday ratings, based on Nielsen overnights, while another unscripted show lost ground. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that CBS’s “Survivor” equaled its all-time low in the key 18-49 demo. “Idol’s” two-hour installment delivered a…
Patricia Arquette has made her first major series commitment since she wrapped up seven seasons on “Medium” in early 2011. The veteran film and TV actress is joining HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” Deadline.com reports. Arquette joins the series in a recurring…
An actor who provided the voice of Charlie Brown in a string of animated “Peanuts” TV specials, including “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” has pleaded guilty to stalking and making criminal threats, People magazine…
In the wake of an alleged unauthorized trip to Cuba by Jay-Z and wife Beyonce, Jay-Z released a track today blasting politicians — and earning a response from the White House, USA Today reports. The track, “Open Letter,” includes the…
One of the most recognizable, um, faces of the Victoria’s Secret lingerie line is reportedly on the verge of being fired, with her alleged “difficult reputation” cited as a factor. Us Weekly reports that Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr, 30, appears…
A low-rated show has been officially pulled from the CW’s schedule. Deadline.com reports that the broadcast network had already unofficially killed the program, "Cult," when it sent the drama to Fridays. The show’s first two episodes averaged only a 0.3…
Matt Lauer, the beleaguered co-host of NBC’s "Today" show, poked fun at his eroding popularity among viewers when he emceed an event sponsored by the UJA Federation of New York’s Broadcast Cable & Film Division, reports the New York Post’s…
"CSI" has tapped a legendary rock band to perform a new song on the finale for the CBS crime drama, reports TVGuide.com. The band is Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne’s band. The episode will air May 15, and will feature the…
An Academy Award-winning actor is working on a miniseries about escape artist Harry Houdini for History, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. News of the project involving Adrien Brody comes on the heels of the network’s success with two other miniseries projects,…
NBC apparently still has room for Carson Daly on its schedule despite reports that the network is talking with "30 Rock" star Alec Baldwin about possibly taking over Daly’s time period, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. The network…