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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.

What’s Behind NBC’s Plan to Move ‘Tonight Show’ to New York — and Why California Won’t Fight It

The head of California’s film commission said it won’t fight NBC’s decision to move "The Tonight Show" to New York in 2014, when Jimmy Fallon is slated to take over, reports the New York Post. NBC will be able to…

Former CNN Anchor Has Unkind Words for the Cable Network

A former CNN anchor, appearing before an audience at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, had a few less-than-kind words for his former network. The New York Post reports that John King, whose 6 p.m. show “John King, USA” was…

Report: NBC Approached Anderson Cooper to Replace Matt Lauer — and It Didn’t Sit Well With Lauer

NBC executives reached out to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper about replacing Matt Lauer on the embattled "Today" show before the year is out, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. But when NBC execs sought to get Lauer’s blessing, they got "pushback"…

Former Head of ABC Takes Production Deal at Fox

Fox Broadcasting has given a production deal to the former president of ABC. Deadline.com reports that the network signed a deal with Stephen McPherson after the former network boss was out of the spotlight for more than two years. The…

‘Dancing With the Stars’ Contestant Leaves the Show

Olympic figure skater Dorothy Hamill has left ABC’s "Dancing with the Stars." Yahoo TV reports that the 56-year-old voluntarily left the show in response to doctor’s orders because of a cyst on her spine. Hamill had the potential to become…

CBS News to Debut Prime-Time Documentary Series

A new prime-time documentary series is in the works for the CBS network. CBS News is helping to program some of the network’s summer prime-time schedule with the new show, "Brooklyn DA," reports TVNewser.com. The six-part series will debut Tuesday,…

Syfy Renews Drama Series

The cable channel Syfy has ordered another season of a drama series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Syfy ordered 13 episodes for a second season of “Continuum.” The Canadian time-traveling series is about a female police officer from the future…

ABC Going Ahead With Amanda Knox Sitdown

Despite an Italian court ruling that overturned her acquittal, reported earlier this week, Amanda Knox is still set for a sitdown with ABC’s Diane Sawyer on April 30, coinciding with the release of her memoir, according to The Hollywood Reporter….

Who’s Writing for TV? Few Older People, Women or Minorities

The majority of television writers are young, white and male, according to a study commissioned by the Writers Guild of America, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. From 1999 to 2012, the share of women writing for TV rose by only 5…

Report: CNN Has Bigger Plans for Its New Year’s Eve ‘Odd Couple’

CNN appears to have bigger things in mind for a pair of TV personalities whose awkward chemistry on New Year’s Eve has created memorable moments for the channel. Deadline.com reports that the cable channel taped a pilot this week with…