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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.
HBO has placed an order for a new comedy series. The pay-cable network ordered a six-episode run for “Getting On,” from “Big Love” creators Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer, Deadline.com reports. “A U.S. version of the award-winning BBC Four…
Thursday night’s coverage of the first full night of the March Madness NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament by CBS Sports and Turner Sports delivered the tournament’s best numbers in 22 years, the CBS Communications Group reports. It was the most-viewed first…
Convicted Penn State child sexual abuser Jerry Sandusky has agreed to give his first televised interview since he was convicted nine months ago on 45 of 48 counts against him, B&C reports. Winning the sought-after “get” was NBC’s “Today” show….
Fox’s onetime ratings juggernaut “American Idol” continues to deliver lower numbers, based on Nielsen overnights for Thursday night. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the show was down 10% from a week ago in the key 18-49 demo, settling for a 2.8 average…
Jenny McCarthy spoke out to try to clear the air regarding rumors about lineup changes for the morning chat show “The View.” McCarthy’s name has been one of those that have come up as possible replacements for departing co-host Joy…
An actress known for her work in Nickelodeon shows is creating buzz with a series of curious, and at times raunchy, tweets. Fox News reports that a number of the posts by actress Amanda Bynes focus on the rapper Drake….
Amid Jay Leno’s jabs at NBC executives on "The Tonight Show" and reports that he will be replaced as host by Jimmy Fallon, Leno was taken out to dinner by NBC Entertainment chief Robert Greenblatt last night, reports Kim Masters…
Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone has made a move that some in the business world find puzzling, reports the New York Post. The 89-year-old Redstone on Thursday nominated TV journalist Deborah Norville to the Viacom board, a move that’s puzzling because…
Former "Nightline" anchor Ted Koppel is lashing out at NBC over its treatment of Brian Williams and his "Rock Center," criticizing the network for shuffling the program on its schedule, reports the Associated Press. Koppel, who reports on tonight’s "Rock…
A comedy project is reportedly dead at MTV after its creator and executive producer left the show. Nellie Andreeva reports on Deadline.com that the pilot “Hot Mess” will not move forward following the departure of Lauren Iungerich. Iungerich announced she…