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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.

Cable Channel’s First Sitcom Renewed

A comedy series that has been a hit on cable will be back for another season. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the cable channel TV Land ordered a fifth season of "Hot in Cleveland," the channel’s first sitcom. Stars Valerie…

Judge Bars Lifetime From Airing TV Movie

A judge has barred Lifetime from airing a television movie that was slated to air Saturday, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. The movie, "Romeo Killer: The Christopher Porco Story," is based on the true story of Peter Porco,…

How Much DVR Content Never Gets Viewed? Study Delves Into the Mysteries of DVR Backlogs

A new study examines how much of the material recorded on DVRs goes unwatched, and it finds that the amount is substantial. According to the study from Motorola Mobility, 41% of recorded content on DVRs in the U.S. is never…

NATAS Announces the Nominees for the 34th Annual Sports Emmy Awards

Press release from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences: New York, NY — March 20, 2013: The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 34th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards. More than…

NBC Sports Group Leads Nominees for 34th Annual Sports Emmys

The nominations for the 34th annual Sports Emmys were announced by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, with the NBC Sports Group topping the list. The group, consisting of NBC, NBC Sports Network, Golf Channel nbcolympics.com, Bravo, CNBC,…

O.J. Simpson Trial Getting Fox Treatment

The O.J. Simpson trial has become a project at Fox, with the network working on a behind-the-scenes look at Simpson’s trial and acquittal in the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, reports Deadline.com. Called "The Run of His…

Bobby Brown Released From Jail After Serving Nine Hours of 55-Day Sentence

R&B singer and reality TV star Bobby Brown was released from jail after serving just nine hours of his 55-day sentence, TMZ.com reports. He was jailed on his third DUI, the story notes. “Brown checked into L.A. County Jail at…

Growth in Pay TV Lags Behind Economic Recovery

Pay television isn’t growing at the same rate as the larger economic recovery, reports the New York Post, citing a study from research firm SNL Kagan. The housing market added half a million new units in the fourth quarter, but…

Life Imitates Art: A Man Named Bart Simpson Stands Trial Before a Judge Named Mr. Burns

In an example of life imitating art — or, in this case, television — a defendant named Bart Simpson appeared in court before a judge called Mr. Burns, reports the U.K.’s Daily Mail. The real-life trial, which sounds like a…

Jimmy Fallon Likely to Get ‘Tonight Show’ (Sorry, Howard) as the Program Will Move Back to New York City

"NBC has settled on two new stars for ‘The Tonight Show’: Jimmy Fallon and New York City," writes our good friend Bill Carter in The New York Times, adding, "The network has made a commitment to Mr. Fallon, the current…