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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.

CNN Adds Three New Correspondents

CNN has announced the addition of three new correspondents to its on-air lineup. Moving from Washington, D.C., station WJLA-TV is Pamela Brown, who joins the cable network as a correspondent in New York for the new morning program to be…

‘Bachelor’ Spinoff Won’t Be Back on ABC

A reality competition series that was spun off from ABC’s "The Bachelor" won’t be returning to the network this summer, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Executive producer Mike Fleiss tweeted the news about the spinoff “The Bachelor Pad”…

Maria Shriver Returns to NBC

Former NBC correspondent Maria Shriver returned to the network Monday, contributing a report to "Today" about the newly elected pope. The report marked a first step for Shriver to resume her role with the network, reports The New York Times….

CNN Under Fire for Coverage of Steubenville Rape Trial

CNN has drawn sharp criticism for its coverage of the rape trial in Steubenville, Ohio, with many calling it sympathetic to the two high school football players who were found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl, reports TVNewser. More than…

British Television Star Frank Thornton, Best Known for ‘Are You Being Served?,’ Dead at 92

British television star Frank Thornton, who was known for his role as the department store floorwalker Capt. Peacock on the hit sitcom "Are You Being Served?," has died, reports the U.K.’s Telegraph. Thornton, 92, reportedly died in his sleep. The…

‘Girls’ Finale Posts Big Ratings Decline — or Does It?

Sunday’s finale of the second season of HBO’s comedy series "Girls" declined significantly from last season — almost 40% — but the number might be misleading, writes Joe Flint in the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. While 632,000 people watched…

Cable Show Wins Sunday Night

A cable program was the No. 1 show on television Sunday night, continuing an impressive run for the cable channel History. The channel reported a turnout of 10.9 million total viewers for the third installment of “The Bible.” The program…

Daytime Talk Show Extends Production Following Successful Sweeps

Producer and distributor Debmar-Mercury said it will extend production through the summer on the fourth season of the daytime talk show "The Wendy Williams Show" after a successful February sweeps, according to The Hollywood Reporter. An additional two months of…

ABC Working on Live Streaming App That Could Steal Hulu’s Thunder

The Walt Disney Co. and its subsidiary ABC are still figuring out what they will do with Hulu, but in the meantime the company has a new app in the works that could make the online streaming service appear old-fashioned….

Syfy Show Gets Fifth-Season Renewal

Syfy has renewed a reality series, setting a summer 2013 premiere for the show’s fifth season. B&C reports that the cable channel will bring back the prosthetic makeup competition show "Face Off." Production is set to start next month. "Face…