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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.
[Updated at 9:50 a.m. PT to include reaction of Us Weekly.] Barbara Walters, the co-creator and co-host of "The View," has denied the rumor, first reported by Us Weekly on March 8, 2013, that Elisabeth Hasselbeck is leaving the show, reports Fox News….
Valerie Harper, a TV legend for her performances as Rhoda Morgenstern on two seminal sitcoms — “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “Rhoda” — is doing her best to stay positive after being diagnosed with brain cancer. Doctors have given…
A new ABC drama series struggled in its second week on the air and helped pull down the network’s prime-time numbers, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Red Widow” fell to a 1.2 average rating in the key 18-49…
CBS rolled out its slate of season finale dates for current series, with “The Good Wife” continuing its tradition of wrapping early, Deadline.com reports. “Criminal Minds” will put the finishing touches on the network’s 2012-13 season on Wednesday, May 22….
ABC Family mapped out launch plans for a summer lineup containing a batch of new series. Deadline.com reports that the cable channel will roll out four new shows: “Dancing Fools,” a reality competition; “The Fosters,” a family-oriented drama series; “Twisted,”…
The host of a television program focusing on guns and hunting was shot to death late last week. The Associated Press reports that Gregory G. Rodriguez, the host of the Sportsman Channel program "A Rifleman’s Journal," died Thursday after being…
An ABC comedy project whose pilot is being directed by Larry Charles has parted ways with an actress, apparently over changes that have been made to her character since she was hired for the show. Deadline.com reports that Mercedes Masohn,…
While programming across the broadcast dial is generally losing viewers, a veteran ABC series is experiencing a resurgence. The New York Times reports that the venerable reality series “The Bachelor” is bucking the downtrend. The show, which has been on-air…
The HBO vampire drama "True Blood" has had a behind-the-scenes shakeup. TheWrap.com reports that the series replaced showrunner Mark Hudis after a relatively short time on the job. Hudis was tapped in May to replace series creator Alan Ball for…
An award-winning syndicated daytime talk show received a renewal from the NBC Owned Television Stations, bringing its clearance to 96% through the 2016-17 season. Announcing the renewal today for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” were Ken Werner, president of Warner Bros….