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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.
A season of dismal ratings for the broadcast networks continued Sunday with a feeble debut for an ABC drama series and a series low for an ABC series that had been doing reasonably well. Based on Nielsen overnights, TVbytheNumbers.com reports…
A popular CBS comedy series is under fire for a joke that aired during an episode of the show, with one group demanding an apology from the network. TMZ.com reports that the Navajo Nation was enraged by the joke on…
The Fox Network announced four series renewals today, with the theme being “girls and gore,” the Los Angeles Times reports. The network is bringing back the drama series "The Following" along with the comedies "New Girl," "The Mindy Project" and…
A TV veteran known for a CBS drama series has joined a new detective project for the network. Entertainment Weekly reports that Dennis Haysbert of “The Unit” is on board for the CBS drama pilot “Backstrom.” “From Hart Hanson (‘Bones’),…
A syndicated weekday show that currently airs in more than 160 markets, reaching more than 80% of U.S, television homes, is expanding to cable. B&C reports that “The Better Show” will begin airing on Hallmark Channel this fall. The show…
Bethenny Frankel’s new talk show, set to launch nationwide this fall after tryouts on Fox stations last summer, has named its executive producers. Deadline.com reports that “Anderson Live” EP Terence Noonan and MSNBC founding producer Meghan Schaefer Spielberg have been…
ABC pulled the plug on a drama series that has struggled to find an audience. Deadline.com reports that the network canceled the Anthony Edwards series "Zero Hour" after three low-rated episodes. The network instead will air repeats of "Shark Tank"…
NBC reportedly is planning to make an announcement that late-night fixture Jay Leno will exit "The Tonight Show" after the 2013-14 season, with Jimmy Fallon set to replace him, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The announcement is expected in May,…
Ann Romney gave her explanation Sunday for why her husband, former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, lost the election, TVNewser.com reports. The revelation came during an appearance by the couple on "Fox News Sunday." "It was not just the campaign’s…
A drama series that was canceled back in January got a reprieve when the channel reversed its decision. B&C reports that Lifetime changed its mind and will keep “Drop Dead Diva” going. As previously reported, the network canceled the program…