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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.
An Emmy Award-winning television writer was killed by an out-of-control pickup truck in Brooklyn, N.Y., reports the New York Post. Martha Atwater, 48, had just bought cookies at the Bagel Cafe when the black Honda Ridgeline jumped the curb, pinning…
Oh, those snarky Aussies. Here’s a headline from the Australian newspaper The Herald Sun this morning: "Breast Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway’s nipples get Twitter account." Says the story, "All eyes were on what Best Supporting Actress winner Anne Hathaway was…
The early reviews of Sunday night’s telecast of the 85th Annual Academy Awards, hosted by Seth MacFarlane, are in, and the results are mixed. Robert Bianco, the TV critic at USA Today, wrote, “Oscars fans have seen a lot over…
[NOTE: IF YOU’RE HAVING TROUBLE PRINTING OUT EITHER BALLOT, ONCE THE BALLOT APPEARS ON YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN JUST HIT CONTROL P.] It’s time for the Oscars, and we’ve got your last minute printable ballot. It lists all the nominees and…
Three NBC series fell to all-time ratings lows in the key 18-49 demo Thursday night, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Community,” “Parks and Recreation” — the first of two back-to-back episodes — and “1600 Penn” all dipped to…
A cameraman working on the CBS drama series “NCIS: Los Angeles” was seriously injured on the set Thursday night, Nellie Andreeva reports on Deadline.com. “I’ve learned that a steadicam operator was pinned against something last night, suffering serious injuries,” Andreeva…
Chuck Lorre is loading up on talent for his new CBS sitcom project. Deadline.com reports that the multicamera project, “Mom,” has added French Stewart, best known for his long run on “3rd Rock from the Sun.” “The project, which Lorre…
Hollywood managed to squeeze into one more awards gala before the Oscars — the Costume Designers Guild Awards, held Tuesday at the Beverly Hilton. Let TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin take you inside the event many consider the most…
NBC’s “Today” show has hired Lisa Bloom, the daughter of high-profile attorney Gloria Allred, as a legal analyst, reports TVNewser. Bloom is a lawyer and author with a Los Angeles-based law practice, The Bloom Firm, which focuses on family, civil…
Network television, hit hard by time-shifted viewing on DVRs, is reportedly placing renewed emphasis on what it sees as a possible solution to the problem: live programming. The Hollywood Reporter calls the trend “the eventization of TV.” The publication notes:…