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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.

Report: ‘In Living Color’ Reboot Is Dead

Fox’s remake of "In Living Color" is dead, with Fox executives deciding they didn’t like the hour of footage that was taped last spring, reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. As we reported previously, the remake had…

Starz Buys Football Drama Inspired by Real-Life NFL Players

Starz has given a script commitment to a football drama inspired by the lives of former NFL players Keyshawn Johnson and Brian Kelly, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. "Off Season" is about the youngest head coach in professional…

CNBC Continues to Tweak Its Brand, Greenlights Two New Series

Two new series have been given a go-ahead by CNBC as part of its rebranding of prime time, reports Deadline.com. As previously reported, CNBC announced in December that it was adding reality shows to its prime-time schedule for the first…

PBS Fixture Huell Howser Dies

Huell Howser, who hosted a series of successful public television series showcasing California, has died, The Huffington Post reports. Howser, 67, died Sunday evening in his home of natural causes, the story reports. He hosted a string of shows including…

Eliot Spitzer Pulls Plug on Current TV Show After Sale of Network to Al Jazeera

In the wake of news that progressive talk channel Current TV has been sold to Al Jazeera, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has wrapped up his show on Current, The New York Times reports. Al Jazeera plans to turn…

Dispute Between Actress and CBS Drama Series Takes a Turn for the Worse

An ongoing battle between an actress and the CBS drama series on which she has been a regular has taken another turn, with word surfacing that Jennifer Esposito won’t be back on “Blue Bloods,” TVLine reports. Esposito has Celiac disease,…

ABC Sitcoms Sink to Historic Lows

ABC tried out a couple of sitcoms in the 10 p.m. hour Sunday night, with disastrous results. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Happy Endings” sank to a series-low 1.0 average rating in the key demo of adults 18-49, based on Nielsen overnights,…

Soderbergh Reveals Why Liberace Movie Wound Up at HBO

Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh made a surprising revelation about his upcoming biopic about Liberace, "Behind the Candelabra," during an appearance at the Television Critics Association press tour. TheWrap.com reports that Soderbergh said the project became an HBO television movie because…

Could a Shakeup Be in Store for the Judges on ‘The Voice’?

NBC’s "The Voice" is unsure who will be sitting in the judges’ chairs in future seasons, raising the possibility that judges Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green could be fighting to maintain their jobs, reports the New York Post. Shakira and…

‘Criminal Minds’ Star Arrested

One of the stars of the CBS police procedural drama "Criminal Minds" was arrested early Sunday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence, reports TMZ.com. Thomas Gibson, who plays Aaron Hotchner on the series, was reportedly driving in downtown…