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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.

Are Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence Prepping Sitcom In Which They Will Both Star?

"Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence are considering pairing up to star in and produce a multi-camera comedy together for Lionsgate TV and its subsidiary Debmar-Mercury," report Nikki Finke and Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The story continues, "In the past few…

When Cable TV Was Young, How Three Pioneers Worked Hard to Get Cable Programming Noticed

With the winter 2013 edition of the Television Critics Association tour set to start today, Friday, Jan. 4, I was struck recently that most of the TV shows nominated recently for Golden Globes this year — as well as for…

Warner Bros. Settles Vertical Integration Lawsuit Over ‘Smallville’

Warner Bros. has settled the bulk of a $100 million lawsuit over “Smallville” that raised questions about the sensitive issue of vertical integration, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The suit from Tollin/Robbins Productions sought more than $100 million in damages…

Sale of Current TV Ratchets Up Pressure on Small Channels — Is Move an Omen of Shrinking Cable Universe?

The sale of Al Gore’s Current TV to Al Jazeera, followed immediately by the ouster of the channel from the Time Warner Cable lineup, as we reported previously, has little-viewed networks feeling the heat, television writer Alex Ben Block writes…

Oscar Winner Developing Starz Drama

A new drama is in the works at pay-cable channel Starz, with an Academy Award-winning screenwriter behind the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project, “Crime,” comes from William Monahan, who won an Oscar in 2007 for his screenplay…

Fox News Host Goes After Prominent Editor, Demands — and Gets — Correction

One of the hosts of the Fox News Channel went after a prominent journalist after being incorrectly attributed with a quote insulting Hillary Clinton — and got a correction for the misquote, TVNewser.com reports. The host, Greta Van Susteren, first…

‘American Idol’ Alum Rips Singing in ‘Les Miserables’ — and Gets a Response From Movie’s Star Russell Crowe

Everyone seems to have something to say about the singing in the new movie “Les Miserables,” and among the most vocal has been onetime “American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert. USA Today reports that Lambert “took to Twitter to say that…

HBO Is Sued Over Canceled Series

A short-lived HBO drama series continues to create problems for the pay-cable network, which has been named in a lawsuit over the series. HBO and the American Humane Association were sued by a former senior employee of the AHA, who…

Video: Letterman Questions Kathy Griffin About Her New Year’s Eve Crotch-Kissing Antics

Appearing Wednesday night on CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” Kathy Griffin made no apologies for her New Year’s Eve appearance in which she simulated oral sex on CNN host Anderson Cooper on live TV, USA Today reports. "If you…

Veteran Director Who Helmed the Most-Watched TV Episode of All Time (When It Aired in 1967) Dies at 95

A veteran TV and film director who helmed what was the most-watched television series episode of all time when it aired in 1967 has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Don Medford, 95, who directed the finale of the ABC…