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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.
The top-rated talk show in November sweeps is “Dr. Phil,” which won the period with a 3.2 rating — even with last year’s number, but the first time in the show’s 11-year history that it has won a sweeps period….
NBC News has named a new White House correspondent, reports B&C. Joining Chuck Todd and Kristen Welker on the White House team is Peter Alexander. Alexander has been with the network since 2004 and was the lead reporter covering the…
"Today” show co-host Kathie Lee Gifford has flopped in her attempt to make it as a Broadway playwright, reports TheWrap.com. Gifford wrote the book and lyrics for the musical "Scandalous: The Life and Times of Aimee Semple McPherson." The show…
One of the main cast members from the hit NBC comedy "Seinfeld" will join veterans of another NBC hit, “Cheers,” in a new pilot, Deadline.com reports. For Michael Richards, who played Kramer on “Seinfeld,” the role marks what would be…
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper was temporarily blinded last week while shooting a story for "60 Minutes," reports TVNewser.com. Cooper talked about the experience on his daytime talk show "Anderson Live." While he was shooting out at sea in Portugal, his…
NBC Sports announcer Bob Costas opened up after taking on criticism for comments he made on the air about guns. As reported previously, Costas sparked a controversy with comments he made in connection with a report on a murder-suicide involving…
"Malcolm in the Middle" star Frankie Muniz, 27, suffered a mini-stroke that hospitalized him Friday, reports People.com. "Have to start taking care of my body!" Muniz wrote on Twitter. "Getting old!" He didn’t provide details, but a "mini-stroke" usually means…
In a deal that places it in direct competition with pay-television networks such as HBO and Starz, Netflix has bought the exclusive U.S. rights to movies from Walt Disney Studios, reports the Los Angeles Times. The three-year agreement, which starts…
An iconic midtown New York deli has closed its doors. Says The Huffington Post: "The restaurant, which had been open since 1937, was known for its massive sandwiches and Jewish American deli fare." The restaurant, the Stage Deli, about a block…
CBS Chief Executive Les Moonves said that after what the network went through last year with Charlie Sheen on "Two and a Half Men," the furor around comments made by another of the show’s stars, Angus T. Jones, is "a…