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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.

MacFarlane Will Head West for ‘Ted’ Follow-Up

Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Fox’s "Family Guy" and "American Dad," is planning a big-screen Western comedy as a follow-up to his summer hit "Ted," according to The Hollywood Reporter. MacFarlane will again team with Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild,…

The Viewers Have Spoken and This Cable Show Is the No. 1 Fall Series Among Viewers 18 to 49

Looks like a major breakthrough: A basic cable show’s "18-49 average [rating] has topped all other fall series — cable or broadcast," reports Deadline.com. It’s AMC’s show starring the real mad men — and mad women — of TV: the zombie drama…

Who’s the Most Searched Person of 2012? You May Not Be Happy With Yahoo’s Results

Internet search firm Yahoo! revealed the top searches of 2012, and one of the “prestige” categories — most searched person of the year — went to a media personality many observers wish would go away: Kim Kardashian. Reuters reports that…

A Phenom Just 6 Years Old Has Exploded to Become the ‘Second Screen’ Experience for TV Viewers (Or 140 Ways to Say You Love or Hate What You’re Watching)

A new report by the Nielsen Co. confirms a trend among viewers that has been gaining momentum for some time: the use of a second screen while watching TV. And the second screen of choice, increasingly, is Twitter, the social…

Court Upholds Record Verdict Against Disney in ‘Millionaire’ Case

A court has upheld a massive verdict against The Walt Disney Co. in a case related to the hit series "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. The $319 million verdict is the largest…

CBS News Closes In on Permanent Anchor for Saturday ‘Evening News’

CBS News is close to naming its new full-time anchor for the Saturday edition of "CBS Evening News," with the job apparently set to go to CBS News national correspondent Jim Axelrod, reports TVNewser.com. Axelrod has been the main fill-in…

Why David Poltrack, TV’s Top Researcher, Says Stop Worrying About the Decline in Viewers and Key Demos This TV Season. Actually, a New ‘Golden Era’ Is Here

"Never mind those declines in viewers and key demographics this season, broadcast television is entering a ‘new golden era,’ according to David Poltrack, chief research officer of CBS Corp." So reports our good friend Joe Flint in the Los Angeles…

‘American Idol’ Production Company Working on Project With ‘thirtysomething’ Co-Creator About the Rise of One of the Most Hated Men in History

FremantleMedia, the production company behind "American Idol" and "X Factor," is working on a project about the rise of one of the most hated men in history. That would be the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis in Germany….

Who Would’ve Thought? After the Success of ‘Deadliest Catch,’ Discovery Channel is Mining Alaska for Second Successful Show

Who would have thought it about Alaska: There’s gold in them thar hills! First, Discovery had a huge hit with "Deadliest Catch,’ primarily filmed in the waters off the coast of Alaska. Now, another Discover show set in Alaska, "Gold…

Latest Book From ‘Harry Potter’ Author J.K. Rowling Heading to TV

The latest novel by “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling — "The Casual Vacancy" — will become a television series, with the BBC saying it’s turning the book into a series for BBC One, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. In a statement,…