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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.
Oprah Winfrey shared news of a recent health scare while attending a conference, announcing “out of nowhere” that she had been concerned she might have breast cancer before learning it was a false alarm, The Huffington Post reports, citing an…
On a Sunday night when live football telecasts shuffled the ratings for a number of broadcast networks — meaning the preliminary numbers will be subject to more than the usual adjustments — ABC’s second-year drama series “Revenge” sank to a…
Lifetime’s Elizabeth Taylor biopic “Liz & Dick,” starring Lindsay Lohan as the legendary screen siren, failed to cash in on a ton of publicity for Lohan in the weeks leading up Sunday’s premiere. The Huffington Post reports that only 3.5…
Bravo Media announced today the launch of an innovative advertising program that enables viewers to interact with live on-air content. “Play Live” debuts tonight in connection with the airing of “Watch What Happens Live” at 11 p.m. ET/PT, with other…
Two television news anchors in Bangor, Maine, raised questions and sparked debate when they appeared on-air last Tuesday and quit at the end of the 6 p.m. news, reports The New York Times. Cindy Michaels and Tony Consiglio told The…
"Deborah Raffin, 59, an actress and entrepreneur who launched audiobook powerhouse Dove Books-on-Tape with her husband, music producer Michael Viner, has died," reports The Hollywood Reporter. The story adds, "Raffin died Wednesday of leukemia at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical…
In what’s described as a mutual agreement, actor Chevy Chase is leaving the NBC comedy "Community," reports EW.com’s Inside TV. "It’s not exactly shocking news, as Chase has endured a rocky relationship with the series that he does not always…
The future of TNT’s reboot of "Dallas" appears to be facing some uncertainty following the death of Larry Hagman, the actor who reprised his role as Texas oil tycoon J.R. Ewing, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. Hagman, 81,…
In what has been described as a “generational changeover,” Discovery Channel issued a cancellation notice to the eight-year-old reality series "Dirty Jobs," Deadline.com reports. The cancellation was announced by the series’ star and creator Mike Rowe in a blog post…
"Downton Abbey" has received a fourth-season renewal from British network ITV, reports TheWrap.com. However, according to the Sunday Express in the U.K., "Just as a fourth series and Christmas special were announced, it emerged that romantic lead Dan Stevens, 30, who…