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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.
YouTube is rolling out new channels from Sarah Silverman and Adam Carolla, working with producers known for their work with David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The new channels are Jash and Video Podcast Network, which…
A reality show called "Opposite Worlds," which pits a team living in the "past" against a team living in the "future," has been ordered by Syfy, which will air two episodes per week, reports Deadline.com. Syfy picked up 12 episodes,…
A "30 Rock" co-star will produce a project for CBS, reports Deadline.com. The untitled project from “30 Rock’s” Elizabeth Banks will feature an Ivy League feminist who ends up living with two "Playboy Bunny"-type women in Los Angeles, the story…
A comedy feature film starring Cameron Diaz is being adapted for television by CBS, reports TheWrap.com. The movie is the 2011 comedy “Bad Teacher.” The TV comedy will be written and executive produced by Hilary Winston, who has worked on…
A popular Olympic sport is getting its own reality show, with ABC picking up what’s considered to be television’s first diving reality competition show, reports Deadline.com. ABC ordered the project straight to series. Called "Celebrity Splash," the show will feature…
CBS has a detective drama in the works from Michael Cuesta, director and executive producer of Showtime’s “Homeland,” and Carol Mendelsohn, exec producer and showrunner of CBS’s “CSI,” Deadline.com reports. The series, “Second Sight,” is based on a 2000 U.K….
Powered by a big number for “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS won Thursday night among the broadcast networks, based on Nielsen overnights, while the final season of NBC’s “30 Rock” premiered to disappointing ratings. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “30 Rock” opened…
With the numbers in for the third quarter, the situation at OWN has improved dramatically from a year ago. OWN’s prime-time average in total viewers was up 55% for the quarter (314,000 average vs. 203,000 in 2011), with an even…
NBC has signed on for a new comedy from one of the producers behind “Community,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network has ordered a script plus penalty from Chris McKenna, the report says. McKenna moved on from “Community” to…
Lifetime won a key decision in the legal scuffle over its remake of “Steel Magnolias,” with the takeaway being the show will go on as planned this Sunday, Deadline.com reports. A Los Angeles judge tossed out a request today for…