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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.
After casting “Private Practice” star Agnes Bruckner in the title role of “The Anna Nicole Story,” as we reported yesterday, Lifetime continues to flesh out the cast and crew. Deadline.com reports that the project has added “Mission: Impossible” veteran Martin…
One of HBO’s big stars is poised to make a huge figure for a book she’s planning to write, Deadline.com reports. Lena Dunham, the star of HBO’s "Girls," has been circulating a proposal for "Not That Kind of Girl," and…
A cable reality show is the focus of a lawsuit between two former partners, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. The show is TLC’s "Pawn Queens," with executive producer Robert Zazzali suing his former partner, Jason Morgan, whom he…
" ‘Homeland’ co-creators and executive producers Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa just landed a pilot production commitment at CBS to go with the two Emmys they won 10 days ago, including best drama series," writes our good friend Nellie Andreeva…
"An estimated 67.2 million people watched Democratic incumbent President Barack Obama debate Republican challenger Gov. Mitt Romney in the first presidential debate on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012," reports TVbytheNumbers. That compares with 52.4 million people who watched the first presidential…
NBC has a musical dramedy in development with a high-profile lineup of players on board — including “Smash” executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, Deadline.com reports. “The duo is executive producing a dramedy written/executive produced by ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ alumna…
ABC’s “Good Morning America,” still riding a series of ratings wins over NBC’s rival “Today” show, has booked Ann Romney, the wife of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, to fill in one day for Robin Roberts, according to The Hollywood…
Home appliance manufacturer KitchenAid, best known for blenders, refrigerators and dishwashers, is taking heat for sending out a tweet during Wednesday’s presidential debate that joked about President Obama’s dead grandmother, USA Today reports. KitchenAid has apologized for an "irresponsible tweet."…
One of the contestants on a cable reality show has died of heart failure at the age of 27, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Antoine Ashley, who performed as Sahara Davenport, was a contestant on "RuPaul’s Drag Race," which airs…
Lifetime has wrapped up what turned out to be a long search for the lead actress for its upcoming biopic “The Anna Nicole Story.” Deadline.com reports that the role has gone to "Private Practice" star Agnes Bruckner. "The Anna Nicole…