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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.

NBC Touts Records Set by New Series

NBC is happy about the results for a new series, getting word out that the show has set records for time-shifted viewing. The series is the drama “Revolution,” which premiered Sept. 17. The network says the show has set time-shifting…

Logo Dumps Paris Hilton Documentary Over Anti-Gay Remarks

Logo has pulled a Paris Hilton documentary from its schedule after the actress was recorded making anti-gay remarks in the back of a New York City taxi, reports the New York Post. The 2007 documentary "Paris Hilton Inc." was slated…

Sony Pictures TV Signs ‘Moulin Rouge’ Director Baz Luhrmann to Two-Year Deal

Sony Pictures Television has signed film director, writer and producer Baz Luhrmann to a two-year development deal, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Luhrmann, who is known for directing "Moulin Rouge," “Romeo + Juliet,” “Australia” and other movies, will…

ABC Buys a Second Pilot Starring Mandy Moore

For the second consecutive season, ABC has bought a pilot starring Mandy Moore, reports Deadline.com. The new comedy project is called "Miss Most Likely," and landed at ABC in a competitive situation, the story notes. Moore stars as a 28-year-old…

WPIX-TV Personality Taping Court Show for Tribune

WPIX-TV personality Lionel, whose real name is Michael William Lebron, is taping a court show pilot with Tribune, which hopes to develop the program to add to its block of talk shows and court programs such as "People’s Court," reports…

NBC Buys Drama from J.J. Abrams, ‘Harry Potter’ Director

NBC has given a pilot production commitment to a project from J.J. Abrams and filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron, who received Oscar nominations for writing "Y Tu Mama Tambien" and "Children of Men," both of which he also directed, reports Deadline.com. The…

Hey Chevy, Shut Up Already. Chevy Chase Opens His Mouth and Again Rips the Show He’s On, NBC’s ‘Community.’ Says Working on a TV Sitcom Is the ‘Lowest Form of TV.’

In a recent chat on the UK edition of The Huffington Post, former "Saturday Night Live" not-ready-for-prime-time player Chevy Chase was cantankerous as he condemned his current NBC sitcom "Community," reports New York Magazine. Chase said he joined the show…

Sunday’s Emmys Broadcast Brings Mixed Results in the Nielsens

Sunday night’s telecast of “The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards,” hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, gave ABC something to crow about in the ratings, with the broadcast apparently attracting a bigger total audience than Fox’s Emmys telecast a year ago. But Sunday’s…

AMC’s ‘Mad Men’ Sets an Emmys Record — but Not in a Good Way

AMC’s drama series “Mad Men” has basked in more than its share of accolades, but the show set a record at Sunday’s Emmys ceremony that won’t go down as one of its proudest achievements. “Mad Men” became the losingest series…

Star of Lifetime’s ‘Army Wives’ Poised to Leave the Series

Lifetime renewed “Army Wives” for a seventh season last week, as previously reported, but now it appears that the show may have to carry on without its star, Kim Delaney. Deadline.com reports that Lifetime and ABC Studios, which produces the…