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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.

Baranski of CBS’s ‘The Good Wife’: Emmys Race ‘Not a Level Playing Field’

"The Good Wife’ star Christine Baranski tells TVLine.com that the show’s snub in the Emmys race has to do with the proliferation of big-budget cable dramas. "It’s really a bummer," she said, referring to the show’s failure to receive a…

FX Show at Center of Copyright Lawsuit

FX has been named in a copyright infringement lawsuit from writers Joseph Balsamo and Peter Ciancarelli, who claim the show "The League" is too close to a treatment they wrote for a project called "The Commissioner," reports TheWrap.com. The lawsuit,…

‘Bad Teacher’ Writers Adapting U.K. Comedy Series for ABC — in the Network’s Second Try at the Show

ABC has bought a single-camera comedy based on an acclaimed British series, Deadline.com reports. The show is the 2006 U.K. comedy “Pulling.” The adaptation will be written by "Bad Teacher" writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky. The project, which has…

Video: Charlie Kaufman — Working With ‘Community’ Creator Dan Harmon — Seeks to Avoid Dealing With Hollywood, Turns to Crowdfunding With Offbeat Stop-Motion Pitch

Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, along with “Community” creator Dan Harmon, has turned to crowdfunding to get backing for a stop-motion project — and the effort has paid off, reports Deadline.com. Called “Anomalisa,” the project raised a record $406,237 from Kickstarter, a…

Fox Orders Superhero Drama From ‘Homeland’ Producer

Fox has given a script-plus-penalty order to "Homeland" executive producer Howard Gordon for a project about a young woman who creates a superhero persona to fight crime, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Gordon is working with "Chronicle" screenwriter…

Mariah Carey Responds to Rumors of Feud With Fellow ‘American Idol’ Judge Nicki Minaj

During a press conference to unveil the new judging panel on Fox’s "American Idol," judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj downplayed rumors of a feud between them, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. Minaj didn’t have much to say on the subject,…

Two Music Superstars Will Replace Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green in This Season’s Second Edition of NBC’s ‘The Voice’

NBC’s "The Voice" has two music superstars lined up to replace Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera on this season’s second edition of the music reality show. Joining the lineup will be Usher and Shakira. Both Green and Aguilera are "expected to…

Fun Trivia: This Past Weekend the 500,000th Error in Major League Baseball History Was Made By (a) Starlin Castro, (b) Jose Reyes, (c) Mark Reynolds or (d) TVWeek

Yes, we certainly make our share of gaffes here at TVWeek, but we did not commit Major League Baseball’s 500,000th error. "As baseball approached its unofficial 500,000th error, one thing was clear: It would most likely be made by a…

Soap Star on ‘General Hospital’ and ‘Days of Our Lives’ Dies at 84. Was Acting Teacher to Such Actors as Nicolas Cage, Richard Dreyfuss and Julie Kavner.

A major star of daytime soap operas, who didn’t received his first acting credit until he was 53, has died at age 84, reports The Hollywood Reporter. According to the article, "[John] Ingle, who gained his first acting credit at…

CW Developing ‘Buffy’-Like Supernatural Drama Series

The CW has its sights set on repeating the success of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The broadcast network has given a script order to a new supernatural drama, “Embrace,” based on the Jessica Shirvington book,…