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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.

‘New Adventures of Old Christine’ Creator Back in Business With CBS With New Comedy Project

The creator of "The New Adventures of Old Christine" has returned to CBS with a put pilot commitment for a multicamera comedy project, reports Deadline.com. In a departure for show creator Kari Lizer, the main character is male — a…

Cablevision Drops Tribune Stations

Television stations owned by Tribune have been dropped by cable operator Cablevision, after the sides were unable to agree to a new distribution agreement, reports the Los Angeles Times. Cablevision suspended Tribune’s stations at midnight Thursday, with the cable company…

CNN Reinstates Journalist; Company Calls Plagiarism an ‘Isolated Incident’

Journalist and commentator Fareed Zakaria was reinstated at CNN and Time magazine, with a Time spokeswoman saying his copying a New Yorker article for a recent column in the magazine was an "isolated incident," The New York Times’ Media Decoder…

Star of ‘Fringe’ Reports Back to Show After Medical Treatment

John Noble, who stars as physicist Walter Bishop on "Fringe," has returned to the show after treatment for a sleep disorder, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. While shooting the first episode of the Fox drama’s fifth season, the Australian actor realized…

HBO Orders Documentary-Style Comedy Series From Christopher Guest, With ‘Bridesmaids’ Actor to Star

HBO is in business with the man behind a string of mockumentaries including “Best in Show,” “A Mighty Wind” and “Waiting for Guffman,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network gave a straight-to-series order to Christopher Guest’s documentary-style “Family Tree,”…

AMC Expands Reality Lineup, Orders Series on Taxidermy and Another on Venice Beach, Also Announces Renewal

AMC unveiled a number of programming moves that add up to an expanded lineup of unscripted programming, Deadline.com reports. The network is picking up two new series — an untitled project focusing on taxidermy and a show with the working…

Chenoweth’s Accident Opens the Door for Another Actress to Join ‘The Good Wife’

With the news that Kristin Chenoweth won’t be returning to "The Good Wife" following her injury in an accident on the set, the CBS drama has hired actress Miriam Shor in a role similar to the one Chenoweth played, reports…

Video: ‘Glee’ Releases Teaser for Season Four

The Fox musical series “Glee” has put out a teaser for the upcoming fourth season of the show, which premieres Sept. 13. Here it is:

Back to Reality: NBC in the Same Summer Ratings Doldrums as Everyone Else After Flying High With Olympics

NBC has come back to Earth in the prime-time ratings after two weeks of supercharged Olympics numbers. On Wednesday night the Peacock Network did have the highest-rated show of the night in the key 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen overnights,…

Popular Comedian to Host Election Specials for Logo

The cable channel Logo has announced plans for a series of specials in connection with the presidential election, with popular comedian Wanda Sykes to host. The two one-hour “NewNowNext Vote with Wanda Sykes” election specials are set to premiere on…