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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 a first season that drew critical raves along with solid viewer numbers, Showtime is beefing up the lineup for season two of "Homeland," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The terrorist drama has cast Rupert Friend as a series regular,…
Game four of the NBA Finals on ABC — in which the Miami Heat topped the Oklahoma City Thunder to tighten their grip on the title with a 3-1 series lead — was the top-rated program Tuesday night, reports TVbytheNumbers.com….
By Chuck Ross This just in from our friend RJ Bell of Pregame.com: “Monday night, June 18, 2012, at the Rio in Las Vegas, the number 19 hit SEVEN straight times at a roulette table. Hitting a roulette number even…
NBC’s coverage of the 112th U.S. Open Championship golf tournament produced some ratings milestones, the network announced. Among them, according to an NBC Sports statement citing Nielsen data: — The most-watched final round in four years— The most-watched third round…
ABC has announced the addition of a new contributor to “Good Morning America.” Joining the morning show will be Ben Mulroney, who is a well-known television anchor in Canada. ABC News President Ben Sherwood made the announcement. Mulroney will debut…
Off-network rights to two top sitcoms have been sold to the CBS Television Stations and the Weigel station group, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution and the CBS TV Stations announced. “Mike & Molly” is ready to premiere in fall 2014…
TBS has acquired the cable rights to the hit CBS sitcom “2 Broke Girls,” Warner Bros. Domestic TV Distribution announced. The show was the top-rated new series of the 2011-2012 season in the key demo of adults 18-49, and was…
The channel that has been the perennial most-watched cable network has slipped into a prime-time ratings slump in the first two quarters of 2012, reports the New York Post. NBCUniversal-owned USA Network saw the most pronounced decline in the second…
Television personalities are scarce on the new Forbes list of Hollywood’s highest-paid actresses, which is dominated by feature film specialists. Topping the list, based on earnings between May 2011 and May 2012, is Kristen Stewart, who struck gold in the…
A former first daughter has booked a gig as a guest host on a reality program, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. Jenna Bush-Hager, the daughter of George W. Bush, will host one episode of the Yahoo reality series…