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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.
The TV season that is currently winding down saw more than its share of risky moves, and in many cases, those risks failed to pay off, TheWrap reports. That means networks may be in the mood to play it safe…
Disco music legend Donna Summer died today at 63. The singer, who released a string of hits during the 1970s and 1980s, died this morning in Florida following a battle with cancer, TMZ.com reports. The story reports: “Sources close to…
Walter Cronkite’s final contract with CBS stipulated that the legendary news anchor had to stop criticizing another CBS newsman, Dan Rather, in public, according to “Cronkite,” Douglas Brinkley’s new biography, the New York Post reports. Cronkite, who died in 2009…
An MTV series has been canceled and is looking for a new network home, reports Deadline.com. The show is the freshman comedy program "I Just Want My Pants Back." One reason the show wasn’t renewed is MTV’s large inventory, which…
In what’s being described as a "mutual decision," the lead actress on a cable dramedy series won’t be returning next season, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Tia Mowry will exit BET’s "The Game," the story reports. Mowry has…
The CW’s fall schedule, unveiled today, has the broadcast channel looking to well-known characters and franchises including "Arrow," based on the DC Comics hero Green Arrow, and "The Carrie Diaries," following a teenage Carrie Bradshaw based on the character from…
In a week of major developments involving sexual battery accusations against John Travolta, news broke today that the second “John Doe” dropped his case against the actor, CNN reports. The news follows word earlier this week that John Doe No….
Friends of the late movie icon Elizabeth Taylor are upset that troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan has been cast to play her in a Lifetime television film, reports The New York Times, citing producer Larry A. Thompson. The casting of Lohan…
Adult Swim has given a straight-to-series order to a spinoff of one of its shows, Deadline.com reports. The new program is "Newsreaders," a spinoff of "Childrens Hospital." The show is a parody of the newsmagazine format based on material that…
CNN hit a low point Tuesday night: Its 9 p.m. hour recorded its lowest demo rating in 15 years, possibly hurt by broadcast programming for the May sweeps, reports TVNewser.com. "Piers Morgan Tonight" drew only 39,000 viewers between 25 and…