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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.
NBC has added two single-camera comedy series to its 2012-13 television schedule, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The network has ordered the White House comedy "1600 Penn" and the veterinarian comedy "Animal Practice," adding a fourth and fifth…
Nevada has given the go-ahead for the nation’s first test of self-driving cars on public streets, issuing a license to Google for the tryout after demonstrations on the Las Vegas Strip and in Carson City reportedly showed that the project…
Showtime has picked up a third season of a reality series and will begin shooting this month, TVGuide.com reports. The series is "Gigolos" from Richard Grieco, best known for his acting in "21 Jump Street." Grieco, who now produces the…
Lifetime has renewed a drama series for a second season, Zap2It.com’s From Inside the Box reports. The cable channel tapped the Jennifer Love Hewitt vehicle "The Client List" for 15 new episodes in 2013. The show stars Hewitt as a…
A former WWE star has been tapped to host a new reality competition on CMT called "Redneck Island," reports Deadline.com. The 10-episode reality series will be hosted by Steve Austin. The show will feature 12 blue-collar contestants as they compete…
A veteran game show creator and producer who was behind classic television games including “The Price Is Right," "To Tell the Truth" and "Password" has died. Bob Stewart died Friday at the age of 91, according to The Hollywood Reporter….
In a season of historic ratings lows for not just NBC but broadcast overall, the bar seems to find ways to continue moving lower. The latest series to hit an all-time low is NBC’s “Harry’s Law,” which sank to a…
The box office opening for Marvel’s “The Avengers” was expected to be big — but not this big. The movie is on track for an opening weekend of $207.1 million, Deadline.com reports. The final numbers are still being tallied, but…
ABC News and Univision News have announced a joint venture to create a new 24/7 English-language news, information and lifestyle television network, reports B&C. The companies have reached a deal in principal for a network aimed at English-dominant and bilingual…
Showtime has made the decision to renew a drama series that is currently airing its second season, Deadline.com reports. The series is the Jeremy Irons historical drama "The Borgias." Showtime has ordered a 10-episode third season, which will premiere in…