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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.
Discovery’s documentary channel Investigation Discovery (ID) set a ratings mark this week with the premiere telecast of “The Woman Who Wasn’t There,” TVbytheNumbers.com reports. The April 17 program notched highs for an “ID Films” telecast in total viewers (863,000), households…
The actor who originated a classic television character — who will be played by Johnny Depp in a big-screen reboot — has died. Jonathan Frid, who played the vampire Barnabas Collins in TV’s “Dark Shadows,” was 87, Digital Spy reports. Frid…
After almost seven years and 200 episodes, Discovery Network has halted production on one of its signature shows, reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. "Cash Cab," hosted by Ben Bailey, recruited contestants from New Yorkers trying to…
The host of a Current TV cable talk show unleashed an angry tirade against Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly, twice calling O’Reilly a Nazi, TVNewser.com reports. Current’s Cenk Uygur blasted O’Reilly during a discussion Tuesday of the group Color…
One day after the death of television icon Dick Clark, his impact on modern culture is being analyzed throughout the media. A report by E! Online compares Clark’s impact to that of media giants such as Elvis Presley and Johnny…
Fox News is nearing new contracts with its two most popular hosts, Deadline.com reports. The multimillion-dollar, multiyear agreements with Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity are expected to be completed by early next week and will keep both hosts at the…
"Community" co-star Joel McHale, speaking to reporters at NBC’s summer press event, said he believes Chevy Chase will return to the show despite a public feud with show creator Dan Harmon, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. “He obviously wasn’t very happy….
NBC has scheduled a winter 2013 premiere for a new show from “Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria, Deadline.com reports. Longoria is producing the matchmaking reality show, “Ready for Love,” which will be hosted by Giuliana and Bill Rancic. The program…
Citing her husband’s ties to a CNN analyst, Judge Jessica Recksiedler, the judge in the George Zimmerman case, has recused herself, reports TVNewser.com. The judge is married to an attorney whose business partner, Mark NeJame, has been tapped by CNN…
Verizon Wireless said it will sell spectrum licenses that could be worth billions if it is able to close deals to buy unused airwaves from cable companies, Bloomberg reports. The story reports: “The largest U.S. wireless carrier plans to conduct…