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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.
OWN’s "Oprah’s Next Chapter" had a hefty 3.5 million viewers when the late Whitney Houston’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, appeared for her first interview since her mother’s death, but it was a different story a week later, reports the New York…
A scripted comedy pilot from "Happy Days" actor Scott Baio has been picked up by Nick at Nite, becoming the programming block’s first in-house live-action comedy series, reports Deadline.com. Nickelodeon has placed a 20-episode order for "Daddy’s Home," which stars…
NBC has had some low-rated series premieres in its day — last year’s short-lived “Paul Reiser Show” comes to mind. But TVbytheNumbers.com reports that last night’s series premiere of the comedy “Bent” set a new low mark for the network,…
A spokesperson for cable network IFC confirmed that the channel has canceled an original series, The Huffington Post reports. And it’s not good news for those who love humor. Those two funny headlines in quotes above are trom the wonderfully…
Signs that TV is shifting from a broadcast and cable model to a new digital platform continue to surface. With talks already under way for a possible acquisition of Fox’s canceled “Terra Nova,” Netflix now appears to have its sights…
The ex-wives of some of Hollywood’s biggest names will pursue their own celebrity on a new VH1 reality show, the L.A. Times reports. “Hollywood Exes” is set to air this summer. Lined up to appear on the series are Nicole…
A star of "The Office" and a cast member on "Saturday Night Live" have joined Mindy Kaling’s Fox comedy pilot in guest roles, reports EW.com’s InsideTV blog. Ed Helms of “The Office” is joining as a potential love interest, playing…
"Jersey Shore" star Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino addressed reports that he is in rehab on his Facebook page, confirming that he is getting treatment for a prescription medication problem, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "I have voluntarily taken steps to…
A television pioneer who broke ground with his work as a producer on early variety shows has died, the Associated Press reports. Bob Henry, known for producing "The Nat King Cole Show," was 92. Henry worked in television for more…
Contract talks with "The Office" actors John Krasinski, Ed Helms, Jenna Fischer and B.J. Novak have stalled, while showrunner Paul Lieberstein, who also plays Toby on the show, is stepping down as executive producer and showrunner, reports Deadline.com. Lieberstein may…