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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.
A battle is raging over the TLC reality show “All-American Muslims” after Lowe’s Home Improvement pulled its ads from the show in response to pressure from a conservative Christian group, as previously reported. ABC News reports that the Christian group,…
The reboot of NBC’s "Fear Factor" got off to a good start in the Monday night Nielsen ratings, helping to lift the Peacock Network from its recent doldrums, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. The two-hour premiere of the resurrected reality competition scored a…
The season finale of HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” which premiered Sunday, set a ratings mark for the pay-cable network, EW.com reports. The drama pulled in its biggest audience of the season. The 9 p.m. airing had 3 million viewers, and another…
A top ABC Sales executive is calling it quits after 40 years with the network. Michael Rubin, senior vice president/general manager of the Central Sales Division for ABC Sales is stepping down as of January, 2012, the network has announced….
This is rich. Guess who’s pushing a boycott of the NBC sitcom "30 Rock." According to a story in TheWrap.com, "Flight attendants at American have inquired about having [Alec] Baldwin’s "30 Rock" removed from the company’s in-flight entertainment, following the…
A conservative radio host has offered to give Newt Gingrich $1 million to drop out of the Republican presidential primary, The Huffington Post reports. Michael Savage made the offer on his website, the story reports. Savage hosts the nation’s third-highest-rated…
One of the stars of “Desperate Housewives” has sold a one-hour legal drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project from Eva Longoria, “Vega v. Vega,” was bought by the CW. The story reports: “’Vega’ will be written and executive…
Four seasons of a reality television show are apparently enough for the Style cable network, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The weight-loss show "Ruby" won’t be receiving a fifth-season order from Style, the story reports. The series tracked the weight-loss…
A music mogul has bought advertising time on TLC’s "All-American Muslim" following a decision by Lowe’s Home Improvement to pull its ads from the reality show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons personally bought time on the…
Two of the stars of the 1970s hit sitcom "Mary Tyler Moore" will be reunited on a current sitcom, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Ed Asner, who played Lou Grant on the classic TV comedy, will reunite with Betty White,…