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Chuck Ross
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.
Doctor Who Is in Top Gear as BBC America Posts Its Best Quarter Ever
BBC America recorded its best-ever quarter in the third quarter in prime time (up 18%) and total day (up 23%), according to Nielsen figures. The iconic science fiction series “Doctor Who” and the worldwide hit car show “Top Gear” were…
ESPN Shuts Down Content Development Unit
The Content Development department at ESPN, which has been headed up by Keith Clinkscales, is being shut down, Multichannel News reports. Clinkscales is exiting the channel to become an independent producer, the story reports. The 20 to 25 positions in…
CBS Buys Project from ‘Daily Show’ Contributor
CBS has bought a project from a contributor to Comedy Central’s "The Daily Show,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Aasif Mandvi is slated to write and star in a project that follows a divorced marriage counselor, the story notes. If…
Donald Trump Gloats Over Rosie O’Donnell’s Weak Ratings … Well, Technically, He Says He Feels Bad About It
Donald Trump appeared to passive-aggressively stoke an old feud with comic Rosie O’Donnell by wishing her well with her new talk show, OWN’s "The Rosie Show," while noting the less-than-spectacular ratings for her series premiere, reports AccesssHollywood.com. “I felt badly…
Anyone Else See the Irony? Pee-wee Herman Creator Earns Visionary Award
Paul Reubens, the creator of child-man comic icon Pee-wee Herman, will be presented with the Visionary Award at Spike TV’s Scream Awards 2011, reports UPI.com. The awards ceremony, to be held at Universal Studios, will be televised Tuesday, Oct. 18,…
Two New Shows Get Full-Season Orders; Sophomore Series Extended
Two new fall shows got good news from their network boss, and a sophomore show on the same network received an order for six more scripts, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. In ABC Chief Paul Lee’s…
Studio Chief Writes About His Friendship With Steve Jobs, Including Jobs’ Last Words of Advice When They Spoke a Few Weeks Ago
A studio chief writes about his friendship and business dealings with legendary Apple founder Steve Jobs in The Hollywood Reporter. In one revealing passage the studio chief, Fox’s Filmed Entertainment co-chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos, tells of the tough negotiations…
People Magazine, Arbiter of All Things Important in the Celebrity World, Asks: ‘What’s Wrong With Lindsay Lohan’s Teeth?’
A recent Los Angeles appearance has prompted speculation about Lindsay Lohan’s teeth, reports People.com. A photo of the actress shows what appears to be yellowing teeth, the story notes. Lohan, who has a progress report court appearance later this month,…
Charlie Sheen Keeps ‘Winning’ Streak Alive, Earning Twice as Much as the Next Actor on New List
Charlie Sheen is No. 1 by a wide margin on a just-released list from Forbes, but the magazine notes that the list covers the period from May 2010 to May 2011 and things have slowed down considerably for the actor…