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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.
The Nielsen ratings from Monday night showed that even as CBS’s lineup settles down after splashy premieres, the network continues its across-the-board strength, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. CBS took an easy win for the night in the key demo of adults 18-49…
HBO has a biopic in the works about pianist and entertainer Liberace, and an Oscar-winning actor is set to play the title role, the Los Angeles Times reports. Michael Douglas, who won an Academy Award for his lead roll in…
"Apartment 23," a new comedy from ABC slated for later this year, has reverted to the title under which it was developed — with a minor alteration, reports Entertainment Weekly. The series was going to be called "Don’t Trust the…
With the stars of "Mythbusters" hosting, Discovery will air a new Steve Jobs documentary this weekend, reports Entertainment Weekly. "Mythbusters’" Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage will host the one-hour documentary on the Apple founder, who died Oct. 5, the story…
More movie theaters are joining a protest against Universal Pictures’ plan to offer video-on-demand for the Eddie Murphy comedy "Tower Heist" while the film is still playing in theaters, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. A number of…
Fox has decided to expand "The X Factor" to two hours, up from its current 90 minutes, a plan that means new episodes of the network’s popular new comedy "New Girl" will be pushed back by three weeks, reports TheFutonCritic.com….
One of the stars of the NBC sitcom "30 Rock" has sold a comedy to Fox, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Elizabeth Banks, who plays Avery Jessup on “30 Rock,” and her husband, writer and producer Max Handelman, sold the…
The set of Brad Pitt’s new zombie movie was raided by a SWAT team, reports People.com. The movie, “World War Z,” is shooting in Budapest, Hungary, where the authorities reportedly seized 85 weapons from a warehouse. The weapons included AK-47s…
A motorcycle that played a role in a classic TV show will go up for auction next month in Los Angeles, Fox News reports. The bike, a 1949 Triumph Trophy TR5, was ridden by Henry Winkler as “The Fonz” in…
A stage collapse left 16 people injured on the set of the Paul W. S. Anderson movie “Resident Evil 5” early Tuesday in Toronto, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A platform on wheels reportedly shifted unexpectedly as actors were moving…