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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.

CBS Looking to Reinvent ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and Other Mysteries

CBS is tapping into the world of literature for two new mystery projects, including a reinvention of the classic "Sherlock Holmes" mysteries, Deadline.com reports. The network also has a project in the works based on the "Mommy-Track Mysteries" by Ayelet…

John Lee Hancock, the Talented Director and Screenwriter of the Huge Hit ‘The Blind Side’ (The No. 1-Grossing Sports Drama of All Time) Is Developing a Crime Drama With ABC. ‘Transformers’ Producer Also on the Project

ABC is developing a crime drama from ABC Studios and John Lee Hancock, the talented director and screen writer of the hit "The Blind Side," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The project is said to center on…

HBO Comedies End on a High Note

Two HBO comedies hit ratings highs Sunday night, as one show signed off for the season and another wrapped up its run altogether, Deadline.com reports. "Entourage" signed off with a series finale that drew 2.6 million viewers, a season high…

News Corp. Shareholder Suit Adds Charges of Corporate Espionage

A group of shareholders has added allegations of corporate espionage to a complaint against News Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch and other board members, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. An amended lawsuit was filed Tuesday…

Contractor to the Stars — Including Tina Fey and Michael J. Fox — to Be Focus of Reality Show

A contractor to the stars is positioning himself to become a star in his own right with the debut of DIY’s reality show "Million Dollar Contractor," reports the New York Post. Stephen Fanuka has renovated Lindsay Lohan’s two-bedroom condo in…

Hollywood Exec Who Presided Over Three Studios — and Had a Hand in ‘A Clockwork Orange,’ ‘Dirty Harry,’ ‘Men in Black,’ ‘Spider-Man,’ ‘The Da Vinci Code,’ ‘Catch-22’ and Countless Other Major Films — Dead at 81

One of the most prolific and powerful studio heads from the late 1960s until his retirement in 2003 — who led three studios and produced a number of important movies — has died. John Calley, 81, died following a long…

ESPN Announcer Unleashes the S-Bomb on ‘Monday Night Football’

Viewers watching last night’s season opener of ESPN’s "Monday Night Football" got a little something extra in their telecast. Analyst Ron Jaworski, a former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, uttered the word “s–t” (it rhymes with fit) during the live 7 p.m….

In Jackie Kennedy’s Tapes to Be Broadcast Tonight by ABC News She Talks About What Made JFK Cry; Plus the Technical Reason Folks in the TV Business Should Watch the Program

ABC News has revealed another fascinating fact from the airing tonight, Sept. 13, 2011, of the two-hour "Jacqueline Kennedy: In Her Own Words" at 9 pm (ET/PT). According to an article on the ABC News website, Kennedy "had learned almost immediately…

Watch the Trailer for a Movie That Made Box Office History — Not in a Good Way — This Past Weekend

Updated at 2:10 p.m. (PT) on Sept. 13, 2011 to include Sheinberg remarks that were in The Huffington Post. One movie released nationwide on Sept. 9 , 2011, made box office history of the worst kind, according to The Huffington Post. The…

USA Greenlights Two Sitcoms, Including One Featuring Actor Who’s Won Two Golden Globes and Two Tonys

A multiple Goden Globe- and Tony-winning actor is giving sitcoms another chance and the USA Network has greenlighted his pilot along with one other comedy, reports TheWrap.com. Broadway veteran Nathan Lane’s pilot is the "Untitled Douglas McGrath Project," in which…