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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 winningest college basketball coach in history released a video in which she talks about her diagnosis of early-onset dementia, CNN.com reports. Pat Summitt, head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers women’s basketball team, announced in the video,…
A two-hour edition of "America’s Got Talent" helped NBC coast to an easy win in the Tuesday night ratings, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. NBC wound up with a 2.4 average rating for the night in the 18-49 demo, easily beating Univision (1.5…
A former police officer who became a character on his nephew Jimmy Kimmel’s television show has died, reports the Associated Press. Frank Potenza, a retired cop and security guard, was 77. He was "beloved by his co-workers and considered an…
A "Mad Men" co-star came out in defense of January Jones after 11-year-old actor Jared Gilmore made some not-so-flattering comments about her, reports E! Online. Gilmore, who played Jones’ son on the AMC show before leaving for a role on…
Four novels by one of the world’s best-selling thriller writers are being developed into a TV series by Shane Brennan, the creator of "NCIS: Los Angeles," Deadline.com reports. The novels, by David Balducci, are known as the King and Maxwell…
When Tuesday’s earthquake on the East Coast created a communications emergency, one device reportedly rose above the fray and continued to work while others failed, Bloomberg reports. In what may prove to be a boon for Research in Motion, its…
Late-night host Craig Ferguson revealed that an envelope filled with white powder was mailed to his show in Los Angeles, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat blog. The host of CBS’s “Late Late Show" wrote on his Twitter account Tuesday…
A former actor on Fox’s “Glee” will be back in school when he returns to network TV on another show, TVGuide.com reports. Chord Overstreet, who was a student at “Glee’s” McKinley High, will be a teacher this time. He will…
NBC’s remake of the BBC police drama "Prime Suspect" is bringing aboard a comic actor, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The show has tapped Jay Mohr for a guest appearance that could become a recurring role, according to the report….
One Wall Street analyst is arguing that it would be a "mistake of epic proportions" for News Corp., The Walt Disney Co. and NBCUniversal parent Comcast to sell Hulu, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. "Media companies should…