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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.
With the backing of her treatment team at the Betty Ford Center, Lindsay Lohan is apparently ready to take the next step in rehabilitating her career, RadarOnline.com reports. Lohan is in discussions to join ABC’s "Dancing with the Stars," a…
Following undisclosed surgery last week, word has surfaced that Grammy Award-winning singing legend Aretha Franklin has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the “Today Show” Web site and other media outlets are reporting. Franklin is said to be in good spirits…
When Showtime’s "Dexter" has its season finale on Sunday, Dec. 12, at 9 p.m. ET, immediately following the broadcast will be a preview of the new William H. Macy comedy "Shameless," Multichannel News reports. "Shameless" officially premieres on Showtime Jan….
ABC’s “Modern Family” continued its strong ratings performance Wednesday night, finishing as the night’s top-rated show in the 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. But CBS easily won the night overall, on the strength of “Survivor” and “Criminal Minds.” For the night,…
It looks like "American Idol" is adding an element to its show this season that’s similar to one used by a number of other reality shows. "American Idol" producers and Fox are planning to have the top 12 finalists in…
Howard Stern announced on air today, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, that he’s renewed with Sirius XM for another five years. Though terms of the deal were not revealed, Stern’s first five years at the satellite radio outlet made him $500…
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) President Gordon Smith warned that the Federal Communications Commission’s move to issue a broad notice of proposed rulemaking on retransmission consent could ultimately push the Super Bowl away from free TV, reports B&C. According to…
HBO has not been able to find a spot for a project that it had picked up to pilot in July, reports Deadline.com It was a dark comedy based on Charlie Huston’s 2009 crime noir novel "The Mystic Arts of Erasing…
Come January, Marc Cherry, Joy Behar and Marilu Henner will all be working together, reports the Associated Press. The occasion is the 90th (!) Miss America pageant on ABC. The show is returning to ABC as part of a three-year deal,…
Jason Alexander is working on an hourlong drama and in talks with CBS for the unnamed show, reports Daily Variety. [Note: Variety is behind a fire wall and may charge you to see this content.] Alexander would play a struggling…