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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.
"Since the TV season began last September, there has been only one game in town — the NFL. It’s no longer just the players on the field shattering records. A dramatic increase in viewers has given football its highest ratings…
In a feature article about consumers who have abandoned pay TV services to return to getting over-the-air channels there is some evidence pointing to the folks who do this are "20-somethings who pair over-the-air and Internet programming," reports The New…
A hedge fund is willing to help the Borders book chain bid for its troubled rival, Barnes & Noble, Bloomberg reports. According to the article, "Williamn Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management LP said they may collaborate on an offer for the bookstore…
Rumors started flying on the Internet last week that there will be online voting on "American Idol" this season. For example, TVSquad reports that "According to Reality Blurred, some intrepid ‘AI’ sleuths have deduced how the field will be narrowed…
Showtime has renewed its hit series "Dexter" for another season, the show’s sixth. Meanwhile, "The fifth season of the series is on pace to set a Nielsen-best for the show, reports our friend Tom Umstead in Multichannel News. Dexter’s Nov. 28th episode…
One of TV’s cherished casting directors has passed away, just a week after being diagnosed with cancer, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. "Emmy-winning casting director Peggy Kennedy died today at Cedars-Sinai" hospital in Los Angeles, the article says. According to…
Beverly Hills Police investigators have reviewed footage from two private surveillance cameras at a house near the scene of the shooting death of Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The footage shot early Nov. 16 shows Chasen’s…
Elaine Kaufman, who gained fame in her own right while playing host to countless literary and entertainment figures during her long tenure as owner of the New York eatery Elaine’s, has died, the New York Daily News reports. Kaufman, whose…
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” claimed the top spot in the 18-49 demo in Thursday’s overnight ratings, helping to push the Alphabet Network to an overall ratings win for the night, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. ABC finished the night as No. 1 in…