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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.
Every TV personality who has had a show launched with the backing of Oprah Winfrey–a list that includes Rachael Ray, Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil–has struck gold in syndication–until now, reports the New York Post. After a strong start, "The…
ABC has ordered four additional scripts apiece for two of its shows, reports EW.com’s The Ausiello Files. Meanwhile, “Life Unexpected" has received an order for two additional scripts from CW, after the second-year drama hit a season high in total…
Profits for NBC Universal were down 15 percent in the third quarter, reports TheWrap. Parent company General Electric announced that net earnings for NBC Universal were $625 million. Putting a positive spin on the news, GE said in a statement,…
"West Wing" veteran Rob Lowe is heading back to Washington, but this time it will be as the producer of a reality TV show that will air on E!, reports the New York Post. The show, “Potomac Fever,” is set…
ABC and the producers behind "Dancing With the Stars," BBC Worldwide Productions, have announced that the highly anticipated spin-off of the show will debut in November. That’s when "Skating With the Stars" comes to America." Similar to the format for…
NBC’s much-hyped live edition of "30 Rock" set a season high with 6.7 million total viewers and a 3.0 rating in the 18-49 demo, according to TVbytheNumbers.com, but that wasn’t enough to match the numbers for "$#*! My Dad Says,"…
The white version of the iPhone has been a sought-after item since it was seen earlier this year when Steve Jobs unveiled the new iPhone 4–and then the white variety never was released. Now, according to SlashGear, the reason for…
CBS’s answer to "The View," the new female-centric talk show called "The Talk," premieres live on Monday, Oct. 18, at 2 p.m. ET, and a high-powered list of guests is shaping up for the show’s premiere week, according to The…
Ines Sainz, a reporter for the Mexican television network Azteca, has decided to stay out of NFL locker rooms after the negative experience she had covering the New York Jets, the AP reports. Sainz has been off the beat for…
Louise Fletcher, who won an Oscar playing the evil Nurse Ratched on "One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest," has been cast for a guest role on a medical drama, reports TV Guide. Fletcher won’t be donning the white nurse’s uniform…