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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.

Diane Sawyer, Brian Williams Both Show Ratings Gains

Both top-rated “NBC Nightly News” and ABC’s second-place “World News” showed ratings gains last week, reports The New York Times. Diane Sawyer’s first non-holiday week as the “World News” anchor drew 9.4 million viewers, the program’s highest average in nearly…

HBO’s ‘Big Love’ Return Gets Group Hug From Viewers

The fourth season premiere of HBO’s "Big Love" on Sunday, Jan. 10, got off to a fast start, reports Hollywood  Reporter Live Feed blogger James Hibberd. The show had 1.7 million total viewers, up nearly 50% from last year. — Allison…

Nat Geo Not Whispering About This: New Series Has Highest-Rated Premiere Ever For the Net

National Geographic Channel, home to the popular "Dog Whisperer," had its highest-rated series premiere ever on Sunday, Jan 10th, reaching 2.9 million viewers, Multichannel News reports. The new series that set the record was "Border Wars." Over two airings that night, the show about the…

Verdict is In: Court Show Gets Firm Renewal

After being picked up by Tribune’s WPIX in the nation’s No.  1 market, New York, a court show many thought was once dead has gotten a firm renewal. "Judge Karen’s Court” is a firm syndication go for fall, after it…

ABC Family Renews Two Shows

ABC Family has renewed two of its most popular series, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Returning for a third go-around is "Secret Life of the American Teenager." And entering its sophomore season will be "Make It or Break It."   Both will…

Bruce Campbell, President, Digital Media and Corporate Development for Discovery

TVWeek: Hi Bruce. You have a lot of the strategic responsibility at Discovery. Tell us about that. One of the things that’s been most impressive since David has come aboard is that clearly his mandate has been one of transformation as…

Bill Goodwyn, Discovery’s President, Domestic Distribution and Enterprises

TVWeek: Bill, we’ve known each other for over 20 years. You’ve been at Discovery since 1987. I hope this doesn’t sound too overwhelming, but we’d love you to talk about how the Discovery networks have evolved to the lineup you have today.  Bill Goodwyn: If you go…

David Zaslav, President and CEO, Discovery Communications

  TVWeek: You’re starting your fourth year running Discovery. You’ve done an exemplary job. David Zaslav: It really is a team effort, and I know you’ve spoken to everybody, and you get a sense of that. I often get the credit, …

Video: Conan O’Brien Talks About His Options

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ABC Orders ‘Bachelor Spin-off’

ABC has ordered a spin-off to its successful "Bachelor" franchise, according to James Hibberd of The Hollywood Reporter. The new show, "Bachelor Pad," will have former contestants living together in a house, a la "Big Brother," Hibberd writes. According to…