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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.

Sitcom vets Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and Betty White in New Sitcom

Sitcom veterans Valerie Bertinelli ("One Day at a Time"), Jane Leeves ("Frasier"), Wendie Malick ("Just Shoot Me") and Betty White ("The Golden Girls"), will all be in a new ensemble comedy, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The show, "Hot in Cleveland,"…

Fox Affiliates Lukewarm on Wanting Conan O’Brien for Latenight

A number of Fox affiliate executives told B&C that they’re lukewarm on the idea of having Conan O’Brien do a latenight show for the network, if he decides to leave NBC. The affiliate executives said their stations are locked into…

Contract May Play Role in Whether Conan Jumps to Fox

Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly spelled out Monday the network’s interest in landing Conan O’Brien for a late-night show, but the comedian’s NBC contract could be a hurdle, The New York Times reports. NBC executives are confident they won’t be…

Fox Restructuring TV Unit

Look for  Peter Rice, chairman of entertainment for Fox Broadcasting and Fox Sports Chairman David Hill to get expanded roles under a reorg going on, according to a number of media reports. According to the account by B&C editor Ben Grossman,…

Fox Could Revive ‘Little Genius’

Fox executives said the competition show “Our Little Genius” may eventually be revived, the Los Angeles Times reports. The show was supposed to debut this week after “American Idol” but was pulled just a few days ago over concerns that…

Super Bowl Ad Prices Drop for Only Second Time Ever

Prices for ads in the Super Bowl dropped for only the second time ever, due to the economic slump, the Associated Press reports, citing TNS Media Intelligence. TNS said 30-second spots during next month’s game, airing on CBS, are going…

New Cop Show, With Burning Hot Pedigree, Starring ‘West Wing’ Veteran, Picked Up by Fox For Summer

A new cop show will  get a run on Fox starting Monday, June 8th, after receiving previews leading into two editions of "American Idol" in May, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  The show is "Code 58," from "Burn Notice" creator Matt Nix and…

Executive Producer Named For John King’s New CNN Show

It’ll be deja vu all over again for John King and his executive producer when his new 7 pm political program starts airing in February. Michelle Jaconi, executive producer of CNN’s Sunday morning “State of the Union with John King,"…

Lifetime’s ‘Rita Rocks’ Canceled

Lifetime canceled its "Rita Rocks" sitcom after two seasons, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The show, meant as a companion to reruns of “Reba,” starred Nicole Sullivan. Lifetime had a stake in the show, along with MRC, which produced it, and,…

Back to Basics: NBC Returning to Traditional Upfront

Armed with its new mantra "Back to Basics," NBC Entertainment Chairman Jeff Gaspin announced that the network will abandon its highly touted "Infront" ad presentation of recent years and return to a traditional Upfront presentation. The date will be Monday,…