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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.

Woman Who Directed ‘Married…With Children’ Pilot, Many Other TV Shows, Dies

The talented director who counted the the pilot of “Married…With Children” among her many credits has passed away, accoding to the The Hollywood Reporter. Linda Day, who spent two more years on that breakthrough comedy, has died in Texas at age 71. Day’s…

Hulu CEO Responds to Critics: ‘I’m a Capitalist,’ and ‘We’re Not Giving [Hulu] Away for Free’

Jason Klar, the CEO of Hulu, responded today to other Hollywood executives who have been criticizing the popular website for not having the right business model. Klar, speaking at the closing session of the annual CTAM convention in Denver, said that “I…

TNT Gives Greenlight to George Clooney-Produced Pilot

TNT finally greenlit "Delta Blues," a drama pilot executive produced by George Clooney that’s been in development for about a year and a half, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The pilot about a Memphis cop who moonlights as an Elvis impersonator…

Writer-Producer-Director, Who’s Won Both an Oscar and an Emmy, Takes TV Networks to Task

The Oscar-winning director of "Rainman," who is also the Emmy-winning director of "Homicide: Life on the Street," thinks the networks have made a strategic mistake, according to the New York Daily News.  Barry Levinson says the networks have made a mistake…

‘Glee’ Plans All Madonna Show

In an upcoming episode of the Fox hit "Glee," the Madonna songbook will be on full display, according to E! Online. Recently, Madonna gave permission to "Glee" to use any song from her extensive catalog. The members of New Directions,…

Hulk Hogan Returning to Wrestling, But Not With WWE

Hulk Hogan, 56, likely the most famous figure in professional wrestling, is returing to that entertainment, it was announced today. This time around Hogan has joined TNA Wrestling. Spike TV cablecasts "TNA iMPACT!" on Thursday nights. The announcement said that "Hogan’s specific role in…

‘Survivor’ Richard Hatch Claims to be Victim of ‘Witch Hunt’ by Feds

Richard Hatch, the winner of the first arc of "Survivor" who then went to prison for failing to pay taxes on his $1 million winnings from that show, says he’s the victim of a ‘witch hunt’ by Federal prosecutors, reports…

Two Record Setters: ‘Dexter’ on Showtime; Syfy in October

Showtime’s "Dexter" had killer numbers on Sunday, Oct 25, as it was watched by an average of 1.7 million viewers. According to TVByTheNumbers, that’s the same number of viewers that watch "Mad Men." According to the article, "The difference? AMC…

Strong Syndication Ratings

Talk shows did exceedingly well in the ratings for the week of Oct. 18th, B&C reports. Eight shows in the talk category saw their ratings go up. Court shows also were up for the week, as were magazine shows and…

Big Names Booked for George Lopez’s Upcoming Late Night Talk Show on TBS

Comedian and actor George Lopez has a full line-up of stars for his new late-night talk show, "Lopez Tonight," set to debut on TBS November 9th. His opening night guests, according to our friend Joe Adalian at The Wrap, are Ellen…