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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.

Richard Simmons Sues Paper, Accuses Former Assistant of Blackmail

Longtime fitness guru Richard Simmons has been the focus of intense media scrutiny since he stepped out of the spotlight a few years ago, and now he appears to be fighting back. The Los Angeles Times reports that Simmons filed a…

NBC Renews Drama Series But Will Replace Showrunner

A drama series airing on NBC is getting a new showrunner along with a new season. The network renewed the freshman drama “Taken” for a second season, with Alex Cary, who developed the series, to exit the show. Variety reports…

CBS Expands Partnership With Affiliates in Digital Space

CBS Corporation announced today a new wide-ranging agreement with the CBS Affiliate Board to expand CBS’ network-affiliate partnership into the digital marketplace. The deal addresses affiliates’ continued participation in CBS All Access as well as additional opportunities to participate in…

Netflix Unleashes Powerful Trailer for New Season of ‘Orange Is the New Black’

Netflix’s acclaimed series “Orange Is the New Black” will roll out a new season in a month, and the streamer just released a powerful new trailer for the show. Season 5 of the show, from “Weeds” creator Jenji Kohan, is…

Cop Drama Canceled

A police procedural airing on broadcast got word that it won’t be back for a third season. Announcing Fox’s cancellation of “Rosewood,” the show’s star Morris Chestnut posted a message on Instagram, writing: “This is not only a part of…

Two Freshman Series Get the Ax

Two first-year broadcast series fell victim to the cancellation ax this week. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the CW officially pulled the plug on “No Tomorrow” and “Frequency.” Both shows were widely expected to be canceled. “The CW had…

‘Dance Moms’ Star Sentenced to Prison

Abby Lee Miller, the controversial dance company founder who stars on the Lifetime reality show “Dance Moms,” was sentenced to one year plus one day in federal prison in her bankruptcy fraud case. People reports that Miller’s prison term is…

Jimmy Kimmel Responds to Critics of His Health Care Monologue

Jimmy Kimmel returned to his ABC late-night show after his newborn son’s heart surgery, and returned to the center of the health care debate. Kimmel addressed the reaction to his emotional monologue about the baby’s health problems, including showing media…

USA Today Calls In the FBI to Investigate Facebook Problem

Gannett Co., the parent company of USA Today, has asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation to look into a problem the paper is having with fake Facebook accounts. The paper reported that the problem had become so large that the…

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Gets a TV Show

NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., who recently announced he will retire from racing at the end of the current season, has just received the green light for a new TV series. Earnhardt Jr. and his wife, Amy Earnhardt, will star…