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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.

More ABC Morning Drama: Is This the End of ‘Live!’?

The drama surrounding the morning situation at ABC continues to snowball after the network announced Tuesday that “Live with Kelly and Michael” co-host Michael Strahan will be jumping full time to “Good Morning America” in the fall. What had been…

Sitcom Is Cable’s Top New Comedy of the Year

A new sitcom is off to a fast start in the ratings, claiming the title of cable’s top new comedy series of the year in the key demo of viewers 18-49. TBS announced that “The Detour,” which launched April 11,…

HBO to Be Available for Free This Weekend — Just in Time for a Big Premiere

The premium cable channel HBO will be offered for free this weekend, starting Friday and running through Sunday night, The Verge reports. The special promotion will enable a wide audience to get in on Sunday’s season six premiere of the channel’s…

U.S. Treasury Names a Woman to Replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 Bill

The U.S. Treasury has decided to replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill, moving him to the back of the bill and putting an image of African American abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the front, according to media…

Rumors Fly After Kelly Ripa Pulls a No-Show on ABC’s ‘Live with Kelly and Michael’

On the second day of shockers surrounding the ABC morning mainstay “Live with Kelly and Michael,” co-host Kelly Ripa was a no-show this morning, one day after news broke that her co-host, Michael Strahan, is leaving the program. Ripa’s absence…

Why Stephen A. Smith Stormed Off the Set on ESPN’s ‘First Take’ — Here’s the Video

ESPN fixture Stephen A. Smith walked off the set of “First Take” this morning after warning the show’s producers to stop playing a background song about Tim Tebow that gets on Smith’s nerves. The spontaneous stunt appeared to be “mainly” in fun,…

People Names Former TV Star the ‘World’s Most Beautiful Woman’ for the Second Time

An actress who parlayed a role on a popular sitcom into a successful film career is People magazine’s selection for this year’s “World’s Most Beautiful Woman.” Jennifer Aniston received the honor today, with the magazine releasing the cover of its…

This Is Fascinating: Scientists Say Each City Is Completely Different in One Bizarre Way

Scientists appear to have found a new and important way to tell cities apart. The American Society for Microbiology reports that each city has its own unique germ signature. A new study published this week indicates that cities have their…

Utah Declares Pornography a Public Health Hazard

The state of Utah has declared pornography to be a public health hazard and mandated that computer techs who find child pornography on a computer report it to authorities, Reuters reports. “The resolution declares pornography an epidemic that normalizes violence…

Director Behind Michael J. Fox’s ‘Teen Wolf’ Dies

A director who started in TV and went on to a career helming feature films has died. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rod Daniel died Saturday at his home in Chicago. He was 73. Daniel directed the 1985 Michael J….