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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.

Former Contestant on ‘The Bachelor’ Dead in Apparent Suicide

For the second time, a contestant from season 14 of ABC’s “The Bachelor” is dead in an apparent suicide. People magazine reports Alexa “Lex” McAllister died early today. McAllister, 31, is described as an Ohio socialite. She was taken to…

‘Fox & Friends’ Names Replacement for Elisabeth Hasselbeck

The Fox News Network has picked its replacement for “Fox & Friends’ co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who left the show at the end of last year. USA Today reports that the job will go to Ainsley Earhardt, who is on the…

New Show Examines ‘Truman Show’ Delusion, How the FBI Could Have Prevented 9/11 … and More

A new program debuting today, Tuesday, Feb. 16, examines stories including how the FBI might have prevented the 9/11 terrorist attacks and patients who believe their lives are being watched on TV — the “Truman Show” delusion. The program is…

Grammys Draw Lowest Viewership in Seven Years

The viewing audience was down for CBS’s broadcast Monday of the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. “In time-zone adjusted ratings, last night’s live on both coasts Grammys drew 24.95 million viewers and a 7.7 rating among adults 18-49,” Deadline.com reports. “That’s…

Fox News Channel Avoids Trial, Settles Lawsuit

Hours before the case was slated to go to trial today, Fox News Channel reached a settlement in a lawsuit focusing on a photo from the 9/11 attacks, Deadline.com reports. FNC had been accused of copyright infringement over its use…

Mattel Reviving a Popular Toy From the 1960s in a High-Tech Version for the 21st Century

A popular Mattel toy that debuted in the 1960s is being revived for the 21st century, but this time around the technology will be much more advanced. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the toy company is bringing back the…

1980s Pop Star, Prince Protegee, Dead at 57

A singer who was a protegee of Prince and became a pop star in the 1980s has died. NBC News reports that Vanity died Monday in a hospital in Fremont, Calif. She was 57. “Born Denise Katrina Matthews, she sang…

NBC Greenlights Variety Show Starring Former ‘SNL’ Stars

NBC gave the official green light to a variety show that has been in the works for some time, which will be co-hosted by former “Saturday Night Live” stars Maya Rudolph and Martin Short and produced by “SNL” guru Lorne…

Top Grammy Honors Go to Taylor Swift, Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran — Here’s the List of Winners

The 58th Annual Grammy Awards, handed out Monday night, included a few surprises along with the usual coronation of perennials. In the latter category, Taylor Swift had another big night, including winning Album of the Year for “1989.” The collaboration…

Gwen Stefani Makes History With First Live Music Video

Pop singer Gwen Stefani made history during the Grammy Awards broadcast Monday night, delivering what’s being called the first live music video. People reports that Stefani pulled off the feat in real time, creating the video — a process that…