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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.

Sheen’s Ex-Porn Star Ex-Girlfriend Lashes Out at the Actor Following HIV Revelation

Bree Olson, a former porn star who was Charlie Sheen’s girlfriend around the time of his famous meltdown in 2011 — which was also around the time of his HIV diagnosis — is furious at the actor, The Washington Post…

Martin Sheen Opens Up About Son Charlie’s HIV Announcement

Veteran actor Martin Sheen has spoken publicly about the HIV diagnosis his son Charlie Sheen revealed this week on NBC’s “Today” show. E! News reports that the elder Sheen, who has been active in HIV-related causes, expressed admiration for his…

ABC Ups the Ante for Four Comedies

ABC is expanding its orders for four comedy series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network bumped up its orders by two episodes apiece for “The Middle,” “The Goldbergs,” “black-ish” and “Fresh Off the Boat.” The bump brings…

NBC’s Seth Meyers Moderates His Own Version of GOP Debate — Here’s the Video

While an actual GOP presidential debate on NBC appears to hang in the balance, NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” featured its own version of a GOP candidates’ debate, with the show’s host “moderating” clips of the actual Republican presidential candidates. The…

NBC’s Holiday Present to ‘SNL’ Fans: A Dream Pairing of ‘SNL’ Alums to Host the Show

NBC is making it happen — a dream pairing of two former “Saturday Night Live” regulars who will return to the show to co-host the Dec. 19 episode. E! News reports that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will co-host the…

Bill Maher and Stephen Colbert Go at It Over Religion

Late-night talk hosts Bill Maher and Stephen Colbert found uncommon ground when Maher appeared Monday night on Colbert’s CBS show, with Colbert trying to put Maher back in touch with his Catholic upbringing and Maher doing his best to shoot…

Report: Charlie Sheen Plans to Sell Two Beverly Hills Mansions

Charlie Sheen is back in the headlines this week with his revelation that he is HIV-positive, and now Variety is reporting that Sheen plans to sell two of the three mansions he owns in Beverly Hills. Details are sparse, but…

TBS Developing Comedy About Detroit

TBS is moving forward with a half-hour, single-camera comedy project focused on inner-city Detroit. The cable channel has ordered a presentation for “The D,” Deadline.com reports, noting that the project features a puppet. “The show was created by rising Detroit-native…

ESPN Names New Executive Vice President

ESPN today announced a change in its executive ranks, naming a new executive vice president of content operations & creative services. The company promoted Jodi Markley to the position, effective Jan.  1, 2016. “Markley, who has been with ESPN for…

‘Basketball Moms’ to Focus on Drama and Friendship Surrounding Kids’ NBA Dreams

A new one-hour scripted series, working title “Basketball Moms,” promises to offer a different perspective on young basketball players’ dreams of pro careers. The project, in development at WE tv, tracks “five Houston-area mothers whose sons play on rival youth…