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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.

Howard Stern Exits ‘America’s Got Talent’ — Here’s His Emotional Farewell

Howard Stern ended his run on the NBC competition program “America’s Got Talent,” wrapping up his four seasons as a judge on the show with an emotional clip. Here it is:

Rosy Forecast for TV Stations’ Spot Revenues

Local TV advertising is poised for a boom period, according to a new forecast. The annual Spot TV forecast from TVNewsCheck shows stations reaping a windfall from political advertising, with the total spot market expected to surge by 13.5% in…

NBC Greenlights Live ‘Law & Order’ Series

NBC is developing a live series from the man behind a string of hits including the Peacock Network’s “Law & Order” franchise. Variety reports that the network ordered six episodes of “Law & Order: You the Jury” from Dick Wolf….

Kevin Spacey Jokes About Who He Talks to When He Breaks the ‘Fourth Wall’ on ‘House of Cards’

Kevin Spacey’s asides on the Netflix drama “House of Cards,” where he turns to the camera to explain what’s really going on, have been the subject of speculation as to just whom his character is addressing. Now Spacey has offered…

Elton John Responds to ‘Putin’ Prank

After being taken in by a prankster pretending to be Russian President Vladimir Putin, singer Elton John responded by putting an upbeat spin on the whole affair. As we reported yesterday, the prank by two Russian TV personalities led to…

New York Times Reports that Cablevision Has Agreed to Be Sold for About $18 Billion

“Cablevision has agreed to sell itself to Altice, an acquisitive European telecommunications giant, for about $17.7 billion, including debt, people briefed on the matter said on Wednesday,” reports The New York Times. The story says that Altice, based in Luxembourg…

In a Long, Three-Hour Debate Among the Leading 11 Republican Candidates, This Was the TV Moment That Will Be Remembered

The moment belongs to Carly Fiorina, as she puts Donald Trump in his place:

Donald Trump (Played by Jimmy Fallon) Gives Advice to Hillary Clinton (Played by Hillary Clinton)

NBC’s ‘Hart to Hart’ Reboot Will Have One Groundbreaking Difference

An upcoming NBC remake of the 1980s series “Hart to Hart” — in which Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers starred as a married couple who solved crimes in their spare time — will have at least one significant difference from…

Elton John Apparently Pranked By Some Russian TV Show Hosts Into Thinking He Was Speaking to Vladimir Putin

Elton John and the Kremlin have been giving conflicting accounts of an incident in which the singer says Russian President Vladimir Putin called him to discuss the country’s policy on gay rights. The Kremlin denied that Putin ever placed the…