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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.

Comedy Central Locks In a Key Piece of Its Late-Night Lineup

With its late-night lineup in a state of flux following the departures of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central ordered a little bit of stability by renewing its “Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” for a second season, The Hollywood…

Jamie Lee Curtis, on Her New TV Show, Will Re-Enact One of the Most Famous Scenes in the History of Movies (Hint: It Featured Her Mom)

Jamie Lee Curtis is a bona fide horror star, having made her film debut in the first installment of “Halloween” back in 1978. Curtis, who stars in Fox’s new “Scream Queens” this season, is now taking her scary movie heritage…

TV Station Merger Valued at $442.5 Million

Two television station groups are consolidating in a deal announced Monday that’s valued at $442.5 million. TVNewsCheck reports that Gray Television Inc. will acquire Schurz Communications Inc.’s television and radio stations. The deal will reportedly expand Gray’s holdings to include…

In a Close Ratings Race, a Winner Is Declared for the 52-Week Television Season

In a close finish, we have a ratings winner for the full 52-week 2014-2015 TV season. For the second consecutive year, NBC has won the key demo of viewers 18-49. With the season about to wind down, NBC has a…

Shakeup at CBS: Network Boss to Step Down

In a blockbuster shift in the executive ranks at CBS, one of the network’s top executives is stepping down and another veteran CBS exec will be getting a big promotion. According to The Hollywood Reporter, CBS Entertainment Chairman Nina Tassler…

TV Villain Arrested, Charged With Assault

An actor who plays a violent criminal on television was arrested in connection with an alleged assault over the weekend. CNN reports that Manu Bennett was charged with misdemeanor assault following an incident in San Antonio. Bennett plays the supervillain…

Former Child Actress Avoids Jail Time — But Loses Her Fight for the Sentence She Wanted

An actress who was a TV star as a child and became an even bigger TV star decades later as cast member of the popular reality show “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” will pay a penalty for her “drunken…

Trump Unloads Miss Universe

Just days after buying out NBC’s share of The Miss Universe Organization, Donald Trump is out of the Miss Universe business. ABC News reports that WME/IMG says it has acquired the organization from Trump. “Monday’s announcement comes on the heels…

With Schwarzenegger Taking Over NBC’s ‘Celebrity Apprentice,’ How Will He Replace Trump’s ‘You’re Fired’? Conan O’Brien Offers His Suggestions — Watch It Now

Following NBC’s hiring of Arnold Schwarzenegger to take over as host of “Celebrity Apprentice,” late-night fixture Conan O’Brien offered his suggestions for catchphrases Schwarzenegger might use in place of previous host Donald Trump’s traditional “You’re fired.” Here’s the clip:

How Fallon vs. Colbert Is a Lot Like Leno vs. Letterman

The rivalry between CBS’s new kid on the late-night block, Stephen Colbert, and NBC’s newly anointed king of late-night, Jimmy Fallon, has a familiar ring to it, TV columnist Brian Lowry writes in Variety. Lowry notes that the new late-night…