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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.

Questions Finally Answered About the Bizarre Finale of ‘Ellen’s Design Challenge,’ and What Ellen Needs to Do if the Series Is Renewed

Not only was the disqualified contestant on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show yesterday, but the president of  Ellen’s production company answers other questions posed to him by TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross. Please click here to read Chuck’s insightful essay.

Will Neil Patrick Harris Host the Oscars Again? Here’s His Surprisingly Candid Response to the Question

After hosting the Academy Awards on Feb. 22, TV fixture Neil Patrick Harris was asked the obvious question: Will he do it again? Variety reports that Harris responded to the question in an interview with The Huffington Post by saying:…

Former CBS and CNBC Personality Joins Fox Business Network

Fox Business Network has signed an anchor and markets reporter who is a veteran of a number of TV news jobs. Trish Regan joins the cable network from Bloomberg News, where she landed after stints at CBS News and CNBC….

Another ‘Daily Show’ Regular Moves On

A “Daily Show” fixture who has been talked about as a possible replacement for Jon Stewart is no longer in the running. The New York Daily News reports that Samantha Bee will exit the Comedy Central show to launch her…

NBC News Officially Names Andy Lack Chairman

NBCUniversal confirmed today that it has hired Andy Lack, the former president of NBC News, as chairman of NBC News and MSNBC, The Washington Post reports. NBCU CEO Steve Burke made the official announcement this morning. As we reported earlier…

Stallone Brings Hit Feature Film Franchise to Broadcast TV

Box office heavyweight Sylvester Stallone is joining forces with one of the big four broadcast networks to bring his feature film franchise “The Expendables” to television. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that Fox is working with Stallone on an…

HBO Sets Airdates for Controversial Doc

HBO announced the premiere date and additional airdates for a documentary that is expected to spark controversy. The pay-cable channel will debut “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief” March 29. As we reported a few months back, HBO…

Alec Baldwin Breaks Into Politics in Return to TV

Actor Alec Baldwin is breaking into politics, in a way. The “30 Rock” veteran will play the mayor of New York in a new drama project for HBO, Deadline.com reports. Baldwin will play a billionaire real estate developer who is…

Questions Finally Answered About the Bizarre Finale of ‘Ellen’s Design Challenge,’ and What Ellen Needs to Do if the Series Is Renewed

You’ve gotta love Ellen. In a country obsessed with winning and losing, she can’t bring herself to use the word “loser.” It’s just not a DeGeneres word. So when she was about to announce the winner of “Ellen’s [Furniture] Design…

Harrison Ford Expected to Make Full Recovery From Plane Crash Injuries

Actor Harrison Ford is expected to recover from injuries he suffered Thursday when a vintage airplane he was flying crash landed. As we reported previously, the World War II training plane crash landed on a Southern California golf course at…