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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.

NBC News Boss Offers Show of Support for ‘Meet the Press’ Host

With her embattled "Meet the Press" host the subject of widespread media speculation, NBC News President Deborah Turness sent a memo to staff of the newsmaker program that said she was reiterating her “support for the show and for David…

Iconic Figure From Horror Movies Gets His Own TV Show

One of the most iconic horror figures from film is getting ready for his debut in a small-screen series. Deadline.com reports that the character Jason Voorhees from the “Friday the 13th” movies will be the focus of an hourlong dramatic…

Cable Series Sees ‘Unprecedented Rise’ for Its Season Premiere in Live+3 Results

In what its cable network is calling an "unprecedented rise" in its viewership numbers, a drama series almost doubled its audience in key demos when Live+3 viewing was measured, up from its Live+same day numbers. The show is BBC America's…

Justin Bieber Detained by Customs Officials

Singer Justin Bieber was detained at Los Angeles International Airport by U.S. Customs officials Thursday when he re-entered the country following a visit to Asia, reports People magazine. Bieber was detained for “routine secondary questioning,” and reportedly held for almost…

After Canceling Everest Jump, Discovery Plans Documentary About Deadly Avalanche

Discovery is working on a 90-minute documentary about the avalanche earlier this month that has proved to be the mountain’s deadliest, the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports. Discovery had planned to air a live jump from the summit of…

NBC Chooses Talk Show Host to Be Master of Ceremonies for This Year’s Primetime Emmys Ceremony

The Primetime Emmys will air on NBC this year, and the network has chosen one of its talk show hosts to host the big night. Seth Meyers, who just recently took over the hosting chores on "Late Night," will host…

Jodie Foster Marries an Ex-Girlfriend of Ellen DeGeneres

Two-time Academy Award-winner Jodie Foster has married a woman who used to date Ellen DeGeneres. "The actress and filmmaker quietly tied the knot with her girlfriend Alexandra Hedison over the weekend, a rep for Foster confirmed to CNN." The story…

Oscar Winner Is People Magazine’s Most Beautiful Person of 2014

People magazine has picked a 2014 Academy Award-winner as its "Most Beautiful Person of 2014." Says the popular weekly, "She may have won an Oscar for her role as the slave Patsey in Steve McQueen's '12 Years a Slave' and…

Hey, What’s Up with YouTube Taking Down a Popular Video (More Than 6 Million Hits) from YouTube’s Own Jimmy Fallon-‘Tonight Show’ Channel??

UPDATE at 11:30 p.m. PT on 4-24-2014. We received this statement from a YouTube spokesperson: "When we're notified that a particular video uploaded to our site infringes another's copyright, we expeditiously remove the material in accordance with the law. We…

Another Sign of Resurgence for NBC’s ‘Tonight Show’: Even in Repeats, the Show Is Hitting High-Water Marks

NBC continues to rack up impressive ratings for "The Tonight Show." A release from the network today says the show scored its highest ratings in the key 18-49 demo in nearly three years for a week of rebroadcasts in the…