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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.

Craig Ferguson the Odd Man Out as CBS Reinvents Late-Night

“Late Late Show” host Craig Ferguson may not return to CBS when his contract expires next year, reports the New York Daily News. One issue, according to the report, is that Ferguson has lost his champion with David Letterman’s retirement….

Well-Known Investigative Reporter Leaving NBC News

A well-known investigative reporter is parting ways with NBC News. The Washington Post reports that the split between Michael Isikoff and the network is, in Isikoff's words, "a mutual agreement that this was a situation that was no longer working…

Cable News Channel Cuts Jobs, Disbands Sports Unit

A fledgling cable news operation has cut a number of positions and disbanded its sports unit. Writing on Deadline.com, David Lieberman reports that about 60 employees may have lost their jobs in the cuts by Al Jazeera America. The sports…

Jerry Lewis, Known for Negative Comments About Female Comedians, Explains Why He Doesn’t Like Them

Veteran comedian Jerry Lewis, who is known for his belief that women aren’t funny, added to his thoughts on the subject Saturday after leaving his hand and footprints in cement outside Hollywood’s Chinese Theatre, TheWrap.com reports. “Seeing a woman project…

Two Comcast Execs Paid $31 Million Each

A pair of top executives at NBC parent company Comcast each made about $31 million for 2013. The Los Angeles Times reports that Comcast Chief Executive Brian Roberts took home a 2013 compensation package valued at $31.4 million, while his…

New Late-Night Talk Show Will Air Live From Mount Everest

Discovery Channel has ordered a live late-night program that will air from Mount Everest. EW.com's Inside TV reports that the talk show, “Everest: Live From Base Camp,” will air for five nights in May and will lead up to the…

Joe Port, Joe Wiseman Join CBS Television Studios

Writing partners Joe Port and Joe Wiseman have a new two-year deal with CBS Television Studios, with the pair moving from their longtime perch at 20th Century Fox Television, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The pair, who worked on…

‘Giant Win’ for Syfy With Order for the Channel’s ‘Most Ambitious Series to Date’

Syfy has given a series order to a space opera as the cable channel continues to build out its programming slate. Deadline.com reports that the network gave a 10-episode order to “The Expanse,” based on a series of novels by…

A Tribute to the Most Enjoyable Movie Ever Made, and the TV Channel That Is a National Treasure for Airing It 125 Times in the Last 20 Years

If you love the movies, this piece by TelevisionWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross will be a must-read for you — which you can find if you please click here.

A Tribute to the Most Enjoyable Movie Ever Made, and the TV Channel That Is a National Treasure for Airing It 125 Times in the Last 20 Years

I first fell in love with Ingrid Bergman when I was a young teenager and she was just 26 years old. She still is. My feelings for her have been rekindled each of the dozen or so times I’ve watched…