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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.

Netflix CEO Gets a Hefty Pay Raise

Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings is getting a substantial bump in pay. Citing a government filing from the online-streaming company, CNN Money reports that Hastings will get a 50% pay raise in 2014. Hastings will receive an annual salary of…

One of TV Guide’s ’50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time’ Dead at 68

A veteran television and film actor whose character on a popular sitcom was named to TV Guide’s list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" has died. Deadline.com reports that James Avery, who played family patriarch Philip Banks…

Another MSNBC Host Gets in Trouble for On-Air Comments

In the wake of recent gaffes that cost Alec Baldwin and Martin Bashir their MSNBC jobs, the cable channel is dealing with yet another controversy over comments by one of its hosts. This time the focus is on weekend host…

Report: MSNBC Will Replace Anchor — Who’s Out, Who’s In … and Why

MSNBC reportedly plans to replace the anchor of a show that airs daily on the cable channel. The Daily Caller reports that the channel will replace Brian Shactman, the host of the morning show “Way Too Early,” with Thomas Roberts….

TV Guide’s ’50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time’

1. Cliff Huxtable (The Cosby Show)2. Ben Cartwright (Bonanza)3. John Walton, Sr. (The Waltons)4. Charles Ingalls (Little House on the Prairie)5. Danny Williams (Make Room for Daddy)6. Jim Anderson (Father Knows Best)7. Steve Douglas (My Three Sons)8. Andy Taylor (The…

A Drama Series Re-emerges to Energize and Delight. Discovering a Remarkably Talented TV Writer. And Robert Duvall in a Long Forgotten Part That Must be Seen

TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross has been busy binge watching one particular series over the past several weeks, and if you click here you can read why he thinks you need to watch this series as well.

CNN Anchor Discloses ‘Painful Secret’

CNN International anchor Zain Verjee writes on CNN.com that she has hidden a “painful secret” for years: “I can’t bear to look in the mirror. I shrink from bright light. A gaze that lingers a second too long makes me…

The Most-Watched Cable Network Loses Ground — Here’s the Top 10 for 2013

The basic cable network that has been the most-watched for years remained at No. 1 on the list for 2013 despite losing viewers. Deadline.com reports that USA Network ended 2013 as the No. 1 basic cable network in total viewers,…

Bad News for Cord-Cutters: ABC to Restrict Online and Mobile Replays

ABC has some bad news for cord-cutters: The network is limiting the availability of episodes for next-morning online viewing to select cable customers, reports TheWrap.com. Starting Monday, Jan. 6, only the subscribers to any of eight TV service providers will…

Non-TV Story of the Day: The ‘Legal’ Conversation Most of Us Thought We’d Never Hear: ‘Once in earshot of the “budtenders,” the conversation was fairly surreal. I asked for a strain perfect for after work…a Marijuana Merlot.’ Recreational Pot Goes Legal

"Retail stores across Colorado sold nonmedical marijuana to adults for the first time on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. As someone who has worked on reforming marijuana laws for nearly three years, I decided to take part as a customer and…