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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.

‘Nightline’ Co-Anchor Lands at CNN

Hours after news broke about a shuffle among the on-air personalities at ABC’s "Nightline," CNN announced that former "Nightline" co-anchor Bill Weir is joining the cable news channel, TheWrap.com reports. Weir joins CNN as an anchor and Chief Innovation Correspondent,…

Thursday Night Ratings Carnage: One Show Bucks the Downtrend in a Big Way, While One Network’s Entire Prime-Time Lineup Struggles

Almost everything on broadcast prime was down Thursday night from a week earlier, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. But TVbytheNumbers.com reports that one show, Fox’s "Glee," bucked that trend in a big way, with its Cory…

CBS Wins Bidding War for One of the Most Sought-After Projects of the Season

CBS has landed a high-profile comedy project, prevailing in a bidding war for the half-hour show, Deadline.com reports. The show is executive produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and stars comedian Tom Papa. Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith are…

Queen of Romantic Comedies to Produce and Star in NBC Sitcom

An actress considered by many to be the queen of romantic comedies is going all in with NBC, developing a sitcom as a star vehicle for herself. TheWrap.com reports that Meg Ryan will play a single mother who returns to…

Sexy ‘Nymphomaniac’ Posters Creating a Stir Online

A series of posters for the new Lars Von Trier movie "Nymphomaniac" — in which most of the stars appear to be showing off their "orgasm faces" — is generating plenty of buzz on the Internet, E! Online reports. The…

‘The Office’ Actor Arrested

One of the stars of NBC’s "The Office" was arrested after trying to board a plane in the Bahamas while reportedly carrying a gram of marijuana and 18 ecstasy pills, reports TMZ.com. Craig Robinson pleaded guilty to two counts of…

Hulu Close to Naming Fox Executive as CEO — the Move ‘Shifts Hulu’s Center of Gravity’

Hulu has its sights set on a Fox executive as its next chief executive. Bloomberg reports that the online streaming company is close to naming Mike Hopkins, president of distribution for Fox Networks, to succeed acting CEO Andy Forssell. Hopkins…

Anthony Weiner and Sean Hannity in On-Air Showdown — Weiner Denies He’s ‘Auditioning’ for MSNBC (Here’s the Video)

Anthony Weiner, whose bid to become mayor of New York City went down in flames amidst a sexting scandal, got into a squabble with Sean Hannity on Fox News and denied he was "auditioning" for a job on MSNBC, according…

NBC Goes Back in Time for the Concept Behind Two New Series

NBC is developing two new sci-fi dramas, reaching back in time to the early 1990s for the possible inspiration. Deadline.com reports that both shows involve time travel — conjuring up memories of NBC’s popular cult time-jump series "Quantum Leap," which…

ABC’s ‘Nightline’ Replaces Co-Anchor

ABC’s long-running late-night news program "Nightline" has named a new co-anchor, replacing a co-anchor who has been on the job since 2010. Dan Harris will take over the spot, with Bill Weir leaving ABC News. The announcement was made by…