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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.
Jann Wenner’s Us Weekly is making news again, as it reports it knows who is talking to the producers of "The View" to join the show. "Make room on the couch! Frequent ‘View’ guest cohost Jenny McCarthy may be joining…
By Chuck Ross To me a good Western — and I love a good Western — emphasizes a personal code of honor by the main character. And I love a gritty Film Noir, in which one of the most appealing elements…
A digital prank interrupted the televised George Zimmerman murder trial today, leaving the no-nonsense judge presiding over the case less than amused — and teaching viewers a lesson about Skype, the New York Daily News reports. "Scott Pleasants, one of…
A cable channel that has quietly racked up one of the most impressive winning streaks in television — the top-rated cable channel for 28 consecutive quarters — is going "TV Everywhere," Deadline.com reports. The channel is USA Network, which becomes…
No fewer than four broadcast series sank to all-time lows or season lows Tuesday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that CBS’s "Big Brother" and NBC’s "Betty White’s Off Their Rockers" both set series…
As celebrity chef Paula Deen deals with the fallout from saying in a deposition that she used a racial epithet, the woman behind the lawsuit tells CNN that the case "has never been about the N-word." Lisa Jackson, who filed…
Hallmark Channel announced it is canceling a show. Deadline.com reports that the cable channel confirmed it won’t be picking up a second season of "Marie." Commenting on the cancellation of the talk show focused on singer Marie Osmond, Hallmark Channel…
Racism, misogyny and homophobia have surfaced on CBS’s "Big Brother," prompting the network to respond to comments on the show’s live feed, TMZ.com reports. CBS released a statement to the website, saying: "We certainly find the statements made by several…
Today is our last workday this week, and then we are off for a four-day 4th of July holiday weekend. If news happens before we come back online on Monday, July 8, 2013, we’ll contact you with one of our TVWeek…
NBC’s "The Sing-Off" has added a four-time Grammy Award nominee as a judge, and announced that the show’s host, Nick Lachey, will return, Deadline.com reports. The new judge is Jewel, the story reports. The 39-year-old singer-songwriter has reportedly sold more…