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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.

Game Show Icons to Receive Lifetime Achievement Awards

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced today that it will present the Lifetime Achievement Award to two game show veterans — iconic host Monty Hall and legendary producer Bob Stewart. The presentations will be made at the…

Freshman Talk Show Canceled as Daytime Toll Mounts

Another entry in the crowded field of freshman daytime talk shows has been canceled, as the casualty count climbs. Failing to survive to a second season is "The Jeff Probst Show," the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports. The cancellation…

‘How I Met Your Mother’ Star Says a Mentally Unstable Man Has Threatened to Kill Her

One of the stars of the hit CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" has taken out a restraining order against a man she claims is mentally unstable and has threatened to kill her, TMZ.com reports. Alyson Hannigan filed a…

AMC May Use Hit Series to Flesh Out IFC’s Negotiating Position

IFC, the lower-rated sister network to AMC, may end up airing episodes of the zombie hit "The Walking Dead," which could bolster IFC’s ratings and give the channel leverage when negotiating with pay-TV providers, reports the New York Post. AMC…

Former Senator Joins Fox News

Fox News has hired a former Massachusetts senator as a contributor, TVNewser.com reports. Joining the cable channel is Scott Brown, who was elected to fill out the term of the late Ted Kennedy in the U.S. Senate in a special…

Olympic Star Charged With Murder

An Olympic athlete who made history last year at the London Games was arrested today and charged with murder, The New York Times reports. Oscar Pistorius, who was the first double amputee sprinter to compete in the Olympics, is accused…

‘Harry Potter’ Sidekick Steps Up to Superhero Role in New CBS Comedy

One of the stars of the "Harry Potter" film series will step up to a lead role in a new CBS comedy project, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Rupert Grint, who played Harry’s friend Ron in the movie…

NBC Trims Order for Summer Series

NBC has cut back on its order for a summer dramedy series, reports Deadline.com. The project, from Liz Heldens of "Deception" and the production company BermanBraun, is “Camp.” The network has reduced its order to 10 episodes, down from 13,…

ABC Series Survives for Now, Gets Shuffled to Friday Nights as Network Shakes Up Its Schedule

Being shuffled to Friday night isn’t good news for a TV series, but it does beat getting canceled. So it’s reasonably good news — at least for the time being — for the troubled ABC series “Happy Endings.” The Huffington…

CNN’s Ratings Boosted by Manhunt, Obama Address

CNN had a surge in ratings Tuesday night as the channel split time between covering the Christopher Dorner manhunt in California and President Obama’s State of the Union address, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. While overall ratings for…