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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.

Regis Philbin in Talks for New Show

Veteran TV personality Regis Philbin, who left the spotlight when he exited “Live with Regis and Kelly,” apparently misses it and wants back in TV. Sports Business Daily reports that the Emmy winner has been in talks to host a…

CBS Readying New ‘NCIS’ Spinoff Starring Veteran Actor

A third “NCIS” series is shaping up at CBS, USA Today reports. The show will begin life in two March episodes of “NCIS: Los Angeles,” with John Corbett — a veteran of “Northern Exposure” and “Sex and the City” —…

ABC News Exclusive: Lance Armstrong Being Investigated by Feds for Criminal ‘Obstruction, Witness Tampering and Intimidation’

"Federal investigators are in the midst of an active criminal investigation of disgraced former Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong," reports ABC News in what they say is an exclusive report. Says the report, according to a "source, who agreed…

CBS Lambasted for Its Handling of Super Bowl Blackout

CBS has come under fire for its handling of the blackout that disrupted Sunday’s Super Bowl for 34 minutes, with one of the most scathing attacks coming from The New Yorker’s Steve Coll. Coll notes that when the blackout first…

Beyonce’s Super Bowl Outfit Earns Wrath of Activist Group

Beyonce’s halftime performance at Sunday’s Super Bowl may or may not have had something to do with turning the lights out at the New Orleans Superdome, but it definitely flipped a switch for one activist group: People for the Ethical…

Hard Crash for NBC’s Two-Hour Season Premiere of ‘Smash’

NBC’s ambitious two-hour rollout for the new season of its musical drama series “Smash” fell to earth with a loud bang Tuesday night, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the broadcast mustered only a 1.1 average rating in the…

Biggest Media Acquisition in Six Years Makes John Malone’s Liberty as Big as the World’s Largest Cable Company

In the biggest media acquisition since 2007, John Malone’s Liberty Global has agreed to buy British cable-television provider Virgin Media, Bloomberg reports. The $16 billion cash and stock deal sets up a challenge by Malone to Rupert Murdoch in Europe’s…

NBC Comedy ‘Go On’ to Reunite One of TV’s Most Popular Couples

One of television’s most popular couples will be reunited on the NBC sitcom “Go On,” according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The actors who played Monica and Chandler on "Friends" will appear together on an episode of “Go On”…

‘SNL’ Skit Sparks Angry Response From Government of Thailand

A "Saturday Night Live" skit has angered Thailand, with the Thai culture minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanding that the clip be removed from YouTube, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. The skit is about creepy men…

CNN Fixture — Previously Thought to Be on the Way Out — Has His Contract Renewed

In what’s being described as CNN’s version of “Survivor” — with who’s safe and who’s out continuously shifting — the latest news has John King back on the safe side of the equation, Mediabistro’s FishbowlDC reports. King, “long thought to…