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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.

Fox News Channel Closes In on 11th Consecutive Year as Top Cable News Network

Even though the final numbers for 2012 aren’t in yet, it’s clear that Fox News Channel will end the year with its 11th straight win as the No. 1 cable news channel, reports TVNewser.com. It will also end the year…

L.A. Reid Says He Will Not Return to ‘X Factor’ Next Season, and Tells Who He Thinks Simon Should Hire to Replace Him

 " ‘I have decided that I will not return to ‘The X Factor’ next year,’ [L.A. Reid has] told Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson in an exclusive interview. ‘I have to go back and I have a company to run that I’ve kind of…

Tough Night for Broadcast Nets: Season Lows and Series Lows on CBS, ABC and NBC in Wednesday Ratings

A number of shows sank to series lows and season lows on the broadcast networks Wednesday night, based on Nielsen overnight numbers. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that CBS’s “CSI,” ABC’s “The Middle,” “The Neighbors” and “Modern Family” and NBC’s “Chicago Fire” all…

Susan Rice Pulls Name From Consideration for Secretary of State

Susan Rice, widely considered to be President Obama’s choice to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, has withdrawn her name from consideration for the post, NBC News reports. The announcement comes after months of criticism aimed at Rice, the…

Legendary Soap Opera Producer Paul Rauch Dead at 78

Legendary daytime drama producer Paul Rauch, who in his time oversaw six soap operas as executive producer — including "Another World," "One Life to Live," "Santa Barbara" and, most recently, "The Young and the Restless" — has died at age…

Simon Cowell Will Return to ‘Britain’s Got Talent’

Music competition judge and media mogul Simon Cowell has decided to return for the seventh season of ITV’s "Britain’s Got Talent," reports Deadline.com. Cowell will rejoin judges Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams. Cowell returned to the show this…

Matt Lauer Bashed for Anne Hathaway Wardrobe Malfunction Wisecrack on ‘Today’

"Today" co-host Matt Lauer is under fire for a comment he made to actress Anne Hathaway about a recent wardrobe malfunction, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. The actress appeared Wednesday on "Today" to promote her new film "Les…

ABC Rolls Out Plans for Farewell to Long-Running Series

ABC has unveiled plans to bring closure to a drama series that has been a fixture on the network in recent years. TVLine reports that the final episode of "Private Practice" will air Jan. 22, 2013. The drama has been…

Golden Globe Breakthroughs: Nominations for ‘Nashville,’ ‘Political Animals’ and ‘House of Lies.’ We Have the Complete List of Golden Globe Nominees

HBO distanced itself from the pack in the Golden Globe nominations, announced this morning, with last year’s drama winner, Showtime’s “Homeland,” also making a strong showing. Some shows that received nominations for the first time include "Nashville," "Political Animals" and…

CBS Station Scraps Morning News Program

A major-market CBS-owned station has announced that it’s dropping its morning news show. Mediabistro’s TVSpy reports that WWJ-TV in Detroit is scrapping its "First Forecast Mornings" broadcast. "WWJ remains committed to local programming where it makes sense,” the station said…