Chuck Ross

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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.

Star of AMC Drama Series Won’t Return for Third Season — Other Cast Members Are Also Out of the Lineup

One of the stars of an AMC drama series, which is readying for its third season, won’t be back on the show, Variety.com reports. Billy Campbell, who portrayed Mayor Darren Richmond on "The Killing," is leaving the show, according to…

Video: A Piece of the Set Collapses on Former Mitt Romney Adviser During CNBC Interview

A guest on CNBC’s "Squawk on the Street" was hit by a piece of a set that collapsed during a live interview, reports TVNewser.com. The guest was Glenn Hubbard, the dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business, who was…

‘X-Files’ Star Gillian Anderson Returns to TV on New NBC Series

Gillian Anderson, who starred on "The X-Files," will be a part of a new drama series on NBC, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. Anderson will appear in a multiple-episode arc on “Hannibal” as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier, the therapist for Dr….

Nominations and Winners of the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards

Here’s the list of nominees and winners of the Golden Globes. The awards were presented Jan. 13, 2013. TELEVISION Drama Boardwalk Empire Breaking Bad Downton Abbey WINNER: Homeland Newsroom Comedy or musical The Big Bang Theory Episodes WINNER: Girls Modern Family Smash…

Media Entrepreneur Whose Company Owns Politico and Eight ABC-Affiliated TV Stations Dies

Joe L. Allbritton, who founded Allbritton Communications — the parent company of Washington D.C.-based ABC affiliate WJLA, cable’s News Channel 8 in the D.C. area, and Politico — died Wednesday at 87, TVNewsCheck reports. Allbritton, a national champion debater in…

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Tells Barbara Walters He’s Not Too Fat to Be President

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told Barbara Walters during her interview for her "10 Most Fascinating People of the Year" show that he’s not too fat to be president, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "I’ve done this job pretty well,…

Two New Syndicated Series Revolve Around DNA Testing. Plus, New Syndie Show Coming From NBCUniversal?

Two new first-run syndicated shows revolve around DNA testing, reports TVNewsCheck. According to the story, "CBS Television Distribution’s ‘The Test’ will feature guests who have DNA and lie detector test results revealed. And MGM Television’s ‘Paternity Court’ is a half-hour…

ABC Back in Business With John Leguizamo — After Rejecting One Project, the Network Orders a Different One

John Leguizamo has been keeping the decision makers busy at ABC lately. Just days after passing — for the second time — on his comedy pilot "The Kings of Van Nuys," as we reported earlier this week, the network has…

New Rules Limiting Volume of TV Commercials Go Into Effect Today

New rules governing the loudness of television commercials, adopted a year ago by the Federal Communications Commission, go into effect today, the Associated Press reports. The rules are contained in the CALM Act, which limits the volume of the audio…

Lindsay Lohan Faces Up to Eight Months After Having Her Probation Revoked

Actress Lindsay Lohan has had her probation revoked and could wind up back in jail for as much as eight months, USA Today reports. A judge in Los Angeles revoked Lohan’s probation, which was related to a widely publicized necklace…