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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.

Bruce Springsteen, Christina Aguilera, Sting, Billy Joel and Jon Bon Jovi to Perform Sandy Relief Concert Live on NBC and Cable Tomorrow Night

Bruce Springsteen, Christina Aguilera, Sting, Billy Joel and Jon Bon Jovi are all scheduled to perform on a televised concert to raise money to benefit the victims of superstorm Sandy, NBC has announced. The benefit, called "Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together,"…

USA Network Cancels Its Lowest-Rated Scripted Series

USA Network has canceled a drama series that was its lowest-rated scripted show, Deadline.com reports. The show, which aired on Fridays during its freshman season, is "Common Law," starring Michael Ealy and Warren Kole. The series had already been written…

Censors Up in Arms Over Tim Allen’s Rebooted ‘Last Man Standing’ as Sitcom Aims for Archie Bunker Territory

Censors at Walt Disney are on the alert over a more controversial version of "Last Man Standing," the ABC comedy starring Tim Allen, reports the New York Post. The new version of the series is targeting more sensitive topics, such…

Former WWE Diva Releases Naked Photos After Her Laptop Is Stolen

Former WWE Diva Amy Weber is releasing nude photos of herself that were stored on a laptop that was stolen last week, in an effort to keep the thief from making money off the pictures, reports TMZ.com. The laptop was…

Was There Ever a Rock ‘n’ Roll Song That Became a More Popular Movie? Co-Writer of Roy Orbison’s ‘Oh, Pretty Woman’ Dies at 73

It is, undoubtedly, one of the truly classic songs in the rock ‘n’ roll canon: Roy Orbision’s "Oh, Pretty Woman." Orbison co-wrote the song with Bill Dees, who has died at age 73, reports the blog Pop2it. According to the…

Sets for ABC’s ‘666 Park Avenue’ Damaged by Hurricane; Other Shows Resume Production

Sets for ABC’s "666 Park Avenue" were damaged by Hurricane Sandy on Monday, making it tougher for the show to get back on track with production, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The show’s set is at Brooklyn’s Cine Magic Riverfront Studios,…

FX Shakes Things Up Behind Scenes of ‘Wilfred’ — the Good News Is the Series Is Renewed

"Wilfred" has been renewed for a third season by FX, although the network will replace showrunner David Zuckerman with writers and executive producers Reed Agnew and Eli Jorne, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Agnew and Jorne worked as…

CW Will Give ‘Gossip Girl’ Big Sendoff as Signature Series Ends Run

The CW is readying a big sendoff for a show whose scandalous plot twists helped define the broadcast network for the past five years. The network will air a two-hour finale for "Gossip Girl," which will end its sixth and…

Fox Buys Action Drama About Greek Gods — the Network’s Second Greek God-Themed Project This Season

Fox has bought a Greek god action drama created by writer-director Peter Berg and actor Taylor Sheridan, reports Deadline.com. The project, "Olympus," is about a soldier who finds out he’s descended from the Greek gods and might be the last…

ABC News Files Motion to Dismiss $1.2 Billion ‘Pink Slime’ Lawsuit

ABC is seeking to dismiss the "pink slime" lawsuit brought against it by Beef Products Inc., which is seeking $1.2 billion in damages for the network’s reporting on finely textured beef, reports TVNewser.com. ABC and on-air staffers Diane Sawyer, Jim…