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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.

Police Investigating Home Invasion Report at Ashton Kutcher’s House — But He May Have Been Punk’d

Police are investigating the report of a home invasion at "Two and a Half Men" star Ashton Kutcher’s house, which appeared to be a hoax, reports TMZ.com. Law enforcement was alerted via teletext — used by deaf people — about…

Report: TV Ads in 2012 Presidential Race the Most Negative in Years

The television ads in the 2012 presidential race are more negative in tone than in the previous three elections, reports Bloomberg, citing a report from the Wesleyan Media Project. Nearly two-thirds of presidential ads airing between June 1 and Sept….

‘Lie to Me’ Creator Signs Deal With CBS TV Studios, Sells Drama to CBS

"Lie to Me" creator and executive producer Samuel Baum has signed a development deal with CBS TV Studios and sold a drama to CBS under the deal, reports Deadline.com. The project, which is untitled, will focus on the surgeon general,…

CBS Buys Sitcom From ‘Smurfs’ Writers

CBS has bought a comedy from "Smurfs" writers Jay Scherick and David Ronn, reports Deadline.com. The untitled multicamera project is about a blended family, focusing on two very different brothers who are forced to move their families into the same…

Netflix Giving Away Walk-on Parts in ‘Arrested Development’

Netflix is giving away walk-on parts in its revived "Arrested Development," reports TheWrap.com. The company is running a contest to give away six walk-on roles. There’s a catch, though: To get one of the parts, contestants need to submit an…

‘Sixth Sense’ Writer-Director M. Night Shyamalan Has Put Pilot Commitment For NBC Drama; Shyamalan Would Direct the Pilot

"In his first foray into network television, ‘The Sixth Sense’ writer/director M. Night Shyamalan has teamed with ‘Eagle Eye’ writer John Glenn for a drama project, which landed at NBC with a put pilot commitment," reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com….

Julia Roberts to Produce Workplace Comedy for ABC

ABC has ordered a workplace comedy from Julia Roberts and her longtime collaborator Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Deadline.com reports. “Taming of the Shrew” comes from Roberts’ Red Om Films, 3 Arts — where Goldsmith-Thomas is a manager and producer — and ABC…

Video: Mitt Romney Won’t Do ‘Letterman,’ So Letterman Gets a Celebrity Surrogate to Fill In for Him

Here’s a clip from last night’s episode of CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman” in which the host, frustrated that GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney won’t appear on the show, instead interviews a celebrity stand-in — who hits it out…

Who Wins in ‘American Idol’s’ Diva Smackdown? Seacrest Offers His Take

“American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest says he knows who the winner was in the heated verbal exchange between the show’s dueling divas, Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey. The winner, according to Seacrest, was the show itself, which he apparently thinks…

CBS and Yahoo Working on Rebranding ‘The Insider’

When the “Entertainment Tonight” spinoff “The Insider” relaunches in January, it may be hard to recognize. CBS TV Distribution and Yahoo are collaborating to rebrand the syndicated newsmag, which is set to become “omg! NOW” — the name of a…