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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.

MTV2 Renews Its Highest-Rated Original Series

MTV2 has renewed the show that ranks as the network’s highest-rated original series in its history, reports Deadline.com. The show is “Guy Code.” Its second season ended with ratings for viewers 12 to 34 years old up 21% over its…

NBC Taps Into a Massive Database of Digital Info From the Olympics to Get a Picture of the Future of TV

NBCUniversal is mining material from a massive database of digital info gathered during the London Olympics to gain insights into how viewers watched the Games and what it might say about the future of television, The New York Times reports….

‘Sons of Anarchy’ Actor Found Dead — Suspected of Killing 81-Year-Old L.A. Woman

A young actor who was known for his role on FX’s “Sons of Anarchy” and also appeared in “The O.C.” was found dead Wednesday in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles along with an 81-year-old woman in a gruesome…

‘Today’ Producer Jim Bell Defends Matt Lauer, Says ‘GMA’ Is a Tabloid

"Today" producer Jim Bell tells The New York Times’ Bill Carter that the decision to remove Ann Curry from the NBC morning program was his call, and not co-host Matt Lauer’s, as some reports have suggested. “It was definitely not…

McDonald’s Is Creating Its Own TV Channel

McDonald’s is creating its own television channel, reports the Associated Press. The channel is being created for 700 pioneering restaurants, which will offer exclusive content for customers, the story reports. Called the M Channel, the service will offer entertainment along…

‘Honey Boo Boo’ Star Leaves Hospital After Accident

One of the stars of TLC’s hot-button reality show "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" left the hospital after surgery for an infection, reports EOnline.com. Patriarch Mike Thompson — “Sugar Bear” — injured his foot in a "mud-boggin’" accident, leading to…

Piers Morgan Bans Kelsey Grammer From His CNN Show

Piers Morgan has banned Kelsey Grammer from his CNN Show, reports TMZ.com. Morgan’s decision comes after Grammer walked out on a scheduled interview on the show. As previously reported, Grammer bolted after the show aired a photo of his ex-wife,…

Wonderful Comic Actor Herbert Lom — Best Known as the Police Boss Whom Inspector Clouseau Drove Crazy in So Many of Those ‘Pink Panther’ Movies — Dies at 95

"Herbert Lom, 95, who played the twitching, exasperated Parisian police inspector driven to the edge of madness and beyond by Peter Sellers’ Jacques Clouseau in the ‘Pink Panther’ movie franchise, has died," Bloomberg reports. The story continues, "He died today…

Science Channel Taps Oscar Winner for TV Movie on Challenger Disaster

Science Channel has tapped an Oscar-winning actor to star in a TV movie about the 1986 Challenger explosion, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. William Hurt will play the renowned U.S. physicist Richard Feynman in the project, the story…

Visit by the Obamas Pumps Up Ratings for ‘The View’

Barack Obama’s appearance on “The View” gave the ABC talk show its best viewer number since … the last time Barack Obama appeared on the show. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Tuesday’s appearance by the president and first…