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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.

‘Mike & Molly’ Star Melissa McCarthy Sells Project to CBS

"Mike & Molly" star Melissa McCarthy has sold a comedy to CBS, reports Deadline.com. The project, called "Wake Up Call," will be co-executive produced by McCarthy and co-written and co-executive produced by her husband, Ben Falcone, and Larry Dorf, the…

Goodyear Tire Company Offers to Help Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes

Two troubled starlets who have made the news for, among other things, their driving mishaps have been offered free driving lessons by tire company Goodyear, reports TMZ.com. The company sent Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes letters telling them, "We’re sorry…

Grammy Winning Singer Fiona Apple Arrested on Drug Charges

"Grammy-winning singer Fiona Apple spent the night in a Texas jail after being arrested late Wednesday on a drug possession charge at a border patrol checkpoint where her tour bus was searched, a local judge said," reports Reuters. According to…

James Murdoch To Run a Major Portion of U.S. TV Business For News Corp., Says Report in News Corp.-Owned Wall Street Journal

"News Corp.is planning to give James Murdoch, son of chairman Rupert Murdoch, oversight of the Fox Networks Group, which includes the Fox broadcast network and cable networks such as FX, say people familiar with the situation," reports Martin Peers and…

One of HBO’s Presidents Becomes the Company’s New CEO. Current CEO Bill Nelson Will Leave at Year’s End

Bill Nelson, the CEO of Home Box Office, will leave at the end of the year as the company promotes one of its presidents to succeed him, reports our friend David Lieberman at Deadline.com. The new CEO will be Richard…

Oh Boy, Look Out. Time for More Pigeon Pie, Armadillo Steaks and (Gulp!) Deep-Fried Tarantula Legs

Travel Channel has announced that it has renewed five series, including Andrew Zimmern’s "Bizarre Foods America," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Freshman series "Baggage Battles," "Hotel Impossible," "Trip Flip" and "Toy Hunter" were given second seasons. "Bizarre Foods America" will…

Status of Longtime Host Robert Osborne in Spotlight as TCM Shuffles Assignments, Expands Role of ‘The Young Guy’

Longtime TCM host Robert Osborne returned to work at the cable channel this week, taping segments in advance of his scheduled Oct. 1 return to the air, the New York Post reports. Osborne has been off the air for about…

Why Folks in Your Area Might Soon Be Crying Out: ‘I Want My Fox News Channel!’

Are we soon to be hearing cries of "I want my Fox New Channel!" ringing out from coast to coast? According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chase Carey, president and COO of News Corp., has signaled that there might be a…

On an Important Night for Two CBS Reality Franchises, It’s Fox That Delivers the Ratings

Wednesday was a “passing the baton” night for two CBS reality series, with “Big Brother” handing off to “Survivor.” But neither show was able to match the ratings for “The X Factor,” which gave the win for the night to…

’60 Minutes’ Slates Interviews With Obama and Romney for This Sunday

The two major-party candidates for president will have interviews featured on CBS’s “60 Minutes” this Sunday, Sept. 23, TVNewser.com reports. Steve Kroft of CBS News sat down with President Barack Obama last week, and Scott Pelley interviewed Mitt Romney this…