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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.

MTV’s Video Music Awards, Sept. 6, 2012: Full List of Winners

Video of the Year: Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris "We Found Love" Best New Artist: One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful" Best Female Video: Nicki Minaj, "Starships" Best Male Video: Chris Brown, "Turn Up The Music" Best Hip Hop Video Award:…

Report: ‘American Idol’ Has Offered One of the Judges’ Spots to Singer Who Has Been Rumored to Be in Contention; Panel May Expand to Four Judges (Again) — Potential Lineup Represents Four Musical Genres … With One Big Omission

[Updated Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, 12:45 p.m. PT — headline rewritten to reflect that the singer who was reportedly offered the judge’s position, Enrique Iglesias, has had his name mentioned previously in connection with the job.This was pointed out to…

Oh, Bubba: Check Out These Surprising Ratings Results From Wednesday Night

Wednesday night pitted two American icons against each other on television: former President Bill Clinton speaking at the Democratic National Convention and the season opener of NFL football on NBC — and Clinton outdrew the NFL, reports the Los Angeles…

VMAs: Rihanna’s Shocking New Look — She Also Won Video of the Year. One Direction Won Most Awards. We Have Full List of Winners

[Updated, Sept, 7, 2012 at 12:50 p.m. PT. In an earlier version of this story we referred to the group One Direction as One Dimension. We have since corrected that mistake. The mistake was pointed out to us by at…

Simon Cowell Says Britney Spears Tried to Quit ‘X Factor’ on Her First Day

Pop superstar Britney Spears had what is being described as a panic attack on her first day of production for Fox’s “The X Factor” and tried to get out of her $15 million job, TMZ.com reports. The story cites Simon…

Report: One of the Kardashians Has the Inside Track to Become Host of ‘X Factor’

Fox’s talent competition series "The X Factor" has zeroed in on a front-runner to take over as the host of the show: Khloe Kardashian, reports TMZ.com. The report cites sources close to the show, who say Kardashian was clearly the…

Boldly Going Where NBC Failed to Go in 2011: Another Attempt Is Under Way to Bring Wonder Woman Back to TV

The superheroine Wonder Woman might return to television after all, with Warner Bros. TV trying another take on the franchise, reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine. The effort follows a failed attempt to revive the character last year at…

Apple to Challenge Pandora With Web Radio Service

The Internet radio market is growing, and a new competitor is ready to shake things up in the space. The New York Times reports that Apple wants a piece of the pie in a market segment that has been dominated…

CBS Looking Toward $225 Million Revenue Night as Network Has Already Sold 90% of Its Inventory for the 2013 Super Bowl

"CBS will announce [today] Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, that its Super Bowl ad slots are more than 90% sold out," writes Bruce Horovitz in USA Today.. The story continues, "The announcement comes five months before the game’s broadcast on Feb….

Book by ‘$#*! My Dad Says’ Writer Being Adapted for TV — Project Promises More Wisdom From the Author’s Outrageous Dad

The book "I Suck at Girls," by "$#*! My Dad Says" writer Justin Halpern, is being adapted for television, with "Cougar Town" co-creator Bill Lawrence working on the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Fox has given the…