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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.

Broadcasters to Air Ann Romney’s GOP Convention Speech After Schedule Change

The top broadcasters will air a speech from aspiring first lady Ann Romney, after the organizers of the Republican National Convention said they would move her keynote address to Tuesday night, reports the Los Angeles Times. As previously reported, the…

NBC’s ‘Parks and Recreation’ Casts Nemesis for Amy Poehler

NBC’s "Parks and Recreation" has cast a nemesis for Amy Poehler’s character Leslie Knope: a town councilman played by Jon Glaser, reports TVLine.com. Glaser, a longtime writer on "Late Night with Conan O’Brien" and the creator of Adult Swim’s "Delocated,"…

Reporting on the Death of Neil Armstrong, 82, the First Man to Walk on the Moon, NBC News on the Internet Initially Gets It Wrong. Armstrong’s First Steps Captivated TV Viewers in One of the Most Famous TV Broadcasts Ever

[Headline Changed on 8-26-2012 at 10:53 p.m, PT, to reflect the fact this story is no longer breaking news. Body of story not changed. Original headline was "Neil Armstrong, 82, the First Man to Walk on the Moon, Dies. His…

Sad Day for Anyone Who Grew Up on ‘Sesame Street,’ as Man Who Created Many of the Show’s Beloved Characters Dies at Age 78

The man who created dozens of Muppet characters over the past 40 years has died, reports TheWrap.com. His name was Jerry Nelson, and if you grew up with "Sesame Street," you knew his work. For one, he created Count von Count….

EW Picks the Best Cult TV Series Ever. Here’s EW’s Top 10. In at No. 1 Is a British Import. See if You Agree With EW’s Choices

Entertainment Weekly has published its choices for the best cult TV series ever. Counting from No. 10 to No. 1, here are EW’s choices. The only show that might be hard to place by some is EW’s choice for the…

New Ensemble Comedy Represents a Shift in Gender Focus for Showtime

Showtime is putting the finishing touches on a deal to develop a new ensemble comedy that will represent a shift in the pay-cable network’s gender focus, Deadline.com reports. “After adding testosterone to its schedule under new entertainment president David Nevins…

Fox Super-Sizes Its Order for ‘Burgers’

Fox has super-sized its third-season order for the animated series “Bob’s Burgers,” adding another six episodes to the 13-episode order the network placed back in January, Deadline.com reports. “The additional scripts will go towards a back order, bringing the total…

Madonna Adds Fuel to Elton John Feud

The Material Girl provided some new material this week for her ongoing feud with Elton John. The New York Daily News reports that Madonna opened up about John at a concert Tuesday in Nice, France, saying she forgives him for…

Netflix Narrows Down Premiere Date for ‘Arrested Development’

The next season of the revived cult comedy "Arrested Development" will premiere on Netflix in the spring, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. "Which means we’ve now narrowed down the release date from a year (2013) to a season (spring 2013!). Final…

Deadly Shooting Outside Empire State Building

A gunman reportedly exchanged gunfire with police in a crowded area this morning outside New York’s Empire State Building, leaving at least two people dead — including the shooter — and injuring at least eight others, CNN reports. Contradictory details…