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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.

Oprah Attacks Major Media Outlet for Kowtowing to Her Some Years Ago and Then Gleefully Attacking Her This Past March, During the ‘Worst Week’ of Her Life. Oprah Is Wrong on Both Counts

I was clearing out past shows on my DVR the other night, and one of the programs I was finally able to watch was the second part of “Oprah Builds a Network,” which debuted on OWN about two weeks ago,…

Telemundo, NBCU Hit With Lawsuit Over Firing of Reporter

Vicky Gutierrez, who worked at the Los Angeles-area Telemundo station KVEA-TV from 2003 until March 2012, is suing Telemundo and parent company NBCUniversal for age discrimination, alleging she was kicked off the air when she turned 50, according to The…

Larry David Making Movie for HBO

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Larry David is working on a movie for HBO, reports B&C, citing HBO Co-President Richard Plepler, who spoke at the Television Critics Association press tour. The movie, which David is writing and will star in, isn’t…

Time Warner’s Bewkes Has Harsh Words for CNN — and a Plan to Fix It

Time Warner Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes, speaking on the company’s quarterly earnings conference call, was critical of CNN’s recent ratings, reassuring analysts that the company has made CNN a high priority, TVNewser.com reports. “To be clear, we are not satisfied…

Cuba Gooding Jr. May Be Off the Hook

Cuba Gooding Jr.’s brush with the law in New Orleans appears to be winding down, with the bartender who accused him of shoving her around now indicating she won’t press charges. Managers at the New Orleans restaurant where the alleged…

LAPD Responds in Force to Home of Miley Cyrus — for What Turns Out to Be a False Alarm, and Apparently a Troubling Prank

A 911 call reporting a possible home invasion brought Los Angeles police to the home of Miley Cyrus Wednesday night, TMZ.com reports. The call turned out to be a false alarm, and authorities suspect a disturbing prank known as “Swatting.”…

Olympics Surprise for Comcast, NBC: Company Now Expects to Break Even

NBC and Comcast expected to lose money on the Olympics, but in an earnings call today NBCUniversal chief Steve Burke said it’s now looking like the company will break even on the venture, Deadline.com reports. “We are way ahead of…

Sitcom Guru Chuck Lorre Finds a New Outlet for His Infamous Vanity Cards

Chuck Lorre’s vanity cards, which he tends to run during the closing credits of his vast resume of TV shows (“Two and a Half Men,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “Mike & Molly”), will now have a life of their own,…

NBC Plans Major Changes for Sitcom, Including Bringing In ‘Will & Grace’ Veteran

NBC is working on some changes to one of its sitcoms for the upcoming season, including the addition of a veteran of the network’s long-running hit “Will & Grace.” The Huffington Post reports that "Up All Night" will look like…

Are the Olympics Helping NBC’s ‘Today’ Show in the Ratings? Not as Much as NBC Hoped

NBC’s Olympics coverage hasn’t helped the network’s troubled “Today” show as much as NBC had hoped, the New York Daily News reports. Examining Monday’s preliminary numbers, ratings are way up from last week, but down 14% from the show’s results…