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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.

Star of Hit Sitcom Reveals He’s Gay

One of the lead actors on a hit sitcom has revealed in an interview with The New York Times that he is gay. The actor is “The Big Bang Theory’s” Jim Parsons. Parsons, who was discussing his theater career with…

Space, The Final Frontier, Becomes Final Resting Place for Beloved Original ‘Star Trek’ Cast Member

The ashes of a beloved cast member from the original “Star Trek” TV series made their way into space this week, with the launch Tuesday of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Houston’s Johnson Space Center, UPI reports. The rocket…

Auto Sales Will Rise 30% Compared With Weak May 2011, Researchers Predict

U.S. new-car sales look set to rise almost 30 percent in May, Reuters reports, the biggest gain in more than a year but helped by a favorable comparison to weak results a year ago, according to research firms Kelley Blue…

ABC Returns Fire in Lawsuit: ‘Even CBS must realize it cannot copyright the idea of 14 contestants living in a house rigged with cameras’

ABC has shot back in the legal battle with CBS over its "Big Brother"-like reality show, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. CBS sued ABC and several producers earlier this month, as previously reported, claiming copyright and trade secret…

Fox News Attacks University That Issued Study Claiming Fox Viewers Are Uninformed

Fox News is firing back at Fairleigh Dickinson University, which released a study that claimed viewers of Fox News are less informed than those who watch no news at all, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The study was initially released…

Return of Game Show Staple Brings Ratings Record for Cable Channel

The return of a vintage TV game show format has brought a ratings record for a cable channel, Deadline.com reports. The new show is “Hip Hop Squares,” based on "Hollywood Squares," the game show with the tic-tac-toe format that ran…

Huffington Post Plans to Add an Oprah Winfrey Section — OWN’s Latest Digital Deal

By Anna Baskin Advertising Age The Huffington Post has teamed up with the Oprah Winfrey Network to introduce an Oprah Winfrey section in August, the companies said Wednesday, May 23, 2012. The Oprah Winfrey section will include content created and…

Good News for TV: Sales Surge Forecast for One of the Top Market Segments

A surge in sales from a year ago is forecast for May for a market segment that is one of television’s most important advertisers: automotive. Automotive News, citing a Reuters story, reports that U.S. new car sales will rise nearly…

Iconic TV Alien Pitched for New Project

An alien character that had a good run on TV in past years is being pitched for a new project, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The character is the furry alien ALF, the star of the 1980s comedy of the…

Retail Investors Lose at Least $630 Million in Facebook IPO

Retail investors who bought shares in Facebook’s initial public offering have lost at least $630 million, based on the stock’s closing price yesterday, reports Bloomberg. “It’s disheartening to know that things get over-hyped,” said Ryan Cefalu, who bought shares valued…