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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.

‘SNL’ Regular: ‘It’s Time’ for Castmates to Go

With rumors swirling that a number of “Saturday Night Live” cast members are ready to leave the sketch show at the end of this season, one of the other regulars has chimed in on the subject. “I would say it’s…

Rosie O’Donnell, in Her New Gig on NBC’s ‘Today,’ Unloads on Lindsay Lohan

With Lindsay Lohan set to begin work on Lifetime’s “Liz & Dick” in a few weeks, as we reported yesterday, at least one media personality thinks the casting of Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor is a bad idea. Rosie O’Donnell, making…

Dick Clark Underwent Surgery the Day Before He Died

Legendary television producer and entrepreneur Dick Clark underwent prostate surgery the day before his death, reports TMZ.com. As previously reported, the man who helped popularize rock ‘n’ roll with the TV show “American Bandstand" suffered what was described as a…

History Channel Hit With Legal Action by Former Gang Member

History Channel has been hit with a court action by former gang member William Austin, who alleges in a complaint filed Monday that the network’s "Gangland" series exercised “conscious disregard” of his rights when the show displayed private pictures of…

‘The Office’ Cast Member Says Actors Are Waiting for NBC to ‘Pull the Trigger’

One of the cast members on NBC’s “The Office” indicated the clock is ticking on stalled negotiations for a new season, and the next move seems to be up to the network. "The Office" co-star Jenna Fischer tells The Hollywood…

BBC Cancels British Period Drama

British period drama is enjoying a renaissance on television, but it hasn’t translated to success for the series that some observers credit with starting it all. The BBC has decided not to order another season of "Upstairs, Downstairs," which originally…

Tony Danza May Return to ABC

Tony Danza, the star of the ABC comedy "Who’s the Boss?," may return to the network in a new comedy project executive produced by himself and Vince Vaughn, reports Deadline.com. The project, which may be pegged to the next development…

Ryan Seacrest Signs Up for Two More Years of ‘Idol’

"American Idol" will feature Ryan Seacrest as its host for at least two more years, as the singing competition signed him to a new deal paying him $15 million per year for two additional years, according to The Hollywood Reporter….

ABC Gaining Ground on NBC in Evening News

ABC’s evening news broadcast is closing the gap substantially on perennial leader NBC, according to the latest figures from Nielsen Media Research. “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” averaged 7.12 million total viewers and a 1.6 average rating/6 share in…

We May Be Seeing More of Ted Nugent — as Part of Plea Agreement

Ted Nugent isn’t likely to go away anytime soon, even after the Secret Service leaned on him following an angry rant by Nugent against the Obama administration at a recent NRA event. In fact, the outspoken rocker has just agreed…