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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.

NBC’s Summer Premiere Dates Set

The return of "Love in the Wild" and G4’s "American Ninja Warrior" are featured in NBC’s new summer schedule, reports B&C. In addition, the new drama series "Saving Hope" (working title) will join the network’s lineup. "American Ninja Warrior" joins…

ABC Family Greenlights ‘Home Alone 5’

ABC Family and Fox TV Studios will make the TV movie "Home Alone 5: Alone in the Dark," the story of 8-year-old Finn (Christian Martyn), Deadline.com reports. In the latest installment of the feature film and TV movie series, Finn…

‘Glee’ Casts Former ‘Melrose Place’ Star as Puck’s Father

A former "Melrose Place" star has been cast on Fox’s "Glee" as Noah "Puck" Puckerman’s (Mark Salling) father, reports TVLine.com. Thomas Calabro will appear in the role during the 18th episode of the season, set to air in late April….

Video: CNN to Air Special This Weekend on the Health Care Debate, Featuring an Advocate From the TV Biz — The CEO of GSN, Who Says ‘American Health Care Killed My Father’

CNN gets into the debate on health care with a special hosted by Fareed Zakaria on Sunday night, March 18, 2012. The show, with the unwieldy title "Global Lessons: The GPS Road Map for Saving Health Care," features  David Goldhill, the…

‘Northern Exposure’ Star Tapped for Lead in CBS Pilot

One of the stars of "Northern Exposure" has been cast in the title role in the CBS drama pilot "Widow Detective," reports Deadline.com. John Corbett will play Denny Brennan, a police detective who takes on the role of husband, lover…

CEO of TV Station Group Resigns

The chief executive officer of one of the leading privately held network-affiliated television station groups has resigned after less than a year on the job. The resignation of Tony Cassara, CEO of Young Broadcasting LLC, was effective March 13. The…

Lady Gaga Makes Surprise Announcement During Oprah Winfrey Interview

Lady Gaga tells Oprah Winfrey in an interview scheduled to air Sunday on OWN that their discussion will be her last public conversation "for a very long time," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Earshot blog. "No press, no television, if…

Weatherman Sues Stations Alleging Discrimination in Favor of Young, Attractive Women

A Southern California weatherman has hired celebrity attorney Gloria Allred, known for her cases involving women’s rights, and filed a lawsuit claiming he was discriminated against by two CBS stations because he wasn’t a young, attractive woman, according to The…

Video: Ousted ‘American Idol’ Contestant Reacts to Being Booted From Show Over Criminal Record

Former “American Idol” contestant Jermaine Jones, who was kicked off the Fox singing competition during Wednesday night’s broadcast, said he was caught by surprise by his disqualification, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Jones was confronted during the broadcast by executive…

Judge Orders ‘Desperate Housewives’ Jury to Continue Deliberating After It Says It’s Deadlocked

The jury in the "Desperate Housewives" lawsuit told the judge Thursday that it hadn’t reached a verdict and was having trouble doing so, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. blog. A number of media reports said the jury was…