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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.

Date Set for Debut of New Reality Series Following the Family of Clint Eastwood

E! has revealed plans for that new unscripted series that will focus on the family of Clint Eastwood, TheWrap.com reports. The show now has a title, "Mrs. Eastwood & Company," and will debut on E! on May 20. The show will track…

’24’ Feature Film Hits a Snag

The struggle to bring Fox’s hit spy drama “24” to the big screen has hit another snag, with Deadline.com reporting that the project has been postponed until next year. According to the report, the movie hadn’t officially been greenlighted but…

Former Co-Host of ‘The Talk’ Names Names, Points the Finger at One of Her Co-Hosts for Getting Her Fired

A former co-host of “The Talk” took to Twitter to put rumors to rest about what happened to break up the lineup of hosts on the show, WENN.com reports. Leah Remini made it clear whom she blames for her own…

Hallmark Moves Toward Scripted Series, Acquires Rights to ‘The Middle’

Hallmark Channel rolled out plans for its first original scripted series during its upfront presentation today in New York, Advertising Age reports. Additionally, the channel has acquired cable syndication rights to “The Middle,” beginning in 2014. Hallmark is using two…

Charlie Sheen’s Latest Project Adds Actress From ABC Comedy

Charlie Sheen’s "Anger Management" project for FX has cast an actress from an ABC sitcom, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed. Katlin Mastandrea of ABC’s “The Middle” will play a close friend of Sheen’s character’s teenage daughter in…

Star of Discovery Series Is Fired by Network

The star of a Discovery Channel series has been fired by the cable network, Reuters reports. The channel reportedly dumped "Man vs. Wild" star Bear Grylls in a battle over his contract. Grylls, 37, was let go due to a…

Report: ‘American Idol’ to Kick Off Contestant for Allegedly Concealing Criminal Past

Fox’s "American Idol" will kick off a contestant for allegedly concealing a criminal background from producers, reports TMZ.com. The contestant is Jermaine Jones, who will be cut from the program tonight, the story says. He was arrested twice last year…

More Trouble for Lindsay Lohan

Troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan could be facing more legal problems, according to a report on TMZ.com. The actress reportedly struck a person with her car while driving away from a club where she was blocked by paparazzi and bystanders, and…

Former ‘CSI’ Star Working on Return to TV

The former star of "CSI" star is working on a drama series that he would star in and would executive produce, reports TVLine.com. William Petersen, who left the show in 2009 after spending nine years on the program, is working…

Rick Santorum (!) Attacks Fox News for Being Biased

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, who worked for Fox News until he declared his run, charged that the network is "shilling" for Mitt Romney, Santorum’s competitor for the nomination, reports TVNewser.com. Santorum made his comments on the radio show of…