Chuck Ross

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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.

‘Sex and the City’ Prequel Casts Young Carrie Bradshaw

The producers of the “Sex and the City” prequel “The Carrie Diaries” have found their young Carrie Bradshaw, E! Online reports. The choice part goes to film actress AnnaSophia Robb. Robb, 18, already has a substantial film resume, including appearances…

Justin Bieber Sued by ‘Joustin’ Beaver’ Video Game

Pop star Justin Bieber is embroiled in a legal beef with the maker of a sound-alike video game that says it has the First Amendment on its side, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Bieber’s camp served notice two weeks ago…

Workers Picket Cable Series in Fight Over Unionization

A group of workers representing two unions picketed Monday in Burbank, Calif, in a show of support for crew members from the cable series “1000 Ways to Die,” the Los Angeles Times reports in its Company Town blog. The story…

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George Lopez, Whose Self-Titled Sitcom Continues to Perform Well in Syndication, Is in Talks for a New Sitcom With Non-Traditional Production Plan

George Lopez, who hosted a talk show on TBS and previously starred in the comedy “George Lopez” on ABC, is in talks with Debmar-Mercury for a return to television as the star of a new sitcom, according to The Hollywood…

Lucy Liu to Play Sherlock Holmes Sidekick — a Female Watson — in CBS Project

CBS’s updated and tweaked-out version of Sherlock Holmes will include Lucy Liu, who is set to play Holmes’ sidekick Watson — Joan Watson — in the drama pilot “Elementary,” Deadline.com reports. The story reports: “The project, written by Robert Doherty,…

Millions Thought They Saw a J.Lo Nipple on the Oscars, Making Her Presentation the Most Repeated Clip on TiVo; Here’s the Clip, With Two Reporters Dissecting What We Saw