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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.

‘She Was Not Ambushed’: Barbara Walters Defends Star Jones Interview

"The View" co-host Barbara Walters defended her interview with former co-host Star Jones, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. Walters and co-host Joy Behar questioned Jones about her controversial departure from "The View" in 2006, as well as her…

Video: Sacha Baron Cohen Responds to Motion Picture Academy

Sacha Baron Cohen, appearing as his character from the movie “The Dictator,” expressed outrage about the character’s exclusion from the Oscars ceremony, TMZ.com reports. In a video statement, the character, General Aladeen, warns the Motion Picture Academy of “unimaginable consequences”…

Bill Maher Makes $1 Million Political Donation

Bill Maher capped off his live comedy special "CrazyStupidPolitics: Live from Silicon Valley," which streamed on Yahoo, by announcing that he was making a $1 million donation to President Barack Obama’s Super PAC, Deadline.com reports. The announcement was made complete…

Ad Strategy by Chrysler and Chipotle Tests Networks’ Patience

An unusual television advertising strategy being used by Chrysler and Chipotle Mexican Grill appears to be testing the patience of the TV networks. With the marketers airing two-minute commercials, the question remains whether networks will bite, reports Brian Steinberg in…

Does TV Have Time for Two-Minute Ads? 120 Precious Seconds Don’t Tick Too Easily

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age Has the clock struck for the regular appearance of TV ads that are a whopping two minutes in length — or more? With the emergence of super-sized commercials for Chrysler and Chipotle Mexican Grill in two…

Howard Stern Says He Was ‘Downright Compassionate’ During ‘America’s Got Talent’ Auditions

Shock jock Howard Stern said he was "downright compassionate" at times during the first auditions for the NBC competition show "America’s Got Talent,” which were held in Los Angeles, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. "You don’t want…

Printable Ballot for the Academy Awards To Be Telecast Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012

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FX Renews Animated Series

FX has renewed a popular animated show and signed an overall deal with a number of people behind the show, reports New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. FX extended "Archer" to a fourth season, although it could stick around for longer…

‘Downton Abbey’ Delivers Ratings Surge for PBS

The second season of the British period drama "Downton Abbey" brought a ratings surge for PBS, with the show’s season finale giving the network its highest rating since the debut of a Ken Burns documentary in 2009, reports The New…

Lily Tomlin Joins Comedy Project

Emmy Award-winning comedian Lily Tomlin has been tapped to co-star in an upcoming comedy pilot, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. Tomlin will play the mother of Reba McEntire’s character in the ABC project from McEntire, the…