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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.

Was One of the Most Popular Film Stars in History a Communist Spy? Newly Released Documents Say the FBI and the Brits’ MI5 Tried for Years to Prove It

He is unquestionably one of the most famous stars in the history of movies. And now, new documents show that for years the FBI and Britain’s MI5 tried to prove he was a Communist spy and was not born in…

Big Screen Version of ‘Perry Mason’ Gathers Steam. Robert Downey Jr. Could Star. Co-Creator of a TV Lawyer Series Negotiating to Write the Screenplay

A big screen version of one of the most famous series in the history of TV, "Perry Mason," is gathering momentum. Robert Downey Jr. "is producing with his wife and partner Susan Downey and their banner Team Downey, along with…

TVWeek’s Presidents Day Holiday Schedule

Today, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, is the Presidents Day holiday. TVWeek will not publish on Presidents Day. We will resume our regular publishing schedule on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. We will publish breaking news over the holiday.  

Runup to Whitney Houston Funeral Marked by Controversies on Both Coasts

With attention focused on this weekend’s funeral for pop superstar Whitney Houston, a couple of controversies have flared up — one on each coast — the Los Angeles Times reports. In Houston’s home state of New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie…

Veteran Character Actor Dead at 89

A veteran character actor with a long string of television credits, best known as the host and narrator of the Disney Channel series “Welcome to Pooh Corner,” has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Laurie Main, 89, died Feb. 8…

Judges on NBC’s ‘The Voice’ Close to Signing for Season 3 — With Big Bumps in Pay and a Move to Fall

All four judges on NBC’s "The Voice" — Cee-Lo Green, Blake Shelton, Adam Levine and Christina Aguilera — are are expected to return for season three, reports TheWrap.com. Aguilera has reportedly already agreed to a deal that will pay her…

‘Friends’ Star Lands Role on ‘The Good Wife’

One of the stars of “Friends” has signed on for a role on the CBS drama series “The Good Wife,” EW.com reports. The recurring role will have Matthew Perry playing Mike, a “charming Chicago lawyer in charge of an elite…

Fox Wins Thursday Night Despite Historically Low Ratings for ‘Idol’

On a slow night for the broadcast networks, Fox took a comfortable ratings win in the key demo and total viewers even as its workhorse “American Idol” posted declines, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “Idol’s” two-hour installment was down 14% in adults 18-49…

Discovery Renews Series, Adds Behind-the-Scenes Specials

Discovery Channel has ordered another season of a series that has been pulling in strong ratings for the cable channel, Multichannel News reports. The series is the gold-mining show “Gold Rush,” which will return for a third season. The show…

Video: Clinton’s Surprisingly Frank Conversation With Top Adviser as the Monica Lewinsky Scandal Was Breaking Revealed in Upcoming PBS Show