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.

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‘Glee’ Co-Creator Scales Back Role on Show — Unless You Ask His Rep

"Glee" co-creator Ryan Murphy will reportedly be stepping away from full control of the hit Fox show, according to the New York Post’s Page Six. The story cites sources saying Murphy is scaling back his “Glee” work to make time…

Cablevision Plans Record Rate Cuts to Stem Subscriber Losses

Cablevision is planning record rate cuts to halt subscriber defections and to fend off competition from Verizon’s FiOS television service, reports the New York Post. Cablevision is offering new customers on Long Island a "triple-play" of television, phone and Internet…

Superstar Whitney Houston Dead at 48

[Updated at 9:08 p.m. PT on 2-11-12 to include link and reportage from Los Angeles Times story of Houston’s erratic behavior earlier this week and to include information on “Dateline” tribute.] “Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music’s queen until…

Veteran TV Star Dies — Best Remembered for ‘Big Valley,’ ‘Maverick’

A veteran television actor best known for his role on the acclaimed 1960s Western series “The Big Valley” has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Peter Breck, 82, died Monday in Vancouver following a long illness. Breck played the son…

Madonna Opens Up About M.I.A.’s Super Bowl Misstep — and She’s Not Happy

Madonna wasn’t happy that M.I.A.’s middle finger stole the headlines from her Super Bowl halftime appearance, as we reported earlier today, and she opened up about the incident in an interview with Ryan Seacrest. In an interview on Seacrest’s radio…

‘American Idol’ Reclaims Its Thursday Supremacy — Did ‘Cliffhanger’ Stage Fall Have Anything to Do With It?

With “American Idol” getting a bump in the ratings and reclaiming its top dog status on Thursday night, Fox took the top spot in the key 18-49 demo for the night, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “Idol” was up two-tenths from last week…

Video: Bill O’Reilly Blasts Those Who Want JC Penney to Fire Ellen as Its Spokesperson Because She’s Gay. O’Reilly Compares It to McCarthyism, Says It’s a Witch Hunt and Is Wrong

After the video, below, ran on “The O’Reilly Factor” DeGeneres thanked Bill O’Reilly on her show, saying, according to Fox News, “You didn’t really make it clear if you were going to shop at JC Penney, but if you do you can use my employee…

1970s Sci-Fi Series to Be Remade

A 1970s science-fiction show is being remade by some of the same people who recently created an update on a 1980s sci-fi miniseries, Deadline.com reports. The British sci-fi show “Space 1999” will get an update from ITV Studios America and…

Showtime Project Adds Hollywood Legends

The Showtime pilot “Ray Donovan” has brought some Hollywood heavyweights aboard, Entertainment Weekly reports. Oscar winner Jon Voight and Oscar nominee Elliott Gould are now on board with the project, according to the story. The drama stars Liev Schreiber as…