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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Farcical Misfortune on ‘The X-Factor.’ By Betraying Himself, Simon Cowell Let Down Two Talented Singers and, Ultimately, Betrayed Us, the Viewers

I like Simon Cowell. As the only consistent truth-teller on “American Idol,” millions of us got used to his reflecting a lot of what we felt about various contestants. And he didn’t mince words when delivering his opinions. Unfortunately, the…

Fox Rolls Out Plans for Return of ‘Idol,’ Debuts of Kiefer Sutherland Drama and Other New Shows

The hit singing competition "American Idol" will return on Fox with a two-night premiere starting Wednesday, Jan. 18, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. Fox has also scheduled the debut of Kiefer Sutherland’s new drama, "Touch," for Monday,…

Nickelodeon Greenlights Series, Announces Third Installment in TV Movie Franchise

Nickelodeon has given a 20-episode series order and announced a third movie in a franchise that began as a series of YouTube posts, Deadline.com reports. The "Fred" franchise, which started as a series of YouTube movies from teen comic Lucas…

‘Hot in Cleveland’ Cools Off

The third-season debut of TV Land’s "Hot in Cleveland" marked the show’s lowest-rated premiere, with just 1.9 million total viewers watching the program Wednesday night, reports Deadline.com. That represents a decline of almost 1 million viewers from the previous year,…

‘Just Imus Being Imus’: Fox Business News Unfazed by Being Likened to Notorious Penn State Figure

Fox Business News’ public relations team appeared to take it in stride after it was compared to former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky, who is charged with sexual abuse of children, by Don Imus, a host on the network, reports…

HBO Teams With ‘Deadwood’ Creator to Develop Projects From One of America’s Literary Giants

“Deadwood” creator David Mlich, who’s on the verge of a January launch for the HBO series "Luck," has signed a new deal with the premium cable net to continue developing programming, reports Deadline.com. As part of the deal, Milch will…

Odd Selection Among the Grammy Nominations — Which Name Doesn’t Belong With the Others: Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Susan Boyle, Harry Connick Jr. … and Seth MacFarlane?

Last night the Grammy nominations were announced and in one category, musical legends Barbra Streisand and Tony Bennett find themselves up against "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, reports Deadline.com. The prolific TV animation producer, whose lineup of shows also includes…

TCM Lands Stanley Kubrick Rarity for TV Debut

A rarely seen Stanley Kubrick film will make its world television debut, after TCM secured the movie for a special showing as part of a marathon honoring film preservation efforts, Entertainment Weekly reports. The movie is "Fear and Desire," the…

Hank Williams Jr. Has Another Meltdown — but This Time It’s Not Political

Controversial singer Hank Williams Jr. had another “it’s all about me” moment during the taping of a TV show, culminating in his walking off the stage in the middle of a performance. The incident happened during Wednesday’s taping of the…