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.

In the Natalie Wood Case ‘ET’ Touts ‘The details you’ve never heard from the witness who’s never spoken before.’ Huh? She Was Just on TV Two Days Earlier. And What She Witnessed Was Published at Least 11 Years Ago

The reopening of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the death of Natalie Wood just gets curiouser and curiouser. TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross tells you what’s really going on behind Hollywood’s latest media circus if you…

NBC Gives Full-Season Pickup to Freshman Drama, Will Try It Out in New Time Slot

NBC has given a full-season order to a new drama, and will give the show a tryout in a new time slot, Deadline.com reports. The fairy-tale-inspired police procedural "Grimm" received the full-season order and will get a tryout in the…

Why Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore’s Marriage Failed: New Report Breaks It Down

The marriage between "Two and a Half Men" star Ashton Kutcher and actress Demi Moore failed because of their 15-year age difference, as well as her insecurities and his wandering eye, reports People.com. The age gap caused Moore to doubt…

Fox News’ Roger Ailes Furious at Sarah Palin

Fox News chief Roger Ailes was reportedly furious at Sarah Palin over a recent move by the former Alaska governor, reports New York Magazine’s Daily Intel blog. Ailes was angry that Palin didn’t announce her decision not to run for…

Emmy Award-Winning Composer for ‘Sesame Street’ and Disney Arraigned on Child Pornography Charges

An Emmy- and Grammy-winning composer for television shows such as "Sesame Street" has been arraigned on charges of production, distribution and possession of child pornography, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Fernando Rivas, 59, has also composed for the Disney show…

The Investigation Into Natalie Wood’s Death Gets Curiouser. ‘ET’ Touts ‘The details you’ve never heard from the witness who’s never spoken before.’ Huh? She Was Just on TV Two Days Earlier. And What She Witnessed Was Published At Least 11 Years Ago

The witness in question is Marilyn Wayne. I first came across her name when I read the article “Natalie Wood’s Fatal Voyage,” which is in the current special edition of Vanity Fair (VF) that’s subtitled “Hollywood Scandal, Sex and Obsession.” The…

Networks Working to Poach NBA Advertisers — Adidas Moves Commercials for Derrick Rose Shoe to NFL Games

By Dan HirschhornAdvertising Age With the basketball lockout dragging into Thanksgiving and even a partial season increasingly in doubt, networks that don’t carry the NBA are trying to poach advertisers from networks that normally do. Their sales pitches are focusing…