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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.

Idaho Man Charged With Assassination Attempt on Obama

A 21-year-old Idaho man has been charged by federal authorities with attempting to assassinate President Obama, The New York Times reports. Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez is accused of firing an assault rifle at the White House, the story reports. Authorities say…

With Deals in New York, L.A. and Chicago, Another Daytime Talk Show Gets Go-Ahead for Sept. 2012 Launch

With deals in the nation’s top three markets yet another talk show has been given the green light to debut in September 2012. Reads the announcement, "Twentieth Television, Inc. today announced that ‘The Ricki Lake Show,’ the new syndicated talk…

CBS Orders Three More Seasons of Long-Running Show

CBS confirmed today that it has ordered three more seasons of a show that has been thriving on the network for the past decade, EW.com reports. The show is “Survivor,” the longest-running reality competition series on television. The show’s 24th…

Classic Cartoon Character to Get Feature Treatment

A classic cartoon character with a long history on TV and film will return to the silver screen in a modern variation, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The character is Woody Woodpecker. Writers John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky, the scribes…

Star of Showtime Series Gets Slap on the Wrist After Threatening to Kill Cops

The star of a Showtime series has received a mild sentence in a case in which he became unruly at an airport bar and wound up threatening to kill three police officers, the AFP reports. On Wednesday, a French court…

Meryl Streep’s Daughter Lands Role on NBC Series

Talk about big shoes to fill. The daughter of perennial Academy Award nominee, two-time Oscar winner and two-time Emmy winner Meryl Streep has recently turned her attention to getting her own acting career off the ground, and she just got…

‘NCIS’ Shocker: Dead Character Comes Back to Life

It’s probably unnecessary under that headline to say “spoiler alert,” but yes, this story contains a pretty big spoiler.  Earlier this season on CBS’s top-rated "NCIS," a recurring character played by Sarah Jane Morris was shot and presumably killed ……

Ricky Gervais and Key Golden Globes Players Sound Off on Controversial Choice to Bring Him Back as Host

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association made the official announcement today that Ricky Gervais will be back to host the Golden Globes Awards ceremony, and Gervais took the opportunity to offer a gentle poke at the idea of returning to the…

NBC Greenlights Remake of Classic Sitcom — as a Drama

NBC has confirmed that it’s going ahead with a new version of a 1960s comedy series — and this time around the show will be a drama, TVLine.com reports. The network greenlighted a remake of "The Munsters" from Bryan Fuller, the…

Star of CBS Sitcom Complains of Lack of Support From Network

The star of a CBS comedy series tells TVGuide.com that the show hasn’t been supported by CBS "from the very beginning." "Rules of Engagement" star Patrick Warburton spoke out after CBS said it would pull the show off its schedule…