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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.
Prosecutors want to send Lindsay Lohan back to jail after her community service at a Los Angeles women’s center hit a snag, but the actress appears to have the Probation Department in her corner, TMZ.com reports. Lohan is due in court…
Television may be harmful to children younger than 2 years old, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, reports ABC News. The organization says young children should be encouraged to talk and play instead of watching TV, the story reports….
A Golden Globe nominee has been cast in the lead role in an upcoming feature film based on a seminal California rock band, EmpireOnline reports. Aaron Eckhart will play Dennis Wilson, one of the founding members of the Beach Boys,…
A young Disney star has obtained a restraining order against a 46-year-old man who allegedly planned to kill her, the Los Angeles Times reports. Selena Gomez obtained the order against Thomas Brodnicki, who reportedly has a history of stalking and…
Oprah Winfrey’s cable network, tinkering with its programming in a quest to boost viewership, may have found its solution: more Oprah. OWN is adding an extra hour of Winfrey to the weekly schedule starting this week, the Futon Critic reports….
A chart-topping rapper faces three felony charges after he was arrested during an early-morning traffic stop, CNN reports. Soulja Boy, 21, was arrested after police found what they described as “a felony amount” of marijuana along with “a substantial amount…
Spike TV has picked up one of its shows for another season, B&C reports. The cable channel is ordering 13 episodes for a fourth season of “1000 Ways to Die.” Season four will premiere in March 2012. Season three of…
An actress with a recurring role on CBS’s hit sitcom “Two and a Half Men” has a project in the works for another network, Deadline.com reports. Judy Greer, who plays Bridget on “Men,” is reportedly finalizing a deal with ABC…
CBS took a comfortable win in the 18-49 demo for prime time in Monday’s overnights, even with “Two and a Half Men” dipping 12% from a week ago, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “Men’s” 5.2 average demo rating still made it the top…
NBC announced that another news veteran is on board with the upcoming prime-time newsmagazine “Rock Center with Brian Williams,” Deadline.com reports. This time the staff addition comes from within the corporate family. News anchor Natalie Morales of NBC’s "Today" signs…