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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.

CBS Orders Rob Schneider Sitcom

Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Rob Schneider has received a midseason order from CBS for his family comedy, reports TVGuide.com. Schneider stars in the project as a bachelor who marries into a large Mexican-American family, the story says. The…

Monday Ratings: CBS After Charlie Sheen Still ‘Winning,’ as Fox’s Infusion of Saber Tooth Tiger Blood Isn’t Enough to Take Night

Fox’s eagerly anticipated premiere of its prehistoric adventure series “Terra Nova” went head-to-head against week two of CBS’s post-Charlie Sheen “Two and a Half Men” in a key ratings battle Monday night, and it was no contest, with CBS notching…

Stars Weigh In After ‘L Word’ Actress Is Booted Off Plane Over Lesbian Kiss

Actress Leisha Hailey, one of the stars of Showtime’s “The L Word,” is the focus of an Internet frenzy after being kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hailey said in a series of tweets that…

Video: Nancy Grace Has a Wardrobe Malfunction

HLN host Nancy Grace has something in common with Janet Jackson: She suffered a wardrobe malfunction on television, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Grace inadvertently exposed part of her breast while performing on "Dancing with the Stars" with partner Tristan…

Big Payday for Charlie Sheen as Actor Settles Lawsuit Over ‘Two and a Half Men’

The lawsuit between Charlie Sheen and Warner Bros. TV over "Two and a Half Men" ended Monday when the two sides agreed to settle, with Sheen receiving $25 million, reports TheWrap.com. The two sides were thought to be close to…

‘The Office’ Showrunner Explains Thinking Behind Picking the New Boss

"The Office" showrunner Paul Lieberstein tells New York Magazine’s Vulture blog why the program passed over Darryl and Dwight as possible successors to Scranton branch manager Michael Scott. Darryl, played by Craig Robinson, "was too rational and smart to be…

Ted Koppel, Who Hosted ‘Nightline’ for a Quarter-Century, Has Harsh Words for the Show Now

Longtime "Nightline" host Ted Koppel had some harsh words for his former show, noting in an interview with ABC affiliate KOMO-TV that the news show has "become hugely successful, precisely because they are doing what I really didn’t want ‘Nightline’…

Ellen DeGeneres Opens Up About Having Chest Pains

Ellen DeGeneres told the audience on her talk show about an incident during the past couple of days in which she woke up with chest pains and later called paramedics, reports USA Today’s LifeLineLive blog. On the show, which will…

CBS Leads Winners of News & Documentary Emmys, Followed by Nat Geo Channel. We Have the Complete List of Winners From Monday Night’s Ceremony

CBS led all networks with 10 Emmys at Monday night’s 32nd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards presentation in New York, produced by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The National Geographic Channel was second with seven Emmys….

Tennis Beauty Explains Why She’s Qualified to Judge Weight-Loss Contestants on ‘Biggest Loser’

While tennis pro Anna Kournikova has never struggled with obesity, she tells the Los Angeles Times that she has enough in common with the contestants on "The Biggest Loser" to help them lose weight. "I know what it’s like to…