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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.

Lindsay Lohan Says House Arrest Hasn’t Exactly Been a Party

Lindsay Lohan opened up about what it has been like serving house arrest in an interview published today by Life & Style magazine. The actress has been confined to her $2.25 million home in Venice Beach, Calif., in connection with…

NBCU Taps Oxygen Exec for New Position: Director of Sales for Women

NBCUniversal has tapped a senior account executive at Oxygen to take over the newly created position of director of ad sales for women for NBCU, Multichannel News reports. The job goes to Nancy Cohen, who will report to Susan Malfa,…

Hugh Hefner Says TV Special About His Wedding Will Go Ahead–Minus His ‘Runaway Bride’

Hugh Hefner’s wedding to Crystal Harris was called off a week ago, but Lifetime will still air the television special about the couple’s nuptials, Hefner announced on his Twitter account. Hefner tweeted the news today, saying, "The marriage special planned…

MTV Networks Promotes Exec

MTV Networks has announced a key promotion in its ad sales research department, Multichannel News reported. The group upped Beth Coleman to senior VP of ad sales research. Coleman was formerly vice president of audience research for the group. She…

Jennifer Aniston, Matt Groening, Mariska Hargitay, Marg Helgenberger, Patricia Heaton, Adam West and Others to Receive Prestigious Honor

Among the TV honorees will be Valerie Bertinelli, Matt Groening, Mariska Hargitay, Patricia Heaton, Marg Helgenberger, Walter Koenig and Adam West when the stars are given out next year for the Hollywood Walk of Fame, The Huffington Post reported. All…

How Clarence Clemons, Tenor Sax Man Extraordinaire, Helped Bruce Springsteen Make Rock ‘n’ Roll History

In a poignant entry, TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross recalls the music of his youth and the transforming influence of Clarence Clemons, the extraordinary tenor saxaphone player of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band who died this week. To read…

NBC Notches Dominant Tuesday Ratings Win on Strength of Talent Competitions

The combination of "America’s Got Talent" and "The Voice" gave NBC a dominant ratings victory Tuesday night, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. NBC finished the night with a 3.9 average rating in adults 18-49, more than twice its closest competition. ABC was next…

‘Glee’ Boss Ryan Murphy Makes Surprising Announcement About Guest Stars for Show’s Third Season

"Glee" co-creator and executive producer Ryan Murphy said the show’s third season will focus on "character, character, character"–and he added a surprising comment about guest stars, TVLine.com reported. Murphy said the Fox show will eliminate guest stars, according to the…

Who’s the Highest-Paid Star in Reality TV?

A new two-year reality show deal totaling $160 million makes a familiar face the highest-paid reality star in TV–and it’s not as though he needs the money. Donald Trump’s abandoned flirtation with running for president apparently has paid dividends, with…

Ebert Continues to Tweet About Ryan Dunn’s Death Despite Controversy

Despite angering fans of “Jackass” performer Ryan Dunn with a tweet that many considered insensitive, and despite having his Facebook page briefly suspended, Roger Ebert has continued to to tweet about the star’s death, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "I…