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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.

NBC Claims Sunday Ratings Win, for What It’s Worth

It was another slow night in the ratings marked by a lot of repeat programming, but NBC came out on top, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Airing the Miss USA Pageant, the Peacock Network managed an average rating of 1.8 for the night…

VH1 Spins Off New Edition of Reality Show

A launch date of Aug. 29 has been set for a new edition of a successful VH1 reality show, People magazine reported. The new version of “Basketball Wives” will be “Basketball Wives LA.” Joining Gloria Govan are Kimsha Artest, wife…

CNN Correspondent Jumps to Fox News

CNN’s senior White House correspondent is leaving the network and moving to Fox News, reports Deadline.com. At Fox News, Ed Henry is expected to be chief White House correspondent, taking over the position that Wendell Goler and Mike Emanuel have…

Daytime Emmys Host, After Being Booed for Joke About Canceled Soaps, Says, ‘I didn’t write this crap’; See Complete List of Winners

Soap operas and TV hosts were honored at the Daytime Emmys, which awarded the statue for outstanding actor to Michael Park of the canceled CBS soap "As the World Turns," reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The cancellation of some soaps…

Three Names Surface as Contenders to Replace Regis Philbin

With Regis Philbin planning to leave the morning program "Live With Regis and Kelly" in November, three candidates have emerged to fill his shoes: "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest; Bravo host Andy Cohen; and actor Mark Consuelos, who is also…

Star of Reality Show Released From Hospital After Possible Suicide Attempt

A reality show star who was hospitalized last week after what has been described as either a suicide attempt or a threat of suicide is out of the hospital, TMZ.com reported. Amber Portwood, a star of MTV’s "Teen Mom," was…

Really? NBC Cuts ‘Under God’ From Pledge of Allegiance, Later Apologizes

Updated to include some readers comments on June 20, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. PT. NBC aired the "Pledge of Allegiance" during its introduction to coverage of the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament on Sunday, June 19, 2011, cutting…

Video: Jon Stewart Interviewed by Fox News’ Chris Wallace and Says to Wallace, ‘You’re Insane.’ Also, Stewart Explains To Wallace Why Media Does NOT Have a Liberal Bias

"Jon Stewart, making what was billed as ‘his first appearance ever on a Sunday talk show,’ told Chris Wallace, host of Fox News Sunday [on Sunday, June 19, 2011], he was ‘insane’ if Wallace thinks his comedy has ‘an ideological,…

One of Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives’ Editions May Dump Entire Cast

One edition of the Bravo reality franchise "Real Housewives” is trying to recruit a new cast of rich women for the next season, and the show’s entire current cast could be let go, reports the New York Post’s Page Six….

Netflix Loses Sony Movies in Contract Dispute

Netflix alerted subscribers that Sony movies have been removed from the streaming site because of what it describes as a "temporary contract issue between Sony and Starz," according to Netflix’s blog. The blog said the partners are working "though their…