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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.

Mother of Schwarzenegger’s Love Child Reveals How the Secret Came Out–Along With Other Twists to the Story

The former housekeeper for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver has broken her silence about her affair with the former California governor in an interview with Hello Magazine, and the revelations include a surprise twist or two. Mildred Baena came out…

Sheen Loses Early Ruling in ‘Two and a Half Men’ Lawsuit

Charlie Sheen was dealt an early setback today in the lawsuit over his firing from CBS hit “Two and a Half Men,” TMZ.com reported. Sheen had been seeking a public trial, but a judge has ruled that the case will…

Player for Newly Crowned NBA Champs Arrested

One of the players for the Dallas Mavericks, who were crowned NBA champions earlier this week after they wrapped up a series win over the Miami Heat, was arrested on Tuesday night in Irving, Texas, for alleged public intoxication, reports…

NBC Continues to Own Tuesday Ratings With Talent Competitions

NBC dominated the ratings Tuesday night with competitions "America’s Got Talent" and "The Voice," TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Airing against mostly repeat programming on the other networks, NBC averaged a 4.1 rating for the night in the 18-49 demo, easily beating Fox…

Cable Show 2011: Comcast Pumps Up VOD Offerings for Starz Subscribers

Comcast revealed at Cable Show 2011 in Chicago that it is expanding its VOD offerings from Starz for subscribers to Starz, Encore and MoviePlex premium packages, raising the count to about 800 standard-def titles and 520 HD titles, Multichannel News…

Oscars Announce Change in Nomination Rules

It was only two years ago that the Oscars expanded the number of Best Picture nominations from five to 10, a change that will now undergo another alteration. The Academy of Motion PIctures Arts and Sciences has decided to implement…

Olbermann Set for Return to NBC

In news that may surprise many viewers given his sudden exit from MSNBC a while back, Keith Olbermann will be back in the corporate family, albeit briefly, with a scheduled appearance on NBC this week, reports TVNewser.com. Olbermann is promoting…

Marathon Slated on Another Channel for AMC Crime Drama

With just one new episode left of AMC’s crime drama "The Killing," the first season of the program will be aired as a marathon on AMC’s sister network the Sundance Channel, reports the Akron Beacon Journal. Sundance will air the…

Daytime Talk Has a New Boss–Who’s No. 1 in Post-‘Oprah’ World?

Daytime television talk has a new boss, with a veteran show moving into the No. 1 spot as the most watched daytime talk show now that "The Oprah Winfrey Show" has ended, reports the New York Post. The new No….

Was Hugh Hefner Victim of an Elaborate Plot for Big Reality Show Payday?

Hugh Hefner’s fiancee allegedly planned to ditch the 85-year-old Playboy founder at the altar in exchange for $500,000 to give a reality special an exclusive, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. Crystal Harris, 25, was shopping the deal to…