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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.

Deciding Game of NBA Finals Delivers Title to Dallas, Ratings Win to ABC

ABC’s broadcast of Sunday’s deciding game in the NBA Finals was the network’s highest-rated Game 6 ever and the highest overall in 11 years, Deadline.com reported. The game generated a 15.0 overnight household rating, topping last year’s Game 6 between…

Exec Leaves VH1, Appears Headed to Discovery

An executive who has been behind the scenes of a number of shows at VH1 has reportedly left the network, according to Deadline.com, and he appears to be headed to Discovery. The exec is Sean Boyle, a specialist in unscripted…

Royal Honor for Oscar-Winning Actor

A well-known British actor has been selected as a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II, one step below knighthood, the Associated Press reports. The actor is Oscar winner Colin Firth. In Firth’s film "The King’s Speech,"…

Mega-Star on Tap for Cable Show

The stars will be out in force later this week at the 2011 Cable Show in Chicago, UPI.com reports. Even with “lesser” stars Paris Hilton, Kelsey Grammer and Fred Armisen in the lineup, one celebrity is expected to outshine them…

Turmoil Continues for Soap Opera; Co-Exec Producer Headed Out

In the wake of the firing of a number of the show’s stars, a popular soap opera now faces changes behind the camera, reports TV Guide Canada. Following the firing of actors Louise Sorel, Crystal Chappell, Nadia Bjorlin, Bren Foster…

NFL Player Admits Lying About Kim Kardashian

NFL player Bret Lockett, who declared that he’d had an affair with Kim Kardashian, star of E!’s "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," soon after she announced her engagement to NBA star Kris Humphries, has admitted that he was lying, reports…

Will the Boss Grace ‘Glee’?

If the executive producer of Fox’s uber-hit "Glee" gets his way, the Boss will be appearing on the show, reports E! Online. At the Monte Carlo TV Festival, Ian Brennan said Bruce Springsteen is at the top of the producer’s…

Big-Name Actress No Longer in Talks for ‘Law & Order: SVU’

A big-name actress has ended her discussions to join "Law & Order: SVU" as a replacement for Mariska Hargitay, reports TVLine.com. The NBC show has been talking with Jennifer Love Hewitt about replacing Hargitay when she scales back her appearances…

Mark Cuban Breaks Silence After Mavericks Win NBA Title; Highlights Include Live S-Word, Weird Trophy Comment

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was uncharacteristically quiet throughout the NBA Finals, but he seems to be making up for lost time now that the series is over. Soon after his team knocked out the Miami Heat in Sunday’s Game…

Big Salary Hike May Be in the Works for Stars of ABC Show

The stars of a hit ABC show could see a big increase in their paychecks for the show’s third season, reports the New York Post. The show is the sitcom "Modern Family." Cast members Julie Bowen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric…