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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.

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NBC’s 2011-2012 Line-Up. Official Announcement, Including Details of All the New Shows

WITH A COMMITMENT TO INNOVATION, STRATEGIC POSITIONING AND SEASON-LONG STRENGTH, NBC REVEALS ITS 2011-12 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE Fall and Mid-Season Lineups Feature New Dramas “Smash,” “Prime Suspect,” “The Playboy Club,” “Awake,” “Grimm” and “The Firm” New Comedies Are “Up All Night,”…

Sheen Sounds Off on Kutcher’s Move to ‘Men’

Charlie Sheen has shared his thoughts about the news that Ashton Kutcher will take over as the lead on CBS’s "Two and a Half Men," Sheen’s former perch, reports TMZ.com. Sheen apparently believes it will be a disaster. Sheen told…

CBS Picks Up Two Pilots to Series

On a day when the broadcast networks made sweeping programming announcements, CBS got in on the act with the news that it is picking up J.J. Abrams’ “Person of Interest” and Michael Patrick King and Whitney Cummings’ “Two Broke Girls”…

NBC Makes Its Decision on ‘Chuck’ and ‘Law & Order: LA’

NBC’s spy series “Chuck” has been on the bubble for some time, and finally its fate is known, Deadline.com reports. NBC has revealed that it will bring the show back for one last season, according to the story. The season…

Big Programming Announcements at ABC: Network Renews Sitcom, Picks Up a Slate of New Shows, Announces Cancellations

ABC has decided to renew a freshman sitcom despite soft ratings for its midseason run, Deadline.com reports. The network also announced pickups of seven new dramas and five new comedies. ABC is bringing back comedy “Happy Endings,” a move that…

Fox Romps to Another Big Ratings Win

With “American Idol” leading the way, Fox had another big night in the ratings Thursday night, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox won the 18-49 demo easily, averaging a 4.8 rating for the night to CBS’s 2.7, ABC’s 2.4 and NBC’s 1.9. In…

NBCUniversal Makes a Major Hire

NBCUniversal has hired a new senior vice president and chief talent officer, with the job going to someone who is well-known in the business, Deadline.com reports. The new exec is WME partner Cara Stein, who will oversee talent management across…

What Does Fox’s Hardball Move With Affiliates Mean?

Fox’s dumping of affiliates this week in the Evansville, Ind., and Boise, Idaho, markets is more a reflection of a changing business model than a warning to other affiliates that they had better play ball with the network, according to…

‘Seinfeld’ Alum a Failure in Syndication

HBO has asked distribution partner Warner Bros. Domestic TV Distribution to pull two shows from syndication, according to sources cited in a Broadcasting & Cable story. The shows are “Entourage,” from Doug Ellin, and “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” the brainchild of…