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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.

Starz Readying Dean Koontz Book for Its First Original Miniseries

A limited original series based on a Dean Koontz book appears to be coming to Starz, which would mark the channel’s first original miniseries, reports Deadline.com. The book is "Twilight Eyes," about a man who uses his psychic powers to…

Tickets to ‘Oprah’ Taping Get Woman Excused From Jury Duty

A prospective juror in the Rod Blagojevich retrial had an unusual reason why she felt she had to be excused from serving on the jury, and it worked: The woman said she has tickets to see one of the last…

Unexpectedly Enchanted With NBC’s ‘The Voice’

What is it about NBC’s new music competition show “The Voice” that seems to have struck a chord with viewers? Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin, who’s not a fan of either reality shows or the cast of the show, was…

HBO Programming Comes to Android and Apple Mobile Devices

Android and Apple devices such as iPhones and iPads will soon be able to play HBO programming, reports the Los Angeles Times. The service will be available to HBO subscribers. HBO is hoping that offering the service on the iPad will…

The CW Gets a New President

The CW has a new president. It’s Mark Pedowitz, who, as TVWeek previously reported in March, was the frontrunner for the job. As reported by our friend James Hibberd at EW.com, "Dawn Ostroff, will step down next month and will…

Post-Charlie Sheen Version of ‘Two and a Half Men’ Beginning to Take Shape

Details have surfaced about the vision show creator Chuck Lorre has in mind for the post-Charlie Sheen version of CBS hit “Two and a Half Men,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sheen was fired from the show last month by…

Beyonce Is Sued for $100 Million

Beyonce has been hit with a lawsuit for more than $100 million. The singer and actress was sued by software developer Gate Five claiming that she backed out of a deal to collaborate on a motion-sensing dance video game called…

‘The Office’ Exec Producer on Tonight’s Farewell to Steve Carell

Greg Daniels, the executive producer of “The Office” who wrote tonight’s farewell episode for Steve Carell’s character Michael Scott, talked about how Carell’s departure will affect the show in an in-depth interview, Entertainment Weekly reported. “Obviously it’s going to be…

‘Idol’ Steamrolls the Competition in Wednesday Ratings

With plenty of repeat programming on the other broadcast nets, there was nothing to stand in the way of Fox and its 90-minute “American Idol” in the Wednesday night ratings, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox wound up with a 5.8 average rating…

‘Oprah’ Team Details Plans for Two of the Final Shows

Preliminary plans were revealed today for two of the final episodes of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” Entertainment Weekly reported. The second-to-last and third-to-last shows will tape May 17 at United Center in Chicago for broadcast May 23 and 24. The…