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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.

Actress Sued for Alleged Attack on Reality Star

An actress who starred in an acclaimed HBO drama is being sued by the star of an MTV reality show for allegedly attacking her last month, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Boardwalk Empire" actress Paz de la Huerta is being…

Another Top Exec Leaving NBC

NBC’s executive structure continues to undergo the rapid evolution that has been in progress since the Comcast takeover, with another key network executive set to leave the fold, Deadline.com reports. NBC’s head of comedy Jeff Ingold is expected to leave,…

Creators Exit CBS Drama

A CBS drama that recently saw its veteran showrunner leave the show has now parted ways with the show’s creators, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is the freshman drama "Blue Bloods," which has split from creators Mitchell Burgess…

Sheen’s ‘Goddess’ Stable Is Down to One–Actor Tells Audience About Being Dumped by Porn Star

Charlie Sheen told an audience at a performance in Florida that one of his two "goddesses" had dumped him, reports RadarOnline.com. Asked by an audience member during the Fort Lauderdale show how he and the goddesses were doing, Sheen said,…

Lohan Thinks She’s Being Punished for Being a Celebrity

After Lindsay Lohan’s five-hour stint Friday in Lynwood Correctional Facility, the actress reportedly said she was being treated unfairly because she’s a celebrity, according to AOL’s PopEater in its Naughty But Nice blog. A source close to Lohan reportedly told…

Couric to Announce This Week What Many Already Suspect

Katie Couric is expected to announce this week “one of the worst-kept secrets in television,” reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. According to the story, the anchor will announce her departure from the "CBS Evening News." CBS plans…

Video: Oprah Says She Can’t Save Canceled Soap Operas, Explains Why ‘The Time Has Come’ for an Institution to Die. She Also Explains What Primetime Series Cancellation Devastated Her Growing Up

{Update: item is revised to include Oprah’s video statement about ABC’s two canceled soap operas] Oprah Winfrey took to YouTube to respond to pleas from fans of canceled soap operas "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" asking her…

Cowell Denies Report That Paula Abdul Has ‘X Factor’ Job Locked Up

Even as reports to the contrary continue to surface, Simon Cowell’s representative is denying that Cowell has chosen Paula Abdul as a judge on "The X Factor," according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Nothing is set, and Paula is one of…

Networks Looking at Seven-Day DVR Numbers, Want Advertisers to Get on Board

Networks are paying attention to DVR viewing a full week after a show airs, including the data in their calculations for deciding whether to renew a show, and they want to convince advertisers to also pay attention, reports The New…

Daytime Talk Show Gets New Exec Producer

A daytime talk show is getting a veteran daytime producer to replace the executive producer who has been with the show from the start, B&C reports. The show is CBS’s "The Talk," which has tapped Susan Winston to replace Brad…