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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.

Monday Ratings: CBS Scores a Win With NCAA Basketball Championship Game

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game between Butler and the University of Connecticut led CBS to a ratings win Monday night in the 18-49 demo, but ABC rode a two-hour “Dancing With the Stars” to a win in total viewers,…

Former ‘View’ Host Vents on ‘The Joy Behar Show’

Star Jones, a former co-host of "The View," appeared Monday on HLN’s "The Joy Behar Show," where she berated the host for never reaching out to her after Jones left the ABC talk show, according to PopEater.com. Jones and Behar…

Star of ‘Kate Plus 8’ Concerned TLC Will Pull Plug on Show

Kate Gosselin is reportedly concerned that if "Kate Plus 8’s" viewership drops, this season will be the show’s last on TLC, reports PopEater’s Naughty but Nice blog. One insider says the benchmark is 1 million viewers, and if the show…

Emmy-Winning Sitcom Star Picked to Play Larry in Three Stooges Movie

Two of the Stooges have been cast for the Farrelly brothers’ upcoming Three Stooges movie, with Larry the latest to be nailed down, Entertainment Weekly reports in its Inside Movies blog. Larry will be played by Emmy winner Sean Hayes,…

CBS Senior Political Correspondent Jeff Greenfield Leaving the Network–Not His Own Decision

CBS News senior political correspondent Jeff Greenfield is leaving the network, noting in an email to staff that he will step away from CBS at the end of April, reports TVNewser.com. The email indicates that the decision to leave wasn’t…

Couric Hints at Why CBS’s ‘Evening News’ Remains Mired in Third Place

Katie Couric is hinting that she knows why her CBS “Evening News” telecast has struggled in the ratings. In an interview with The New York Times Magazine, Couric indicates the reason for her third-place finish among evening news broadcasts might…

‘X Factor’ Intrigue: Did Confirmed Judge L.A. Reid Let Slip Who One of the Mystery Judges Will Be?

Speculation over who the judges will be on “The X Factor,” Simon Cowell’s upcoming rival to “American Idol,” has been raging for more than a year now, but the one judge who has been confirmed may have inadvertently tipped off…

TMZ Is Reporting That It Knows Who Will Replace Couric as Anchor of ‘CBS Evening News’

TMZ.com is claiming it knows who will replace Katie Couric as anchor of the "CBS Evening News." According to a story at TMZ.com, "CBS network sources tell TMZ Katie Couric’s replacement for the ‘CBS Evening News’ will be Scott Pelley." The…

Classic TV Channel Gaining Clearance–14 Top Station Groups on Board

With 14 leading station groups signing on, a new digital classic TV network has surpassed the 45% clearance mark, reports B&C. Memorable Entertainment Television, or Me-TV, airs classic TV programs such as "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Perry Mason."…

‘Kennedys’ Miniseries Sets a Ratings Record

The troubled miniseries "The Kennedys," which was cut loose by the History Channel and has been criticized by historians for problems with accuracy, has provided ReelzChannel with a ratings record, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. Sunday’s debut…