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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.

Day for Night: ‘GMA’ News Anchor Moves to ‘Nightline’

An Emmy Award-winning "Good Morning America" news anchor will be leaving the show to take a full-time job at "Nightline," reports B&C. Juju Chang has been news anchor for the morning ABC program since December 2009, and has also been…

Who’s the Biggest Loser in Q1 Cable News Ratings? (Hint: It’ll Make Fox Haters Happy)

One of the Fox News Channel’s most familiar faces received some bad news when first-quarter cable ratings were released this week, as his program had the steepest declines among cable news shows, Deadline.com reported. The “Glenn Beck” show drew 1.9…

After Four Years, FCC Takes Action Against TV Stations Over Commercial Pitches That Appeared as News

After four years, the Federal Communications Commission has taken action against two television stations for airing glowing news segments that were essentially commercials dressed up to appear as news reports, according to the Los Angeles Times. The agency’s proposed penalty…

A ‘Bit That Won’t End’? Producer Has Different Take on Will Ferrell’s ‘Office’ Gig

Comedian Will Ferrell was joking about his guest role on "The Office" becoming a full-time job, reports New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. As previously reported, Ferrell said it was "looking good" that he’d join the series when Steven Carell leaves…

Time Warner CEO Gets Huge Increase in Compensation

The top man at Time Warner saw his paycheck get a massive boost in 2010, Bloomberg reports. Compensation paid to Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Bewkes jumped 34% to $26.3 million, according to the report. Bewkes’ salary rose to $2 million…

Star of Hitchcock Classic ‘Strangers on a Train,’ Farley Granger Dead at 85

Farley Granger, a handsome leading man best known for two Alfred Hitchcock movies, has died at the age of 85, reports the Los Angeles Times. Granger was in his New York City home on Sunday evening with he died from…

MTV Racks Up Its Best Ratings in Five Years

Helped by the third season of "Jersey Shore," MTV is ending the first quarter of 2011 with its best ratings in five years, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The network’s young viewers jumped 27% compared with the…

Winslet-Led HBO Mini Bows to Disappointing Numbers

Just 1.3 million total viewers tuned in for Sunday’s debut of HBO’s "Mildred Pierce," which stars Oscar winner Kate Winslet as a Depression-era housewife, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. That figure is at the low end for…

Oprah Takes to Twitter to Drum Up Viewers for OWN

Oprah Winfrey went on Twitter Sunday night to try to boost viewers for an episode of a show on her cable channel, OWN, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The results, the story reports, are open to interpretation….

Stalled Talks Push Return of ‘Mad Men’ to 2012

AMC announced Tuesday that critical and popular favorite “Mad Men” won’t be back for its fifth season until 2012, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The reason: difficulties in negotiations with show creator Matthew Weiner. As reported earlier, issues in the…