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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.

Sheen Wants to Compensate Crew for Downtime; Actor and CBS Have Different Timetables for Resuming Production on ‘Men’

Charlie Sheen says he’s ready to get back to work on his hit CBS sitcom “Two and a Half Men,” and he wants to help pay the crew for the two weeks of downtime caused by his absence, TMZ.com reports….

Not Much of a Ratings Bump for ‘Glee’ After Splashy Super Bowl Show

Following the major exposure from its post-Super Bowl airing, Fox’s "Glee" was up only 2% Tuesday night from its previous Tuesday original, according to TVbytheNumbers.com, but that was enough to come in a little ahead of CBS’s powerhouse drama “NCIS”…

Golden-Voiced Homeless Man Looking for Work Again, Explains What Happened With Dr. Phil and Rehab

Ted Williams, the homeless man with the golden voice whose life was resurrected thanks to a YouTube video, is out of rehab and looking for voiceover work, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In an appearance on the CBS "Early Show,"…

‘SNL’ Alum Taking Over Poker Gig From ‘Kotter’ Star

A former "Saturday Night Live" regular has been chosen to take over the hosting duties on GSN’s "High Stakes Poker," replacing actor Gabe Kaplan, reports ESPN.com. The gig is going to ex-“SNL” star Norm MacDonald. Kaplan, best known for playing…

‘O.C.’ Creator Has One of That Show’s Stars in Mind to Topline New Pilot

"The O.C." creator and producer Josh Schwartz is close to tapping an alum of his old show for the starring role in his new pilot for The CW, "Hart of Dixie," TVLine.com reports. Rachel Bilson, who played Summer Roberts on…

Former ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Getting No Love From the New Crew

If you’re counting on cameos by the former stars of "Charlie’s Angels" on the new ABC incarnation, you can forget about it, according to Entertainment Weekly. Two of the original stars, Cheryl Ladd and Jaclyn Smith, told the publication that…

Sitcom Actress Responds to Reports That She’s Dying

An actress who has starred in a series of popular sitcoms has issued a statement addressing recent reports that she is dying of a rare lung disease, UPI reports. Actress Tisha Campbell-Martin, best known for "Martin," "My Wife and Kids"…

MSNBC and Al Gore Get into Argument Over Claims After Olbermann Announcement

MSNBC and Al Gore, the Nobel laureate and former vice president, got into a dispute after Gore and other Current TV officials announced former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann will be joining Current TV to headline a new nightly program later…

Hardball: Fox Threatens to Drop Some Affiliate Stations if They Refuse to Share the Amount Fox Wants From the Money the Stations Get in Retrans Fees

Fox is threatening to drop some affiliates if the local stations refuse to share what Fox wants them to share out of the monies the stations get in retrans fees, Bloomberg reports. In a Feb. 4 letter, Michael C. Hopkins, president of affiliate sales…

Next iPad Already in Production Will Be Lighter, Thinner and Have Front-Facing Camera

Apple already has its next version of the iPad in production with foreign manufacturers, and the device will be thinner, lighter and have a front-facing camera, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog, which cites an article in the Wall…