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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.

More Than 9 Million Viewers Watch Puppy Show on Animal Planet

Hey, we like puppies as much as the next gal and guy, but 9.2 million viewers watching a single show about puppies?!! Yes, it was one episode shown over and over again for 12 hours, but that’s some cume number!…

CBS News Restructures Management Team

CBS announced a number of changes today among the top management team for CBS News, with Jeff Fager taking over as chairman of the division, a newly created position. The company is also bringing in a new face, David Rhodes,…

NBC O&Os Meet for First Time Since Comcast Takeover; How They’ll Work With Comcast Spotlight (Ad Sales) on Agenda

"With the Comcast-NBC Universal deal finally closed, general managers at the NBC Local Media Group stations are discussing what the local TV business might look like going forward in San Diego Tuesday," writes Michael Malone in B&C. The article adds,…

TCM Names a New General Manager

Jeff Gregor has been named general manager of TCM, Turner Classic Movies, according to Deadline.com. Gregor has also been promoted to executive vice president and chief marketing officer of TCM, TNT and TBS. Gregor will continue reporting to Steve Koonin,…

FBI Looking Into Tom Cruise’s Connection to Alleged Human Trafficking by Church of Scientology

An FBI investigation into the Church of Scientology that allegedly centers on human trafficking, unpaid labor, “re-education” camps and various financial improprieties is detailed in a new report, and the church’s most high-profile member, actor Tom Cruise, is a key…

Lindsay Lohan to Be Charged With Felony

Lindsay Lohan will reportedly be arrested tomorrow and charged with felony grand theft, according to TMZ.com. Lohan has been accused of shoplifting a necklace from a jewelry store in Venice, Calif. The actress has denied that she did anything wrong….

‘Glee’ Taking the Show on the Road Again

On the heels of a successful national concert tour in 2010, Fox’s "Glee" performers will tour again after the show wraps this spring, reports Deadline.com. 20th Century Fox TV and "Glee" co-creator Ryan Murphy revealed plans Tuesday for "Glee Live!…

Streisand Schedules Rare TV Performance, With ‘Star Is Born’ Co-Star to Help Out

For the first time since she and Neil Diamond sang "You Don’t Bring Me Flowers" on the Grammys in 1980, Barbra Streisand will perform at the Grammy Awards this Sunday night, reports The New York Times. Singer/actor Kris Kristofferson, Streisand’s…

’30 Rock’ Actor Returns From Kidney Transplant

One of the stars of the NBC sitcom "30 Rock," who has been sidelined since December, has returned to work on the show, reports Entertainment Weekly. Tracy Morgan underwent a kidney transplant in December and missed a few shows while…

CBS and Fox Locked in a Tight Battle for Monday Ratings

With CBS’s “Two and a Half Men” and Fox’s “House” leading their respective networks, the battle for Monday ratings supremacy came down to a tight two-network race. In the end, CBS came out with a narrow victory both in the…