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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.

The Golden Globe Nominations: Best Series, Drama Nominees Are ‘Boardwalk Empire,’ ‘Dexter,’ ‘The Good Wife,’ ‘Mad Men,’ “The Walking Dead.’ For Nominees For Best Series, Comedy or Musical, and ALL TV Nominees, Read This Story

Below please find  a complete list of all  Golden Globe TV nominees, announced this morning, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. To see a complete list that includes the Motion Picture nominees, please click here. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA a. BOARDWALK…

‘How many times can I scream last chance workout?’: Jillian Michaels Explains Why She’s Leaving ‘The Biggest Loser’

Jillian Michaels explained why she’s leaving "The Biggest Loser," and it has to do with being tired of the format and wanting to adopt a child from Africa, according to the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker blog. According to the article,…

Match On: ‘Jeopardy’ to Pit Two of its Most Successful Players — Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter — Against a Machine

"Jeopardy" will match-up human wits against artificial intelligence when it pairs the show’s two most successful players ever, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, against "Watson," the IBM supercomputer that uses artificial intelligence to understand human language, reports the New York…

Complete List of Golden Globe Nominees, Announced Dec. 14, 2010

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA a. BLACK SWAN Protozoa Pictures & Cross Creek Pictures & Phoenix; Fox Searchlight Pictures b. THE FIGHTER Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media; Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media c. INCEPTION Warner Bros. Pictures UK LTD.;…

‘Dexter’ Heartbreak: Stars of Show, Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter Met on the Set. They Fell in Love. They Married Two Years Ago Come This New Year’s Eve. They Fought Hall’s Cancer Successfully. And Now They Are Divorcing

The fairy tale looks like it’s turned into a bad reality show. Says EW, "After nearly two years of marriage, Dexter stars Michael C. Hall, 39, and Jennifer Carpenter, 31, are divorcing." The article continues, "An exclusive joint statement to…

Actress Announces She’s Leaving ‘Gossip Girl’–Just Not Right Away

A “Gossip Girl” actess says she is leaving the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter–but not until her contract is up. And that’s going to be in about two years. Leighton Meester told E! Online she “enjoys working on the…

Cheadle Tackles Pay-Cable Project

 Actor, author and activist Don Cheadle, who earned an Oscar nomination for best actor for his role in “Hotel Rwanda,” has a new project in the works, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Cheadle will star in the Showtime pilot “House…

Late-Night Talk Show Host Re-Ups for Two Years

One of the fixtures in the late-night talk show wars served notice that he’s not going away any time soon, signing a two-year extension with his network, Deadline.com reports. Jimmy Kimmel signed the deal with ABC to stay on as…

CW Shakes Things Up With Midseason Lineup

The CW Network rolled out its midseason schedule today, and some key changes are in the works. Most of the net’s prime-time shows return with original episodes the week of Jan. 24, with “Hellcats” moving to Tuesdays at 9 p.m….

‘Idol’ Faces a New Challenger–With Heavyweight Reality Veterans Behind It

A new competitor to “American Idol” and the upcoming “The X Factor” is waiting in the wings, and the team behind it includes some of the heavy hitters of reality television, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is NBC’s…