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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.

No Lie: Fox Does Not Order a Back Nine Episodes of ‘Lie To Me.’ Thus Series Will Only Air 13 Episodes this Season. Fox Says No Decision Yet If Show Will Be Canceled

"Fox will not be giving a back-nine order to crime procedural "Lie to Me," whose current third season will consist of 13 episodes." So writes Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The article goes on to say that the decision on whether…

New Showrunner for ‘Law & Order: Criminal Intent’

A new showrunner will take over for Walon Green for the remaining run of USA’s "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," reports Deadline.com. The Dick Wolf show has eight episodes left before ending its run, and Chris Brancato will run those…

CBS Tops Monday Ratings Despite Strong Season Debut for NBC’s ‘Sing-Off’

CBS had a solid ratings night across the board Monday, with "Two and a Half Men" leading all shows while the Tiffany Network had the best overall numbers for the night, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. NBC got a boost from a strong…

TV Execs Dominate List of Most Powerful Women in Entertainment

By Hillary Atkin CBS News anchor Katie Couric gave the keynote address this morning in Beverly Hills at the 19th annual event honoring the 100 most powerful women in the entertainment industry, sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter and presented by…

Jeff Lucas Gets Major Promotion at MTV Nets Ad Sales

MTV Networks announced today that it has appointed Jeff Lucas to the expanded role of chief of ad sales for the Music and Entertainment Groups. Previously, Lucas was executive vice president of the Entertainment Sales Group. According to the annoucement,…

‘Modern Family’ Star Has a Few Unkind Words for ‘Glee’ Star

[UPDATED Dec 8, 2010 at 6:20 a.m. to credit the original source of this story, TV Guide, Canada.] In a moment of unabashed loyalty to his "Modern Family" co-star Sofia Vergara, actor Ed O’Neill declared that "Glee’s" Jane Lynch was undeserving of…

Whatever Happened to Oscar Winner Jeremy Irons? He’s Coming Soon to TV

Oscar winner Jeremy Irons, best known for his work in film and theater, is about to resurface on television. He will make a guest appearance on NBC’s "Law & Order: SVU" in 2011, reports the New York Daily News. Irons…

What Do Actresses Diahann Carroll and Cloris Leachman, Earle Hagen (‘Andy Griffith’ Theme), Game Show Guru Bill Todman, TV Execs Susan Harris and Tom Freston, and Peter Jennings Have in Common?

Actresses Diahann Carroll and Cloris Leachman, composer Earle Hagen, game show producer Bill Todman, writer/producer Susan Harris, cable executive Tom Freston and the late ABC news anchor Peter Jennings will all be honored as new members of the Television Academy…

Grammatical Faux Pas? Kelsey Engaged To Girlfriend While Still Married to Wife No. 3

Having been married a few times before, Kelsey Grammer certainly realizes that, generally speaking, one needs to be divorced before one can marry a next time. In confirming that Grammer, 55 is engaged to  flight attendant Kayte Walsh, 29, Us Magazine reports that   "In…

‘CSI’ Creator Anthony Zuiker Has Three Projects at CBS, One at The CW

"CSI" creator Anthony Zuiker, through his Dare to Pass Productions, has four projects sold to the networks, Dateline.com reports. Three of the projects have landed at CBS: "Detail," "Desperado," and "Treadstone." Over at the CW, which is co-owned by CBS,…