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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.

Wild and Crazy No More. Yes, Comedy Ain’t Pretty, But Steve, You Couldn’t Have Brought Along the Arrow That Goes Through Your Head? You Couldn’t Have Broken Into ‘King Tut’? Steve Martin Bores Audience So Venue Is Giving Everyone Their Money Back!

How embarrassing. Steve Martin–stand-up comic, actor, author, banjo player, raconteur and all-around funny man–was so boring during a live appearance recently that the venue is giving everyone their money back. Martin was interviewed on Nov. 29, 1010, as part of…

National Board of Review, The First Major Critics Association To Judge This Year’s Movies, Gives 2010 Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay and Actor Award All to One Movie [Hint: The Few Good Men (and Women) Who Loved ‘Sports Night’ Will Be Pleased]

The National Board of Review has checked in with its choices for top movie kudos for the year, Deadline.com reports. And the big winner is the Aaron Sorkin-penned "The Social Network." The National Board of Review named the the Best Film Of 2010,…

NASA Announces Groundbreaking Development That Supports Theories of Life on Other Planets

Scientists working with NASA made an announcement today that may put to rest a flood of Internet rumors that followed the organization’s announcement Wednesday that it would be unveiling an “astrobiology finding," InformationWeek reports. The discovery may not have been…

What’s the Most-Watched TV Show of the Season So Far? (Hint: It’s Not Football)

Ten weeks into the fall television season, the battle for most-watched show of the season is about as close as it can be, reports the Orlando Sentinel. The leader? CBS’s scripted drama “NCIS,” by a hair over ABC’s celebrity dance…

Suspect’s Suicide Sparks Flurry of Theories in Publicist’s Slaying

A number of theories have received attention in the wake of the news that a suspect in the killing of noted Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen shot and killed himself when confronted by police, as previously reported. The suicide fueled a…

‘Survivor’ Leads CBS to Wednesday Ratings Win

CBS’s "Survivor: Nicaragua" was the top-rated show on a generally sluggish Wednesday night, and CBS came out as the overall winner, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. CBS won the 18-49 demo for the night with an average rating of 2.5, followed by…

Suspect in Ronni Chasen Murder, Confronted by Police, Kills Himself

A suspect in the murder of Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen, confronted by police, has killed himself, reports Andrew Blankstein in the Los Angeles Times. According to the report, "A man described as a suspect in the slaying of veteran Hollywood…

‘Seinfeld’ Online Spinoff

One of the "Seinfeld" gang is returning in an online spinoff of sorts, the Associated Press reports. According to the story, "More than a decade after ‘Seinfeld’ ended, one of the TV series’ most beloved characters has been reborn online….

Report: Netflix Willing to Pay Studios Up To $100,000 Per Episode So It Can Rent-Out Current Episodes of TV Series

Netflix "is in talks with studios about gaining access to current episodes of primetime shows and is willing to pay between $70,000 and $100,000 per episode, according to a person familiar with the matter," reports our friend Claire Atkinson in…

Heather Locklear Hospitalized

Heather Locklear has been hospitalized, TMZ.com reports. The article said that Locklear, 49, was suffering from a bacterial infection, was being treated with antibiotics and was NOT expected to stay in the hospital overnight.