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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.

Injured ‘Big Bang Theory’ Actress Reveals How Show Will Deal With Her Broken Leg

The producers of CBS’s hit sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" have previously announced that they will not be incorporating star Kaley Cuoco’s real-life broken leg into the story lines, but now comes word that the plan is to hide Cuoco’s…

MSNBC Hosts Collaborating on TV Drama

The hosts of MSNBC’s "Morning Joe," Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, are teaming up for a different kind of television project, reports Mediabistro. Scarborough and Brzezinski will be consulting producers on a new NBC drama called “Young Turks.” The program…

Fox News Launches Hispanic Web Site

Without a lot of fanfare, Fox News has launched a new Web site called FoxNewsLatino.com, the New York Post reports. In addition to political news coverage, the bilingual site features news, entertainment and lifestyle coverage, with an emphasis on Hispanic…

Fox’s ‘Glee’ vs. CBS’s ‘NCIS’ Continues to Be the Marquee Matchup in Tuesday Ratings Battle

Fox and CBS have reason to be pleased with the continued success of "Glee" and "NCIS," respectively, as the two shows continue to be the highest-rated programs on Tuesday night despite going head to head, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m….

CNN’s ‘Parker Spitzer’ Has Another Problem Besides Ratings: Trouble Getting Guests

CNN’s new evening panel show "Parker Spitzer" is having problems beyond poor ratings, reports the New York Post. Because the new show features hosts new to television — former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and conservative columnist Kathleen Parker —…

Details About ’30 Rock’s’ Live Show Thursday Night

"30 Rock" will be telecast live this week on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, The New York Times ArtsBeat blog reports. The live show  will be performed twice: once for the Eastern and Central time zones, and a second time for…

Dancing to TV Theme Songs on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

Florence Henderson, who played mom Carol Brady on the classic television show "The Brady Bunch," will dance to the show’s theme song next week on "Dancing With the Stars," as long as the tune makes it through legal clearances,TVSquad reports. "We’re…

‘I’m Pointing a Gub at You’: Bruckheimer Reality Competition Series, ‘Take the Money and Run,’ Given Six-Episode Order by ABC

 Jerry Bruckheimer’s reality competition series "Take the Money and Run" has been given a six-episode order by ABC, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The order comes nine years after Jerry Bruckheimer TV debuted "The Amazing Race," the story points out….

Real-life Judge In Hot Water Over Allegedly Secretly Taping Legal Proceedings — for Tape She Hoped Would Get Her on TV

San Diego Superior Court Judge DeAnn Salcido is being investigated by the Commission on Judicial performance after the judge allegedly taped herself on the bench with the goal of getting on television, reports the Hollywood Reporter’s THR, Esq. blog.  The…

Soon After Damaging NY Times Piece About Frat House Culture at Tribune Co., Tribune Exec Sends Email with Explicit Videos

Soon after Tribune was the focus of a damaging New York Times article about the frat house atmosphere at the company since it was bought by billionaire Sam Zell, a top executive allegedly sent a company-wide email with links to off-color…