Chuck Ross

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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.

A Star, A Pop Star and a Rock Star. Name Three More Folks Who Will Participate in the Next Installment of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’

The next edition of NBC’s "Celebrity Apprentice" will reportedly include a Star, a pop star and a rock star, according to NBCLosAngeles.com. They are, respectively, former co-host of "The View," Star Jones; Michael Jackson’s older sister, pop singer LaToya Jackson; and the…

ABC’s ‘Dancing,’ CBS’s ‘Men’ Continue to Rule Monday Night Ratings

The top-rated shows Monday night in the Nielsen ratings were ABC’s "Dancing With the Stars" and CBS’s "Two and a Half Men," according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. the first hour of "Dancing With the Stars" averaged a 3.75 rating…

Lifetime Greenlights New Kids Show Hosted by Supermodel

The Lifetime Network has given the thumbs-up to “Seriously Funny Kids,” a new show in which the host interacts with children to get them to reveal their innate humor, B&C reports. The show, which will premiere in 2011, will star…

Confirmed: Conan’s Longtime Sidekick Will Be Part of TBS Show

Conan O’Brien’s longtime sidekick has confirmed that he is on board for the new TBS talk show "Conan," reports Deadline.com. “I am mostly looking forward to getting out of the house again,” said Andy Richter, who has been with O’Brien…

Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cisco on Board as New Social Networking/TV Software Is Unveiled

BNI Video, a technology company with backing from Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Cisco Systems, has introduced new software that will enable cable and satellite providers to easily add searching and social networking tools to regular TV services, reports Reuters….

Stephen J. Cannell’s Greatest TV Achievement and How It Almost Didn’t Happen

Stephen J. Cannell, who passed away on Sept. 30, 2010, wrote more than 1,000 episodes of TV and created or co-created 20 TV shows, ranging from "The Rockford Files" to "The Commish." In this revealing entry by TVWeek Open Mic…

Reality Star Kim Kardashian Does Nude Photo Shoot For W Magazine

"Kim Kardashian hides her voluptuous body behind a thin coat of silver paint that leaves nothing to the imagination in W magazine’s Art issue," reports TheImproper.com. To see the photos themselves, please click here. Kardashian and her sister are in…

Stephen J. Cannell’s Greatest TV Achievement and How It Almost Didn’t Happen

For any of us who have enjoyed TV since the 1970s, part of what we enjoyed was the work of Stephen J. Cannell, who died on Sept. 30–much too young at 69–of complications from melanoma. He wrote more than 1,000…

More Changes at Hallmark: ‘Martha Stewart’ Programming Block Shortened in Length

"The Hallmark Channel has shrunk its lifestyle-programming block from Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia that launched only last month but has gotten off to a weak ratings start," according to The Hollywood Reporter. According to the article, "[T]he network has gone…

Whoa! Get a Load of This Cast: Paul Giamatti, Topher Grace, Ed Asner, Tony Shalhoub, James Woods, William Hurt, Dan Hedaya, Cynthia Nixon, Michael O’Keefe, Ayad Akhtar, Kathy Baker, Billy Crudup and Joey Slotnick

That’s quite a line-up. Here’s who each of them are playing: — Paul Giamatti as Ben Bernanke— Topher Grace as Jim Wilkinson — Ed Asner as Warren Buffett— Tony Shalhoub as John Mack — James Woods as Dick Fuld— Dan…