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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.

Another ‘Two and a Half Men’ Star Inks a Big-Bucks Contract

While most of the attention has been focused on how much Charlie Sheen made when he renegotiated his deal for two more years of CBS’s "Two and a Half Men," another cast member stands to collect a hefty sum as…

‘Big Bang,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Top Thursday Night Ratings

Returning series "The Big Bang Theory" on CBS and "Grey’s Anatomy" on ABC led the way in Thursday night’s Nielsen ratings race, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. "Big Bang" was the top show with a 4.0 in the 18-49…

Tori and Dean to Get Wider Exposure on Oxygen

Tori Spelling and husband Dean McDermott, stars of Oxygen’s "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood," have had that show renewed for a sixth season and will launch a new show for the network, reports B&C. "Tori & Dean: sTORIbook Weddings,"…

ABC Sitcom to Receive Diversity Award

The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network–GLSEN–has chosen an ABC situation comedy to receive the Respect Award at Friday night’s conference in Los Angeles, reports Broadway World. The award will be presented to “Modern Family” at a ceremony at the…

Stamos Blackmailers Get Jail Time

A couple that tried to blackmail actor John Stamos, Allison Coss and Scott Sippola, were found guilty, according to the AP. Cross and Sippola were sentenced to four years in jail each for attempting to extort $680,000 from Stamos in…

Kentucky Derby Re-Ups With NBC Through 2015

The Kentucky Derby has renewed its deal with NBC Sports to keep the broadcast from Churchill Downs on the Peacock through 2015, reports SportsNewser. Included in the deal are the rights to the Kentucky Oaks, which is held the Friday…

Fox 5 NY Reporter Charged With Child Sex Assault

A reporter for Fox’s flagship station in New York City, WNYW, has been arrested and accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl, the Associated Press reports. According to the article, New Jersey’s "Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli says Charles…

Report: CNN Eager to Sign Couric

"CNN appears especially eager to sign [Katie] Couric now that the new [CNN] show starring ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer is off to a stumbling start, the New York Post reports. Furthermore, it’s getting less and less likely that Katie Couric will…

What a Lineup of Fun, Funny Women: Tina Fey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Laraine Newman, Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph, Rachael Dratch, Nora Dunn, Ana Gasteyer, Cheri Oteri and Kristen Wiig

So what do all these women have in common, besides the fact that they are fun and funny? The Hollywood Reporter knows. All of them are scheduled to appear in an upcoming prime-time edition of "Saturday Night Live," on Monday,…

Wife of Major First-Run Syndicated Show Host Is Developing Talk Show Herself

The wife of a major TV syndication personaility is developing a daytime first-run talk show of her own, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Lisa Oz, the wife of television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz, is developing a daytime talk-show with Sony Pictures…